:00:00. > :00:07.eye on development is over the next couple of days.
:00:08. > :00:10.Tonight - vote Yes - or No - and still get more powers
:00:11. > :00:14.Lib Dems explain their plans for more devolution to Holyrood - if
:00:15. > :00:18.Independence campaigners say the only guarantee
:00:19. > :00:25.How drug dealers and gangs are using children from
:00:26. > :00:55.The General Assembly is under way in Edinburgh but the row over gay
:00:56. > :01:01.ministers means that another combination is leaving the Kirk.
:01:02. > :01:05.A fresh view of football, St Johnstone hope their successful
:01:06. > :01:11.bring people of Perth from the streets to their stadium.
:01:12. > :01:20.And the last post for this post retires in the Northwest Highlands.
:01:21. > :01:24.The Deputy Prime Minister is calling on the people of Scotland to reject
:01:25. > :01:26.independence - because his party will guarantee more powers
:01:27. > :01:32.The Lib Dems leader Nick Clegg is in Edinburgh, and says Holyrood should
:01:33. > :01:35.raise half the money it spends, setting its own rate on things
:01:36. > :01:40.But the Scottish government says only a yes vote in September's
:01:41. > :01:41.referendum will ensure more powers to Scotland.
:01:42. > :01:53.Here's our political correspondent, Laura Bicker.
:01:54. > :01:59.Never grow a wishbone rear backbone should be, they say. Nick Clegg came
:02:00. > :02:15.to Edinburgh determined to show that he meant what he said when it came
:02:16. > :02:29.to demolition. He also had a go at the SNP, saying more powers would
:02:30. > :02:34.come to Scotland. The SNP are not willing to admit the
:02:35. > :02:36.nature of this debate has fundamentally changed. Further
:02:37. > :02:37.powers for Scotland have been delivered in this Parliament. If
:02:38. > :02:38.Scotland remains in the United Kingdom, they will be delivered in
:02:39. > :02:42.the next. Hall struck what will happen if you say no? The Liberal
:02:43. > :02:45.Democrats would raise this to 50%. Income tax and the rates paid with
:02:46. > :02:54.the default, as with capital gains and inheritance tax.
:02:55. > :02:59.Labour would get 40% of its income. All other taxes would remain in
:03:00. > :03:07.Westminster?s hands. The Conservatives have yet to decide on
:03:08. > :03:14.an offer. A reporter Stuart by the end of me. They have promised
:03:15. > :03:20.an offer. A reporter Stuart by the powers will
:03:21. > :03:32.an offer. A reporter Stuart by the do not believe this. There is no
:03:33. > :03:39.agreement between parties about what powers Scotland should get. We know
:03:40. > :03:43.from past experience that what Scotland is offered is often
:03:44. > :03:47.different to what materialises. Nick Clegg promises to work with all
:03:48. > :03:51.parties involved to broker a deal for more powers. The SNP says the
:03:52. > :03:54.Liberal Democrats have broken promises before. As a voter, this
:03:55. > :04:00.debate will come down to promises before. As a voter, this
:04:01. > :04:06.trust more. The funeral has taken place in
:04:07. > :04:08.Ipswich of the former British number She died two weeks ago from liver
:04:09. > :04:14.cancer at the age of thirty. The hearse arrived at St John's
:04:15. > :04:17.Church in Ipswich to the strains of a piper, reflecting Elena's
:04:18. > :04:20.childhood when she played her early Judy Murray, a long time mentor to
:04:21. > :04:24.the young tennis star, Amongst
:04:25. > :04:27.the mourners were players past and present, including Laura Robson,
:04:28. > :04:30.Tim Henman and Annabel Croft. Children are being groomed from as
:04:31. > :04:34.young an age as twelve, for a life That's according to a leading
:04:35. > :04:38.charity who say young people are being seduced by the promise of easy
:04:39. > :04:42.money to work for drug dealers. Now, a new scheme's targeting those
:04:43. > :04:45.in danger of being recruited Our Home Affairs Correspondent,
:04:46. > :05:01.Reevel Alderson has more. There is nothing new about young
:05:02. > :05:04.people being involved in crime. Have a century ago, this singer came to
:05:05. > :05:10.Glasgow to help resolve gang violence. Now the focus is on
:05:11. > :05:13.children as young as 12 who are being recruited by organised crime
:05:14. > :05:19.groups. I was brought up any family of
:05:20. > :05:26.organised crime. This man?s parents were involved in
:05:27. > :05:34.drugs and he was recruited by a local criminal gang at the age of
:05:35. > :05:37.13. Once seduced by the glamour, it was almost impossible to get out.
:05:38. > :05:43.It started off with stealing and then slowly it became things being
:05:44. > :05:55.stolen to the drug habits which led to involvement in selling drugs.
:05:56. > :06:03.After a spell in jail, Peter turned his back on his old life and is
:06:04. > :06:06.involved in a charity for children which helps vulnerable dumb people
:06:07. > :06:13.trapped in an environment of hopelessness and poverty.
:06:14. > :06:19.We talk to these people in a language they understand and can
:06:20. > :06:25.unravel the issues of serious crime. We also give them a positive view of
:06:26. > :06:31.the future. The charities employed Peter and
:06:32. > :06:37.people like him to offer vital encouragement to youngsters. We
:06:38. > :06:41.share my experience and a bit about where we have been and there is a
:06:42. > :06:47.journey to be had and they can progress just like I did.
:06:48. > :06:51.This visit to Glasgow 's well-publicised but it's effects did
:06:52. > :06:54.not last. Action for children seeing results for its pilot scheme have
:06:55. > :06:58.been encouraging and they hope to extend that.
:06:59. > :07:00.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:07:01. > :07:10.A piece of art good enough to eat. An entire room made of chocolate.
:07:11. > :07:13.St Johnstone are keen to build on their Scottish Cup victory.
:07:14. > :07:17.but its no piece of cake getting the fans to the regular season.
:07:18. > :07:20.Manager Tommy Wright says even 10% of the Cup Final crowd would be
:07:21. > :07:34.A group of 250 worshippers has left what was
:07:35. > :07:39.one of the Church of Scotland's biggest congregations on the Western
:07:40. > :07:42.Isles to join the Free Church. It follows a proposal by the General
:07:43. > :07:44.Assembly of the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay ministers.
:07:45. > :07:51.Cameron Buttle reports. The Church of Scotland gathered here
:07:52. > :07:56.to discuss problems of recruiting new ministers. The hundred miles
:07:57. > :08:02.away, 250 worshippers have walked out of the congregation of the
:08:03. > :08:06.Stornoway high church and joined the free Church. They are angry about
:08:07. > :08:12.proposals for gay ministers. A proposal to faster of some in Lewes.
:08:13. > :08:17.I do not understand why the Church of Scotland have chosen this course
:08:18. > :08:21.of action. It is clearly contrary to the Scriptures. It has forced people
:08:22. > :08:25.to rethink their position within the Church of Scotland and forced some
:08:26. > :08:30.to leave. Nobody takes pleasure in this. We certainly do not.
:08:31. > :08:37.Tensions in the congregation have run high for years. Around 100
:08:38. > :08:41.worshippers remain. We are saddened this has happened, given the Church
:08:42. > :08:44.has yet to reach a final decision. But we respect the fact that people
:08:45. > :08:53.have strong convictions on this matter. They have had no alternative
:08:54. > :08:57.to leave. We respect that. It is a hugely contentious issue for
:08:58. > :09:04.the church and they will discuss it again later this week. The church
:09:05. > :09:11.points out that out of 1400 congregations, only 13 have split.
:09:12. > :09:18.The Church should not worry too much about this. If these people think
:09:19. > :09:20.they must go and let them go. The General Assembly will discuss
:09:21. > :09:26.the issue again on Wednesday. Police and an RAF helicopter are
:09:27. > :09:29.searching an area of the Cairngorms for a man who's fallen ill
:09:30. > :09:32.while leading a group Police say the youngsters,
:09:33. > :09:36.who were on a Duke of Edinburgh camping trip, are all accounted
:09:37. > :09:39.for after walking to safety and Rescue teams are conducting
:09:40. > :09:43.a search of the Invercauld Estate on foot while an RAF helicopter is
:09:44. > :09:51.searching by air. This Thursday,
:09:52. > :09:53.voters go to the polls to elect Scotland currently
:09:54. > :09:56.chooses six members. They then pass laws,
:09:57. > :09:59.and influence the way ?110 billion of money is spent by the
:10:00. > :10:01.European Union this year. But at the last elections in 2009,
:10:02. > :10:04.only a third Our business correspondent
:10:05. > :10:19.David Henderson looks On the banks of this river they make
:10:20. > :10:26.crisps. Potatoes are cleaned and peeled and cooked. Many tongues are
:10:27. > :10:31.destined for sale in shops across Europe. Jobs here, depend on
:10:32. > :10:39.artwork. We have 45 full time positions here.
:10:40. > :10:42.In terms of Europe, there will be a real focus over the next years. It
:10:43. > :10:46.is important to the continuity of this business.
:10:47. > :10:57.Food of a different kind here. Polish supermarkets have said, --
:10:58. > :11:01.arrived. Because busy single European market,
:11:02. > :11:05.thousands of Scots have been able to move to the continent to live and
:11:06. > :11:12.work. It has also meant that people from there have come to settle in
:11:13. > :11:16.Scotland. They work in factories, shops, cleaning companies, you name
:11:17. > :11:21.it, there just like the Scots, they are everywhere.
:11:22. > :11:26.Workers from Europe may come and go but more permanent signs remain of
:11:27. > :11:30.the European Union?s impact on Scotland. This, ferry, which serve
:11:31. > :11:37.the small Isles, was partly funded by Europe. So where the slipways.
:11:38. > :11:42.I can hardly think of a single project on the West Coast of the
:11:43. > :11:53.island that has not had EU funding. Up to 50% or a useful amount, 10% to
:11:54. > :11:57.bring in other funding packages. European rules and funding still
:11:58. > :12:02.dominate Scottish farming. In this election week, it is hard to avoid
:12:03. > :12:07.the impact of Europe wherever you are.
:12:08. > :12:10.A look at other stories from the across the country.
:12:11. > :12:13.An expert group set up to look into radioactive contamination
:12:14. > :12:16.at Dalgety Bay in Fife has recommended the Scottish Government
:12:17. > :12:21.It found there is a potential risk to public health, and children
:12:22. > :12:26.The Scottish Government said it expected the Ministry of Defence to
:12:27. > :12:43.Oil and gas training organisation OPITO says it's increased female
:12:44. > :12:50.We want to improve that end we are though only 18 out of 120 candidates
:12:51. > :12:55.We want to improve that end we are working in schools, colleges,
:12:56. > :12:56.mentoring students to ensure young women who are thinking about coming
:12:57. > :13:02.into this, we keep them in there. The Earl and Countess of Wessex have
:13:03. > :13:13.re-opened Dock Park in Dumfries. the first anniversary of
:13:14. > :13:15.Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance. Dave McElroy aims to fly around
:13:16. > :13:19.the world in 80 days, visiting 25 He set off from Perth this morning,
:13:20. > :13:38.and says flying over the Pacific I'm told crossing the Pacific is a
:13:39. > :13:46.lifetime experience, because it is the only... You are literally
:13:47. > :13:50.hundreds of miles from anybody. Pope Francis has sent
:13:51. > :13:53.a special blessing to mark the 70th anniversary of the
:13:54. > :13:55.Italian Chapel in Orkney. It was created during the
:13:56. > :13:58.Second World War by Italian POWs, using scraps of wood and metal to
:13:59. > :14:02.convert the former Nissen hut. A special mass has been held
:14:03. > :14:05.to mark the anniversary. The days when school began at nine
:14:06. > :14:09.o'clock in the morning and ran until four o'clock in the afternoon used
:14:10. > :14:13.to be the norm - but an increasing number of schools are considering
:14:14. > :14:15.giving pupils Friday afternoons off. Our education correspondent,
:14:16. > :14:17.Jamie McIvor, has been to one primary where
:14:18. > :14:32.a 4.5-day week is well-established. The youngsters at this primary
:14:33. > :14:37.school don't know what it's like to be at school on a Friday afternoon.
:14:38. > :14:40.I go home and have lunch and play with my friends,
:14:41. > :14:48.Not all pupils are so keen on the idea.
:14:49. > :15:06.Did you see that? He remembers me. The overall amount of time they
:15:07. > :15:12.spend a week is the same. Children to get that time out of school, and
:15:13. > :15:16.a lot of them use it to go and do activities they might not normally
:15:17. > :15:22.do after a school day because they don't have the energy. Hearing East
:15:23. > :15:28.Lothian, the 4.5 day school week is well established. It has been this
:15:29. > :15:32.way for 15 years. Edinburgh does this as well. The Scottish borders
:15:33. > :15:36.will follow in August, and individual schools in other
:15:37. > :15:37.will follow in August, and are also looking at it. The one
:15:38. > :15:42.obvious practical problem is childcare, especially where both
:15:43. > :15:46.parents are working. For the children, it is a good opportunity,
:15:47. > :15:50.because they do work hard during the week. We would find it difficult to
:15:51. > :15:53.accommodate that unless we went to the situation with my wife working
:15:54. > :15:58.part-time. If you don't have that flexibility, you may either have to
:15:59. > :16:02.stop working to look after them, or pay for childcare. The planned to
:16:03. > :16:03.move to the school week has split opinion in the Scottish border is,
:16:04. > :16:07.and even after opinion in the Scottish border is,
:16:08. > :16:17.parenting East Lothian still recognise pros and cons.
:16:18. > :16:23.Three people have been seriously hurt in an accident on the motorbike
:16:24. > :16:31.74. It involves six cars. Others have been described as walking
:16:32. > :16:34.wounded. Emergency services are still on the scene.
:16:35. > :16:39.It sounds like a piece of art that's good enough to eat - and it is,
:16:40. > :16:43.Visitors to Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh are allowed to touch
:16:44. > :16:45.and even taste the artwork called Stroke.
:16:46. > :16:54.Our arts correspondent, Pauline McLean, reports.
:16:55. > :17:01.Take 40 kilograms of rich Swiss chocolate, " the walls with it. It
:17:02. > :17:07.is a recipe this artist has followed before with great success. The idea
:17:08. > :17:13.of a chocolate room is fantastic. It is fabulous in a Willy Wonka way.
:17:14. > :17:20.This base is not that at all. To me, it kind of get into your nose. It
:17:21. > :17:25.triggers memory in a different way. The work is war they're one of 30 on
:17:26. > :17:29.display in this Edinburgh sculpture Park, where visitors are encouraged
:17:30. > :17:35.to look and Taj. We have a relaxed attitude. We believe it should be
:17:36. > :17:44.explored. But it should be climbed on. You should really enjoy the
:17:45. > :17:51.outdoors. And the new artwork is designed to be touched, and even
:17:52. > :17:57.tasted. You lack it doesn't taste like chocolate. It's chocolate.
:17:58. > :18:04.Chocolate tastes nice. When I first came in, I thought it was awesome,
:18:05. > :18:11.because it was just like chocolate all over the walls. The work will
:18:12. > :18:14.remain on display until mid-July. Slowly decaying, making it a less
:18:15. > :18:25.than sweet experience for they to visitors. -- later visitors.
:18:26. > :18:29.The St Johnstone chairman says he wants the Scottish Cup win to double
:18:30. > :18:35.Steve Brown also hopes landing the club's first ever major trophy
:18:36. > :18:38.will encourage manager Tommy Wright to sign a new long-term deal
:18:39. > :18:44.Both men now say it's up to the Saints fans to make sure
:18:45. > :18:46.the feel-good factor lasts beyond the summer.
:18:47. > :19:02.He had his hands full today. And no wonder he was smiling. The icing on
:19:03. > :19:07.the cake, the first St Johnstone manager to deliver a trophy in 130
:19:08. > :19:12.years. Some lucky fans got to look at it straightaway. Others turned
:19:13. > :19:17.out in huge numbers yesterday to see it travelled the streets of Perth.
:19:18. > :19:22.There must've been 25,000 they yesterday. If we can just get 5% or
:19:23. > :19:27.10% of those people extra to buy season tickets or come on a regular
:19:28. > :19:34.basis, it will make a difference to our financial aspect of the club. It
:19:35. > :19:38.will give so lived as well. I think it is important. Having savoured the
:19:39. > :19:43.sweet taste -- taste of success, they want to have their cake and eat
:19:44. > :19:53.it too. That means getting more people here in Jimmy Dermot Park. It
:19:54. > :19:59.only holds 10,000, and the task is to get those numbers up. Local
:20:00. > :20:03.council know that St Johnstone is an entity that creates a lot of
:20:04. > :20:13.interest within Perth. Hopefully collectively we can get some of
:20:14. > :20:18.those to come back to Perth. We are known as the only people to put
:20:19. > :20:24.black pudding in Stornoway foods. I think we can build on this, the
:20:25. > :20:33.whole trinity of Perth. Is this better now you have the Scottish cup
:20:34. > :20:42.her? Definitely. Come on, you fans, is the message from the cup.
:20:43. > :20:44.Now the thorny subject of Commonwealth Games tickets,
:20:45. > :20:47.and a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:20:48. > :20:49.There's a phased approach for the remaining 50,000
:20:50. > :20:54.On Wednesday, it?s opening and closing ceremonies,
:20:55. > :20:58.On Thursday, it's athletics and racquet sports.
:20:59. > :21:01.On Friday, it?s all the rest, including lawn bowls, shooting
:21:02. > :21:05.and judo, three of Scotland?s most successful sports at past Games.
:21:06. > :21:13.The double Olympic Champion Mo Farah has hinted he could run
:21:14. > :21:18.Farah won gold in the 5000 and 10000 metres at London 2012, but at last
:21:19. > :21:24.night's BAFTAS told the BBC he is considering the shorter distance.
:21:25. > :21:33.Scotland will miss out on a European Championship Final against England.
:21:34. > :21:36.Bitter disappointment after the Scots best ever
:21:37. > :21:42.Gregor Townsend is looking for one more winning performance
:21:43. > :21:55.The teams have already met twice this season with one win apiece.
:21:56. > :21:59.And there are more sports stories, plus all the latest news 24 hours a
:22:00. > :22:07.And before I go, Jim Duffy has resigned from his post as manager
:22:08. > :22:12.He's going up in the world to manage Greenock
:22:13. > :22:24.Morton, who next season will play in the Scottish League One.
:22:25. > :22:30.Early in the programme, we told you about a surge for a man who fell ill
:22:31. > :22:36.while leading an expedition. He has been found safe and well. The
:22:37. > :22:39.children on the Duke of Edinburgh camp are fine as well.
:22:40. > :22:41.Esther Brauer worked as a postmistress before the
:22:42. > :22:44.internet, before computers, and even before the invention of postcodes.
:22:45. > :22:47.Now, at the age of 83, she's retiring from her job in Kylesku,
:22:48. > :23:04.Kylesku post office isn't quite as small as a postage stamp, but
:23:05. > :23:07.measuring six feet by eight, it is clear that claustrophobia isn't
:23:08. > :23:18.something this long-suffering postmistress suffers from. Sometimes
:23:19. > :23:23.it is busy. But today and yesterday, I haven't seen anyone. When Esther
:23:24. > :23:28.Brauer took up the post at the age of 22, of first-class stamp didn't
:23:29. > :23:33.even exist. But over 60 years in the job, age doesn't matter to the
:23:34. > :23:38.pensioner who has been serving her community for as long as the Queen
:23:39. > :23:47.has been crowned. I don't feel 83 to be honest. It is stupid to say I'm
:23:48. > :23:51.22, because that's a bit much. In a career spanning seven decades,
:23:52. > :23:55.Esther has in the introduction of postcode and decimalisation. But
:23:56. > :24:05.there is one thing that has got the better of her. You lack the computer
:24:06. > :24:08.stresses me. Today, her garden shed housed the village post office for
:24:09. > :24:13.the last time as Esther finally retires and contemplates life on the
:24:14. > :24:19.other side of the counter. I think my husband and I will go out
:24:20. > :24:28.together more often. It is difficult to get anyone to cover for me here.
:24:29. > :24:35.It is a bit remote. But we are quite happy, so that is the main thing.
:24:36. > :24:37.What a place to retire. Let's see if the weather will be nice for Esther.
:24:38. > :24:47.No pressure. We have seen heavy downpours around
:24:48. > :24:54.this afternoon, especially across parts of the country. There is more
:24:55. > :24:58.on the way. Just cringing towards the Solway. Elsewhere, showers
:24:59. > :25:03.towards Edinburgh should tend to fade away. But the south-west, we
:25:04. > :25:09.have a warning, because they will be thundery, rainy, and they could be
:25:10. > :25:12.difficult driving conditions as they make their way north. However, they
:25:13. > :25:18.tend to fizzle and fade away after midnight. Elsewhere, largely dry,
:25:19. > :25:22.but a high developing. At times, drifting to the central belt towards
:25:23. > :25:26.Glasgow. By tomorrow morning, not a cold night. Trenches for most
:25:27. > :25:30.holding up into double digits, but it does mean Tuesday morning will be
:25:31. > :25:36.fairly cloudy enmity for some. Aberdeenshire towards the border is
:25:37. > :25:38.certainly. Elsewhere, largely dry, but through the morning towards the
:25:39. > :25:41.afternoon, cloudy for the central belt with a number of showers
:25:42. > :25:47.starting to work their way northwards. But than for the north
:25:48. > :25:50.and west you are. By mid-afternoon, temperatures not doing too bad. If
:25:51. > :25:56.the sun does breakthrough, hazy sunshine. Up to 21 degrees. You will
:25:57. > :26:00.notice it is cool weather at the -- cloud continues. Towards the great
:26:01. > :26:04.Glen and more towards the West, up to 22. Towards the East coast,
:26:05. > :26:09.cooler. We have a band of rain flirting with Orkney and Shetland.
:26:10. > :26:16.Shetland still rather cloudy. As we head through towards this time
:26:17. > :26:20.tomorrow night, heavy and thundery downpours return pushing their way
:26:21. > :26:26.northwards from inland towards the central belt by sunset. Then taking
:26:27. > :26:29.a look ahead towards Wednesday, that line of showers become more confined
:26:30. > :26:34.towards the far north-west, and fairly organised. Away from here, it
:26:35. > :26:38.is dry with sunshine for the central bout and south. The further north,
:26:39. > :26:41.it will be cooler, but in the sunshine, hires towards the high
:26:42. > :26:45.teens. That is the forecast. I'll be back with the headlines
:26:46. > :26:51.at 8.00, and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone on
:26:52. > :26:58.the team, have a very good evening.