:00:00. > :00:00.stand firm, dismissing talk of a leadership challenge,
:00:00. > :00:08.The Union Dividend versus the Independence Bonus -
:00:09. > :00:11.the two competing claims about the costs and benefits
:00:12. > :00:15.of voting Yes or No in September. Our
:00:16. > :00:18.political editor and our economics correspondent will be analysing
:00:19. > :00:23.the two visions for Scotland's future. Also
:00:24. > :00:25.on the programme: After the fire - an
:00:26. > :00:29.exclusive look look inside Glasgow's Art School, to see just how much
:00:30. > :00:41.live with the build-up as Scotland face Nigeria.
:00:42. > :00:55.Good instructing has some simple advice. It is simple. You have the
:00:56. > :00:56.ball, you try to score. They have the ball, you try not to let them
:00:57. > :01:06.score. BT spend millions to get their name
:01:07. > :01:11.above the door at Murrayfield. In three and a half months time, you
:01:12. > :01:17.will decide to vote for or against independence, and today, the two
:01:18. > :01:19.sides stepped up their campaigns. The UK Government set out what
:01:20. > :01:22.it's calling its Union Dividend. Over the next 20 years, it says,
:01:23. > :01:26.one ?1,400 each year will be saved Meanwhile, the Scottish Government
:01:27. > :01:31.has made its own offering Within 15 years of a Yes vote,
:01:32. > :01:37.and with projected growth, it claims every Scot would be wealthier
:01:38. > :01:41.to the tune of ?1,000 a year. Not only are
:01:42. > :01:43.the scenarios complicated, but unsurprisingly, both sides
:01:44. > :01:47.dispute the other's figures. In a moment, we'll hear more about
:01:48. > :01:51.that so-called independence bonus, but first, here's our political
:01:52. > :02:09.editor, Brian Taylor, on how the In advance, Danny Alexander talks
:02:10. > :02:14.money with medical students. What is the money that will be available in
:02:15. > :02:19.the future? I like emergency medicine but the hours are horrific.
:02:20. > :02:25.Today at a press conference Danny Alexander said, stick with the
:02:26. > :02:31.union. Here is how Westminster does the sums. Under independence,
:02:32. > :02:33.Scotland would have to meet these cost alone. It is currently matched
:02:34. > :02:44.by all revenues. The Treasury says the oil revenues
:02:45. > :02:57.are already in decline and we have an ageing population. Total added
:02:58. > :03:01.costs from independence... Takeaway ?389 per person for Scotland's
:03:02. > :03:06.greater share of oil under independence. That leaves ?1400.
:03:07. > :03:16.It is a ?1400 dividend every year for every Scot. This is the Treasury
:03:17. > :03:23.paper but Scottish ministers say it was undermined in advance by
:03:24. > :03:26.exaggerated estimates of the start-up costs of an independent
:03:27. > :03:30.Scotland. They were based on academic studies and the academics
:03:31. > :03:37.themselves have disowned the Treasury calculation is. A major
:03:38. > :03:42.part of this has been destroyed by one of the authorities they were
:03:43. > :03:54.claiming. So we should not believe the Treasury.
:03:55. > :03:59.While the Treasury was making its arguments, the Scottish Government
:04:00. > :04:02.was setting out how prosperous it thinks an independent Scotland could
:04:03. > :04:06.be. Our correspondent has been looking at the case for the
:04:07. > :04:10.Independence Bonus. By the time these youngsters reach
:04:11. > :04:15.graduation age, the Scottish Government says an independent
:04:16. > :04:21.Scotland could be enjoying a year and is in its economic fortunes. So
:04:22. > :04:24.how would we climbed this growth ladder within 15 years? By growing
:04:25. > :04:34.employment. 3.3%. Partly with more free childcare. By
:04:35. > :04:43.growing the working age population. And by growing productivity.
:04:44. > :04:51.You put of these things together and it is ?1000 per Scot, ?2000 per
:04:52. > :04:56.Scottish family. We can make Scotland a more prosperous and just
:04:57. > :04:59.society. The Scottish Government's latest oil forecasts are down on
:05:00. > :05:03.last year but they said revenues should pick up as new production
:05:04. > :05:08.comes on stream. What the Scottish Government could not specify today
:05:09. > :05:12.is how much setting up an independent Scottish state would
:05:13. > :05:18.cost. The First Minister said ?250 million was a reasonable estimate.
:05:19. > :05:24.His buyout secretary said it would depend on negotiations with the rest
:05:25. > :05:29.of the UK. Calculating Scotland's share of UK assets like this new
:05:30. > :05:33.aircraft carrier would also require negotiation. But prounion
:05:34. > :05:39.campaigners say independence would leave us worse off. All the
:05:40. > :05:41.independent analysis tells us an independent Scotland would start
:05:42. > :05:46.with a biggest fiscal deficit than the rest of the UK, and what they
:05:47. > :05:52.would face, we would face, following a Yes vote, would be higher taxes,
:05:53. > :05:57.cutting public spending or probably both. Bedside in the referendum want
:05:58. > :06:03.voters to consider the balance of their economic argument before
:06:04. > :06:07.deciding which way to jump. Let's speak now to our economics
:06:08. > :06:14.correspondent in Glasgow and Brian Taylor, the Parliament in Edinburgh.
:06:15. > :06:20.Both projections wildly different. Cannot be true. How do people begin
:06:21. > :06:24.to know who to believe? Well, it is a real headache for people when they
:06:25. > :06:27.are working out which figure is true or not, and the likelihood is that
:06:28. > :06:31.both figures are not correct, because when you are looking at
:06:32. > :06:35.projections 20 years ahead of time, the likelihood is so many variables
:06:36. > :06:40.are in place that no one is able to hit the nail on the head. Also, both
:06:41. > :06:47.sides are picking out the figures that suit their own arguments,
:06:48. > :06:49.cherry picking. If you look at projections over one year, five
:06:50. > :06:52.years and ten years, often you will get a very different outcome, and
:06:53. > :06:56.that is what we have seen today. Of course, in anyone's book ?1000 is a
:06:57. > :06:59.lot of money and nothing to be sniffed at, but you would imagine
:07:00. > :07:02.that people value lots of different things when it comes to either an
:07:03. > :07:07.independent Scotland, or staying as part of the UK, so it is not
:07:08. > :07:11.necessarily just these extra bonus check one way or another that people
:07:12. > :07:16.will be casting their votes on. Brown, how will today's events help
:07:17. > :07:18.those people who are still undecided? They will have to go
:07:19. > :07:23.through the figures themselves and make their minds up. It is about
:07:24. > :07:26.status and growth. It is about where Scotland is going, particularly it
:07:27. > :07:31.is about where Scotland is going, and that is a question of trust and
:07:32. > :07:34.belief. Do you believe that Scotland's economy would grow more
:07:35. > :07:39.positively and independence, or under maintaining the union? I have
:07:40. > :07:42.never encountered a period when people are so engaged and
:07:43. > :07:47.enthusiastic about the debate, but it does not appear to be universal
:07:48. > :07:53.with regard to that. Cinemas are having to withdraw adverts for the
:07:54. > :08:00.Yes and no campaigns as, as ever in politics, there is a row about who
:08:01. > :08:04.is responsible for the campaigns. It appears people do not want to be
:08:05. > :08:11.cajoled at the cinema. They just want to watch the movie. I'm sure
:08:12. > :08:13.today's events will feature in BBC Scotland's new current affairs
:08:14. > :08:17.programme. Here is what is on tonight.
:08:18. > :08:21.On Scotland 2014 tonight we will be doing the sums, trying to work out
:08:22. > :08:25.whether we would be better off or worse off in independent Scotland,
:08:26. > :08:30.and I will be talking to the First Minister about the costs of setting
:08:31. > :08:34.up a brand-new state. So join me at 10:30pm on BBC Two tonight.
:08:35. > :08:39.In the meantime, still to come on Reporting Scotland: Drawings from
:08:40. > :08:44.Glasgow's official First World War artist go on display in the city.
:08:45. > :08:50.And in sport, it is a name change but is it a game changer? Selling
:08:51. > :08:54.the naming rights to Murrayfield, we are told, could transform Scottish
:08:55. > :09:02.rugby. And we are live as Scotland prepare
:09:03. > :09:05.to face Nigeria. Reporting Scotland has been given a
:09:06. > :09:09.first look inside Glasgow School of Art five days after it was
:09:10. > :09:13.devastated by fire. Salvage work continues to rescue the contents of
:09:14. > :09:19.the historic library and student portfolios. Although many parts
:09:20. > :09:23.survived unscathed. We really did not know what we were
:09:24. > :09:27.going to see and it is really testament to the work of the fire
:09:28. > :09:32.services that we are able to stand in this space just now. And you can
:09:33. > :09:36.still smell the smoke, but largely intact. It is incredible. I really
:09:37. > :09:42.did not think we would have this much left, and the space is smoke
:09:43. > :09:47.damaged but fine. The clocks may have stopped, the walls may be
:09:48. > :09:51.blackened, but the Macintosh still stands and up to 70% of the contents
:09:52. > :09:56.survived. What is amazing is that on the East side of the building, whole
:09:57. > :10:00.rooms survived intact without any damage whatsoever. This is the
:10:01. > :10:05.Macintosh room, used for meetings, and everything, including these
:10:06. > :10:09.distinct Macintosh details, have survived. The West side of the
:10:10. > :10:13.building is a different story. The world-famous library, only recently
:10:14. > :10:17.restored, was completely destroyed. But it is one of the best documented
:10:18. > :10:21.rooms in the world, and the Macintosh archive in the concrete
:10:22. > :10:26.basement of the East Wing also survived intact. The level of
:10:27. > :10:30.interest in Macintosh is such that our archive records are fantastic.
:10:31. > :10:34.We have no shortage of expertise and so we are very well placed with
:10:35. > :10:39.Glasgow School of Art to help in the reconstruction. Meantime, students,
:10:40. > :10:43.who abandoned everything when the fire boat out, must anxiously await
:10:44. > :10:48.the return of their work. Much depends on their medium and where in
:10:49. > :10:53.the building their studios were, but all will return on Friday. We have
:10:54. > :10:56.had to shut the campus town for the last five days and I have been
:10:57. > :11:02.describing to the students that what we have done is, effectively, freeze
:11:03. > :11:07.Glasgow School of Art. It got frozen on Friday afternoon. On Friday this
:11:08. > :11:12.week, the school will open again and we will get on with business as
:11:13. > :11:19.usual as much as possible. Today, it is clear how much work has to be
:11:20. > :11:24.done, but it is also clear how much has been saved and how determined
:11:25. > :11:28.they are to rebuild it. Meanwhile, firefighters have been
:11:29. > :11:33.tackling a large blaze at a derelict school in Glasgow where the former
:11:34. > :11:37.Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was taught. At its services
:11:38. > :11:39.were called to Broomloan Primary school in Ibrox earlier this
:11:40. > :11:45.afternoon. No one is believed to have been in the building. The fire
:11:46. > :11:48.has brought down part of the roof. Progress has stalled on reducing the
:11:49. > :11:52.number of hospital acquired infections. According to a report by
:11:53. > :11:55.Health Protection Scotland, infections picked up in hospitals
:11:56. > :12:02.and care homes continue to pose a significant threat to safety. A
:12:03. > :12:05.national scheme to monitor how often medical staff wash their hands ended
:12:06. > :12:09.last year, despite showing one in ten doctors were not complying with
:12:10. > :12:13.hygiene rules. As a company, Serco is perhaps
:12:14. > :12:17.better known for running prisons, so what do we make of the fact it is
:12:18. > :12:22.set to take over the Scotland to London sleeper service? Serco says
:12:23. > :12:24.it will transform it with investment in new carriages, complete with
:12:25. > :12:32.ensuite cabins and gourmet food, but it comes as a -- at a cost, as we
:12:33. > :12:37.now report. It is almost the journey's end for
:12:38. > :12:42.these old carriages. The years and the Scottish weather have not been
:12:43. > :12:47.kind. Now Aberdeen -based First Group is preparing to hand over to
:12:48. > :12:50.rivals Serco, which today won the battle for the Caledonian sleeper
:12:51. > :12:54.franchise from April. New custom-built carriages are on the
:12:55. > :12:59.way here is a glance of the future. These drawings show how Serco plans
:13:00. > :13:00.to drive up standards on board. That is when the new
:13:01. > :13:05.to drive up standards on board. That is when the trains arrive in 2018.
:13:06. > :13:11.There will be new features, ensuite facilities for the first time, sleep
:13:12. > :13:18.pods that artfully requiring the ball -- that recline fully. There
:13:19. > :13:21.will be a reservation system that is easier to use and we are
:13:22. > :13:26.will be a reservation system that is easier keen to get early boarding
:13:27. > :13:30.times for passengers. Serco already operates luxury long haul rail
:13:31. > :13:40.services across Australia. Also the Indian Pacific... Ministers here say
:13:41. > :13:43.there is no reason why the Caledonian sleeper shouldn't also be
:13:44. > :13:48.counted amongst the great rail journeys of the world. If we sell it
:13:49. > :13:51.in the right way so people see it as a real experience, the sleeper
:13:52. > :13:55.service going on to other parts of Scotland as well, and make sure it
:13:56. > :14:01.is a quality experience, I reckon it can be one of the best services in
:14:02. > :14:07.the world. Creating a world-class sleeper service will not be cheap.
:14:08. > :14:10.But what about the cost to passengers? We are told a range of
:14:11. > :14:17.ticket deals and accommodation on-board will mean all of us can
:14:18. > :14:23.afford to travel on the new Caledonian sleeper.
:14:24. > :14:26.Now, a look at other stories from the across the country.
:14:27. > :14:28.Police Scotland's rationalisation of its control and command centres
:14:29. > :14:31.has started with the closure of the Dumfries and Galloway divisional
:14:32. > :14:36.34 civilian jobs are being lost - although the union Unison says 14
:14:37. > :14:39.Other closures are scheduled in Stirling, Glenrothes,
:14:40. > :14:53.It is a blow for the community and the control centre is being
:14:54. > :14:57.transferred into Motherwell. It is a sad day for Dumfries and the people
:14:58. > :15:02.who work for police Scotland. It is a sad day all round.
:15:03. > :15:05.A series of public consultations are being held this week over
:15:06. > :15:07.the planned new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
:15:08. > :15:10.Supporters say it's vital for the North East's economic future, but
:15:11. > :15:15.The Royal Bank of Scotland is to close four
:15:16. > :15:19.The sites at Dalbeattie, Whithorn, Glenluce and Lochmaben will go
:15:20. > :15:22.RBS say it's because of falling business as more people
:15:23. > :15:26.But local politicians say the closures will hit
:15:27. > :15:34.The film and television company behind the Inbetweeners series has
:15:35. > :15:37.announced it's moving its operations from London to the Isle of Skye.
:15:38. > :15:40.YoungFilms is already working on commissions for the BBC and
:15:41. > :15:43.Channel Four and its Gaelic drama serial Bannan airs later this year.
:15:44. > :15:51.The company says it's to expand significantly its Skye workforce.
:15:52. > :15:54.?2 million could be spent replacing badly corroded street lights
:15:55. > :15:58.Stringent testing was introduced after one of the lights fell over.
:15:59. > :16:01.94 lamp posts are so badly corroded they need to be
:16:02. > :16:09.A huge new housing development for Aberdeen has taken a step forward.
:16:10. > :16:11.Councillors have approved a planning application in principle
:16:12. > :16:14.for 4,700 homes at the Granom Estate, between Danestone and Dyce.
:16:15. > :16:25.Schools, shops and green spaces are all included in the proposal.
:16:26. > :16:28.Let's get the sports news now from David.
:16:29. > :16:32.There's a new name above the door of home of Scottish rugby - it's now
:16:33. > :16:36.the BT Murrayfield stadium. The Scottish Rugby Union has sold the
:16:37. > :16:40.naming rights in a twenty million pound sponsorship deal - a deal the
:16:41. > :16:43.SRU says is momentous for the sport in this country. More from our rugby
:16:44. > :17:00.We already knew it was a case of Murrayfield no more. So today was
:17:01. > :17:04.all about the National Stadium?s new name. The BT Murrayfield Stadium.
:17:05. > :17:10.Heralding a new age for Scottish rugby. This is a major deal.
:17:11. > :17:17.Probably the biggest change in sports history. Everyone who kicks a
:17:18. > :17:23.ball and plays rugby in Scotland will see BT?s influence on the game
:17:24. > :17:26.in Scotland. The SRU is calling today?s
:17:27. > :17:30.announcement a game changer for the sport in this country. ?20 million
:17:31. > :17:36.is a lot of money, so what do they propose to do with that? The answer
:17:37. > :17:39.is to grow Scottish Rugby Union. For new academies will be rolled out
:17:40. > :17:46.across the country to nurture young talent. They will also spend money
:17:47. > :17:49.on strengthening the domestic game. Wiping out the SRU?s debt and
:17:50. > :17:55.funding a third professional team, that will not be happening. We have
:17:56. > :17:59.always been open to discussing finance but our view is that this
:18:00. > :18:06.money will primarily be building the grassroots of our game. The game
:18:07. > :18:12.needs an injection of cash. It has been a difficult time for club rugby
:18:13. > :18:18.in general and we hope this will boost club rugby in Scotland as well
:18:19. > :18:20.as the academies. Did I say Murrayfield? That is now a
:18:21. > :18:27.thing of the past. Scotland are in action tonight. Alas
:18:28. > :18:31.though it's the opposition who're preparing for the finals in Brazil.
:18:32. > :18:35.The match is taking place at Craven Cottage from where our senior
:18:36. > :18:37.football reporter Alasdair Lamont joins us now.
:18:38. > :18:40.Al, the build-up to this match hasn't been all about the football
:18:41. > :18:47.has it? Now, it has been overshadowed to a
:18:48. > :18:52.large extent over the last 24 hours by suspicions of match-fixing. This
:18:53. > :18:58.is something that is taken very seriously, I can tell you, by the
:18:59. > :19:02.authorities. I am joined by the cull manic and Scotland striker, Kris
:19:03. > :19:05.Boyd. With regards to allegations of match-fixing, you have been in a lot
:19:06. > :19:10.of dressing rooms over the years. Did these things affect player
:19:11. > :19:14.preparation at all? I do not think so. They will be focusing on
:19:15. > :19:18.finishing the season. They want to finish off and put on a good
:19:19. > :19:21.performance and go on holiday. But match-fixing probably happens in a
:19:22. > :19:24.lot of countries, but we're not used to it. Hopefully we will get a
:19:25. > :19:27.positive result for the country tonight.
:19:28. > :19:37.Let's focus on the football. The Greg Inglis, Hutton, Mulgrew, Brown,
:19:38. > :19:44.Naismith. It's not an experimental team. We have picked up positive
:19:45. > :19:48.results in the last few games and we will look to continue that. We're
:19:49. > :19:52.bringing in Shaun Maloney and James Morrison to give them a chance. I am
:19:53. > :19:59.looking forward to seeing young Andrew Robertson to see if he can
:20:00. > :20:02.perform at an international level. Would you expect Scotland to
:20:03. > :20:08.continue that good run? I think they can. I know other teams are
:20:09. > :20:13.preparing for the World Cup. But if Scotland start this game right and
:20:14. > :20:19.get in their faces, because the last thing they want to do is get injured
:20:20. > :20:22.before a World Cup, so it's Scotland's ten ticket early doors
:20:23. > :20:28.and get a result, that will be a positive end to the season.
:20:29. > :20:37.A compact stadium, so it should be a good atmosphere. Yes. With the team
:20:38. > :20:39.that we have, I expect them to cause problems. So I am looking forward to
:20:40. > :20:46.the game. Thank you. Kris Boyd will be part of
:20:47. > :20:49.the football coverage later on BBC One.
:20:50. > :20:52.You can watch the match live on BBC One Scotland. Coverage starts at
:20:53. > :20:56.five to eight. There's also live coverage on BBC radio Scotland 810
:20:57. > :21:01.Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:21:02. > :21:06.Team GB Olympic bronze medal winner Daniel Purvis is one of ten gymnasts
:21:07. > :21:09.named in the Scotland team for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games.The
:21:10. > :21:16.Liverpool based Scot fancies another team medal this year.
:21:17. > :21:22.As long as we can stay and hit as many routines cleanly as we can, it
:21:23. > :21:23.is looking good. Veteran judoka Euan Burton is one of
:21:24. > :21:27.fourteen athletes in the Scotland Judo team also announced today..the
:21:28. > :21:37.Commonwealth games a first for the It is an opportunity to compete in
:21:38. > :21:41.Scotland, which I have never done before. I have been at the top of
:21:42. > :21:42.the British team for over a decade but never actually represented
:21:43. > :21:43.Scotland. Peter Kirkbride won a silver in
:21:44. > :21:46.Dehli four years ago. The Ayrshire at Glasgow 2014 and he wants gold
:21:47. > :21:58.this time. I only missed out by one kilo, so
:21:59. > :22:00.that is the equivalent of lifting a bag of sugar. So I want to go one
:22:01. > :22:02.better and not miss out this time. The man who scored the goal to
:22:03. > :22:05.ensure a second place Premiership finish for Motherwell has agreed a
:22:06. > :22:08.new deal. Craig Reid signing up for Aberdeen's manager Derek McInnes has
:22:09. > :22:13.been busy he's signed defender Ash Taylor from Tranmere and goalkeeper
:22:14. > :22:17.Scott Brown from Cheltenham. Read all about that - and more,
:22:18. > :22:32.including the SRU's multi million Lots of football action tonight. We
:22:33. > :22:33.have that international and also Scotland against the Netherlands,
:22:34. > :22:39.Under-21s. Fred Farrell was a self taught
:22:40. > :22:42.painter, who became Glasgow's official First World War artist, yet
:22:43. > :22:45.few know much about him. His drawings and paintings are now on
:22:46. > :22:48.display at the People's Palace, as part of the city's centenary
:22:49. > :23:04.commemoration. The flickering images almost seem
:23:05. > :23:10.familiar. Resolutely upbeat, marching to glory for King and
:23:11. > :23:15.country, expecting to be home by Christmas. But now a new exhibition
:23:16. > :23:18.tells the soldiers' story first-hand. These pictures were
:23:19. > :23:23.captured by Fred Farrell who had served as an engineer and then back
:23:24. > :23:27.to the trenches of the Western front to record the Highland Light
:23:28. > :23:30.Infantry in the 51st Highland division in action.
:23:31. > :23:35.This is a particularly startling image showing a soldier caught up in
:23:36. > :23:41.barbed wire. A disturbing image and an unusual one. Official war artists
:23:42. > :23:45.were not allowed to depict dead bodies. They would not have gotten
:23:46. > :23:49.through censorship so this was probably completed at the end of the
:23:50. > :23:53.war. The Corporation of Glasgow wanted
:23:54. > :23:59.him to document the home front, as women called the factories to do the
:24:00. > :24:05.jobs of the men who had gone to war. Glasgow relied heavily on women in
:24:06. > :24:10.the workforce to produce munitions. Fred Farrell has recorded this in
:24:11. > :24:19.incredible detail. You get a sense from the drawings that, of the scale
:24:20. > :24:26.of the work and the scope of the work of the women.
:24:27. > :24:30.The pictures tell a powerful story. But Fred Farrell himself remains a
:24:31. > :24:34.mystery. Curators are hoping that the fact that the show is on could
:24:35. > :24:39.prompt others to come forward with stories, photographs, diaries, had
:24:40. > :24:45.even more original artworks. The exhibition runs until November.
:24:46. > :24:49.Time for your midweek weather forecast - Judith, it seems to be
:24:50. > :25:09.It was warming up. And that they now continue. That rain is heading every
:25:10. > :25:19.westwards. There are two is on the radar. Elsewhere largely dry and
:25:20. > :25:24.cloudy. Some late sunshine for the Northern Isles where it has been a
:25:25. > :25:28.beautiful day. Overnight, the rain shifts towards the West Coast and
:25:29. > :25:36.tends to fizzle and fade away, leaving a rather cloudy night. Not
:25:37. > :25:42.too cold. Around eight Celsius. First gets off to a cloudy start for
:25:43. > :25:46.pretty much all of the country except Shetland. Plenty sunshine
:25:47. > :25:50.there. There will be some showers as we head into the afternoon but the
:25:51. > :25:54.drier weather in the North will filter its way towards the South as
:25:55. > :26:01.we head through the day. A bit cloudy in the south-west. Further
:26:02. > :26:08.north, more in the way of sunshine. A beautiful day for Orkney and
:26:09. > :26:17.Shetland. Plenty of sunshine through Murray and Aberdeenshire. Still
:26:18. > :26:22.quite chilly on the east cost with the breeze coming in off the North
:26:23. > :26:28.Sea. The rest of the afternoon, into the evening, some late sunshine into
:26:29. > :26:32.the given. Some light showers around. The good news as we head
:26:33. > :26:38.into Friday and Saturday as high pressure. That means settled
:26:39. > :26:42.conditions. We do have a front coming early on Sunday but Friday
:26:43. > :26:47.and Saturday are not looking too bad at all. By that I mean dry, bright
:26:48. > :26:55.and sunny for most. Temperatures around 16 or 17 degrees. Dry and
:26:56. > :26:56.braked to start the weekend. Temperatures could reach 19 degrees.
:26:57. > :27:02.Sunday will see more cloud. Now, a reminder of tonight's main
:27:03. > :27:04.news. The Liberal Democrats are facing
:27:05. > :27:18.further controversy tonight. Lord UK ministers said people would
:27:19. > :27:26.benefit from staying in the UK by ?1400 per year. The Lib Dems are
:27:27. > :27:29.facing further controversy. Lord Oakeshott has quit the party seeing
:27:30. > :27:33.it is heading for disaster under Nick Clegg. Lord Oakeshott had been
:27:34. > :27:37.facing disciplinary action. That's Reporting Scotland. I am back just
:27:38. > :27:43.after the Ten O'Clock News. Goodbye.