:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:11.Oil giant BP is to cut 20% of its North Sea workforce,
:00:12. > :00:14.blaming the continuing impact of low oil prices.
:00:15. > :00:18.We'll be looking at what today's news means for us all.
:00:19. > :00:28.Also on the programme, news tonight that the Scottish child
:00:29. > :00:32.is announced for one of the country's busiest stations.
:00:33. > :00:35.A strike by some teachers closes all secondary schools
:00:36. > :00:44.in West Dunbartonshire in a dispute over management changes.
:00:45. > :01:03.How this musician's tribute to David Bowie has gone viral.
:01:04. > :01:07.Scotland's struggling oil and gas industry has been dealt another blow
:01:08. > :01:10.with the announcement that BP is to cut a fifth of its staff
:01:11. > :01:16.The company says it's having to lose 600 posts because of the impact
:01:17. > :01:22.of the recent plunge in the all price.
:01:23. > :01:24.of the recent plunge in the oil price.
:01:25. > :01:35.Over the past 50 years, we have grown from an office of 15 people to
:01:36. > :01:39.a regional employee base of over 4000. BP is still one of the big
:01:40. > :01:42.players in the North Sea and was, of course, they're in the beginning.
:01:43. > :01:48.Executives insist it will be there for the future. Today workers in
:01:49. > :01:53.Aberdeen briefed on a new round of job cuts in all 600 North Sea
:01:54. > :01:59.operations, staff and contractors will lose their jobs by the end of
:02:00. > :02:02.next year. BP would not speak publicly, the oil and gas industry
:02:03. > :02:08.body saying the company, like others, are having to cut the cloth
:02:09. > :02:12.with market conditions. This is clearly a personal shock for all of
:02:13. > :02:15.those involved but what it does is actually reflect the broader choice
:02:16. > :02:18.of many companies are making across the sector in response to a dramatic
:02:19. > :02:23.fall in the oil price in the last year. The fall is great news if
:02:24. > :02:28.you're filling up, but not if you are a company like BP trying to make
:02:29. > :02:33.a profit or even break even on a barrel of oil. The business of oil
:02:34. > :02:39.is political as well as economic. It's also important to note and
:02:40. > :02:43.indeed to welcome BP's continued commitment to the North Sea. BP has
:02:44. > :02:49.reiterated today its investment plans both in capital investment and
:02:50. > :02:52.operational investment in the North Sea this year and has said that it
:02:53. > :02:58.sees long-term future for its business in the North Sea. All we've
:02:59. > :03:01.got to do is continue to work with industry as the Chancellor has been
:03:02. > :03:07.doing to make the North Sea as attractive prospect as possible to
:03:08. > :03:11.on investment. BP will invest $4 billion this year in the North Sea.
:03:12. > :03:13.It insists it is very much part of its long-term future plans.
:03:14. > :03:16.Steven's outside BP's headquarters in Dyce for us now and this
:03:17. > :03:24.announcement today was worse than expected?
:03:25. > :03:31.Absolutely, Jackie. These tough market conditions BP is talking
:03:32. > :03:35.about, what they really mean is the oil price. Down to 33 dollars a
:03:36. > :03:40.barrel this week. Within the last few years it was over $100 and that
:03:41. > :03:45.is disastrous on an operator trying to make any money or even break even
:03:46. > :03:50.in the North Sea. The job losses, 600, higher than people had been
:03:51. > :03:52.expecting, but where they will happen, it's not been released but
:03:53. > :03:58.they will happen here at the headquarters, offshore, Shetland,
:03:59. > :04:05.Grangemouth, and also in South Korea where there is work going on. At the
:04:06. > :04:10.end of last year, a big figure in the North Sea Island gas industry
:04:11. > :04:16.said if 2015 was a difficult year, 2016 was going to be worse for the
:04:17. > :04:18.industry. It seems like he's going to be proved right. Thank you very
:04:19. > :04:18.much. Well, with me now is our
:04:19. > :04:20.Business Correspondent This news today bad news
:04:21. > :04:23.locally for the north east, but it has wider
:04:24. > :04:29.implications for us all. Yes indeed, the impact of very low
:04:30. > :04:35.oil prices is being felt right across the country in many different
:04:36. > :04:39.ways. As Stephen mentioned, oil industry workers are bearing the
:04:40. > :04:44.brunt of this. Across the UK in the last 18 months, more than 65,000
:04:45. > :04:48.people have been laid off since the oil Rice began to fall because oil
:04:49. > :04:53.companies often be cutting back on their operations offshore, but with
:04:54. > :04:57.profits falling at these companies, the impact has been felt on the
:04:58. > :05:01.shore as well. It puts huge pressure on businesses right down the supply
:05:02. > :05:07.chain, the huge tax revenue we've seen from the North Sea in recent
:05:08. > :05:10.years has dwindled, the earnings of oil workers are being squeezed and
:05:11. > :05:16.the uncertainty many of them are now feeling about the future impacts on
:05:17. > :05:19.their spending, house prices and on retailers. With all that in mind,
:05:20. > :05:25.it's worth watching tomorrow the latest official growth figures for
:05:26. > :05:28.the Scottish economy which are being published. Experts from Strathclyde
:05:29. > :05:29.University of war and low oil prices will have had a ripple effect
:05:30. > :05:35.affecting badly growth will have had a ripple effect
:05:36. > :05:38.Scotland and, of course, there is will have had a ripple effect
:05:39. > :05:42.sign that the price of oil will bounce back any time soon. In fact,
:05:43. > :05:45.some analysts think it could fall further. And that would put
:05:46. > :05:47.some analysts think it could fall more of a break on Scotland's
:05:48. > :05:48.some analysts think it could fall economy in the coming months. David,
:05:49. > :05:49.thank you. The Scottish serial killer
:05:50. > :05:54.Robert Black, who was serving a life in the 1980s, has died of natural
:05:55. > :05:57.causes in Maghaberry prison Let's get more on this breaking
:05:58. > :06:11.story with Catriona Renton who's for the murders of four schoolgirls
:06:12. > :06:14.between 1981 and 1986. He used his job as a delivery driver
:06:15. > :06:18.around the UK and used this as a cover to abduct
:06:19. > :06:21.and kill the girl. as a cover to abduct
:06:22. > :06:23.and kill the girls. His victims were nine-year-old
:06:24. > :06:25.Jennifer Cardy from Northern Ireland In 1982, he killed 11-year-old
:06:26. > :06:30.Susan Maxwell from Cornhill on Tweed in northern England,
:06:31. > :06:32.close to the Scottish borders In 1983, five-year-old
:06:33. > :06:34.Caroline Hogg disappeared from her home
:06:35. > :06:37.in Portobello near Edinburgh and was later found dead
:06:38. > :06:40.in a ditch in Leicestershire. And he abducted ten-year-old
:06:41. > :06:44.Sarah Harper from Leeds in 1986. Black was convicted
:06:45. > :06:46.for the murders of Susan, He was convicted for
:06:47. > :06:52.Jennifer's murder in 2011. The Department of Justice
:06:53. > :06:55.in Northern Ireland have confirmed a 68-year-old prisoner
:06:56. > :07:01.has died at the prison. His death is not being
:07:02. > :07:02.treated as suspicious. Black was also considered a suspect
:07:03. > :07:05.by police in the unsolved murders and disappearances of at least two
:07:06. > :07:11.other girls including 13-year-old Genette Tate from Devon
:07:12. > :07:14.who died in 1978. In 2005, Black was arrested
:07:15. > :07:16.in connection with that but there was insufficient
:07:17. > :07:22.evidence to prosecute him. Travellers at one of Scotland's
:07:23. > :07:27.railway busiest stations are facing The main tunnel serving
:07:28. > :07:30.Glasgow's Queen Street station is to close for 20 weeks
:07:31. > :07:32.from March until August Our reporter Andrew Black
:07:33. > :07:37.is at Queen Street Station I suppose there is no
:07:38. > :07:52.good time to do this? Absolutely, Jackie. Few things get
:07:53. > :07:55.travellers more annoyed than disruption on the trains but that's
:07:56. > :07:59.exactly what's happened here at Glasgow Queen Street. It's one of
:08:00. > :08:03.Scotland's busiest stations. Tens of thousands of people use it every day
:08:04. > :08:07.but today came the news that the tunnel here is going to be closing
:08:08. > :08:12.for 20 weeks between the 20th of March and the 8th of August. That
:08:13. > :08:14.means all the trains here on the high level are going to be diverted
:08:15. > :08:20.to the Glasgow Queen Street low-level, and other services are
:08:21. > :08:25.going to be diverted to Glasgow Central. That is going to mean
:08:26. > :08:29.changes to timetables and longer journey times. Just to give you an
:08:30. > :08:33.example, customers travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow face journeys
:08:34. > :08:38.of 70 minutes. All this is about improving services, work on the
:08:39. > :08:41.tunnel to make it better. Early on I spoke to the boss of ScotRail. He
:08:42. > :08:46.said it would all be worth it in the end. We are equipping Glasgow Queen
:08:47. > :08:53.Street with capacity to take electric trains. That has very real
:08:54. > :08:56.benefits to our customers. Once we have electric trains on the central
:08:57. > :09:03.belt, journey times will be about ten minutes faster, about 25% faster
:09:04. > :09:08.for the Edinburgh to Glasgow and 30% more capacity. You have been
:09:09. > :09:13.speaking to passengers. Dare I ask what they are making of it all? I
:09:14. > :09:16.spoke to some commuters earlier on today and they're not exactly
:09:17. > :09:20.thrilled with what lies ahead. ScotRail have started a big public
:09:21. > :09:24.information campaign handing out leaflets at the stations here today.
:09:25. > :09:30.Posting the information up online and I guess the main message from
:09:31. > :09:34.ScotRail is Glasgow Queen Street is open for business as usual during
:09:35. > :09:37.this period of disruption. It's just it might take you a little bit
:09:38. > :09:40.longer to get where you're going. Andrew, thank you.
:09:41. > :09:42.You're watching Reporting Scotland - still to come on tonight's
:09:43. > :09:45.The BBC's director general tells MSPs about the corporation's plans
:09:46. > :09:52.In sport - should Scottish clubs be punished for the bad behaviour
:09:53. > :09:57.The calls for and against Strict Liability in Scottish football.
:09:58. > :10:02.changing time for this East Kilbride player?
:10:03. > :10:05.Just when he heard they'd drawn Celtic in the Cup.
:10:06. > :10:12.All secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire were closed
:10:13. > :10:14.today because of a strike by some teachers.
:10:15. > :10:16.Members of the EIS are protesting about planned changes
:10:17. > :10:22.It's only the second time teachers in Scotland have gone
:10:23. > :10:29.Here's our education correspondent Jamie McIvor.
:10:30. > :10:39.For hundreds of teachers a day 's pay is lost. For thousands of
:10:40. > :10:43.students, a day off. The dispute is over a shake-up in the management
:10:44. > :10:47.structure of schools. Just one person would be in charge of several
:10:48. > :10:54.subjects. Graham Glen is acting principal teacher of modern studies.
:10:55. > :10:57.We are going to end up with people, nonspecialists being in charge, will
:10:58. > :11:01.you don't have the expertise, and that will lead to problems with
:11:02. > :11:05.curriculum development, courses which are taught, assessment, all
:11:06. > :11:09.those sorts of things. The proposals will also mean fewer teachers doing
:11:10. > :11:14.what Graham Simpson does. Providing extra help and support for
:11:15. > :11:19.youngsters. We have a certain part of butter and we're going to spread
:11:20. > :11:24.thin. Once it is spread so thin, you taste the butter. The council 's
:11:25. > :11:28.plan for a so-called faculties is controversial locally but is not
:11:29. > :11:33.radical in itself. Teachers say it comes alongside other worries over
:11:34. > :11:38.the workload. Faculties do exist in other parts of the country, in some
:11:39. > :11:42.schools in West Dunbartonshire that, by and large, the experience has
:11:43. > :11:46.been negative. It's to do with timing. We just had two years of as
:11:47. > :11:54.Toon Army around the national convocations. The council argues the
:11:55. > :11:59.new structure is similar to many schools in Scotland which already
:12:00. > :12:03.have it. There's no reduction in the number of teachers, no reduction in
:12:04. > :12:07.management time which we have ring fenced and no reduction in
:12:08. > :12:11.preparation and correction time, so I would argue and I do accept that
:12:12. > :12:15.there is a national issue for teachers at the moment, but we
:12:16. > :12:19.should distinguish the restructure from the overall workload issue.
:12:20. > :12:25.Exceptional for teachers to go on strike. It's a sense of how strong
:12:26. > :12:29.feelings are. A one-day strike won't have any lasting impact on students,
:12:30. > :12:31.but a work to rule begins tomorrow and more strikes if possible if the
:12:32. > :12:50.dispute is not solved. The director-general of the BBC Tony
:12:51. > :12:53.Hall has promised more power for BBC Scotland to control its future,
:12:54. > :12:57.giving evidence to MPs, stressing he was keen to see a vibrant BBC
:12:58. > :13:02.Scotland contributing to a wider output. But he faced sceptical
:13:03. > :13:08.Scotland questions over funding and accountability. Scottish investment
:13:09. > :13:12.and jobs. But how about this, Waterloo Road, which was transferred
:13:13. > :13:17.from Rochdale to Greenock? It's made of a Scottish show but critics
:13:18. > :13:20.called that lift and shift, programmes with little authentic
:13:21. > :13:23.bases in Scotland. Senior BBC managers acknowledge that was an
:13:24. > :13:30.issue when they gave evidence at Holyrood as part of the BBC Charter
:13:31. > :13:37.review. In 2014-15, the BBC licence fee raised ?323 million in Scotland.
:13:38. > :13:43.TV, radio and other output for Scotland cost ?108.2 million.
:13:44. > :13:49.Programmes for the UK network made in Scotland cost ?82.3 million. That
:13:50. > :13:54.leaves ?132.5 million contributing to other UK programmes and services
:13:55. > :13:59.available to Scotland. The BBC managers were questioned closely
:14:00. > :14:03.under the notion of new Scottish TV and radio channels. The MSPs were
:14:04. > :14:08.told that was early stage options later overtaken. One of the options
:14:09. > :14:13.we were looking at in terms of whether there should be a second
:14:14. > :14:17.service for radio Scotland, whether there was a balance of advantage of
:14:18. > :14:21.a radio service versus television service, how will you would get to
:14:22. > :14:24.the various auditors. The director-general said a review of
:14:25. > :14:27.commissioning Kurd help Scottish errors make the network and review
:14:28. > :14:33.of news would reflect the changing errors make the network and review
:14:34. > :14:37.UK. Perhaps involve a Scottish TV programme with Scottish, UK and
:14:38. > :14:42.global news. I want the director for Scotland to have more power to
:14:43. > :14:46.decide the services that the people of Scotland want for Scotland. I
:14:47. > :14:52.also want the director of Scotland to have a powerful
:14:53. > :14:54.also want the director of Scotland whole. The culture Secretary
:14:55. > :14:58.welcomed there that wanted to go further. I believe it's time for BBC
:14:59. > :15:00.Scotland to further. I believe it's time for BBC
:15:01. > :15:04.resourced, to be bold and creative further. I believe it's time for BBC
:15:05. > :15:07.for Scotland. The Scottish Government is proposing a
:15:08. > :15:09.for Scotland. The Scottish federalised BBC which would allow
:15:10. > :15:13.for Scotland. The Scottish decision-making within Scotland and
:15:14. > :15:17.I stress independent of government. There was very close questioning
:15:18. > :15:22.today, potential consensus to. I believe the committee wants to end
:15:23. > :15:27.on a positive note, urging the BBC to transfer more funding,
:15:28. > :15:29.on a positive note, urging the BBC decision-making and commissioning to
:15:30. > :15:32.Scotland. It's likely the support next month will be followed by a
:15:33. > :15:36.full Parliamentary debate urging the BBC to act.
:15:37. > :15:38.A couple from the Borders have scooped more than ?33 million
:15:39. > :15:43.They bought one of two winning tickets, to claim their share
:15:44. > :15:52.They intend to take early retirement.
:15:53. > :15:54.A look at other stories from across the country.
:15:55. > :15:58.A woman has appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court accused
:15:59. > :16:08.Amanda Hardie is alleged to have left Clyde unattended for prolonged
:16:09. > :16:10.and failed to bathe and clothe him adequately.
:16:11. > :16:12.She denies the charges and a trial date has been fixed.
:16:13. > :16:14.Dumfries and Galloway council says the cost
:16:15. > :16:18.of its response to flooding caused by Storm Desmond and Storm Frank
:16:19. > :16:22.in December is two million pounds and rising.
:16:23. > :16:25.It includes the initial clean-up of affected communities
:16:26. > :16:28.and the costs so-far of inspecting and repairing buildings,
:16:29. > :16:37.The transport minister is urging all local authorities to carry out
:16:38. > :16:45.It follows a BBC Scotland investigation which showed less
:16:46. > :16:54.to take the dirtiest vehicles off the roads.
:16:55. > :17:00.In terms of roadside testing, 13 out of 32 local authorities are
:17:01. > :17:05.implementing that. I would encourage others to implement the current
:17:06. > :17:05.regulations as well. And I know that there are continuing discussions
:17:06. > :17:12.around that. announced the line-up for its second
:17:13. > :17:16.foray into music promotion. The Boomtown Rats, Rick Astley
:17:17. > :17:19.and ABC will headline a day-long festival of bands from
:17:20. > :17:21.the seventies, eighties and early nineties at Palmerston Park
:17:22. > :17:23.on the fourth of June. The Great British Bake
:17:24. > :17:25.off star Flora Shedden has created a cake for the Scottish Parliament
:17:26. > :17:31.using honey from its own hives. Holyrood installed
:17:32. > :17:36.bee-hives in June 2014. Small jars from the first batch
:17:37. > :17:39.of Parliament honey will be sold in the gift shop and visitors
:17:40. > :17:57.can sample the cake If it is on the floor -- it is a
:17:58. > :18:05.very floral funny. Lots of flowers around here. It is delicious. I am
:18:06. > :18:10.still marvelling at the couple with 33 million... Do you think they will
:18:11. > :18:14.adopt us? Do you think they would buy a
:18:15. > :18:15.football team? I wouldn't. Good evening.
:18:16. > :18:24.One Premiership club has told us, ANY proposal for clubs to be
:18:25. > :18:27.punished for their supporters' bad behaviour - even when the club isn't
:18:28. > :18:30.at fault - would be a non-starter, The notion of Strict Liability
:18:31. > :18:31.is applied by Uefa for European competitions,
:18:32. > :18:35.Now the Scottish FA's chief executive is calling for discussion
:18:36. > :18:48.Stranraer on Sunday, and flares are let off by Celtic supporters during
:18:49. > :18:55.a Scottish cup tie. An SFA investigation will see if Celtic
:18:56. > :19:01.face punishment for that and sectarian singing by some fans. We
:19:02. > :19:04.have to see what more could have been done before sanctions are
:19:05. > :19:08.applied. Strict liability, that is the way you wait for operator,
:19:09. > :19:23.meaning if an incident happens then you are sanctioned immediately. --
:19:24. > :19:27.that is the way Uefa operate. We tried to get strict liability in
:19:28. > :19:32.place in 2012. The members voted against it. We are starting to begin
:19:33. > :19:36.our process the 2016. I'm sure it will be back on the agenda for
:19:37. > :19:38.debate again. Not a view shared by one premiership club we have spoken
:19:39. > :19:51.to. It is only three years since it was
:19:52. > :19:56.last voted on by the Scottish clubs. Stuart Gray can try to convince them
:19:57. > :20:07.to access it. It was overwhelmingly rejected. -- Stuarts Regan. It rests
:20:08. > :20:09.with the SFA's member clubs, and there does not seem to be much of a
:20:10. > :20:13.mood for change. There are two semi-professional
:20:14. > :20:16.sides vying for a magical Scottish Cup fifth round
:20:17. > :20:17.tie against Celtic - but they have different
:20:18. > :20:20.opinions on where they want If they win, East Kilbride will do
:20:21. > :20:24.all they can to have it While Lothian Thistle,
:20:25. > :20:27.Hutchison Vale would plan Our reporter Kenny Crawford met one
:20:28. > :20:30.of the club captains, who foolishly tried to do two things
:20:31. > :20:46.at once while the draw Barry Russell, his girlfriend, and
:20:47. > :20:50.his baby. Last night, Russell was watching the cup draw. At the exact
:20:51. > :20:59.same time his daughter needed a nappy change. This is almost like
:21:00. > :21:08.the draw all over again. I've got used to doing it like that now. I
:21:09. > :21:13.think I got to about this point when I just left her on her own, jumped
:21:14. > :21:17.up and down. Where did the nappy go? I cannot tell you. Have you checked
:21:18. > :21:21.the ceiling? CHUCKLES
:21:22. > :21:26.In terms of tips, I will become a dad in a few months' time, what are
:21:27. > :21:30.your tips? Don't watch the Scottish cup at the same time. This is a
:21:31. > :21:40.short walk from dressing room to pitch at East Kilbride -- that East
:21:41. > :21:44.Kilbride players could be making. Only if it is deemed suitable to
:21:45. > :21:50.host such a big time. The priority is to have a home tie against a club
:21:51. > :21:53.like Celtic, with all of their history, our history is only just
:21:54. > :22:05.beginning. We hope this could be a part of it. East Lothian are already
:22:06. > :22:17.thinking of other options. It would be OK... Livingston is an option. We
:22:18. > :22:24.will have a word with the SFA, do not prejudge it. As for nappy
:22:25. > :22:29.changing skills, what mark does daddy get? A ten. High praise
:22:30. > :22:33.indeed. Gorgeous girl! And there's some more unresolved
:22:34. > :22:36.Scottish Cup fourth round business The replay of Ross County v
:22:37. > :22:40.Dunfermline after their 2-all draw Full commentary on BBC Radio
:22:41. > :22:44.Scotland 810 medium wave with coverage on the
:22:45. > :22:46.Sport Scotland website. It's just 25 days till Scotland kick
:22:47. > :22:52.off their RBS Six Nations campaign and they well and truly
:22:53. > :22:54.hit the ground running. The first game is at
:22:55. > :22:57.home against England and there should be a lot
:22:58. > :22:59.of optimism this year, according to one of the greats
:23:00. > :23:05.of the Scottish game. Last year Scotland won
:23:06. > :23:08.the Wooden Spoon, a total whitewash. Five defeats.
:23:09. > :23:09.Zero points. However it was a whole different
:23:10. > :23:23.ball game at the Rugby World Cup, We saw much more of what they are
:23:24. > :23:27.capable of the World Cup. Scoring over 30 points against Australia,
:23:28. > :23:30.doing the same against some hour. The week before that, over 40 points
:23:31. > :23:34.against Japan. They have The week before that, over 40 points
:23:35. > :23:40.to score more and they are a tough defensive team. -- against Samoa.
:23:41. > :23:44.England Scotland at Murrayfield, that should be a fascinating game. I
:23:45. > :23:47.cannot wait. Thanks very much.
:23:48. > :23:49.Finally tonight: Of all the tributes made after the news
:23:50. > :23:52.of David Bowie's death, one made in Glasgow seems to have
:23:53. > :23:56.It came from the organist at Kelvingrove Art Gallery who broke
:23:57. > :23:58.away from his usual repertoire and played Life on Mars.
:23:59. > :24:02.It was filmed on a mobile phone and so far it's been viewed by more
:24:03. > :24:16.I was not having a great day, and when that happens I usually take
:24:17. > :24:26.myself off here. I was having a wonder around, and that is when the
:24:27. > :24:30.organ music started. -- wander. I knew I was listening to something
:24:31. > :24:38.very special. That is when I got my phone out and I filmed it.
:24:39. > :24:43.The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I immediately uploaded it
:24:44. > :25:00.to Facebook. The reaction I have had from people,
:25:01. > :25:08.all over the world, messaging The reaction I have had from people,
:25:09. > :25:09.telling me how touched their work by it, I just feel pleased and proud to
:25:10. > :25:19.be a part of it. -- they were by it. it, I just feel pleased and proud to
:25:20. > :25:27.And the crescendo at the end. it, I just feel pleased and proud to
:25:28. > :25:30.have been very, very pleased with that.
:25:31. > :25:41.And a cold snap on the way, Christopher?