:00:09. > :00:14.Scotland could be the first part of the UK to add
:00:15. > :00:17.Concerns are mounting that there could be an increase
:00:18. > :00:22.in birth defects, if the supplement isn't added.
:00:23. > :00:26.Folic acid plays a crucial role in preventing birth defects such
:00:27. > :00:28.as spina bifida, but most women don't eat enough
:00:29. > :00:34.Here's our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford.
:00:35. > :00:44.until a scan showed she was seven months gone
:00:45. > :00:49.I was trying to get over the shock of having a baby
:00:50. > :00:54.weeks' time but also that she had spina bifida.
:00:55. > :00:56.We were terrified before she came along.
:00:57. > :00:59.But the doctors were very good, they talked us through everything
:01:00. > :01:08.Lily is one of an estimated 2,000 babies born in the last 16 years
:01:09. > :01:11.in the UK whose disability could have been prevented if folic
:01:12. > :01:14.acid had been added to the food chain.
:01:15. > :01:16.Folic acid is found in several foods but particularly
:01:17. > :01:24.It is vital in pregnancy to prevent brain and spine defects but 85%
:01:25. > :01:30.That means if they have an unplanned pregnancy or don't take supplements,
:01:31. > :01:37.16 years ago, the US started adding folic acid to flour.
:01:38. > :01:38.The number of affected pregnancies fell and there
:01:39. > :01:48.Every week in Scotland, there's another new pregnancy affected.
:01:49. > :01:51.Are you frustrated by the lack of action so far?
:01:52. > :01:54.It's a bit frustrating because this has gone on for years now.
:01:55. > :02:03.That frustration is clearly shared by the Scottish Government,
:02:04. > :02:23.If Scotland does decide to go ahead and add folic
:02:24. > :02:25.acid to flour, it would have wide repercussions.
:02:26. > :02:29.Supply lines don't end at the border.
:02:30. > :02:33.UK manufacturers may just add it to all their bread.
:02:34. > :02:43.For Yvonne, it can't come soon enough.
:02:44. > :02:46.I know plenty of people who have had late pregnancies or not found out
:02:47. > :02:51.If it was in the flour, it would reduce the risk
:02:52. > :02:54.Scotland's record on tackling climate change and fuel poverty
:02:55. > :02:56.is under renewed scrutiny, amidst criticism of the Scottish
:02:57. > :02:58.Government's plan to cut spending on measures designed
:02:59. > :03:03.Ministers have defended their record.
:03:04. > :03:08.Our environment correspondent, David Miller, reports.
:03:09. > :03:11.These are the experts who advise the UK and Scottish governments
:03:12. > :03:16.High on the agenda, the Scottish Government's plan
:03:17. > :03:24.What we will hold their feet to the fire about is,
:03:25. > :03:35.Do they help protect the world from climate change?
:03:36. > :03:37.Do they keep a Scotland which is worth living
:03:38. > :03:39.in for our children and grandchildren?
:03:40. > :03:42.Critics say the cuts will make it harder for Scotland to fight fuel
:03:43. > :03:49.This year, the number of people in fuel poverty is the same as last
:03:50. > :03:51.which is not a standard that should be acceptable.
:03:52. > :03:57.If we want to tackle climate change and improve the quality of Scottish
:03:58. > :04:03.we need to increase the budget for energy efficiency to at least
:04:04. > :04:06.what it was last year but ideally above that so we can begin to invest
:04:07. > :04:09.Last year, ministers pledged spending on climate change
:04:10. > :04:16.We will ensure that climate change is a top priority through a Cabinet
:04:17. > :04:19.agreement to embed climate change in the autumn budget process.
:04:20. > :04:22.But campaigners say there is no evidence that has happened.
:04:23. > :04:40.Renewable energy is an area where the committee sees Scotland
:04:41. > :04:46.But members are warning more must be done on energy efficiency,
:04:47. > :04:52.Scotland does have some of the world's most ambitious
:04:53. > :04:59.But interim targets have repeatedly been missed.
:05:00. > :05:01.Ministers are finding their pledges are coming under
:05:02. > :05:12.David Miller, Reporting Scotland, at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon
:05:13. > :05:18.Bosses at NHS Highland says they are at risk of ending
:05:19. > :05:21.the financial year more than ?2 million in the red.
:05:22. > :05:23.The health board has revealed it's still struggling to contain
:05:24. > :05:25.overspend problems at Raigmore hospital in Inverness
:05:26. > :05:26.and in the rural north-west Highland area.
:05:27. > :05:28.Scotland's biggest fish farm business -
:05:29. > :05:31.Marine Harvest - announced earlier this week that it was losing
:05:32. > :05:35.But now Reporting Scotland has seen new figures, which show just how
:05:36. > :05:41.The volume of fish sold to key markets round the world fell
:05:42. > :05:56.We know that at two 100 jobs are going from Marine harvest.
:05:57. > :05:59.But now we also know just how tough the past year has been for the whole
:06:00. > :06:05.The value of exports sold around the world was down by more than ?100
:06:06. > :06:10.million last year, a fall of over 20% compared with the year before.
:06:11. > :06:12.The Russian trade embargo was announced in late 2014.
:06:13. > :06:17.And currency has changed dramatically.
:06:18. > :06:19.Our largest competitor is Norway and their currency has dropped
:06:20. > :06:25.These two major things have conspired against us.
:06:26. > :06:30.Looking in detail at key export markets, the amount of fish sold
:06:31. > :06:35.to Europe went up by a tiny amount but sales to the USA and Canada
:06:36. > :06:38.were down by more than 28% and the volume going to the Far East
:06:39. > :06:53.But exports are volatile and there's a lot of factors out of our control
:06:54. > :06:55.which impact whether they go up or down.
:06:56. > :06:58.But generally, we are seeing big investment in the salmon industry.
:06:59. > :07:00.We need to find the structure to allow it to grow
:07:01. > :07:06.We should know where the Marine Harvest jobs
:07:07. > :07:09.are going within the next month but the rest of the industry might
:07:10. > :07:16.We have remained static about production for 15 years
:07:17. > :07:20.and costs have been rising during that time.
:07:21. > :07:23.We can sustain and withstand that when prices are good
:07:24. > :07:26.and when the market is good but when things go as they did
:07:27. > :07:49.in 2015, it makes it much more challenging.
:07:50. > :07:51.of Scotland's most rural communities, where other work may be
:07:52. > :07:55.Football and Aberdeen closed the gap on Premiership leaders Celtic
:07:56. > :07:57.to three points with a win over Dundee at Pittodrie.
:07:58. > :08:00.Adam Rooney turned Jonny Hayes' cross into the net
:08:01. > :08:02.for his 16th goal of the season after 13 minutes.
:08:03. > :08:05.It takes Aberdeen's unbeaten run in the league to ten games.
:08:06. > :08:12.Let's get the weekend weather forecast now with Christopher.
:08:13. > :08:22.In the United States they are bracing themselves for a huge
:08:23. > :08:26.snowstorm. It could affect 50 million people. It puts our recent
:08:27. > :08:33.cold snap in perspective. Much million people. It puts our recent
:08:34. > :08:39.quieter this side of the pond. Largely dry tonight. Any showers
:08:40. > :08:40.fading away. A touch of frost in the north-east but for many a mild
:08:41. > :08:43.fading away. A touch of frost in the night. Tomorrow there will be some
:08:44. > :08:57.rain from the north-west. Away from the
:08:58. > :09:02.UK it is fairly settled and drive. The cloud increasing through the
:09:03. > :09:10.day. Some rain through the south-west
:09:11. > :09:17.day. Some rain through the afternoon is dry. Temperatures on
:09:18. > :09:23.the mild side. Still some wet weather to contend with across the
:09:24. > :09:28.north-west Highlands and Orkney and Shetland. Saturday evening, that
:09:29. > :09:33.rain is arriving pushing towards the central belt. For Sunday it will be
:09:34. > :09:41.a cloudy day. Some outbreaks of rain at times. Once again very mild.
:09:42. > :09:46.Outbreaks of rain, heaviest across the north-west and Shetland.
:09:47. > :09:59.Elsewhere cloudy and drizzle. Very mild.
:10:00. > :10:01.From everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around