:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:20.Protests outside. news teams where you are.
:00:21. > :00:21.Inside Holyrood, the budget passes with an extra
:00:22. > :00:24.At Westminster, ministers praise the new financial
:00:25. > :00:26.deal which will shape future budgets.
:00:27. > :00:28.The Scottish Government says it stopped massive cuts
:00:29. > :00:31.Calls for action on long waiting times for NHS
:00:32. > :00:42.Waiting to have that help and support to treat it, deal with it
:00:43. > :00:48.and learn how to cope with it makes it worse, to the point where, you
:00:49. > :00:52.know, I actually thought - what's the point in going on any more?
:00:53. > :00:56.Floods at this Bathgate estate as a large water main bursts,
:00:57. > :01:07.A VIP visitor to children's charities in Edinburgh gets some
:01:08. > :01:20.tips on her forehand. MSPs have tonight voted to endorse
:01:21. > :01:23.the Scottish Government's budget The Finance Secretary, John Swinney,
:01:24. > :01:28.announced extra cash for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
:01:29. > :01:31.and argued that his overall package But opponents critics said
:01:32. > :01:42.the new money was "window dressing" in the face of big cuts
:01:43. > :01:44.in public spending. From Holyrood, here's our political
:01:45. > :01:53.editor, Brian Taylor. No ifs, no buts, no SNP cuts. Trades
:01:54. > :01:57.unionists protest outside Parliament claiming that spending cuts would
:01:58. > :02:02.cost thousands of jobs. The John Swinney disagrees. I frankly think
:02:03. > :02:05.the claims that have been made about public sector employment are utterly
:02:06. > :02:10.exaggerated. That's what I think in this debate. Mr Swinney said only
:02:11. > :02:17.500 devolved public sector jobs had gone in the last year. Overall
:02:18. > :02:21.employment was up by 20,000. Facing opposition pressure, he announced
:02:22. > :02:24.extra cash to help pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. I can
:02:25. > :02:29.today confirm to Parliament that I intend to double the amount of
:02:30. > :02:31.funding that we had planned to allocate to the attainment Scotland
:02:32. > :02:38.fund over the next three years, taking that fund from ?80 million to
:02:39. > :02:43.a total of ?160 million. To help cities and towns across Scotland, he
:02:44. > :02:47.announced an improved rates relief scheme for empty industrial
:02:48. > :02:52.properties. He said his budget would defend services and protect
:02:53. > :02:58.hard-working families. I now call on... His claim about public sector
:02:59. > :03:06.jobs angered Labour's leader. She had a little list. 170 jobs were
:03:07. > :03:12.lost in Angus this week. This week there will be 350 post posts cut.
:03:13. > :03:20.Across Scotland thousands of workers losing their jobs. She urged MSPs to
:03:21. > :03:24.back a 1p increase in income tax as did the Liberal Democrats. I welcome
:03:25. > :03:30.the decision by John Swinney today did the Liberal Democrats. I welcome
:03:31. > :03:35.over hiss had attainment fund. I think that is welcome. I think it's
:03:36. > :03:38.window dressing on a budget that is slashing public services to the
:03:39. > :03:42.core. The Tories warned that cuts to college budgets would prove
:03:43. > :03:46.damaging. We should not forget that for many working people looking to
:03:47. > :03:50.up scale often returners to work such as women who have taken time
:03:51. > :03:54.out to have children, these part-time courses are absolutely
:03:55. > :04:03.essential. In the vote, the SNP majority defeated all the opposition
:04:04. > :04:06.parties combined. Yes, 64. No, 57. So John Swinney's budget goes
:04:07. > :04:08.parties combined. Yes, 64. No, 57. through. A rehearsal of the
:04:09. > :04:12.arguments for the coming Scottish elections. Brian Taylor, Reporting
:04:13. > :04:16.Scotland. Meanwhile at Westminster,
:04:17. > :04:17.the Prime Minister has praised the financial settlement which will
:04:18. > :04:20.underpin the new Scotland Bill, saying it is fair for Scotland
:04:21. > :04:23.and the rest of the UK. The SNP welcomed the agreement,
:04:24. > :04:26.but said it had been the action of ministers in Edinburgh that had
:04:27. > :04:28.stopped the Treasury cutting Here's our Westminster
:04:29. > :04:39.correspondent, David Porter. After months of hard pounding on the
:04:40. > :04:43.financial nitty-gritty of more devolution and new tax powers for
:04:44. > :04:48.Holyrood, agreement on what it will mean in hard cash terms. For all
:04:49. > :04:52.sides, a sense of satisfaction and some relief. I'm happy that the
:04:53. > :04:56.negotiations went as they did. I'm happy we have a good outcome. I'm
:04:57. > :04:59.happy that Lord Smith, who is responsible for so much of this
:05:00. > :05:03.work, put out a statement saying - this delivers Smith and the
:05:04. > :05:07.principles in full. So no more grievance no. More fussing about
:05:08. > :05:12.process. No more arguments about the arrangements. Now it's time to get
:05:13. > :05:17.on and govern. THE SPEAKER: Order. Statement the
:05:18. > :05:23.Secretary of State for Scotland. Later it was hailed as a truly
:05:24. > :05:29.historic deal. Others agreed. It marks the removal of the final
:05:30. > :05:32.obstacle of the transfer of significant and substantial powers
:05:33. > :05:37.to Scotland. The agreement sees the recommendations of the Smith
:05:38. > :05:40.Commission delivered in full. But despite the overall welcome, being
:05:41. > :05:45.Scotland there will always be a political edge. When negotiations
:05:46. > :05:51.first began, Scotland's budget faced a threat from the Treasury of a cut
:05:52. > :05:56.of ?7 billion. This week, it was ?3 billion. Yesterday morning, it was
:05:57. > :06:00.?2.5 billion. Last night my colleagues in the Scottish
:06:01. > :06:05.Government secured a deal that will ensure Scotland will not be 1 ?or a
:06:06. > :06:08.penny worse off and the new powers which were promised will be
:06:09. > :06:13.delivered. What's been greed? The Scottish Government will get to keep
:06:14. > :06:18.devolved taxes such as income tax and some VAT. The block grant from
:06:19. > :06:23.Westminster will be adjusted to take account of this. The controversial
:06:24. > :06:27.Barnet funding formula continues. Signs tonight that that will cause
:06:28. > :06:32.tensions. As long as we maintain the out moded, out dated and unfair
:06:33. > :06:37.Barnett Formula, which is throughly disadvantaged to the English, we
:06:38. > :06:41.will simply Stoke up resentment on both sides of the border. The full
:06:42. > :06:46.details of the fiscal framework will emerge shortly. Exactly how Holyrood
:06:47. > :06:53.uses its new powers looks set to loom large in the upcoming
:06:54. > :06:57.elections. Brian Taylor joins me from Holyrood. As we heard claim and
:06:58. > :07:02.counter claim over who sealed the deal. How would you assess the last
:07:03. > :07:08.two-days? Quite remarkable couple of days, Jackie. By comparison with the
:07:09. > :07:12.tension and drama of yesterday, today's budget debate here seemed a
:07:13. > :07:15.little tame. It was fiesty on occasion. Today was big legal
:07:16. > :07:19.politics as well. We are dealing with the small matter of ?30
:07:20. > :07:22.billion, around that, of public expend spendure for the year ahead
:07:23. > :07:27.in Scotland. Secondly, with an eye to those elections in May, a
:07:28. > :07:30.significant argument today over the impact of public sector constraint
:07:31. > :07:34.upon services and upon jobs. That will be a big issue at the
:07:35. > :07:41.elections. There was the debate over taxation. Labour and the Liberal
:07:42. > :07:44.Democrats proposing 1p increase across all bands. John Swinney
:07:45. > :07:50.saying no, and the Conservatives saying no. That will be a huge issue
:07:51. > :07:55.at the election. The deal yesterday lib rates the prospect of those new
:07:56. > :07:59.tax powers coming to Holyrood from 2017, control of all income tax
:08:00. > :08:02.rates and bands. What happened in the last couple of days, Scottish
:08:03. > :08:07.politics has been transformed. Brian, thank you.
:08:08. > :08:09.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:08:10. > :08:10.Still to come on tonight's programme.
:08:11. > :08:12.The clean-up begins after part of Bathgate is flooded
:08:13. > :08:16.The sacked Premiership manager who says he wasn't
:08:17. > :08:19.You'll see the goals from last night's Premiership
:08:20. > :08:31.If you go to the doctor with a mental health problem,
:08:32. > :08:34.should you be treated with the same urgency as if you had
:08:35. > :08:37.Currently, that's not the case as target times for treatment
:08:38. > :08:40.for pychological therapies are longer.
:08:41. > :08:42.Not surprisingly, Scotland's largest mental health charity thinks
:08:43. > :08:56.Michelle has had depression for six years. She tried to get counselling
:08:57. > :09:02.from her GP, but the wait was too long. It is's like a big black cloud
:09:03. > :09:07.over you. You don't know what's wrong. You know something's not
:09:08. > :09:11.right and waiting to have that help and support to treat it and deal
:09:12. > :09:18.with it and learn how to cope with it, it just makes it worse. To the
:09:19. > :09:24.point where, you know, I actually thought - what's the point in going
:09:25. > :09:30.on any more? She feels if an illness isn't visible people don't take it
:09:31. > :09:34.seriously. People don't accept it as readily. I mean I have been told -
:09:35. > :09:42.what have you got to be depressed about? Get over it. You don't look
:09:43. > :09:47.depressed. You don't look ill. Because my arm's not in plaster, I'm
:09:48. > :09:50.not ill. One of the largest mental health charities in Scotland says
:09:51. > :09:53.conditions like depression and anxiety should have waiting times of
:09:54. > :09:59.12 weeks like physical illnesses instead of 18. This is urgent.
:10:00. > :10:03.People are becoming more mentally unwell on these waiting list that is
:10:04. > :10:06.are already too long. People Samh have spoken to are worried and
:10:07. > :10:10.concerned. The treatments are effective and work for people. They
:10:11. > :10:13.should be available at the earliest opportunity. The Scottish Government
:10:14. > :10:14.says it welcomes their contribution and will consider their
:10:15. > :10:18.recommendations. Police are examining claims
:10:19. > :10:21.from a prisoner in Northern Ireland that the Scottish serial child
:10:22. > :10:23.killer, Robert Black, Detectives questioned
:10:24. > :10:28.Barry McCarney last week. He was housed with Black and it's
:10:29. > :10:32.understood he told prison officers that Black had admitted
:10:33. > :10:38.to murdering more children. The Chief Executive of Scotland's
:10:39. > :10:40.health service has called Paul Gray was giving evidence
:10:41. > :10:45.to Holyrood's Audit Committee, as MSPs investigate a potential
:10:46. > :10:49.?50 million overspend on call Committee members expressed
:10:50. > :10:58.their frustration so much money had been wasted on a badly
:10:59. > :11:08.drawn-up contract. Tougher penalties are to be
:11:09. > :11:11.introduced for those found guilty The Scottish Government has accepted
:11:12. > :11:14.the recommendations from its wildlife crime
:11:15. > :11:15.penalties review group. It will mean courts could impose
:11:16. > :11:20.sentences of up to twelve months Families in a street in the wester
:11:21. > :11:28.inch area of Bathgate got a shock when they looked our
:11:29. > :11:30.of their windows this morning. A large water main had
:11:31. > :11:32.burst flooding the road and then their homes -
:11:33. > :11:41.and it's not the first Cars up to their roofs in water, a
:11:42. > :11:45.play park submerged. Just after 8. . 00am this morning Bathgate was like
:11:46. > :11:49.a small lough. People were getting ready for work when water from the
:11:50. > :11:54.burst main up there came rushing down here and headed down the street
:11:55. > :11:58.engulfing the houses an the cars there. The first job for fire crews
:11:59. > :12:02.wases to rescue some families from their homes before the job of
:12:03. > :12:08.pumping away the four feet of water could begin. 24 properties in this
:12:09. > :12:12.street alone were affected. Some cars were flooded beyond their roof.
:12:13. > :12:17.Some of these properties, the brick work, you can see, affected about
:12:18. > :12:21.four feet in water. The lower floors of these properties. The flood this
:12:22. > :12:25.morning is all the more concerning for residents here as the same thing
:12:26. > :12:31.happened four years ago when the water main burst. Once again, they
:12:32. > :13:05.are counting the cost. That's my company car,
:13:06. > :13:14.They say they are investigating. The last and happened, the family had to
:13:15. > :13:16.move out for six months. They will wait to hear how long it will be
:13:17. > :15:17.this time. The three men behind me have almost
:15:18. > :15:20.certainly had an impact on your life - Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited
:15:21. > :15:23.with creating the internet, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder
:15:24. > :15:25.of Microsoft and Mark Zuckerberg, who came up with
:15:26. > :15:27.the idea of Facebook. Although computers play
:15:28. > :15:29.an increasing part in our world, there's actually a shortage
:15:30. > :15:31.of skilled programmers. But it's hoped a new course
:15:32. > :15:48.in Edinburgh can change all that, Making sense of digital technology.
:15:49. > :15:50.This course designed to tackle a serious and escalating shortage of
:15:51. > :15:53.This course designed to tackle a skilled computer programmers.
:15:54. > :15:58.Employers argue they need more people with practical coding and
:15:59. > :16:03.software skills. It's a massive problem every other company in
:16:04. > :16:06.technology we struckle to recruit. After five months you get involved
:16:07. > :16:09.through the course, you can get to know the students. That is one of
:16:10. > :16:12.the benefits of being a partner. At the end of five months you have the
:16:13. > :16:18.people who can come in and work on projects for you. Five months here
:16:19. > :16:22.gives students the qualify kagss needed for digital technology jobs
:16:23. > :16:26.in everything from banking and Government to gaming and design. We
:16:27. > :16:30.have all these jobs in Scotland, there is not the quality of
:16:31. > :16:33.programmer out there to fill them. That's why we are focused on the
:16:34. > :16:37.craft and making sure people can make programmes that are nice and
:16:38. > :16:42.will work for years and years and years and do things in a good way
:16:43. > :16:48.instead of being hackers. The emphasis is on practical
:16:49. > :16:51.applications of computer coding. Those attracted to this field come
:16:52. > :16:57.from diverse backgrounds. They argue it's more relevant that more
:16:58. > :17:01.traditional degrees. In computer science you aren't always learning
:17:02. > :17:04.job skills. A ever you have done that you will learn on the job
:17:05. > :17:07.skills. The aim of this is to get you into a job. They are teaching
:17:08. > :17:14.you things you would be using every day in a job. The Government-backed
:17:15. > :17:21.not for profit academy says it's generating 1,000 graduates in its
:17:22. > :17:22.first three years. Allowing Scotland's digital economy to
:17:23. > :17:26.flourish. On the day Dundee United
:17:27. > :17:30.posted their biggest ever profit, ?4 million, their former manager
:17:31. > :17:33.says he should have been Jackie McNamara was sacked last
:17:34. > :17:37.year, but since then, the Premiership club's fortunes
:17:38. > :17:39.haven't improved and they remain Now managing in the English lower
:17:40. > :17:45.leagues, he's been speaking to our Senior Football Reporter
:17:46. > :17:57.Chris McLaughlin. York City, a side struggling near
:17:58. > :18:02.the bottom of League Two in England. The man in charge is well used to
:18:03. > :18:06.struggles, sacked by Scottish relegation favourites Dundee United
:18:07. > :18:09.last year. Could you have turned it around? I had great belief in what
:18:10. > :18:12.we were doing, yeah. I've done it before. My record at United speaks
:18:13. > :18:17.for itself. We are getting to before. My record at United speaks
:18:18. > :18:22.and getting the win ratio. before. My record at United speaks
:18:23. > :18:25.second to Jim before. My record at United speaks
:18:26. > :18:26.doing what we have done. Do you before. My record at United speaks
:18:27. > :18:30.the plug was pulled too soon? before. My record at United speaks
:18:31. > :18:46.the case. Yeah yeah, for me. Yeah. The much-needed turn around has so
:18:47. > :18:49.far failed to materialise. I don't think he was the right man.
:18:50. > :18:56.far failed to materialise. I don't think he was either. He was a good
:18:57. > :19:01.manager. I regret certain things. A lot of things are out of my control
:19:02. > :19:03.as a manager. No ill-feeling towards them. Wish them the best. Hopefully
:19:04. > :19:11.they stay up this season. United's arch rivals Dundee have
:19:12. > :19:13.earned themselves a Scottish Cup quarterfinal away to Rangers
:19:14. > :19:15.by beating Dumbarton in a replay. As John Barnes reports,
:19:16. > :19:23.the win was comprehensive. After a 0-0 draw in the first match,
:19:24. > :19:33.the premiership club were determined there would be no slip-ups. Paul
:19:34. > :19:35.McGinley scored the opener. Harkins, who wound up the Rangers fans with
:19:36. > :19:36.comments about their the week but this time upset
:19:37. > :19:42.Dumbarton for a second the week but this time upset
:19:43. > :19:47.night by providing the cross to make it 2-0. Earlier in the second half,
:19:48. > :19:53.night by providing the cross to make interest from Rangers, knocked in
:19:54. > :19:56.number three for his eighth goal of the season. Full-back Kevin Holt
:19:57. > :20:02.then got himself on the scoresheet as he fired in the rebound after
:20:03. > :20:06.substitute Craig Wythenshawe was parried in. Stuart and his second of
:20:07. > :20:13.the night to make it 5-0 to make it a comfortable victory. I thought it
:20:14. > :20:18.was professional and clinical. We scored some big goals. With so much
:20:19. > :20:23.of the ball and position, I am pleased with the results. Just to be
:20:24. > :20:30.getting through these games. It is disappointing. But Dundee were
:20:31. > :20:35.better than us on the night. So, having seen off one championship
:20:36. > :20:36.club, and the now face another in the quarterfinals. But Rangers may
:20:37. > :20:38.just provide a more difficult obstacle.
:20:39. > :20:40.Partick Thistle were also in action last night,
:20:41. > :20:42.moving up to eighth in the Premiership after two
:20:43. > :20:45.substitutions paid off for manager Alan Archibald.
:20:46. > :20:47.He brought on Kris Doolan, who had an immediate impact,
:20:48. > :20:50.putting Thistle ahead against St Johnstone.
:20:51. > :20:54.The win was wrapped up by fellow sub David Amoo,
:20:55. > :20:57.whose epic run to score the second made sure of a win and all three
:20:58. > :21:11.The man who founded the homeless World Cup and launched The Big Issue
:21:12. > :21:14.in Scotland is the new chairman of the national sports agency
:21:15. > :21:18.Mel Young, in the middle here, says greater grassroots
:21:19. > :21:20.participation is the key to elite-level success.
:21:21. > :21:28.He's taking over from Louise Martin, who steps down in June.
:21:29. > :21:36.It's one of her favourite sports, and today the Duchess of Cambridge
:21:37. > :21:37.got a tennis lesson from Andy Murray's mum.
:21:38. > :21:40.The Duchess, or the Countess of Strathearn as she's known here,
:21:41. > :21:42.was on her first solo engagement in Scotland.
:21:43. > :21:43.Earlier, she visited charities which offer
:21:44. > :21:57.Hoping to gain a few handy tips on her game, Catherine joined Judy
:21:58. > :22:01.Murray in a coaching session with tennis on the road which was founded
:22:02. > :22:06.to give more people the chance to try the sport. Kate is a keen
:22:07. > :22:09.player, and was able to demonstrate her skills. It was fantastic for us
:22:10. > :22:14.and our programme, it was fantastic for the school. And it was fantastic
:22:15. > :22:19.for tennis and for women's sport. The fact that she is such a keen
:22:20. > :22:22.tennis player and tennis watcher, she said to me when she was leaving
:22:23. > :22:33.that she would love to come back and do some more. A musical welcome at
:22:34. > :22:38.St Catherine 's primary school, where the Countess or the work of a
:22:39. > :22:44.charity of which she is a patron which provides emotional support for
:22:45. > :22:46.children and their families. At this educational centre, the countess
:22:47. > :22:51.visited the art room, another of her charities. This is their first
:22:52. > :22:53.studio in Scotland and through art, they help children with issues like
:22:54. > :22:58.self-esteem and confidence. The art room has helped me a lot. In my
:22:59. > :23:02.class, it has made me behave better than I used to. I have to say, the
:23:03. > :23:09.class, it has made me behave better children were amazing. Even the most
:23:10. > :23:13.withdrawn and unconfident child was willing to talk to her. She is
:23:14. > :23:19.brilliant at putting children at ease. As she understands what we are
:23:20. > :23:21.about. But art was not the only topic of conversation. She asked
:23:22. > :23:26.what he might support and I said head. I after she was a Hibs fan and
:23:27. > :23:32.she said yeah, which was funny. This was a short visit to Edinburgh, but
:23:33. > :23:32.a significant one, as it marks the countess's first solo official
:23:33. > :23:35.engagement north of the border. Now here's Shelley Jofre
:23:36. > :23:45.with details of Scotland 2016. Tonight, now the deal has been done,
:23:46. > :23:50.how might the Scottish Government use its new powers? Is Britain
:23:51. > :23:54.setting a dangerous precedent by undermining human rights?
:23:55. > :23:56.And they look ahead to Friday's election in the Irish Republic. All
:23:57. > :23:58.that and more on BBC Two at 10.30. Let's get the latest weather
:23:59. > :24:07.outlook from Christopher. It has been a lovely week of whether
:24:08. > :24:13.for many so far, and there is more to come. A great picture from one of
:24:14. > :24:21.our weather watchers here. Blue skies and very few showers. Cold and
:24:22. > :24:24.frosty, and those wintry showers continue tonight, particularly
:24:25. > :24:28.across the mainland, but also in Shetland, where we have a yellow be
:24:29. > :24:35.aware warning. There may be snow even at lower levels. Inland, dry,
:24:36. > :24:40.clear and cold, with a widespread frost and temperatures sub zero.
:24:41. > :24:44.Tomorrow, it is a cold and frosty start, with the risk of icy patches
:24:45. > :24:50.around the northern and western coast. Icy showers again around
:24:51. > :24:57.Jutland, but using during the day. For most, it is a sparkling day. By
:24:58. > :25:01.mid-afternoon, three to five Celsius, but it should still feel
:25:02. > :25:05.pleasant, with light winds. Perhaps a bit of cloud around the West
:25:06. > :25:10.Coast. But for many, it is a bright and sunny day. The cloud should not
:25:11. > :25:13.spoil things. Inland, where we have snow, it is chilly, but the winds
:25:14. > :25:20.are light and it should not feel bad. The showers across Shetland
:25:21. > :25:23.will clear away. Towards the evening, cloud builds across the
:25:24. > :25:30.West and south-west. If you read showers, but for many, it is a dry,
:25:31. > :25:33.cold and frosty night. Towards Friday, low pressure nearby, but it
:25:34. > :25:42.should not trouble us too much. Perhaps more cloud at times. Only
:25:43. > :25:49.wintry over the high ground. For many, it is a dry and bright day.
:25:50. > :25:52.Some cloud at times. The winds are light again. Into the weekend, for
:25:53. > :25:56.both Saturday and Sunday, high pressure firmly in charge. That
:25:57. > :26:01.means a lot of dry and fine weather, with Spurs and sunshine. A bit of an
:26:02. > :26:02.easterly drift at times, so a few showers across eastern parts of the
:26:03. > :26:07.country, but most are dry. Now, a reminder of
:26:08. > :26:09.tonight's main news. MSPs have tonight voted to endorse
:26:10. > :26:11.the Scottish Government's budget The Finance Secretary, John Swinney,
:26:12. > :26:14.argued that his overall package But opposition critics said
:26:15. > :26:18.the new money was "window dressing" in the face of big cuts
:26:19. > :26:21.in public spending. I'll be back with the late bulletin
:26:22. > :26:24.just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone
:26:25. > :26:27.on the team right across