:00:00. > :00:12.us. Huw Edwards will be here at 10.00pm. Now
:00:13. > :00:18.A court has heard that a teenager, accused of murdering Bailey Gwynne,
:00:19. > :00:20.told police he didn't mean to stab the schoolboy.
:00:21. > :00:22."Fracking ain't allowed to happen" - so says the First Minister.
:00:23. > :00:25.She defends the moratorium, but her critics aren't convinced.
:00:26. > :00:26.Under-18s banned from buying e-cigarettes
:00:27. > :00:35.Hollywood star Dougray Scott opens an exhibition about the sacrifices
:00:36. > :00:38.of the Gordon Highlanders at the Battle of the Somme.
:00:39. > :00:54.I distinctly better men than me, I don't think I have that in me, to do
:00:55. > :00:58.what they did -- I just think they are better men than me.
:00:59. > :01:01.And the daddy of British tennis reckons he's ready for a tough
:01:02. > :01:20.The trial into the stabbing of a 16 year old boy at a school in Aberdeen
:01:21. > :01:23.has been shown footage of a police interview in which the accused
:01:24. > :01:27.The boy on trial for killing Bailey Gwynne at Cults Academy last
:01:28. > :01:30.October denies murder, and says he carried a knife
:01:31. > :01:38.Steven Duff reports from the High court in Aberdeen.
:01:39. > :01:44.The end of the third day of the Bailey Gwynne murder trial and the
:01:45. > :01:50.EQ driven away, after a day of evidence in sand mainly with his
:01:51. > :01:57.interview with police the day after the stabbing at the Cults Academy --
:01:58. > :01:59.and he was driven away. He said he had taken the knife to scare Bailey,
:02:00. > :02:05.after a confrontation, he said he didn't mean to, but he
:02:06. > :02:19.stabbed him. Bailey died after a single wound to the heart and he --
:02:20. > :02:22.the accused said he told teachers. He broke down in tears and said he
:02:23. > :02:26.did try to save him and he told police he carried a knife in school
:02:27. > :02:32.because he never fitted in and was trying to act cool. Earlier police
:02:33. > :02:38.computer expert Charles Bruce gave evidence about the examination of a
:02:39. > :02:40.laptop belonging to the accused. Mr Bruce outlined some of the Google
:02:41. > :02:45.searches found in the computer, on two occasions there was
:02:46. > :02:50.searches for the difference between homicide and murder. On a number of
:02:51. > :02:56.occasions searches the lives and knuckle-dusters. And at the
:02:57. > :03:02.beginning of October last year, the search for how to get rid of someone
:03:03. > :03:06.annoying. Under cross-examination Mr Bruce agreed he had not checked what
:03:07. > :03:10.the search is actually brought up and he did not know if anyone else
:03:11. > :03:12.had. The accused denies murder and two charges of possessing weapons,
:03:13. > :03:12.and the At Holyrood, the First Minister has
:03:13. > :03:20.angrily denied suggestions that she's ready to sanction
:03:21. > :03:23.fracking in Scotland. Fracking is a means of extracting
:03:24. > :03:26.oil and gas onshore from shale. Challenged by Labour,
:03:27. > :03:37.Nicola Sturgeon said she wouldn't This from our political
:03:38. > :03:41.editor Brian Taylor. Firstly, let's do find terms, we are
:03:42. > :03:50.talking hydraulic fracking, fracturing subterranean
:03:51. > :03:54.rock by the injection of water at high pressure.
:03:55. > :04:03.The purpose, to release deep-seated oil and gas. As Scotland's North Sea
:04:04. > :04:04.subside, there is pressure to consider different exploration, and
:04:05. > :04:20.the Scotland has endorsed action, but as
:04:21. > :04:23.Nicola Sturgeon knows, it is opposed by environmental campaigners.
:04:24. > :04:34.She has ordered a moratorium while research is gathered. Labour has
:04:35. > :04:42.hardened its line against fracking. All the signs are, they are going to
:04:43. > :04:45.go ahead and do it anyway. Labour would not allow fracking in
:04:46. > :04:53.Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon fought back. No fracking in Scotland
:04:54. > :04:58.because there is a moratorium on fracking and that is what a
:04:59. > :05:00.moratorium means, it is not allowed to happen because we will not take
:05:01. > :05:01.risks our environment whilst they are so
:05:02. > :05:06.many unanswered questions. The study should be complete by Midsummer,
:05:07. > :05:13.that will be followed by a should be complete by Midsummer,
:05:14. > :05:18.consultation lasting until the spring, and then a ministerial
:05:19. > :05:23.decision in 2017. A moratorium is not a ban and the Scottish
:05:24. > :05:34.Government policy is to weigh up the pros and cons. But
:05:35. > :05:39.the Labour side are very much anti-fracking.
:05:40. > :05:41.Under 18's are to be banned from buying e-cigarettes.
:05:42. > :05:44.A bill passed by the Scottish government will also limit
:05:45. > :05:54.Meanwhile the European union is discussing whether or not to TAX
:05:55. > :05:56.e-cigarettes at the same level as tobacco.
:05:57. > :06:09.E-cigarettes help to wean people off tobacco, although they do still
:06:10. > :06:10.contain nicotine, but a ban will make it illegal
:06:11. > :06:18.now to sell e-cigarettes to under 18 is in line with cigarettes. We want
:06:19. > :06:21.to make sure they are not available to young people under 18 and it will
:06:22. > :06:22.be an offence to purchase e-cigarettes if you are
:06:23. > :06:26.under 18 but also an offence for older people to buy e-cigarettes for
:06:27. > :06:36.younger people. proposals could mean more regulation
:06:37. > :06:40.if it is taxed at the same rate as tobacco and there are concerns this
:06:41. > :06:42.might disadvantage people trying to stop smoking.
:06:43. > :06:48.All the research we have, they are safer than tobacco, and so not to
:06:49. > :06:54.act or to try and make them more expensive is the wrong approach, and
:06:55. > :06:55.I think maybe governments are looking at this as a revenue
:06:56. > :07:00.raising measure but I would rather they taxed more harmful products.
:07:01. > :07:11.It could put people coming off to make the switch to e-cigarettes, it
:07:12. > :07:13.is a big benefit to people, it is a big incentive for people coming in,
:07:14. > :07:20.looking at ?10 for a packet of cigarettes or ?10 a week on
:07:21. > :07:22.e-cigarettes. The laws are catching up with the rapidly expanding
:07:23. > :07:27.market. When you are talking about
:07:28. > :07:30.e-cigarettes you are not talking about one thing, there are three
:07:31. > :07:32.different generations on sale and maybe 8000
:07:33. > :07:37.flavours and you cannot say one thing applies to all of them and
:07:38. > :07:39.there is a lot of unknowns and I don't think we will have the picture
:07:40. > :07:48.for a few years. The under 18 's will now become law and for next
:07:49. > :07:51.year there will be more restrictions as to how vaping products are
:07:52. > :07:55.marketed. You're watching Reporting
:07:56. > :07:56.Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on
:07:57. > :07:58.tonight's programme - how to give every pre-school child
:07:59. > :08:01.in Scotland the chance to learn In sport: Celtic players and staff
:08:02. > :08:07.hold clear the air talks after what the manager
:08:08. > :08:08.calls an unacceptable This is after the title race gets
:08:09. > :08:15.tighter. And we're courtside with Andy Murray
:08:16. > :08:39.at the Davis Cup tennis. Should international
:08:40. > :08:52.students be allowed to stay Time for coffee with the studios,
:08:53. > :08:55.this woman is from India and Ryan is from America, doing a Masters in
:08:56. > :09:02.international law. I would like to get some experience and work
:09:03. > :09:07.for company and then live in the Highlands. We are here because we
:09:08. > :09:10.want to be here as international students and that would be very
:09:11. > :09:12.beneficial to the professional world. In the past,
:09:13. > :09:18.they could stay in the UK after graduating for two years, but that
:09:19. > :09:24.scheme was scrapped by the UK Government in 2012. His
:09:25. > :09:32.subject is biochemical engineering. Amy is from Canada. I'm doing a
:09:33. > :09:34.Masters in psychology and there's a mental health crisis in terms of
:09:35. > :09:36.support workers and that as a negative thing, you are turning away
:09:37. > :09:44.qualified people. I would like to do something around
:09:45. > :09:49.3-D printing and prosthetics and this is a developing field and there
:09:50. > :09:55.is so much room for growth and I would like to contribute. Students
:09:56. > :09:57.play an important in university life in Scotland, not least because of
:09:58. > :10:03.the fees they pay, and all five parties at
:10:04. > :10:08.Holyrood support the introduction post at the visas and today's report
:10:09. > :10:08.from a cross-party group of MPs and university
:10:09. > :10:16.leaders set up practical recommendations on how to do this.
:10:17. > :10:19.Amongst them students who have completed a college or university
:10:20. > :10:23.qualification should be eligible for a Visa to stay here lasting two
:10:24. > :10:27.years, and those who get a Visa should be trying to get a job
:10:28. > :10:33.relevant to their studies and time spent on a post on the work Visa
:10:34. > :10:36.should count to staying in Scotland permanently.
:10:37. > :10:38.These are highly educated, highly skilled individuals who would be
:10:39. > :10:52.working in jobs, earning a graduate The current work Visa arrangement
:10:53. > :10:53.works well and we think the previous regime was open to
:10:54. > :10:59.situation can be improved. suggestions as to how the
:11:00. > :11:01.situation can be improved. students want to stay and feel they
:11:02. > :11:08.have a lot to offer. A campaign has been launched to cut
:11:09. > :11:12.the number of farm fires Farmers are being encouraged
:11:13. > :11:15.to have their properties assessed, to reduce the risk of fire breaking
:11:16. > :11:29.out and to minimise the danger hazards, chemicals, oils. On a farm
:11:30. > :11:31.it seems there is no end of things to cause a
:11:32. > :11:35.fire, exacerbate one or but firefighters in danger. Tyres are
:11:36. > :11:37.very flammable. A blaze would be fought by crews
:11:38. > :11:57.from nearby Lanark. This is a shared, where we had a
:11:58. > :11:58.fire in 1998 -- this is a shared. He understands the damage Viking
:11:59. > :12:12.course. We shed was damaged and there was
:12:13. > :12:12.cattle in the shed at the time but we
:12:13. > :12:18.managed to get them out. Farm fires are on the increase in
:12:19. > :12:23.Scotland, nearly 3500 in the past two years. Of them, 2800 were
:12:24. > :12:33.smaller fires, maybe burning grassland, or
:12:34. > :12:37.rubbish, but some major incidents involving the loss of buildings or
:12:38. > :12:37.expensive machinery. To prevent scenes like
:12:38. > :12:40.this, the Fire Service hope to have all farms in South
:12:41. > :12:48.Lanarkshire and Galloway surveyed to identify hazards, fuel tanks,
:12:49. > :12:51.cylinders and other flammable materials. Also water sources to
:12:52. > :12:58.fight a fire, conventional or otherwise. The
:12:59. > :13:01.information is collated into a 3-D plan, accessible by computer from
:13:02. > :13:06.fire engines on their way to an incident. It is important that this
:13:07. > :13:10.much preplanning can be done as possible to make the incident
:13:11. > :13:15.he is approaching when he comes here he is approaching when he comes here
:13:16. > :13:19.-- as aware. You do not want to do this at three o'clock in the morning
:13:20. > :13:22.when it is pitch black and there is much greater risk.
:13:23. > :13:29.The centenary of the Battle of the Somme is approaching.
:13:30. > :13:36.War. infamous battles of the First World
:13:37. > :13:40.The Hollywood actor Dougray Scott's grandfather was on the battlefield.
:13:41. > :13:43.As the Fife-born star opened an exhibition about the Somme
:13:44. > :13:47.in Aberdeen, he spoke to our reporter Andrew Anderson.
:13:48. > :13:59.More than just another autograph, do grace bot -- do grace got
:14:00. > :14:10.it was his grandfather who inspired Scott, as a soldier in the Great
:14:11. > :14:16.War. Hundreds of thousands of other soldiers in the First World War, his
:14:17. > :14:22.experience led to issues with him late in his life. His grandfather
:14:23. > :14:30.was one of hundreds of thousands of men who fought at the Somme, Lance
:14:31. > :14:43.Corporal Morrison was fighting with the Highlanders. For do Scott and
:14:44. > :14:49.his mother this is deeply personal. Again, he did suffer quite a bit,
:14:50. > :14:58.health-wise, during the years until he died in 1960. The guns opened up
:14:59. > :15:03.on the Somme in 1916 and 141 days later more than a million men had
:15:04. > :15:04.been killed or injured, the Allies had advanced the front line by just
:15:05. > :15:11.six miles. The casualties figures for the
:15:12. > :15:17.Gordons beggars belief, something in the region approaching 1500 men who
:15:18. > :15:26.were killed or died of their wounds between July and November. Words by
:15:27. > :15:30.the First World War poet Sassoon, Scott has played many soldiers on
:15:31. > :15:35.screen, but what about those who did it for real century ago? I just
:15:36. > :15:40.think they are better men than me and I don't think I have it in me in
:15:41. > :15:45.order to do what they did and in some ways they were extraordinary.
:15:46. > :15:51.A look at other stories from across the country.
:15:52. > :15:55.Some operations have been cancelled at the Queen Elizabeth University
:15:56. > :15:58.Hospital in Glasgow, after a sewage leak at a brain surgery unit.
:15:59. > :16:11.Only emergency surgery is being carried out
:16:12. > :16:13.at the hospital's Institute of Neurosciences, due
:16:14. > :16:18.A water main that burst twice in four days, and affected about 20
:16:19. > :16:21.homes in Bathgate, will be put out of service permanently.
:16:22. > :16:27.After a Scottish Water investigation, the company decided
:16:28. > :16:30.that not using the affected stretch of pipe was the best way to ensure
:16:31. > :16:33.Ways to preserve a fin or a propeller blade
:16:34. > :16:36.from an unexploded torpedo, found in Scapa Flow in Orkney,
:16:37. > :16:42.It's thought the torpedo was fired during a U-boat attack on HMS
:16:43. > :16:47.More than 800 men died in the sinking.
:16:48. > :16:50.Royal Navy divers have begun work to dispose of the weapon.
:16:51. > :16:55.A public meeting is being held this evening, to step up the campaign
:16:56. > :16:57.to preserve the area around one of the North-east's most
:16:58. > :17:01.Campaigners want to steer the route of an A96 dual carriageway
:17:02. > :17:04.Transport Scotland says communities will be consulted
:17:05. > :17:10.A section of skull, believed to be from someone killed at the Battle
:17:11. > :17:12.of Culloden, has been re-created as a 3D digital model.
:17:13. > :17:15.Archaeologists say the skull showed signs of a fatal injury caused
:17:16. > :17:18.It had been on display at the Surgeons Hall
:17:19. > :17:27.Another Scottish school has had to close because of illness.
:17:28. > :17:33.Calside Primary in Dumfries was shut this morning,
:17:34. > :17:36.after "a large number" of staff and pupils were reported absent
:17:37. > :17:42.An outbreak of norovirus was blamed for the closure yesterday
:17:43. > :17:53.Let's see what's doing on the sports front.
:17:54. > :17:56.performance in their goalless draw with Dundee as unacceptable.
:17:57. > :17:59.Celtic's manager Ronny Deila has held a clear-the-air meeting
:18:00. > :18:02.with players and staff today - Last night he described the team's
:18:03. > :18:05.performance in their goalless draw with Dundee as unacceptable.
:18:06. > :18:07.That result helped Aberdeen cut Celtic's lead at the top
:18:08. > :18:21.The air filled with the noise of disgruntled Celtic fans unhappy with
:18:22. > :18:25.their side's lacklustre performance. Clearing the air, the order of
:18:26. > :18:30.today. A meeting held by Celtic players and staff as they strive for
:18:31. > :18:35.better in the vital Scottish Cup quarter-final match with Morton on
:18:36. > :18:39.Sunday. It's a bad combination. Everyone sits in their own cage
:18:40. > :18:45.thinking of them of themselves. It is easy to be isolated. We have to
:18:46. > :18:50.clear the air and agree how we go forward. That's my job to do that.
:18:51. > :18:54.We obviously aren't doing it when it matters which is the most important
:18:55. > :19:00.thing. We need to, there was a connection with us and the managers.
:19:01. > :19:08.It is fine, great. We need personally to perform to our maximum
:19:09. > :19:14.in the games. Aberdeen narrowed the gab with a 1-0 victory. Their
:19:15. > :19:19.manager wary when it comes to talk of title challenges. For us to force
:19:20. > :19:25.the issue with ten games to go, we'll have to make sure there's
:19:26. > :19:29.noshipiness, room for error and keep winning games. I believe we can keep
:19:30. > :19:36.winning. The gap at the top of the table is down to four points. The
:19:37. > :19:42.boos rang out at Celtic Park last night. Defeat against Morton this
:19:43. > :19:47.weekend is unthinkable. Do you fear defeat this weekend could be the end
:19:48. > :19:52.of the line for yourself? Err, I'm not thinking of losing. That's the
:19:53. > :19:57.first point. We want to win the game on Sunday, we want to have a good
:19:58. > :19:59.performance. That's all that's in my mind now.
:20:00. > :20:02.Andy Murray and his captain Leon Smith say the Davis Cup tie
:20:03. > :20:04.against Japan could be tougher than any Great Britain faced
:20:05. > :20:07.on their way to winning the tournament last year.
:20:08. > :20:09.Andy and brother Jamie play in Birmingham as the defence
:20:10. > :20:11.of trophy starts tomorrow: Although, as Kheredine Idessane reports
:20:12. > :20:17.from the the Dunblane duo they may not be on court together.
:20:18. > :20:26.A cuddle from the captain from the elder Murray brother. A Davies cup
:20:27. > :20:30.captain has created a great bond. Japan's top player, niche Corey,
:20:31. > :20:36.sixth in the world, capable of clinging to the very best. It is a
:20:37. > :20:40.big test, big challenge. He's played a lot of matches over the last few
:20:41. > :20:46.weeks. Won in member fist on similar conditions to this. He'll be a
:20:47. > :20:55.little more match sharp than me. Just a few short in months ago,
:20:56. > :21:01.this... Led to this. COMMENTATOR: It was a tram endous
:21:02. > :21:02.effort. Yes, Britain may be the defending champions, but this
:21:03. > :21:05.Japanese team will provide the defending champions, but this
:21:06. > :21:09.sternest of 07 significance this weekend. The nature of the
:21:10. > :21:13.competition is such whoever loses this has to face a relegation match
:21:14. > :21:17.in accept, a whole different feel to where we were a few months ago. We
:21:18. > :21:21.in accept, a whole different feel to have to work extremely hard to get
:21:22. > :21:25.through this one. They won three doubles matches the two last year
:21:26. > :21:29.but the brothers Murray could be split up this weekend with Dom I
:21:30. > :21:32.think lot nominated to partner Jamie on Saturday. Though that could
:21:33. > :21:41.change. That was last year for us, it was huge in all the ties. I'm
:21:42. > :21:47.sure th will be no different. We're really looking forward to the match.
:21:48. > :21:52.We've practised well all week. But the loudest cheer in this Davis Cup
:21:53. > :21:54.family will come from the daddy of tennis.
:21:55. > :21:56.The first Scottish woman to hold a British boxing title has been
:21:57. > :21:59.given extra funding to help her achieve her goal of qualifying
:22:00. > :22:05.Stephanie Kernachan will get ?6,000 for the next two
:22:06. > :22:07.years from sportscotland to help her prepare
:22:08. > :22:16.The Motherwell boxer is setting high standards for herself in Australia.
:22:17. > :22:24.I'm going to the Commonwealth's, going to win gold. You have to have
:22:25. > :22:30.that self-belief. You don't want to just say it and not act on it. If
:22:31. > :22:34.I'm boxing inter nationally, I'm winning these tournaments and
:22:35. > :22:40.getting opportunities. It gives me more belief I can get gold and make
:22:41. > :22:41.history. The very best of luck to her.
:22:42. > :22:45.Every child in Scotland should have the chance to learn how to ride
:22:46. > :22:48.a bike before they get to school - that's the aim of a scheme launched
:22:49. > :22:52.It enlisted the help of Scots round-the-world cyclist,
:22:53. > :22:55.Mark Beaumont, to help a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds from Stirlingshire
:22:56. > :23:08.Apparently you never forget how to ride is a bike. Off you go, Laura.
:23:09. > :23:15.But you do have to learn in the first place. These children are off
:23:16. > :23:23.to a chat wobbly start. Good turn at the end. They are getting expert
:23:24. > :23:27.tuition. Better known for his record-breaking cycling adventures,
:23:28. > :23:31.today, Mark Beaumont is taking on a new challenge. Teaching three and
:23:32. > :23:40.four-year-olds to ride their bikes. It's a sport but also a life skill.
:23:41. > :23:44.At that age, spatial awareness, balance, it's also incredibly
:23:45. > :23:49.sociableable. Myself and my dad are a fan of seeing this. The early
:23:50. > :23:55.years cycle scheme trains up nursery staff so they can teach the kids the
:23:56. > :23:59.basics. It is to give them the confidence and skills to make those
:24:00. > :24:02.journeys whether with friends or families to school, the shop or
:24:03. > :24:07.park. We'd love to see kids more active and having fun on their bike.
:24:08. > :24:12.At the moment, only 2% of children in Scotland ride their bikes to
:24:13. > :24:19.school. These learners look like they may be ready for that journey
:24:20. > :24:22.soon. Because you put your two feet together and push your bike
:24:23. > :24:31.forwards. Is that quite difficult? Yeah. I like pushing and running and
:24:32. > :24:37.ringing the bell. Wow, can you ride a pedal bike? Yeah, with one hand.
:24:38. > :24:42.You can ride a pedal bike with one hand? Without stabilisers! The kids
:24:43. > :24:46.here today are making this look really easy. So easy in fact, it
:24:47. > :24:50.might persuade a few of the grown-ups to get back in the saddle.
:24:51. > :24:57.Now here's Shelley with details of Scotland 2016.
:24:58. > :25:04.Tonight, Conservative MP Liam Fox tells me why he thinks it's time to
:25:05. > :25:10.quit Europe. And, we'll plot the balancele lines for this May's
:25:11. > :25:15.Holyrood election. Join me on BBC Two at 10.30pm.
:25:16. > :25:31.As far as tonight's concerned. We have a yellow be aware warning for
:25:32. > :25:36.ice wide cede across the country away from the western around
:25:37. > :25:41.Northern Isles. For most of us, it is dry. A band of rain is pushing
:25:42. > :25:45.across western Scotland through the course of the night. Snow over
:25:46. > :25:49.higher ground. A yellow warning for southern Scotland. The rain and snow
:25:50. > :25:51.pivoting over the borders through the course of the night and clearing
:25:52. > :25:56.from the central low lands. Showers the course of the night and clearing
:25:57. > :26:00.into the north. Elsewhere, dry, with a fairly widespread frost. Clear
:26:01. > :26:04.skies as well. Overnight lows of around freezing to 2 Celsius. That
:26:05. > :26:09.ice risk first thing tomorrow morning. It starts off with rain in
:26:10. > :26:13.the south. Snow over higher ground clearing during the course of the
:26:14. > :26:18.day. Brightening up nicely. As we head towards the afternoon, for
:26:19. > :26:25.south-west Scotland around the Glasgow area and towards the Isle of
:26:26. > :26:29.Mull, north iring isle, lovely spells the sunshine druering the
:26:30. > :26:34.day. A nice day with shelter from that north-easterly wind. Strong
:26:35. > :26:40.north-eastered winds here, a biting wind. Showers for the Northern Isles
:26:41. > :26:44.and feeding into Caithness, towards Inverness, Murray and northern parts
:26:45. > :26:46.of the Grampian too. More in the way of cloud across eastern Scotland
:26:47. > :26:55.with showers fringing in here through the day. Wintry over the
:26:56. > :27:00.Pentlands and Border hills. Dry in the west. In the evening, a nice mix
:27:01. > :27:04.developing. It stays dry over western Scotland. The pressure chart
:27:05. > :27:09.shows us winds going into the north for Saturday. High pressure building
:27:10. > :27:16.for the weekend settling things nicely. A lot of dry weather on
:27:17. > :27:17.Saturday. Dry with spells of sunshine on Sunday.
:27:18. > :27:22.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.
:27:23. > :27:25.A court has heard that a teenager, accused of murdering Bailey Gwynne,
:27:26. > :27:29.told police he didn't mean to stab the school boy.
:27:30. > :27:36.I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just
:27:37. > :27:38.Until then, from everyone on the team right across