:00:00. > :00:15.revenues contributes to a ?15 billion hole
:00:16. > :00:18."Nothing will give us back what has been taken."
:00:19. > :00:21.The mother of Bailey Gwynne has spoken after the outcome
:00:22. > :00:25.The so-called police spying row: one of Scotland's most senior officers
:00:26. > :00:32.is accused by a detective of making false claims about him.
:00:33. > :00:34.In the Premiership, it's even tighter at the top.
:00:35. > :00:38.Aberdeen celebrate getting within a point of Celtic.
:00:39. > :00:44.And could Cumbernauld become Scotland's answer to Hollywood?
:00:45. > :00:46.New plans for a purpose-built film studio are drawn up
:00:47. > :01:05.The huge drop in oil revenues has contributed to Scotland's budget
:01:06. > :01:07.deficit, reaching almost ?15 billion, according
:01:08. > :01:13.The slump in the oil price means the country's overall tax take
:01:14. > :01:16.per head lags marginally behind the UK, for the first time
:01:17. > :01:24.Ministers insist Scotland's economy remains fundamentally strong.
:01:25. > :01:26.But the opposition says there would have been big
:01:27. > :01:29.spending cuts if Scots had opted for independence.
:01:30. > :01:36.Our Political Editor Brian Taylor reports.
:01:37. > :01:44.The slump in oil prices means lower tax revenues, and has now worked
:01:45. > :01:50.through to Scotland's balance sheet. We are talking here about 2014-15.
:01:51. > :01:54.In that financial year, it is reckoned that Scotland's share of
:01:55. > :01:58.North Sea all revenues was ?1.8 billion, down from nearly ?4 billion
:01:59. > :02:04.the previous year, a reduction of 55%. Scottish ministers visit a
:02:05. > :02:07.high-tech site in Edinburgh, and stressed that Scotland's wider
:02:08. > :02:11.economy is growing on the compensating for the problems in the
:02:12. > :02:15.North Sea. But they admit the figures are challenging. There is no
:02:16. > :02:19.getting away from the fact that this is a difficult time for the North
:02:20. > :02:23.Sea oil and gas sector. But Scotland's economy is strong, and if
:02:24. > :02:27.you look over the medium term, that strength is obvious. If you look at
:02:28. > :02:32.our higher employment and higher productivity growth, that strength
:02:33. > :02:36.is obvious as well. Scotland's deficit is ?15 billion, twice the UK
:02:37. > :02:40.level as a share of the economy. Total Scottish spending remains
:02:41. > :02:45.?1400 per person higher than for the UK as a whole. But Scotland's
:02:46. > :02:47.overall tax take per head, including oil, is now fractionally lower than
:02:48. > :02:53.overall tax take per head, including the UK for the first time in 36
:02:54. > :02:59.years. According to the Prime Minister, it didn't add up. I dread
:03:00. > :03:06.to think what taxation will have to be levied not just on whiskey, but
:03:07. > :03:09.on petrol, on work, on incomes and homes. That is the prospect of life
:03:10. > :03:13.outside the United Kingdom and that is why I am glad we voted to stay
:03:14. > :03:19.together. The oil revenue figures may be worse in the current
:03:20. > :03:22.financial year. Nicola Sturgeon's economic credibility has been
:03:23. > :03:25.smashed to smithereens. It is not that she got the projection is
:03:26. > :03:29.wrong. Lots of people got it wrong. It's the fact that she recklessly
:03:30. > :03:33.recommended that Scotland should vote yes to independence. These are
:03:34. > :03:39.devastating figures, which showed the impact that leaving the UK would
:03:40. > :03:43.have had on Scotland. It means cuts five times as deep as what the
:03:44. > :03:49.Tories are already imposing. But Scottish ministers say North Sea oil
:03:50. > :03:52.has sent a total of ?300 billion to the Treasury without any oil fund
:03:53. > :03:56.being established in Scotland. They have urged the Chancellor to insist
:03:57. > :04:01.the industry in his forthcoming Budget.
:04:02. > :04:03.And Brian Taylor joins me now from Hollywood. News tonight that the
:04:04. > :04:10.government got one of its key figures wrong? This is the document
:04:11. > :04:13.here, government spending and revenue for Scotland. It is a
:04:14. > :04:17.fetching shade of blue, but has caused some red faces in the
:04:18. > :04:22.Scottish Government tonight. They got one of the table is wrong. It is
:04:23. > :04:25.Aten if you want to look it up. The figures are generally expressed
:04:26. > :04:31.through a financial year, 2013 - 14 and so on, but the IMF and other
:04:32. > :04:34.organisations like them in calendar years, so they translated them over
:04:35. > :04:37.to the calendar years for that table. They got their sums wrong and
:04:38. > :04:41.the read-through didn't work and they have had to correct them in the
:04:42. > :04:44.online version. It doesn't change the headline figures and it doesn't
:04:45. > :04:48.change the headline story or the impact upon the figures. To use the
:04:49. > :04:52.First Minister's phrase, they are difficult.
:04:53. > :04:54.Ministers have granted legal aid to the families of victims
:04:55. > :04:58.of the Glasgow bin lorry crash who are trying to bring a private
:04:59. > :05:02.Six people died when the lorry ran out of control in the city centre
:05:03. > :05:05.Among them were Jack and Lorraine Sweeney
:05:06. > :05:06.and their granddaughter Erin McQuade.
:05:07. > :05:10.Their families want the driver Harry Clarke to be prosecuted,
:05:11. > :05:13.after an inquiry found the crash could have been avoided if he hadn't
:05:14. > :05:19.Mr Clarke will also to receive legal aid.
:05:20. > :05:22.Judges at the High Court in Edinburgh are still to decide
:05:23. > :05:30.whether the prosecution can go ahead.
:05:31. > :05:33.A murder squad detective has accused one of Police Scotland's most senior
:05:34. > :05:35.officers of making "outrageous and completely false" claims
:05:36. > :05:38.Detective Inspector David Moran says the deputy chief constable,
:05:39. > :05:40.Neil Richardson, is guilty of "misconduct"
:05:41. > :05:46.for wrongly identifying him as the source of a newspaper leak.
:05:47. > :05:48.The force says it's reviewing the allegations.
:05:49. > :05:55.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:05:56. > :06:01.The unsolved murder of a Coldwell in South Lanarkshire is being
:06:02. > :06:05.re-examined by detectives. When the Sunday mail revealed details of the
:06:06. > :06:09.investigation on the 10th anniversary of the case, Police
:06:10. > :06:14.Scotland suspected a leak. They tried to identify the source by
:06:15. > :06:19.monitoring the communications of four serving and retired officers
:06:20. > :06:23.without a judge's consent. The force breached guidelines. MSPs asked one
:06:24. > :06:28.of Police Scotland's most senior officers to explain their leaking
:06:29. > :06:35.quarry. There was a breach from a murder inquiry involving a police
:06:36. > :06:40.officer to a retired police officer. And the focus was on the serving
:06:41. > :06:42.officer within the murder squad. Detective Inspector David Moran
:06:43. > :06:50.thinks that comment points the finger at him, because he believes
:06:51. > :06:55.he is the only officer on the murder squad to have been targeted by
:06:56. > :06:58.Police Scotland's leak inquiry. So, in a letter to the Justice
:06:59. > :07:03.committee, DI Moran says he has been falsely exposed, his reputation
:07:04. > :07:09.severely scarred and that the Deputy Chief Constable may be give tea of
:07:10. > :07:19.misconduct as a result. Mr Moran's lawyer is pursuing his complaint. He
:07:20. > :07:23.has a 32 year reputation as an outstanding officer which is at
:07:24. > :07:28.stake. And if there is a basis for suspicion, which there isn't, he is
:07:29. > :07:31.asking for that to be declared. Tonight, Police Scotland said the
:07:32. > :07:36.matter has been referred to the Scottish police authority, which it
:07:37. > :07:40.said is normal when a complaint is received about a senior officer.
:07:41. > :07:42.The family of 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed
:07:43. > :07:44.to death at Cults Academy in Aberdeen last October,
:07:45. > :07:46.have released a statement about their son.
:07:47. > :07:49.Bailey died after a fight with another 16-year-old boy,
:07:50. > :07:51.who was found guilty of his culpable homicide at the High Court
:07:52. > :07:56.Our reporter Steven Duff is at Cults Academy tonight.
:07:57. > :08:05.What are Bailey's family saying, Steven?
:08:06. > :08:12.The this statement comes 48 hours after the culpable homicide verdict
:08:13. > :08:17.at the High Court in Aberdeen, quite a lengthy statement, paid tribute to
:08:18. > :08:22.Bailey. It ends, we will always be proud that Bailey is our son. We now
:08:23. > :08:26.need time and space to come to terms with what has happened. It has
:08:27. > :08:30.always been a blessing and privileged to have Bailey and to
:08:31. > :08:33.share the honour of knowing, raising and loving him. That is not
:08:34. > :08:39.something that time or our parting will ever change. It ends, Bailey, a
:08:40. > :08:47.true gent, we love and hold you in our hearts. Walk tall, Bailey boy.
:08:48. > :08:50.And that is from Bailey's mum. Have we heard anything from Aberdeen
:08:51. > :08:57.Council about the circumstances surrounding the stabbing? They
:08:58. > :08:59.haven't and cert questions or being giving any interviews about the
:09:00. > :09:02.circumstances of what happened here giving any interviews about the
:09:03. > :09:07.last October. They did put a statement on their website last
:09:08. > :09:10.night with questions they say they have been asked and some cancers.
:09:11. > :09:16.But they say they don't want to go further because it could infringe
:09:17. > :09:22.upon an independent review that is to be carried out. No one questioned
:09:23. > :09:25.the statement did not answer is why the headteacher at Cults Academy had
:09:26. > :09:29.the statement did not answer is why to warn the killer of Bailey
:09:30. > :09:36.-- Bailey Gwynne about the danger of having knives at school when he was
:09:37. > :09:40.in the first and second year. We have still not had an answer to that
:09:41. > :09:43.or the importance of what the answer to that is.
:09:44. > :09:44.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:09:45. > :09:46.Still to come on tonight's programme.
:09:47. > :09:48.We look at the work of the Scottish soldiers who protect military
:09:49. > :09:53.Do Aberdeen have the mental toughness
:09:54. > :10:00.And the bleached blonde Scotland rugby player of 10 years ago,
:10:01. > :10:11.With the 20th anniversary of the Dunblane massacre
:10:12. > :10:14.approaching, a BBC documentary team has been talking to some
:10:15. > :10:17.of the people affected by the atrocity.
:10:18. > :10:19.As Reevel Alderson reports, for some, it's the first time
:10:20. > :10:28.they've ever spoken about what happened that day.
:10:29. > :10:34.In Dunblane, the morning of Wednesday March the 13th, 1996, was
:10:35. > :10:38.cold and crisp. At the school, snowdrops poked through a scattering
:10:39. > :10:42.of snow on the ground. Reports are coming in that one person is dead
:10:43. > :10:46.and several people have been injured after a shooting incident at
:10:47. > :10:51.Dunblane primary School in Scotland. Around 9.30, Thomas Hamilton,
:10:52. > :10:55.carrying four handguns and more than 700 ammunition cartridges, had
:10:56. > :10:58.entered the school gym hall. He killed 16 primary one children and
:10:59. > :11:01.entered the school gym hall. He their teacher before turning the gun
:11:02. > :11:06.on himself. Few survivors of that terrible day have spoken publicly
:11:07. > :11:10.about it, but tonight a BBC Scotland documentary hears from some who were
:11:11. > :11:16.in the PE class. I just remember my legs turned to jelly and falling to
:11:17. > :11:21.the floor. And then dragging myself to the gym cupboard. There were
:11:22. > :11:25.other people there. Three adults in the gym were shot. The class teacher
:11:26. > :11:31.was killed. Her daughter Debbie spoke to the programme. She had
:11:32. > :11:37.defensive wounds through her wrists. She would have been the first person
:11:38. > :11:42.killed, so she would not have seen anything else. The emergency
:11:43. > :11:47.services were called at 9.41. Hamilton had just killed himself.
:11:48. > :11:50.The air was thick with smoke, the smell of cordite. And there was a
:11:51. > :11:58.group of children standing. The smell of cordite. And there was a
:11:59. > :12:01.first thing we were able to do was get them out of there. One of the
:12:02. > :12:05.injured survivors was Matthew Burnley, who was taken to style and
:12:06. > :12:09.Royal Infirmary, where a surgeon gave his parents the news they were
:12:10. > :12:16.praying for all stop the first thing he said to us was, you are bad and
:12:17. > :12:19.you are Steve. Matthew has a little sister and his favourite food is
:12:20. > :12:22.baked beans. And to be honest, that is the first thing he could have
:12:23. > :12:31.said to us, because we knew he hadn't been shot so seriously that
:12:32. > :12:35.he couldn't talk. There was a national outpouring of grief over
:12:36. > :12:37.the disaster, but just over a week later, Dunblane primary school
:12:38. > :12:40.the disaster, but just over a week reopened to help the community and
:12:41. > :12:44.the pupils return to a form of normality. This has been a long,
:12:45. > :12:55.the pupils return to a form of dark week, full of tears. Dunblane
:12:56. > :13:00.is still in mourning. However, the evil that came last week is gone.
:13:01. > :13:04.Within two years following a nationwide campaign, laws had
:13:05. > :13:07.changed give Britain some of the toughest anti-gun legislation in the
:13:08. > :13:10.world, the legacy of Dunblane. And you can see that documentary,
:13:11. > :13:12.Dunblane: Our Story, tonight on BBC One
:13:13. > :13:18.Scotland at 9 o'clock. The UK Government has been defeated
:13:19. > :13:20.in the House of Commons over its plans to extend Sunday
:13:21. > :13:24.opening hours in England and Wales. The SNP has joined Tory rebels
:13:25. > :13:27.to vote against the proposals, which would have allowed local
:13:28. > :13:31.authorities to decide whether larger Our correspondent David Porter
:13:32. > :13:41.is at Westminster for us tonight. Why did the SNP vote the way they
:13:42. > :13:48.did? On the face of it, it does seem Why did the SNP vote the way they
:13:49. > :13:51.a little strange that the SNP is intervening in
:13:52. > :13:57.legislation which technically just applies to England and Wales.
:13:58. > :14:00.Scotland, of course, has Sunday trading laws which are far more
:14:01. > :14:05.relaxed. Stores can open for longer than they can in England and Wales.
:14:06. > :14:09.Also, workers in Scotland, many of them get so-called enhanced payments
:14:10. > :14:13.for that. The SNP say they were worried that if the laws were
:14:14. > :14:19.relaxed throughout the UK, that those premium payments may no longer
:14:20. > :14:21.continue for Scottish workers, so they argued that they were looking
:14:22. > :14:28.after the rights of Scottish workers. Also politically important
:14:29. > :14:29.in the decision that the SNP made with the upcoming Holyrood
:14:30. > :14:33.in the decision that the SNP made elections. They were worried that if
:14:34. > :14:39.they voted for these proposals or abstained, that the Labour Party
:14:40. > :14:41.would say the SNP was propping up unpopular measures by a Conservative
:14:42. > :14:42.government. That could have played very badly in
:14:43. > :14:53.the upcoming Holyrood elections. In the end, the SNP voted with
:14:54. > :14:55.Labour. The government were defeated by 31 votes. There is a block of
:14:56. > :14:58.more than 50 SNP MPs in Westminster. If they had abstained, ministers
:14:59. > :15:02.would be celebrating tonight with a very small victory. Instead, UK
:15:03. > :15:07.investors are licking their wounds. The friend of a man who died
:15:08. > :15:09.following an incident while they were both
:15:10. > :15:11.camping in Renfrewshire has appeared in court
:15:12. > :15:13.charged with his murder. William Cameron,
:15:14. > :15:15.who is 37, is charged with killing 43-year-old
:15:16. > :15:19.Darryl Fitch at Locher Water near Bridge of Weir
:15:20. > :15:21.in July last year. Prosecutors allege he hit
:15:22. > :15:23.Mr Fitch on the head, At Paisley Sheriff Court,
:15:24. > :15:26.Mr Cameron made no plea or declaration, and was
:15:27. > :15:32.remanded in custody. They're called Guardian Angels,
:15:33. > :15:34.soldiers who stand guard over military trainers
:15:35. > :15:37.working in Afghanistan. In the second
:15:38. > :15:39.of our reports has been with the Scots troops
:15:40. > :15:56.deployed at a training centre British soldiers first looked at
:15:57. > :16:01.over Kabul from the Hindu area in the 1800 's, now they look down on
:16:02. > :16:09.the new officer training academy for the Afghan army, nicknamed Sandhurst
:16:10. > :16:14.in the sand. How are you? I'm fine, how are you. The Academy is three
:16:15. > :16:20.years old and still heavily reliant on international aid. See if you can
:16:21. > :16:27.tell me what the parts are on the computer. At the back, the so-called
:16:28. > :16:32.Guardian Angels, their main role to prevent what the military call green
:16:33. > :16:37.and blue attacks on Afghan soldiers turn on Nato soldiers. The Academy
:16:38. > :16:44.is seen as Britain's legacy from a campaign that lasted 13 years and
:16:45. > :16:48.cost more than 450 British lives. I'm optimistic that over time we
:16:49. > :16:50.will produce a high-quality armed force, particularly the Army side
:16:51. > :16:54.will produce a high-quality armed it yet it will take time. The
:16:55. > :16:59.commanding officer says a long-term commitment to the Academy is vital
:17:00. > :17:04.for its success. TRANSLATION: We need some mentors to be in this
:17:05. > :17:08.academy with us so we can use the experience and they can share their
:17:09. > :17:14.experience with us so we can take this Academy and also the training
:17:15. > :17:18.academy for what. The battalion last served in Afghanistan in November 20
:17:19. > :17:26.13. For some this is their first tour, for others a chance to see if
:17:27. > :17:29.anything has changed. Is the fourth to offer the unit, the dust is
:17:30. > :17:36.settling so it's just maintaining the security that we are doing. In
:17:37. > :17:40.seven years I've seen it changed radically. It's changed to the
:17:41. > :17:44.batter so I'm quite happy with that. From what the guys who have been
:17:45. > :17:47.before have said the country has improved massively from the role
:17:48. > :17:52.they played before two and they are doing now. A massive change. It's
:17:53. > :17:58.good to be a part of that. The tour comes to an end in a few weeks'
:17:59. > :18:02.time. An extradition unit is already getting ready to take over and
:18:03. > :18:05.another after that. The Americans have extended their operations in
:18:06. > :18:14.Afghanistan, no decision has been made yet on when Britain will end
:18:15. > :18:16.its operations here. Cameron Buttle, in Kabul.
:18:17. > :18:18.Let's get tonight's sport now, from David.
:18:19. > :18:20.Tension mounting at the top of the Premiership, David.
:18:21. > :18:22.The Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes says it's ridiculous to question
:18:23. > :18:25.whether his team have the character to last the pace in the Premiership
:18:26. > :18:29.They've narrowed Celtic's lead at the top to one point,
:18:30. > :18:32.after coming from a goal down to win at Partick Thistle last night.
:18:33. > :18:44.Does the team in black and white have the mental toughness to win the
:18:45. > :18:50.premiership? To speak bluntly, do Aberdeen have the bottle? Consider
:18:51. > :19:02.this, won goal down a way to Partick Thistle, then this happens. , Ted
:19:03. > :19:07.Mack it big boost, Considine scoring, and Church has found the
:19:08. > :19:10.net one minutes later, Aberdeen have gone from potentially suffering a
:19:11. > :19:16.damaging blow to their hopes of taking the title from Celtic to
:19:17. > :19:19.leading this game. It is ridiculous to question the bottle of my team
:19:20. > :19:21.because for almost three seasons we've had enough big games that we
:19:22. > :19:27.because for almost three seasons have won when the pressure has been
:19:28. > :19:31.on. Has a great attitude. It is not always down to bottle, sometimes
:19:32. > :19:37.that word is used when a team fails. I think its character, a winning
:19:38. > :19:41.mentality. Clearly the pressure has switched to Celtic because in the
:19:42. > :19:45.eyes of their fans and also for Celtic themselves, the job should
:19:46. > :19:49.almost have been done by now. Aberdeen may have the spirit and
:19:50. > :19:53.character for the title run-in, Celtic have a 1-point lead and a
:19:54. > :19:57.game in hand. The question is perhaps how they will stand up to
:19:58. > :20:04.the challenge from the dons. And there is more premiership action
:20:05. > :20:08.tonight. Sixth versus ninth Fort Saint Johnstone busting Inverness.
:20:09. > :20:10.-- hosting Inverness. One of Scotland's most capped-ever
:20:11. > :20:13.rugby players says it's up to others to call time on his international
:20:14. > :20:15.rugby career Sean Lamont could make his 104th
:20:16. > :20:19.appearance for the national side this weekend against France
:20:20. > :20:28.in a fixture that stands out for him He has altered his appearance in his
:20:29. > :20:29.career, yet his dedication to the national team remains constant.
:20:30. > :20:41.2006, the last time Scotland beat France helped by two tries from
:20:42. > :20:47.striking individual. COMMENTATOR: Sean Lamont has two score! It's not
:20:48. > :20:58.bad to bag a brace, one was poached, if I remember, the head got me
:20:59. > :21:00.noticed. It's worse for some people! He has been an almost permanent
:21:01. > :21:07.fixture in the Scotland squad since he made his debut 12 years ago. Only
:21:08. > :21:12.Chris Paterson boasts more caps. And his influence has helped both on and
:21:13. > :21:17.off the park. Over 100 caps speaks for itself, Sean has probably been
:21:18. > :21:22.written off in the past and has always come back stronger and he's a
:21:23. > :21:27.great professional and a great role model within the squad. At the age
:21:28. > :21:31.of 35 Sean Lamont says self that time is ticking on his international
:21:32. > :21:37.career so if involved on Sunday, could be the last time we see him in
:21:38. > :21:41.a Scotland shirt at Murrayfield? Just having that conversation with
:21:42. > :21:45.my Mrs yesterday, could be the last time at Murrayfield, I said, I'll
:21:46. > :21:50.keep going. I've said that all the time, I stand by it. I will become
:21:51. > :21:55.surplus to requirements rather than retire! If this is to be his last
:21:56. > :21:56.hurrah at Murrayfield and a repeat of his performance one decade ago it
:21:57. > :22:00.hurrah at Murrayfield and a repeat would be a fitting finale.
:22:01. > :22:02.Meanwhile, there's been disappointing injury news
:22:03. > :22:02.for Scotland centre Matt Scott.
:22:03. > :22:05.He damaged elbow ligaments playing for Edinburgh at the weekend and has
:22:06. > :22:08.been ruled out of the rest of Scotland's Six Nations campaign.
:22:09. > :22:11.And Leon Smith says it's a huge honour to have his contract
:22:12. > :22:13.as British Davis Cup captain extended until 2018.
:22:14. > :22:17.The Scot's been in the job since 2010 and unsurprisingly,
:22:18. > :22:19.his highlight was leading Great Britain
:22:20. > :22:21.to their first Davis Cup title in 79 years by beating Belgium
:22:22. > :22:35.Congratulations to him, that's Sally?
:22:36. > :22:37.Scotland could have a new permanent film and TV studio, based
:22:38. > :22:41.The Culture Secretary confirmed details of the project this morning.
:22:42. > :22:44.It would build on existing studio space used by the TV
:22:45. > :22:51.Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.
:22:52. > :22:59.Scotland has always offered good locations for film makers. This was
:23:00. > :23:05.Sunset Song in Aberdeen but studio has taken longer. This latest plan
:23:06. > :23:09.would build on an existing complex in Cumbernauld created for the
:23:10. > :23:15.American TV series Outlander. We bought the facility in 2013 with a
:23:16. > :23:18.view to manufacturing parts for trucks and buses but within two
:23:19. > :23:24.weeks we had an approach from Creative Scotland, would we talk to
:23:25. > :23:28.Sony pictures? We did and the rest is history. Two seasons of the show
:23:29. > :23:32.have been made, a decision on a third has yet to be taken yet
:23:33. > :23:37.whether they stay or go the plan is to expand and the facilities, adding
:23:38. > :23:44.two more sound stages and a back lot. What is exciting about the
:23:45. > :23:51.proposal is that we would add some fantastic infrastructure, 30,000
:23:52. > :23:57.square feet, high which would house just about any global production in
:23:58. > :24:01.Scotland. For those who have argued that Scotland needs to offer studio
:24:02. > :24:07.facilities as well as locations, a welcome start but more is needed.
:24:08. > :24:14.The project will support Outlander and will probably be used for the
:24:15. > :24:17.next ten years by Sony and by Left Back and other film productions
:24:18. > :24:21.coming in one see that. We need other studio space that will serve
:24:22. > :24:28.high end television getting made, and serve the big budgets. Plans
:24:29. > :24:32.like this private development which the government insists is still
:24:33. > :24:38.under consideration. It hopes the Ward Plans due to be submitted this
:24:39. > :24:39.week are just part of a wider studio deferment. Pauline McLean,
:24:40. > :24:45.programmer. -- programme macro. Now, here's Shelley Joffre,
:24:46. > :24:56.to tell us about tonight's edition Public spending was ?15 billion
:24:57. > :25:00.higher than tax last year so what if we'd been gearing up for
:25:01. > :25:02.independence? And good in new TV studio boost Scotland's economy?
:25:03. > :25:04.Join me at 10:30pm. And after another beautiful day,
:25:05. > :25:15.let's get the lowdown on tomorrow's Thank you, yes, we've had fine
:25:16. > :25:20.weather across much of Scotland today, plenty of sunshine around as
:25:21. > :25:28.illustrated by one of our weather watchers here, and another in Argyll
:25:29. > :25:31.and Bute. However we have had cloud lingering along eastern coastal
:25:32. > :25:36.areas with a few showers and that is how it will stay for these areas
:25:37. > :25:41.tonight. These conditions will prevent temperatures from falling
:25:42. > :25:45.away to file. Elsewhere it is looking dry, long clear spells and
:25:46. > :25:49.light winds giving a fairly widespread frost, temperatures in
:25:50. > :25:53.the towns and cities fallen to around freezing and that bit lower
:25:54. > :25:58.for some sheltered rural areas. As we head into tomorrow, high pressure
:25:59. > :26:01.will dominate proceedings, keeping weather settled and keeping us
:26:02. > :26:05.will dominate proceedings, keeping largely dry. Again lovely spells of
:26:06. > :26:09.sunshine developing as we go through the day after a fairly cold and
:26:10. > :26:14.frosty start with some mist and fog patches. A couple of flies in the
:26:15. > :26:18.ointment again, in the form of thick cloud across the borders tomorrow
:26:19. > :26:21.afternoon with a few showers and cloud beginning to thicken along
:26:22. > :26:27.West or coastal areas across the Western Isles to perhaps some drops
:26:28. > :26:33.of rain. Elsewhere, though, it's looking dry, bright, plenty of
:26:34. > :26:35.sunshine around again, highs of potentially 10 Celsius along the
:26:36. > :26:41.coast with light winds in the sunshine here, it will feel quite
:26:42. > :26:45.pleasant. As we head into tomorrow evening, cloud thickening and
:26:46. > :26:49.gradually moving further inland, light and patchy rain moving into
:26:50. > :26:53.the north-west. Drier and clearer for southern and eastern areas,
:26:54. > :26:58.perhaps with a touch of Frost. For Friday it will be cloudier overall,
:26:59. > :27:04.perhaps some bright spells, especially in the east with highs of
:27:05. > :27:09.ten or 11 Celsius, cloudy and wet conditions for Western and northern
:27:10. > :27:13.areas, similar on Saturday with rain in the north-west, highs of 12 or 13
:27:14. > :27:16.Celsius. That is the forecast. Thank you.
:27:17. > :27:19.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news...
:27:20. > :27:22.The huge drop in oil revenues has contributed to Scotland's budget
:27:23. > :27:23.deficit reaching almost ?15 billion, according
:27:24. > :27:30.And Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have led tributes
:27:31. > :27:32.to Sir George Martin, the man known
:27:33. > :27:36.And that's all from Reporting Scotland for now.
:27:37. > :27:39.I'll be back with the headlines at eight and the late bulletin just
:27:40. > :27:44.From everyone on the team around the country, have