:00:07. > :00:10.Politicians have been out fighting for votes in the Scottish election -
:00:11. > :00:15.Bingo halls, baby-kissing, bistros and back-gardens all became
:00:16. > :00:17.part of the campaign - as the parties tried
:00:18. > :00:27.Babies to kiss and campaigning to be done.
:00:28. > :00:30.At this project for children and young people the SNP's message
:00:31. > :00:35.was about giving them their big break.
:00:36. > :00:43.We're going to increase the number of modern apprenticeships from
:00:44. > :00:49.25,000, 235,000 a year and the extra 5000 will focus on career
:00:50. > :00:53.opportunities like engineering, sciences, manufacturing, areas where
:00:54. > :00:55.the economy needs those skills to grow.
:00:56. > :01:02.up their ideas at a bistro in Inverurie.
:01:03. > :01:08.What the economy needs across Scotland is more investment in
:01:09. > :01:12.education, to fill the skills gaps and invest in the economy, to create
:01:13. > :01:16.the jobs that will create wealth. That is what we need and that is why
:01:17. > :01:20.the Lib Dems propose to invest a penny on income tax for education.
:01:21. > :01:22.In Dumbarton Labour hope their message for older
:01:23. > :01:34.Today we are announcing a new policy in relation to social care. What we
:01:35. > :01:37.want is if an older person ends up in hospital we want them to be
:01:38. > :01:41.assessed and receive the care package within a week. We know so
:01:42. > :01:44.many older people end up being in hospital beyond the time they need
:01:45. > :01:45.to be. We want them cared for at home.
:01:46. > :01:51.they are getting good feedback on the ground.
:01:52. > :01:59.We stand for a strong defence of Scotland in the UK, the strong
:02:00. > :02:02.defence of the UK and protection of everyday take packets for people who
:02:03. > :02:04.work in Scotland with no higher taxes than anywhere else in the UK.
:02:05. > :02:06.So it may have neen a hioliday for some
:02:07. > :02:09.but not for the politicians and with around five and a half
:02:10. > :02:12.weeks until the election there will be plenty more of this
:02:13. > :02:19.Police investigating what they describe as a brutal
:02:20. > :02:25.murder of a mechanic in Aberdeenshire say they've spoken
:02:26. > :02:29.to more than 700 people as they try to find his killer.
:02:30. > :02:33.Officers stopped vehicles in the Rothienorman area on Friday,
:02:34. > :02:34.two weeks since 67-year-old Brian McKandie was
:02:35. > :02:39.Police say a fire in a close in Edinburgh was started deliberately.
:02:40. > :02:43.Three women and a man had to be treated for the effects of breathing
:02:44. > :02:45.in smoke when abandoned furniture was set alight in these
:02:46. > :02:48.Two of the women were taken to hospital for medical checks.
:02:49. > :02:52.On the eve of Scotland captain Scott Brown winning his 50th cap,
:02:53. > :02:54.the national side's manager Gordon Strachan says the midfielder
:02:55. > :02:56.has been a "terrific influence" on those hoping
:02:57. > :02:59.to make their international debuts tomorrow night.
:03:00. > :03:02.Six players could win their first caps when Scotland host Demark
:03:03. > :03:23.Change was in the air today. Potential debuts could feature for
:03:24. > :03:30.Liam Cooper and Oliver Burke. Amongst others. One player many fans
:03:31. > :03:34.want to get his first cap tomorrow against Denmark is the Celtic left
:03:35. > :03:40.back Ciaran Tierney. He was an injury doubt with an angle injury
:03:41. > :03:43.but is watching at the side and where it is does a good chance he
:03:44. > :03:54.will feature tomorrow night. I'm determined, he has some humility
:03:55. > :03:57.about as well. That is great. It has helped Scott Brown has been
:03:58. > :04:04.brilliant people like that, they're great role models. What it -- what
:04:05. > :04:09.is it about him? I see him with people and he is good with people.
:04:10. > :04:19.He likes to be with people and makes everyone welcome. Then he trains to
:04:20. > :04:22.a maximum. Given the influx of young players eager to make their mark,
:04:23. > :04:28.Scott Brown needs that his -- knows players eager to make their mark,
:04:29. > :04:33.his match performances need to be at maximum. It is good for them to try
:04:34. > :04:37.to come in and steal our places but also it is good for us to keep on
:04:38. > :04:41.our toes. Once got round when his first cap during Tiernan was only
:04:42. > :04:42.eight. He hopes that against Denmark his own journey will begin to those
:04:43. > :04:45.50 caps. An excavation site in Glasgow
:04:46. > :04:48.is uncovering more of our past. When Scottish Water started
:04:49. > :04:50.preparing for a new pipeline in Partick - under metres of mud -
:04:51. > :04:53.they found castle remains - This rubble is said
:04:54. > :04:57.to be remarkable. The cobbled surface is particularly
:04:58. > :05:11.well preserved which is why these people are having
:05:12. > :05:12.to trowel it by hand. Archaeologists have uncovered
:05:13. > :05:15.evidence that prove the 17th century They are most likely to be
:05:16. > :05:19.the remains of the bishop's residence here in Partick,
:05:20. > :05:20.a summer holiday home away from the grime
:05:21. > :05:23.of the borough of Glasgow. All archaeologists would
:05:24. > :05:25.like to know what went Here you have sometimes rubble
:05:26. > :05:31.remains and work on the surface of cobbles that was set down
:05:32. > :05:34.years and years ago. You can look at the stumps of walls
:05:35. > :05:37.that were built 500 years ago. You can build up a picture
:05:38. > :05:40.of what life was like Excavations have uncovered
:05:41. > :05:42.fragments of pottery, All of this was found
:05:43. > :05:48.when Scottish Water started to prepare the ground
:05:49. > :05:52.for a new pipeline system. It was always felt that
:05:53. > :05:58.the 19th-century industrialisation would have removed the old
:05:59. > :06:00.archaeology but this has Archaeologists will continue
:06:01. > :06:18.to unravel the past while the future We were lucky for once with no
:06:19. > :06:22.impact from storm Katie. She stayed towards the south of the country.
:06:23. > :06:27.Today we had sunshine and showers. Still some showers to come and
:06:28. > :06:30.sunshine to end the day. The showers confined to Western and
:06:31. > :06:36.north-western parts overnight. The wind strengthening across Shetland
:06:37. > :06:39.and larger wind across the main event put up with gutsy frost in
:06:40. > :06:44.some rural parts as temperatures fall close to freezing in the
:06:45. > :06:49.countryside. So actually start to the day tomorrow, would sunny
:06:50. > :06:54.spells. Some showers in the West but as we head to the day the showers
:06:55. > :06:58.becoming more widespread across the northern half of the country. More
:06:59. > :07:03.in a way of Cloud for the South in the afternoon. Some showers around,
:07:04. > :07:08.but many places dry with some sunshine. Quite hefty showers in the
:07:09. > :07:14.north, some hail and Thunder mixed in and more of the highest ground.
:07:15. > :07:18.Further north are drier picture and lighter and the wind easing across
:07:19. > :07:22.Shetland as well. We will still see a number of showers heading through
:07:23. > :07:26.into with evening. They continue for a time before they die away
:07:27. > :07:29.overnight. Heading towards the middle of the week, sunshine and
:07:30. > :07:35.showers for Wednesday. But on Thursday things settle down and we
:07:36. > :07:38.have a predominantly dry day with bells and sunshine. The conditions
:07:39. > :07:39.at this time of year bring quite cold nights.
:07:40. > :07:44.I'll be back with a late-late bulletin at eleven o'clock tonight.
:07:45. > :07:46.Until then, from everyone on the team - right
:07:47. > :07:49.across the country - have a very good evening.