:00:09. > :00:17.Good evening. Politicians have been out fighting for votes in the
:00:18. > :00:19.Scottish election - despite the Easter holiday. Bingo halls,
:00:20. > :00:22.baby-kissing, bistros and back gardens all became part of the
:00:23. > :00:25.campaign, as the parties tried to get their messages across. Catriona
:00:26. > :00:29.Babies to kiss and campaigning to be done.
:00:30. > :00:31.At this project for children and young people, the SNP's message
:00:32. > :00:36.was about giving them their big break.
:00:37. > :00:41.We're going to increase the number of modern apprenticeships
:00:42. > :00:44.from 25,000 to 30,000 a year, and the extra 5,000 will focus
:00:45. > :00:47.on career opportunities like engineering, sciences,
:00:48. > :00:49.manufacturing, areas where the economy needs those
:00:50. > :00:57.And the Liberal Democrats are serving up their ideas
:00:58. > :01:05.What the economy needs across Scotland is more investment
:01:06. > :01:08.in education, to fill the skills gaps and invest in the economy,
:01:09. > :01:16.to create the jobs that will create wealth.
:01:17. > :01:22.That is what we need, and that is why the Lib Dems propose
:01:23. > :01:24.to invest a penny on income tax for education.
:01:25. > :01:26.In Dumbarton, Labour hope their message for older
:01:27. > :01:31.Today we are announcing a new policy in relation to social care.
:01:32. > :01:34.What we want is if an older person ends up in hospital,
:01:35. > :01:36.we want them to be assessed and receive the care package
:01:37. > :01:41.We know so many older people end up being in hospital beyond the time
:01:42. > :01:47.And the Conservatives say they are getting good feedback
:01:48. > :01:54.We stand for a strong defence of Scotland in the UK,
:01:55. > :01:58.the strong defence of the UK and protection of everyday pay
:01:59. > :02:01.packets for people who work in Scotland, with no higher taxes
:02:02. > :02:08.So it may have been a holiday for some but not for
:02:09. > :02:10.the politicians, and with around five and a half weeks
:02:11. > :02:18.until the election there will be plenty more of this to come.
:02:19. > :02:20.Police investigating what they describe as a brutal
:02:21. > :02:23.murder of a mechanic in Aberdeenshire say they've spoken
:02:24. > :02:28.to more than seven hundred people as they try to find his killer.
:02:29. > :02:37.Officers stopped vehicles in the Rothienorman area on Friday,
:02:38. > :02:39.two weeks after 67-year-old Brian McKandie was last seen alive.
:02:40. > :02:41.They're appealing for information about two pairs of men seen
:02:42. > :02:43.with Mr McKandie on Friday, March the 11th.
:02:44. > :02:46.Police say a fire in a close in Edinburgh was started deliberately.
:02:47. > :02:50.Three women and a man had to be treated for the effects of breathing
:02:51. > :02:52.in smoke when abandoned furniture was set alight in these
:02:53. > :02:58.Two of the women were taken to hospital for medical checks.
:02:59. > :03:01.The name of a climber who died after a fall in the Cairngorms
:03:02. > :03:04.32-year-old Peter Nielsen from Tranent in East Lothian fell
:03:05. > :03:07.in the Aladdin's Buttress area on Friday.
:03:08. > :03:09.He was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness,
:03:10. > :03:11.where he died as a result of his injuries.
:03:12. > :03:14.Mr Nielsen was an experienced climber, who was in the Cairngorms
:03:15. > :03:22.On the eve of Scotland captain Scott Brown winning his 50th cap,
:03:23. > :03:24.the national side's manager Gordon Strachan says the midfielder
:03:25. > :03:27.has been a "terrific influence" on those hoping
:03:28. > :03:29.to make their international debuts tomorrow night.
:03:30. > :03:32.Six players could win their first caps when Scotland host Denmark
:03:33. > :03:56.Change was very much in the air today. Potential debuts for John
:03:57. > :04:03.McGinn, Liam Cooper and Nottingham Forest midfielder.
:04:04. > :04:13.One player a lot of fans want to get his first cap is Kieran Tierney. As
:04:14. > :04:16.you can see, he is watching at the side, and the word is there is a
:04:17. > :04:20.good chance he will feature tomorrow night.
:04:21. > :04:28.He is determined, got a bit of humility about him. It has helped
:04:29. > :04:33.that Scott Brown has been with him. These guys are great role models.
:04:34. > :04:38.Is it words he says, examples he gives on the pitch?
:04:39. > :04:42.I don't know what he says in private. He is good with people. He
:04:43. > :04:49.likes being with people, he makes everybody welcome in here. And then
:04:50. > :04:54.he trains to a maximum. Given the sudden in -- influx of
:04:55. > :05:00.young players eager to make their mark, Scott Brown knows his match
:05:01. > :05:03.performances also need to be at their maximum.
:05:04. > :05:12.It is good for them to come in and try and steal all places, but also
:05:13. > :05:17.good for us to stay on our toes. Kieran Tierney hopes to begin his
:05:18. > :05:24.own journey to 50 caps. I think Scotland got off lightly
:05:25. > :05:33.with the weather today. Yes, Katie caused havoc south of the
:05:34. > :05:38.border. Tonight we will see a lot of showers mainly across western and
:05:39. > :05:44.northern Scotland, becoming drier, elsewhere we could see a small touch
:05:45. > :05:48.of frost. It will start off largely dry with some lovely sunshine first
:05:49. > :05:52.thing. A few showers across western areas during the course of the
:05:53. > :05:56.morning. First thing tomorrow it will be quite chilly, temperatures
:05:57. > :06:01.are about three or four macro in the towns or cities, around about the
:06:02. > :06:06.freezing mark in the countryside. We will see drier conditions for
:06:07. > :06:09.Caithness and the Northern Isles, and during the course of the morning
:06:10. > :06:15.we will start to see showers becoming more widespread. The main
:06:16. > :06:19.focus of any heavier showers will be across the northern half of the
:06:20. > :06:23.country, away from Caithness and the Northern Isles we could see Hale and
:06:24. > :06:28.fund a mixed in. Further south, showers with more in the way of
:06:29. > :06:30.sunshine. A showery picture for Northern Ireland. A band of quite
:06:31. > :06:34.sunshine. A showery picture for squally showers feeding into Wales
:06:35. > :06:39.and south-west England, making its way across the country during the
:06:40. > :06:44.afternoon. I had of that, a lot of dry, sunny weather. Highs of 30
:06:45. > :06:50.sources across the South East. In Scotland, around about nine or ten.
:06:51. > :06:55.Tomorrow as we head towards the afternoon and later evening, further
:06:56. > :07:00.shows to come, dying away during the overnight period with a largely dry
:07:01. > :07:04.night with clear spells once again. Wednesday looks to be another day of
:07:05. > :07:10.sunshine and showers after a chilly start. Take your umbrella, but again
:07:11. > :07:14.still a lot of sunshine. As we head towards Thursday, a lovely big ridge
:07:15. > :07:19.of high pressure building in, meaning a lot of dry weather across
:07:20. > :07:22.the UK. Thursday is looking dry then, a little bit of rain across
:07:23. > :07:26.the Northern Isles. Highs of mine Celsius.
:07:27. > :07:29.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25 tomorrow morning.
:07:30. > :07:32.But from everyone on the late team, goodnight.