:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six - so it's goodbye from me -
:00:00. > :00:09.A pathologist tells a murder trial that 2-year-old Liam Fee suffered
:00:10. > :00:14.a catalogue of injuries before he died.
:00:15. > :00:16.Hundreds of pupils return to class in Edinburgh after their schools
:00:17. > :00:26.It's good just to get back into a routine but obviously we're
:00:27. > :00:30.concerned. We've got sense we don't really know how safe the building
:00:31. > :00:33.is. It's disruptive for the kids. And childcare.
:00:34. > :00:35.Also on the programme, The Scottish Conservatives
:00:36. > :00:37.launch their manifesto saying they'll replace Labour as the main
:00:38. > :00:41.And the sonar images that reveal something monstrous lurking
:00:42. > :01:03.A pathologist has described a catalogue of injuries on the body
:01:04. > :01:07.of a two year old who died at a house in Fife.
:01:08. > :01:10.He told a murder trial Liam Fee probably died when his heart
:01:11. > :01:14.Liam's mother and partner deny killing him.
:01:15. > :01:17.Viewers may find some of the details in Joanne Macaulay's report
:01:18. > :01:29.A postmortem on Liam Fee was carried out two days after his death when he
:01:30. > :01:31.was living at this house near Glenrothes. Today the pathologist in
:01:32. > :01:36.charge, Doctor Paul French, Glenrothes. Today the pathologist in
:01:37. > :01:40.described multiple external and internal injuries to his body.
:01:41. > :01:44.Doctor French told the court the injuries were the result of the
:01:45. > :01:48.usual rough-and-tumble of a toddler, but caused by blunt force trauma.
:01:49. > :01:52.There were numerous bruises and abrasions on his body and internally
:01:53. > :01:57.there was evidence of a ruptured in testing, which Doctor French agreed
:01:58. > :02:02.would have caused obvious pain. Liam also had a fractured upper arm and
:02:03. > :02:07.leg. Prosecutors Alex Prentice asked about the broken thigh bone. Would
:02:08. > :02:12.it be painful for Liam? Yes, said the pathologist Doctor French. Would
:02:13. > :02:17.it be paying for all the time? Yes. The trial judge, Lord Burns, asked,
:02:18. > :02:20.could you bear weight on it which Doctor French replied, yes, but it
:02:21. > :02:25.would be extraordinarily painful. He would have been crying, distressed
:02:26. > :02:30.and upset. Doctor French said it was most likely Liam was killed by a
:02:31. > :02:37.blow or blows to the torso, which caused the child's hard to rupture
:02:38. > :02:40.and bleed, leading to rapid death. Rachel Fee and her partner and I
:02:41. > :02:47.only Fee deny murdering Liam and harming two other boys. -- Naomi and
:02:48. > :02:55.accused of sexually and physically abusing boys who were in their care
:02:56. > :03:01.at the St Ninians School in Falkland in Fife in the 1970s and 80s.
:03:02. > :03:03.In total they face 121 charges of abusing 35 pupils
:03:04. > :03:06.who were aged from eleven years old to sixteen.
:03:07. > :03:08.Most of the allegations concern seventy three year old John Farrell
:03:09. > :03:14.All the men deny the charges against them.
:03:15. > :03:17.A man has appeared in court charged with murder after the death of a man
:03:18. > :03:22.Shahzad Shah, who was 56, died following an incident
:03:23. > :03:27.at an Indian takeaway in Mintlaw on Monday.
:03:28. > :03:29.Hidayet Ozden, who was 52, of Falkirk, appeared
:03:30. > :03:31.at Peterhead Sheriff Court charged with murder and assault.
:03:32. > :03:36.He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
:03:37. > :03:41.Practical exams due to be held this week have been cancelled
:03:42. > :03:44.or postponed at the five Edinburgh high schools affected
:03:45. > :03:53.Six of the 17 affected schools partially reopened this
:03:54. > :03:55.morning but almost 5000 pupils were off for a third day.
:03:56. > :03:58.The impact of the disruption is being felt across the city -
:03:59. > :04:00.some small businesses are being hit; one foodbank's offering help
:04:01. > :04:13.a delayed first day back and not at their usual school. Stuff up there
:04:14. > :04:17.to meet you. Hundreds of grace my pupils are now at Liberton, other
:04:18. > :04:24.schools taking in extra pupils, making temporary classrooms where
:04:25. > :04:27.possible. Practical elements of exams at the five affected high
:04:28. > :04:31.schools will not go ahead as planned this week. We've now been in
:04:32. > :04:35.constructive dialogue with the Scottish qualifications authority,
:04:36. > :04:39.who have knocked back the deadlines for some of the work that needs to
:04:40. > :04:44.be submitted from this week to next week, and beyond, if required.
:04:45. > :04:48.Across town, two primary is affected were able to resume classes. The
:04:49. > :04:52.extra days of Easter holiday clearly welcomed by some. We went to the
:04:53. > :04:58.extra days of Easter holiday clearly cinema with our friends together and
:04:59. > :05:03.it was lots of fun. You are not going to your own school, you are
:05:04. > :05:07.moving elsewhere. Just a little bit. Faults have been found here. Parents
:05:08. > :05:10.moving elsewhere. Just a little bit. remain anxious. We have concerns
:05:11. > :05:14.they'll be out of the building for a long time. We have concerns we don't
:05:15. > :05:18.know how safe the building is. If they found two things already, what
:05:19. > :05:22.else could be wrong? Some peoples are being bussed to temporary
:05:23. > :05:25.classes around the city. Others still waiting to hear on the final
:05:26. > :05:29.arrangements for them, so all schools can have some kind of
:05:30. > :05:34.teaching provision restored by next Tuesday at the latest. Over the last
:05:35. > :05:37.few days... Some families have been approaching food banks for help
:05:38. > :05:42.because of school closures. Before they came in looking for tinned
:05:43. > :05:44.beans, veg, meals. They struggled to budget off the back of an Easter
:05:45. > :05:46.beans, veg, meals. They struggled to holiday, coming into another week of
:05:47. > :05:50.holidays that they didn't know what was going to happen. We want to put
:05:51. > :05:55.across we will help support them through a difficult time. Dance
:05:56. > :05:59.class is cancelled, prompting concerns children are missing out.
:06:00. > :06:04.With further disruption ahead, many small businesses are counting the
:06:05. > :06:07.cost. We have a large team over 30 freelance dance teachers. If they
:06:08. > :06:12.don't work they don't get paid and if we're not getting paid we can't
:06:13. > :06:15.afford to pay them. Questions about about the construction, contract and
:06:16. > :06:20.potential compensation claims. Though most pupils now know where
:06:21. > :06:27.and when they will get back behind desks, there is no indication when
:06:28. > :06:29.the disruption will end. A memorial service has been held for an
:06:30. > :06:32.Aberdeenshire man who police believe was murdered in his home.
:06:33. > :06:35.67 year old Brian McKandie was found beaten to death with a "heavy
:06:36. > :06:38.weapon" in his home in Rothienorman on the 12th of March.
:06:39. > :06:42.More than 100 family and friends gathered
:06:43. > :06:45.at Auchterless Church this morning to pay tribute to Mr McKandie,
:06:46. > :06:48.who was described as a private, gentle man.
:06:49. > :06:51.The Scottish Conservatives say they're out to overhaul Labour
:06:52. > :06:55.and replace them as the main opposition to the SNP at Holyrood.
:06:56. > :06:57.Launching their manifesto, the party leader, Ruth Davidson,
:06:58. > :06:59.forecast voters will turn to the Tories because of their
:07:00. > :07:03.pledges to hold down tax and defend the Union.
:07:04. > :07:07.She promised an end to "Project Fear" -
:07:08. > :07:08.the negative campaigning which featured in the
:07:09. > :07:16.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:07:17. > :07:23.This is not, said Ruth Davidson, a normal election. She expects the SNP
:07:24. > :07:29.to win and is campaigning to come second. To lead the opposition. Her
:07:30. > :07:34.big pitch, to defend the union positively. The case for
:07:35. > :07:41.independence is dead. The case for the union must now be made. The
:07:42. > :07:45.Conservatives would scrap the named person scheme monitoring each child.
:07:46. > :07:49.On energy they are broke clear and pro-fracking. They would freeze
:07:50. > :07:53.business rate and the Scottish income tax the same. -- pro-nuclear.
:07:54. > :07:57.They would raise money, they would face in production charges for those
:07:58. > :08:04.who can page. They would charge graduates up to ?6,000 after they
:08:05. > :08:05.are earning 20,000. Ending the council tax freeze, capping
:08:06. > :08:11.are earning 20,000. Ending the increases at 3%. The considered a
:08:12. > :08:17.a renewed focus on mental health. They promise more freedom for
:08:18. > :08:21.schools with extra cash for colleges. And they promised to build
:08:22. > :08:23.schools with extra cash for 100,000 new homes with energy
:08:24. > :08:29.efficiency measures to make them warmer. Tactically, their Hollywood
:08:30. > :08:33.aim is to overhaul Labour as the main opposition to the SNP. I can
:08:34. > :08:37.read a poll as well as anyone and if we're looking to have surged MSM
:08:38. > :08:40.because from that we choose not to choose the government, let's change
:08:41. > :08:44.the opposition because something in Scotland needs to change. I can be
:08:45. > :08:47.the strong opposition people need that can hold the Scottish
:08:48. > :08:50.Government to account, to challenge, scrutinise, make sure they are put
:08:51. > :08:53.under the pressure that they haven't been in the last nine years and that
:08:54. > :08:56.we need them to be to have better government and better legislation
:08:57. > :09:00.coming out of Scottish Parliament. The strategy, to attract all those
:09:01. > :09:05.who said no to independence, to convince them to be unionist and
:09:06. > :09:07.Conservative. Elsewhere in the election campaign,
:09:08. > :09:09.the parties have been Analysis by the left-leaning
:09:10. > :09:13.think-tank - the IPPR - suggests Labour's planning to raise
:09:14. > :09:15.more from income tax Here's our political correspondent,
:09:16. > :09:30.Glenn Campbell. The tax you pay and the services
:09:31. > :09:36.your taxes pay for our two of the biggest issues in this Hollywood
:09:37. > :09:39.election campaign. If you are working and earning over a certain
:09:40. > :09:43.amount, you are obliged to pay income tax. And from next year it'll
:09:44. > :09:50.be Hollywood that is in charge of setting rates and bands. Exactly how
:09:51. > :09:55.much you pay will depend on which party or parties form the next
:09:56. > :10:00.Scottish Government. So how do the party 's plans differ? Because the
:10:01. > :10:07.Conservatives want to match UK income tax, they would not generate
:10:08. > :10:10.any additional revenue. At their manifesto event in Glasgow, the
:10:11. > :10:15.Tories are happy with that. What we're seeing is those parties who
:10:16. > :10:19.favour a high tax, labour, ?1.2 billion of extra tax from
:10:20. > :10:22.hard-working Scots, the SNP hundreds of millions, the Conservatives
:10:23. > :10:24.position is very clear. Nobody in Scotland to be paying more tax than
:10:25. > :10:27.anybody else in the United Kingdom. anybody else in the United Kingdom.
:10:28. > :10:33.-- nobody should be paying. The plan anybody else in the United Kingdom.
:10:34. > :10:36.to freeze income tax rates and a tax cut for those paying the 40p rate
:10:37. > :10:45.would bring in an extra ?300 million a year by 2020. In East Kilbride the
:10:46. > :10:49.SNP leader thinks her party is playing fair. The SNP is putting
:10:50. > :10:53.forward income tax plans at this election that are fair, balanced and
:10:54. > :10:57.progressive. They ask those on the highest incomes to bear more of the
:10:58. > :11:03.burden, I think that's right, it would be wrong to give a big tax cut
:11:04. > :11:04.to people on high rate incomes. The Liberal Democrats penny on income
:11:05. > :11:09.tax rates would raise ?750 Liberal Democrats penny on income
:11:10. > :11:17.more than UK plans according to the IPPR think tank analysis. On the
:11:18. > :11:18.coast of Fifa, the Lib Dem leader is clinging to the conviction voters
:11:19. > :11:31.are -- Fife. When they know they will
:11:32. > :11:35.get Scottish education back to being the best in the world again, I think
:11:36. > :11:39.people will make that small sacrifice. The Greens new rates and
:11:40. > :11:43.bands, cutting tax for low earners, raising it for the better off, could
:11:44. > :11:50.generate between 600 and ?950 million extra. The Greens say they
:11:51. > :11:56.are also trying to redistribute wealth. It looks like we're doing
:11:57. > :11:58.more to support the lowest paid and fighting inequality is a
:11:59. > :12:01.more to support the lowest paid and ported part of what tax is for, it's
:12:02. > :12:05.not just about raising money but about making a more equal society.
:12:06. > :12:10.I'm really proud of the tax plans we've got. Labour's penny on income
:12:11. > :12:14.tax with a new 50p top rate is expected to bring in an additional
:12:15. > :12:27.1.1- ?1.2 billion in income tax. Cash the Labour leader says can be
:12:28. > :12:30.used to reverse the cycle of cuts. We can stop the cuts, stop the cuts
:12:31. > :12:35.to classroom assistants, teachers, community centres and libraries.
:12:36. > :12:38.These are affecting the very fabric of our communities, it doesn't have
:12:39. > :12:41.to be this way, we can use the powers of Parliament to make
:12:42. > :12:44.different choices from the Tories. When it comes to tax and spend, all
:12:45. > :12:48.parties are not the same. BBC Scotland has announced
:12:49. > :12:52.its second televised It will take place on the first
:12:53. > :12:55.of May at Hopetoun House in South Queensferry and will be
:12:56. > :12:58.chaired by Sarah Smith. If you want to be part
:12:59. > :13:01.of the audience and put your questions to the leaders
:13:02. > :13:03.of Scotland's political parties, Details are on the Reporting
:13:04. > :13:09.Scotland web page. There's been a warning that last
:13:10. > :13:12.ditch efforts to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction are at risk,
:13:13. > :13:15.because of conflict between rival It comes after one organisation,
:13:16. > :13:18.Wildcat Haven, revealed what it claims to be "barbaric" plans
:13:19. > :13:21.to allow gamekeepers to shoot feral Our environment correspondent,
:13:22. > :13:41.David Miller, reports. The Scottish wildcat. It's rare and
:13:42. > :13:45.at risk. The focus of intense efforts by conservationists working
:13:46. > :13:50.to ensure its survival. One of the biggest threats, crossbreeding with
:13:51. > :13:54.domestic cats. This application for trapping license released under
:13:55. > :13:58.Freedom information rules states... Any individuals which are obviously
:13:59. > :14:04.feral domestic cats will be dispatched. In one shot at with an
:14:05. > :14:09.all-time to death. Wildcat Haven says it is barbaric and unnecessary.
:14:10. > :14:14.But in response the Royals are logical Society of Scotland, which
:14:15. > :14:19.made the application, has accused the group of using underhand and
:14:20. > :14:24.distorting ploys to mislead the public. Since time in Memorial,
:14:25. > :14:29.landowners have been killing feral cats, Wildcats, by shooting. What we
:14:30. > :14:35.are advocating is to use cage trapping, so there is far less risk
:14:36. > :14:37.of Wildcats actually being shocked. Neutering of feral cats is seen as
:14:38. > :14:42.an important and humane way to Neutering of feral cats is seen as
:14:43. > :14:46.prevent crossbreeding. With only a tiny population of Wildcats
:14:47. > :14:51.remaining, is it enough? D conservation breeding is also really
:14:52. > :14:56.important as well as detecting the habitat and making sure there is
:14:57. > :14:59.sufficient habitat for Wildcats. And preventing any accidental
:15:00. > :15:01.persecution. It is a many pronged approach which requires a team
:15:02. > :15:04.effort and sustained effort over many years. David Miller, reporting
:15:05. > :15:08.Scotland. The Hearts legend John Robertson
:15:09. > :15:11.says the club's season has exceeded His commensts come after
:15:12. > :15:14.the Tynecastle side secured a European spot last night
:15:15. > :15:18.with a draw against Inverness. In 2013 the club faced financial
:15:19. > :15:21.ruin and then adminsitration. Our senior Football Reporter Chris
:15:22. > :15:38.Mclaughlin has the story Hearts seeing of locomotive like
:15:39. > :15:48.65-1 in one of the famous European nights at Tynecastle. -- locomotive
:15:49. > :15:54.Leipzig. Strange to think that match was right here 40 years ago. Much
:15:55. > :15:57.has changed. In the process, this club has experienced huge highs and
:15:58. > :16:03.incredible lows. But against all of the odds the European nights are
:16:04. > :16:05.back. This was the scene less than three years ago. The administrators
:16:06. > :16:11.moved in following financial meltdown. It's to make sure the club
:16:12. > :16:18.is saved. Redundancies followed and the club almost folded. If somebody
:16:19. > :16:22.had said two years ago... You would have said, we'll take that, we could
:16:23. > :16:25.still be in charge. If somebody said right now, you could be sitting
:16:26. > :16:28.mid-table in the championship and playing in front of crowds of
:16:29. > :16:32.mid-table in the championship and seven 8000, you would have taken it
:16:33. > :16:35.because it was about keeping the club alive. The relegation that
:16:36. > :16:38.followed administration proved to be a blip. After a buyout part funded
:16:39. > :16:46.by fans, they bounced straight back up and will now third at least. On
:16:47. > :16:49.social media once a border said it exceeded expectation for sure.
:16:50. > :16:53.Another said top six would have been amazing for more than exceeded. Paul
:16:54. > :16:58.Wood said, fantastic achievement by Hearts and their fans. Off the pitch
:16:59. > :17:04.it equally as impressive. Build and they will come. This, the plans for
:17:05. > :17:06.their new main stand. The future seems bright. Hearts are back from
:17:07. > :17:09.the brink and heading for Europe. The Hibs chief executive
:17:10. > :17:11.Leanne Dempster says manager Alan Stubbs is under no pressure
:17:12. > :17:13.this season, as she hopes to have him 'for the long haul',
:17:14. > :17:17.despite Hibs failing to close the gap on second placed
:17:18. > :17:20.Falkirk last night Top scorer Jason Cummings
:17:21. > :17:22.gave the Easter Road But, despite being down to 10 men,
:17:23. > :17:27.Falkirk scored twice in the final three minutes through captain
:17:28. > :17:44.Dave McCracken and this We are here for the long game, we
:17:45. > :17:49.look forward to that. Alan and our team and coaches have not become
:17:50. > :17:52.managers overnight, that has not happened, we remind everyone that we
:17:53. > :17:55.are in the Scottish cup semifinal, we got to the League Cup final and
:17:56. > :17:58.can get promoted this season. Double Commonwealth swimming
:17:59. > :17:59.champion Hannah Miley has qualified She won the 400 metres individual
:18:00. > :18:03.medley at the British trials in Glasgow last night,
:18:04. > :18:05.under the Olympic qualifying time, to seal her place on the plane
:18:06. > :18:15.to Rio this summer. It's exciting times, I did not
:18:16. > :18:19.really know how it was going to go in the final, I just had to stick to
:18:20. > :18:24.my game plan, race those around me and I was happy with the time. I had
:18:25. > :18:28.to stay assistant and patient, I have full faith in the programme and
:18:29. > :18:32.my coach, I trust totally what he's doing. The start of the season might
:18:33. > :18:36.not have been great but it has allowed me to peak at the right
:18:37. > :18:38.times. Well done to her, she is great.
:18:39. > :18:40.Researchers and engineers scouring Loch Ness for evidence
:18:41. > :18:42.of Nessie have this week made a dramatic discovery.
:18:43. > :18:45.But as Craig Anderson reports, it's not quite the one
:18:46. > :19:00.It is one of the strangest creatures to emerge from the murky waters of
:19:01. > :19:04.the world-famous Loch Ness, no humps and no dinosaur head, instead and
:19:05. > :19:06.aquatic robot costing two and a half million dollars equipped with the
:19:07. > :19:12.best sonar scanning technology money can buy. Every expedition which
:19:13. > :19:16.comes here claims to have the most sophisticated piece of equipment
:19:17. > :19:21.that exists and in some cases that's true but in this case it is very,
:19:22. > :19:24.very true. Already the probe has provided the best ever images of the
:19:25. > :19:30.bid and sidewalls of the depths of provided the best ever images of the
:19:31. > :19:35.Loch Ness. But she has also discovered a monster, albeit a
:19:36. > :19:37.massive model which sank in 1969 during the filming of a Sherlock
:19:38. > :19:44.Holmes movie starring Christopher Lee. In that film they had a large
:19:45. > :19:49.prop with tanks below, they tore it out and would flood the tanks to get
:19:50. > :19:52.the level right and you had a beautiful Loch Ness Monster.
:19:53. > :19:57.Unfortunately they lost control of it, the tanks started to flood and
:19:58. > :19:59.they had to cut her free. That happened about one kilometre from
:20:00. > :20:06.here and she has been lost ever since. Few experts believe this is a
:20:07. > :20:09.watery Jurassic Park and don't expect to spot the prehistoric
:20:10. > :20:14.plesiosaurs in the depths but are keen to investigate why so many
:20:15. > :20:18.apparently do. Those behind the project believe that already they
:20:19. > :20:24.have disproved the theory that there is a deep trench in the lock, the
:20:25. > :20:29.layer of messy as it has been described. But just proving the
:20:30. > :20:37.altogether a tougher nut to crack. altogether a tougher nut to crack.
:20:38. > :20:38.-- the existence of Nessie herself. What might have been, let's get the
:20:39. > :20:48.weather. Good evening, fairly disappointing
:20:49. > :20:53.day of weather for most of us today, an area of rain plaguing much of
:20:54. > :20:57.East and South Eastern Scotland. This evening stays rather cloudy for
:20:58. > :21:01.most of us, the rain will continue to ease however. We will hold onto
:21:02. > :21:05.some light and patchy rain across the South East as we head to the
:21:06. > :21:09.overnight period and one or two showers, generally it is drying up
:21:10. > :21:12.process, fairly cloudy but there will be clear spells across the
:21:13. > :21:25.North which might result in a touch of frost for some sheltered areas.
:21:26. > :21:28.Into tomorrow we have a weak ridge of high pressure which introduces
:21:29. > :21:30.largely dry, settled conditions and there will be some brightness and
:21:31. > :21:34.sunshine around as we go through the there will be some brightness and
:21:35. > :21:37.course of the day. Taking a closer look at the weather tomorrow
:21:38. > :21:41.afternoon around 4pm we are optimistic we will see some
:21:42. > :21:44.brightness and sunshine across the Western Isles, the likes of the
:21:45. > :21:50.north-west Highlands and the great claim area, some brightness to and
:21:51. > :21:58.sunshine likely for many of us tomorrow, it will peek through that
:21:59. > :22:02.cloud at times. Highs of around 12 or 13 Celsius, any brightness and
:22:03. > :22:08.sunshine, a few showers it won't feel too bad at all. Into the
:22:09. > :22:12.evening there will be brightness, sunshine during the day, an area of
:22:13. > :22:16.rain moving across Shetland and into the far north of Scotland into
:22:17. > :22:21.tomorrow night and that continues to trundle its way south worst as we
:22:22. > :22:27.head into Friday morning, behind at a plunge of cold air, so by Friday
:22:28. > :22:31.morning even lower levels across the Grampian area may well see some
:22:32. > :22:34.wintry showers. That band of rain continues its journey south as we go
:22:35. > :22:38.through Friday, I gain some snow continues its journey south as we go
:22:39. > :22:42.over the hills and high ground in the south, behind it drier and
:22:43. > :22:47.brighter, although feeling called with the biting northerly wind.
:22:48. > :22:58.Any sign of spring coming back? Not a chance! That it from reporting
:22:59. > :22:59.Scotland, from everyone, enjoy the rest of your evening.