:00:09. > :00:12.The Liam Fee murder trial hears evidence from a young boy that one
:00:13. > :00:15.of the accused forced his hand into the toddler's mouth
:00:16. > :00:21.Calls for monitoring of shipping in the dangerous Pentland Firth,
:00:22. > :00:23.after the sinking of a cargo ship wasn't discovered for 24 hours.
:00:24. > :00:25.Celebrations up and down Scotland for the ninetieth
:00:26. > :00:48.We'll be on Unst, where the most northerly beacon in the UK will be
:00:49. > :00:53.Delight, as a ladder builder from Forfar wins 10 million pound
:00:54. > :00:56.And, Celtic manager Ronnie Deila admits that some of his players
:00:57. > :01:18.The trial of two women accused of the murder of toddler Liam Fee
:01:19. > :01:22.has been hearing more disturbing evidence from a young boy.
:01:23. > :01:25.In a video shown to the High Court in Livingston, he said one
:01:26. > :01:29.of the accused had forced his hand into Liam's mouth on the night the 2
:01:30. > :01:35.Earlier the boy, who can't be named for legal reasons,
:01:36. > :01:37.described being locked in a home-made cage at night
:01:38. > :01:39.with his hands and feet bound with cable ties.
:01:40. > :01:46.You may find some of the details in Lisa Summers report upsetting.
:01:47. > :01:57.Two-year old Liam Fee was found dead on Saturday March 22 2014. The jury
:01:58. > :02:02.has watched interviews with the young child they blamed for his
:02:03. > :02:05.death. They were asked about the night he died. The primary school
:02:06. > :02:10.aged boy describes being in the living room when he heard Naomi
:02:11. > :02:16.screen, Liam is dead. He said Naomi shouted at him, do you want to see
:02:17. > :02:21.what you have done to Liam? He saw the boy on the floor before Naomi
:02:22. > :02:26.grabbed his arms, took him into the room and forced his hands into his
:02:27. > :02:33.mouth. He was asked to show what happened and he gesticulated like
:02:34. > :02:40.this. The jury Sorin interview of what the boy talked about being tied
:02:41. > :02:52.in a cage. He was asked -- saw an interview. He said he had made one
:02:53. > :02:55.bit art but did not know why he lied about it. They face a catalogue of
:02:56. > :03:00.charges against Liam. Ships sailing through
:03:01. > :03:02.the Pentland Firth may in future be required to report
:03:03. > :03:04.to the Coastguard. It follows the sinking of a cargo
:03:05. > :03:07.ship in which eight crewmen died An official report into
:03:08. > :03:11.what happened says a mandatory reporting system might
:03:12. > :03:24.have saved lives. The 3rd of January 2015 and
:03:25. > :03:31.passengers and crew on a Northern Isles ferry spot the bow of the ship
:03:32. > :03:36.perpendicular above the waves. It sparked a sea search for the 83
:03:37. > :03:40.metre cement carrier sailing from Denmark to Runcorn in Cheshire and
:03:41. > :03:47.whose capsize was so catastrophic the crew did not have time to issue
:03:48. > :03:50.a distress call. The capsize event was rapid. It denied the crew the
:03:51. > :03:57.opportunity to raise the alarm themselves. We know the emergency
:03:58. > :04:02.position indicating radio beacon got trapped in the upturned hull because
:04:03. > :04:08.it was rapid event. Investigators found the ship capsized in pilot sea
:04:09. > :04:13.conditions and the master's decision to sail into the Pentland Firth was
:04:14. > :04:17.probably influenced by commercial pressures. The accident went
:04:18. > :04:20.unnoticed by the coastguard because the vessel's progress was not
:04:21. > :04:22.actively monitored. Safety inspections carried out in Poland
:04:23. > :04:30.behalf of the ship's flag state were inspections carried out in Poland
:04:31. > :04:34.ineffective. We are calling for a public enquiry because this has
:04:35. > :04:39.happened several times where vessels have gone down with a loss of life
:04:40. > :04:43.and in cases people have not died, but the fact remains they are not
:04:44. > :04:49.regulated, do not keep in touch with the coastguard, and it is a health
:04:50. > :04:52.and safety risk. The operators say they have implemented safety
:04:53. > :04:58.initiatives since the accident and in future ships entering and leaving
:04:59. > :04:59.the Pentland Firth may have to report the coastguard.
:05:00. > :05:01.Edinburgh council has been outlining the arrangements being made
:05:02. > :05:03.for those pupils affected by the recent school closures
:05:04. > :05:10.It says that all pupils will sit their exams in the schools
:05:11. > :05:12.they're presently attending with every effort is being made
:05:13. > :05:17.The council says additional study support will be offered
:05:18. > :05:23.The exam's authority, the SQA, says it plans to stick
:05:24. > :05:26.The Queen's 90th birthday has been marked
:05:27. > :05:32.Later beacons will be lit the length and breadth of the country
:05:33. > :05:34.from the Mull of Galloway in the south west
:05:35. > :05:55.Birthday greetings from an old friend. Now moored permanently, the
:05:56. > :06:04.Queen sale to all corners of the globe on board the Royal yacht
:06:05. > :06:09.Britannia. Today, in her once private quarters, glasses were
:06:10. > :06:14.raised. Etiquette was observed as visitors marked the occasion. Among
:06:15. > :06:24.them Jean, who share something in common. I imagine your birthday is a
:06:25. > :06:33.similar experience to her birthday? Mine is not on that scale, I think!
:06:34. > :06:37.At this primary School near Glasgow pupils played along, anticipating
:06:38. > :06:45.the best thing about birthdays. We had our street party and had some
:06:46. > :06:55.cakes. The cakes for the children did not last long. Cakes also for
:06:56. > :07:00.the adults at Holyrood Palace. A woman of 90 doing what she is doing
:07:01. > :07:04.for this country is wonderful. Going around this morning I listen to
:07:05. > :07:10.children and they have come to see it. We will remember this day as we
:07:11. > :07:14.are getting the champagne out tonight. That international flavour
:07:15. > :07:23.was to be found at the gates of the Queen's home from home, Balmoral.
:07:24. > :07:26.Plenty of Portuguese enthusiasm. This morning when I saw on TV, I
:07:27. > :07:30.Plenty of Portuguese enthusiasm. said why not go to the place where
:07:31. > :07:35.she stays for holidays. We knew it was her birthday and her to stop and
:07:36. > :07:39.take a tour of the castle and celebrate. If we had some
:07:40. > :07:46.90-year-old whiskey we would have some of that. The thing about being
:07:47. > :07:50.Queen is there is more than one chance to celebrate. The band will
:07:51. > :07:54.strike up again to mark her official birthday on June 13.
:07:55. > :07:56.And later in the programme we'll be looking at how important Scotland
:07:57. > :07:59.has been to the Queen during her reign.
:08:00. > :08:00.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:08:01. > :08:06.Still to come on tonight's programme.
:08:07. > :08:12.Delight as a ladder builder wins ?10 million on the national lottery.
:08:13. > :08:21.In sport, Ronny Deila opens up about his decision to leave Celtic,
:08:22. > :08:26.And we'll from this Commonwealth champion -
:08:27. > :08:33.he's one of eight Scots in the GB Olympic swimming team.
:08:34. > :08:37.With the Holyrood election two weeks away, parties have set out plans to
:08:38. > :08:51.raise standards in education. This is one they prepared earlier.
:08:52. > :08:55.The Conservatives' education offering not funded by income tax
:08:56. > :08:59.rises, instead the Tory leader visiting at Edinburgh nursery
:09:00. > :09:04.content to let local authorities fund improvements by putting up
:09:05. > :09:07.council tax. We have to allow councils to raise more revenue and
:09:08. > :09:13.we saying it should be capped, bringing in hundreds of the year and
:09:14. > :09:14.education is a key priority for councils, we will see more money
:09:15. > :09:20.going into the budget. By now, the councils, we will see more money
:09:21. > :09:26.Liberal Democrat leader hopes even the dogs in the streets know his
:09:27. > :09:30.party wants to increase education spending in the hope of helping
:09:31. > :09:36.young people from poorer backgrounds achieve more. We can have a vibrant
:09:37. > :09:41.economy if it grows, the wealth and opportunity in Scotland, we do that
:09:42. > :09:45.by investing in education with ?500 million and a modest penny on income
:09:46. > :09:52.tax to pay for it. In the Western Isles, also trading on income tax
:09:53. > :09:58.rises including a 50p top rate, the Labour leader is challenging the SNP
:09:59. > :10:02.to match her commitment to up the education budget. The Labour Party
:10:03. > :10:06.is committed to increasing the budget in real terms but we can only
:10:07. > :10:10.do that because we will use the new tax and welfare powers, which
:10:11. > :10:16.involves asking those earning over 150,000 a year to pay more tax. That
:10:17. > :10:22.does not appear to have Nicola Sturgeon in a sweat. The SNP say
:10:23. > :10:25.they plan above inflation increases in education spending. In Dumfries,
:10:26. > :10:31.the party leader promises to let each school decide how to use extra
:10:32. > :10:35.cash to bring out the best from every child. Whatever it is the
:10:36. > :10:39.headteacher thinks will make the biggest difference, that is what the
:10:40. > :10:44.money will be spent on. The evidence says it is when you put teachers and
:10:45. > :10:49.communities in control of the life of the school you get the best
:10:50. > :10:54.results. All parties are putting a great deal of emphasis on improving
:10:55. > :10:59.education. Together with health and law and order, it is one of the
:11:00. > :11:04.biggest responsibilities for whichever party or parties formed
:11:05. > :11:05.the next Scottish Government in Edinburgh, when all votes are cast
:11:06. > :11:08.in a fortnight. A look at other stories
:11:09. > :11:21.from across the country. Alexander Baird, the master of the
:11:22. > :11:23.fishing boat where a crewman was lost overboard off the North Wales
:11:24. > :11:25.coast has been jailed. Twenty-five year old Steven
:11:26. > :11:27.Robertson of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway,
:11:28. > :11:30.was lost at night after the scallop dredger St Amant left
:11:31. > :11:32.Holyhead, in January 2012. Alexander Baird, from Kirkcudbright,
:11:33. > :11:34.had admitted a series He was jailed for nine months
:11:35. > :11:39.at Mold Crown Court. A woman has admitted keying cars
:11:40. > :11:42.in her home town after footage Hazel Innes, who's 44,
:11:43. > :11:47.scratched the side of three cars One owner caught her in the act
:11:48. > :11:58.after setting up a CCTV Innes admitted vandalism
:11:59. > :12:01.at Elgin Sheriff Court. Security cameras have been installed
:12:02. > :12:09.and plain clothes patrols are being carried out
:12:10. > :12:11.in a bid to improve safety It follows two separate serious
:12:12. > :12:16.sexual assaults on women in the park 17 Scottish companies
:12:17. > :12:20.are celebrating after they were recognised
:12:21. > :12:22.in the Queen's Awards Arbroath-based Interplex,
:12:23. > :12:30.which manufactures precision components for a range
:12:31. > :12:32.of industries, received an award for In five years the company has
:12:33. > :12:48.doubled its workforce We are highly skilled people in here
:12:49. > :12:52.and know what we are doing. We will always have competition and we have
:12:53. > :12:54.to keep reinventing ourselves and getting more competitive.
:12:55. > :12:57.T in the Park organisers have unveiled "significant" new plans
:12:58. > :13:00.aimed at avoiding a repeat of the transport problems that
:13:01. > :13:05.Separate road access for buses and cars,
:13:06. > :13:07.and a well-managed pick up and drop off area
:13:08. > :13:11.Revellers experienced long delays leaving the site at the 2015 event,
:13:12. > :13:19.its first at Strathallan, Perthshire.
:13:20. > :13:22.A father of two from Forfar has become the latest big lottery winner
:13:23. > :13:24.after scooping 10.3 million pounds in Saturday's jackpot.
:13:25. > :13:27.John Bowman says the first thing he intends to do with his winnings
:13:28. > :13:36.Our reporter, Graham Stewart, went along to meet him.
:13:37. > :13:45.Meet Scotland's newest millionaire. John has played the lottery since it
:13:46. > :13:52.began more than 20 years ago and now he and his daughter have something
:13:53. > :13:56.to celebrate. When additional walls were introduced last year, the
:13:57. > :14:01.former St Johnstone player decided to include some numbers in the 50s.
:14:02. > :14:03.On Saturday night his strategy paid off but it was not until the next
:14:04. > :14:08.day he realised the extent of the off but it was not until the next
:14:09. > :14:13.win. I made a mistake and thought it was ?10,000 until I went to say to
:14:14. > :14:18.my mate, what do you think of this ticket, I think I have a start on
:14:19. > :14:25.the big one. He told me exactly how much it was. It must have been quite
:14:26. > :14:29.a shock. It was a shock. Not so much for me but more for him because he's
:14:30. > :14:33.started crying stop what will you do with the money? I am going to buy a
:14:34. > :14:38.house and purchase a house abroad. with the money? I am going to buy a
:14:39. > :14:41.And you have given up your job? I will not be going back. I am 60 in
:14:42. > :14:47.And you have given up your job? I May and so I think I have done. It
:14:48. > :14:53.was in January a Borders couple scooped a record-breaking 33
:14:54. > :14:56.million. His pay-out may be a fraction but a ?10 million, I think
:14:57. > :15:00.most of us would consider that plenty.
:15:01. > :15:07.Celtic's departing manager says the lack of improvement
:15:08. > :15:11.Ronny Deila outlining that as the main reason
:15:12. > :15:19.He also says some players will be happy to see the back of him.
:15:20. > :15:31.If events of the last days have taken their toll on Ronny Deila, the
:15:32. > :15:39.Norwegian hid it well today. The players arrived in good fettle, if a
:15:40. > :15:43.little subdued. While the manager tried to keep preparations as normal
:15:44. > :15:48.as possible he revealed what led to his departure. It started when I
:15:49. > :15:51.came to the job, I talked about improving the team, playing
:15:52. > :15:56.attractive football. I think the past six months we have not had the
:15:57. > :16:00.improvement we need. When you don't get improvement, it is one of my
:16:01. > :16:06.biggest values, then it kills me inside. Such an admission is typical
:16:07. > :16:12.of his openness. He admitted some of the squad will be happy to see him
:16:13. > :16:16.go. He believes he has the respect, but has their commitment faltered?
:16:17. > :16:20.go. He believes he has the respect, The boys always give 100%. If we
:16:21. > :16:25.have been poor on the night we will admit that. You cannot say the boys
:16:26. > :16:31.have not been 100% committed. Such questions have been raised, as has
:16:32. > :16:42.Ronny Deila's role in assembling the squad. One, I sign the player, don't
:16:43. > :16:46.think about that. There is not one player coming in I have not said yes
:16:47. > :16:51.to. I knew what I went into when I took the job. Within a few weeks,
:16:52. > :16:53.Ronny Deila will be on the move. Until then focus is firmly on going
:16:54. > :16:56.out on a high. Championship player of the year
:16:57. > :16:58.nominee John McGinn says he wants to ram the words of Hibs' critics
:16:59. > :17:00.down their throats. His team are three points behind
:17:01. > :17:03.second placed Falkirk after beating Cummings and Stokes,
:17:04. > :17:08.aided by defensive mistakes, Holt got one back for
:17:09. > :17:14.the Championship winners After the break, Gunnarsson
:17:15. > :17:20.scored Hibs third. A late Barrie Mackay goal, not
:17:21. > :17:25.enough to to earn Rangers a draw. Scotland's most capped scrum-half,
:17:26. > :17:27.Mike Blair, says his decision to retire from rugby is partly to do
:17:28. > :17:30.with the dangers of Blair quit international
:17:31. > :17:36.rugby three years ago, and has been playing
:17:37. > :17:40.for Glasgow Warriors this season. But he says now is the right
:17:41. > :17:54.time for him to end his He will see a neurologist tomorrow.
:17:55. > :17:58.With the current injury, the concussion, it was an element in the
:17:59. > :18:03.decision but it's something I had been planning for some time. I have
:18:04. > :18:07.enjoyed my season here at Glasgow, I had originally not planned to play
:18:08. > :18:14.again but I was persuaded to come up and give it one last year. Survey
:18:15. > :18:17.have been lots of different elements to my decision, not one.
:18:18. > :18:20.Scots will make up almost a third of the British swimming team
:18:21. > :18:24.Eight have been named in the GB team announced today -
:18:25. > :18:26.among them Hannah Miley and Robbie Renwick, for whom Rio
:18:27. > :18:44.Scottish presence as they posed for the cameras but they were not, Scots
:18:45. > :18:50.to feature, with eight named in the team. What is positive about this
:18:51. > :18:54.team is seven of the athletes are training in Scotland so it shows
:18:55. > :18:57.that the system we have here, the environment we have where athletes
:18:58. > :19:03.can go and compete at the highest level, that's particularly positive.
:19:04. > :19:07.Hannah Miley has competed at the highest level, winning world and
:19:08. > :19:12.European medals. With another Olympics, another chance for the
:19:13. > :19:15.middle that so far eludes her. It's something I have always claimed but
:19:16. > :19:21.it's not my sole focus, I just need to make sure I can be the best
:19:22. > :19:24.prepared for games. Heading for a third Olympic Games is Robbie
:19:25. > :19:29.Rennick who like Craig Benson, Duncan Scott and Ross Murdock, all
:19:30. > :19:34.train here, at the University of stone sterling. Murdoch has already
:19:35. > :19:42.shown what he candle on the world stage. It's about getting into the
:19:43. > :19:46.final, all you need is a lane, I was in lane eight and got a bronze
:19:47. > :19:50.medal, so my focus is just on getting through the rounds, as easy
:19:51. > :19:54.as possible, get myself into the Olympic final and anything can
:19:55. > :19:57.happen. Camilla Hattersley, Steven Milne and Dan Willis make up the
:19:58. > :20:04.Scottish contingent, with the latter handed a selectors pick but there is
:20:05. > :20:07.no case for the Scottish Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson, a
:20:08. > :20:11.star of London 2012, who failed to qualify for Rio.
:20:12. > :20:12.Back now to the Queen's ninetieth birthday celebrations.
:20:13. > :20:15.Reevel Alderson has been looking at how important Scotland has been
:20:16. > :20:31.Today as so often during the Queen's long life and rain, a 21 gun salute
:20:32. > :20:36.was fired from Edinburgh Castle. Queen Elizabeth is the oldest
:20:37. > :20:40.reigning monarch in the world and has been on the throne longer than
:20:41. > :20:48.any other in British history. But she is firmly rooted in Scotland.
:20:49. > :20:56.Still a teenager in 1944, the Ven Princess Elizabeth and her first
:20:57. > :21:02.public speech in Aberdeen. It gives me great pleasure to come here today
:21:03. > :21:05.to open the Aberdeen sailors home. Throughout her reign, Balmoral has
:21:06. > :21:11.been the perfect holiday destination for the Queen, a time for family. It
:21:12. > :21:15.was the cherry on top of the cake, when she could get away into beloved
:21:16. > :21:21.Balmoral, very few distractions, lives as near to a normal country
:21:22. > :21:27.life as anybody who is a king or queen can do so. Very relaxed, just
:21:28. > :21:31.doing what normal people do. And that includes taking part in
:21:32. > :21:37.community events. The Queen could do two pairs of hands. The Royal family
:21:38. > :21:45.really had handle money. The only formal occasion is the annual fall,
:21:46. > :21:49.members of the Scottish women's rural Institute are often invited,
:21:50. > :21:54.the Queen's way of thanking the local community. I had the pleasure
:21:55. > :22:02.of introducing her to the dancers, one of whom she looked at and said,
:22:03. > :22:05.you gave me the baggy at church for the collection. So she recognises
:22:06. > :22:13.people. And it does mean something to her. But the Queen also turns her
:22:14. > :22:19.attention to her day job broadsheet in Scotland, with a variety of
:22:20. > :22:23.routine and not so routine official duties. After a thorough inspection,
:22:24. > :22:32.the Queen enters the cage for the drop... Imagine 58 she went down a
:22:33. > :22:38.coal mine in Fife. -- in adding 58. She was in Scotland last year
:22:39. > :22:41.opening a new railway and showing no signs of relaxing into old age. She
:22:42. > :22:49.certainly wasn't slowing down that day. She had some interesting
:22:50. > :22:51.questions about the railway. I don't think she will slow down. She is one
:22:52. > :22:52.questions about the railway. I don't of these people I believe will go on
:22:53. > :22:59.for ever and could look to her. of these people I believe will go on
:23:00. > :23:03.During her reign, the Queen has visited virtually every part of
:23:04. > :23:09.Scotland, here on an island tour around the west Coast, and in 1960
:23:10. > :23:15.arriving in lyric, the first monarch since the Vikings did visit
:23:16. > :23:20.Shetland. The Queen's spending her birthday in friends about pomp and
:23:21. > :23:21.ceremony and a large crowd at Edinburgh Castle underline her
:23:22. > :23:24.enduring links with Scotland. The most northerly beacon being lit
:23:25. > :23:27.in the UK to mark the Queen's birthday is on Unst in the Shetland
:23:28. > :23:45.Islands. Hello from the island above all
:23:46. > :23:51.others in Scotland. Preparations are going well, and as you say, the
:23:52. > :23:58.weather gods are looking down on us this evening. Let me show you the
:23:59. > :24:01.bonfire that will be lit at about 20 past seven this evening, one of the
:24:02. > :24:08.first of the thousands across the UK that will be lit to celebrate 90th
:24:09. > :24:12.birthday of the Queen. The Queen visited Shetland in the 1960s, she
:24:13. > :24:17.met many of the islanders and the service servicemen and women at the
:24:18. > :24:20.radar base here. Islanders gave her a Shetland pony and other presents
:24:21. > :24:27.including some fine Shetland knitwear. Speaking to the folk
:24:28. > :24:34.staying here and living here this evening, they say there is affinity
:24:35. > :24:37.for the Queen, 90 years on, and the wind is picking up tonight, which
:24:38. > :24:46.will certainly get the bonfire going and keep us all warm for the
:24:47. > :24:50.celebrations. We will be getting the weather forecast in a second. First,
:24:51. > :24:56.details of how you can be part of the audience in a forthcoming
:24:57. > :25:00.debate. How much politicians use the new powers commented Holyrood to
:25:01. > :25:04.improve life for people with stability is? And the Salvador Dali
:25:05. > :25:11.painting helping scientists crack the code of our minds. Gorgeous
:25:12. > :25:21.weather today but for how much Warmest day of the year so far for
:25:22. > :25:28.us in Scotland, 19 degrees, beautiful scene of there. It
:25:29. > :25:31.improved across the north of the country as well, but those sunny
:25:32. > :25:41.skies tonight mean clear skies and it will be chilly. One or two bits
:25:42. > :25:45.of rain lingering but we are dragging in cold air as we had
:25:46. > :25:48.overnight, that's why Northern and eastern parts will be cooler
:25:49. > :25:54.compared to the west and south-west today. It's going to stay largely
:25:55. > :26:00.dry but it will be chilly overnight with clear skies. Through the early
:26:01. > :26:04.hours, a few showers across Shetland, those could have stayed on
:26:05. > :26:11.them. Elsewhere, a touch of Frost, towns and city temperatures between
:26:12. > :26:14.two and five Celsius. A lot of sunshine around, you will notice
:26:15. > :26:18.that showers across the far north starting to drift southwards, there
:26:19. > :26:24.could be studied in those, even the low levels. Still largely dry the
:26:25. > :26:31.further south and west you are, but much cooler. Further east, cooler
:26:32. > :26:39.still, and the showers streaming their way in, of a wintry nature at
:26:40. > :26:43.times, some wet snow. Nothing desperately cold. Overnight, the
:26:44. > :26:50.times, some wet snow. Nothing wintry showers continuing, going
:26:51. > :26:53.further south, and looking ahead, towards the weekend, the high
:26:54. > :26:58.pressure continues to stay at West, acting like a wheel, dragging you
:26:59. > :27:03.cold northerly winds so the current team will continue. Those showers,
:27:04. > :27:11.wintry at times, particularly across eastern parts of the countries,
:27:12. > :27:14.further west, drier but cooler. Some bright spells on Sunday but also
:27:15. > :27:18.some showers, they could be heavy and wintry if you catch them. The
:27:19. > :27:27.current theme continues next week. The trial of two women,
:27:28. > :27:29.accused of the murder of toddler Liam Fee,
:27:30. > :27:31.has been hearing more disturbing In a video shown to the High Court
:27:32. > :27:35.in Livingston, he said one of the accused had forced his hand
:27:36. > :27:38.into Liam's mouth on the night I'll be back with the headlines at 8
:27:39. > :27:44.and the late bulletin just