22/04/2016 Reporting Scotland

The Liam Fee murder trial has heard more harrowing evidence

In a video shown to the High Court in Livingston, the child said

he fell unconscious after being beaten by one of the accused.

He says Nyomi Fee put her foot to his neck and he couldn't breath,

and when he woke up she was punching him in the back.

You may find some of the details in Lisa Summers report upsetting.

Murdering two-year-old Leon and flinging his death on another child.

They also deny harming to other children. Today, the jury continued

to watch an interview filmed with the young child they blame for

Leon's death. -- they both deny murdering.

He says she put her foot on his leg, he could not breathe and fell

unconscious, for a bright light and we Nicky Walker, Nyomi was punching

him in the back. He says on another occasion both joined in and it was

thought. He says he tried to escape the times but was tied up in a court

in a room with rats and snakes. He describes one occasion when he

managed to untie himself. He says, "I tried opening the windows but it

was locked..." A police officer asks him, that was

the plan but what happened? He says Nyomi then put in a drawer

unit with a wire mesh over the top and a wheelchair and a Hoover to

weigh it down so he could not get out. Later, the young by's

cross-examined by the defence. He was asked if you try to avoid

because he had heard Leon and he said it was because of bad

treatment. He denied being angry at Lyon and throwing him across the

room, and climbing on the and putting his hand over his mouth to

stop him making a noise. -- Liam. The period denial charges against

them and the trial continues next week. That night the pair deny

charges. Workers at BAE Systems shipyards

on the Clyde are warning that they'll do whatever it takes

to avoid further redundancies. That's after being told of further

delays to vital contracts for the next generation

of Royal Navy frigates. Our reporter Aileen Clarke has been

down to the yard. Over in these sheds is where those

of the aircraft carriers were built. Their all-round at Rosyth now being

assembled and in these sheds, in their place, R3 offshore patrol

vessels. But it had been hoped that a big contract, for the type 26 new

warships, would start here this year. But that is still in the

design phase. There was per team promised, that was revised down to

eat, but the union is saying that they believe that this deal will not

be cut on that contract until December next year. And they say the

small patrol vessels being built just will not sustain the workforce.

They are heading to London next week for some spirited lobbying. We are

going to speak to the government, we will speak to any politician and any

party to help us with this. We are going to compete and fight with the

government. They need to bring these contracts further and closer to us.

The need to bring them closer, to help us, because it is not just

then, it evolves. BAE Systems says they are on talks

with the MoD about the timetable for the new warships they have said

they're going to buy and the MoD have confirmed there will be another

two patrol vessels and that they hope they will sustain this yard

until the contract gets underway. On the Holyrood election trail,

the party leaders have been arguing over their ideas

for Scottish income tax. It follows a warning from

Liz Cameron of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce that higher taxes

in Scotland could drive talented This from our political editor

Brian Taylor. Oh, give me a home or the Buffalo

roam. In five, as it happens. Meet the rising to seven. The name is

Davidson, Ruth Davidson. Who sings with should sit on his back?

CHEERING All aboard in pursuit of rural

issues and Scottish votes. I am sitting on a bubble. I did not think

this would happen. Ruth Davidson has built a repetition

for courageous campaign events but even by her standards, suddenly it

gets a bit too... Cowboy! Hands up, Ruth! Watch yourself.

Back with the little Buffalo, Ruth Davidson says higher tax would be a

discouraging word and would drive talent away. If we put a tax of up

in Scotland, we will drive letter in a native talent, who will go down

side and elsewhere, but. The investment we need for jobs and

growth in the future. In Perth, the Lib Dems say their

plans are harmonious. They favour of more money for primary health care

but they plan a 1% tax increase to fund education. I think it is

nonsense that we do not use our powers to make the Scottish

education one of the best in the world. Of the Scottish education is

competitive, I think people will come here. Labour's Alex shows his

skills on the green. Labour backs increased social care and dismisses

claims that their penny on income tax, plus a 50% top rate, would harm

the economy. Scotland needs to remain competitive. The way to do

that is to invest in Scotland's greatest asset, its people. We need

to invest in skills and education, training, apprenticeships. Go! In

Cooper, Nicola Sturgeon this is a testing challenge as she promotes

plans to help young people. The SNP would reverse a planned tax cut for

higher earners but would leave the standard and operate alone. We will

not raise taxes or lower and middle income earners, because I do not

think that would be a further sign. But they will not give a tax cut to

higher rate taxpayers, because that would not be there either. So are

tax proposals after. They have public services firmly in mind but

also the need to grow our economy as well. The Greens plan more tax for

the winners but a top rate of 60%. Tax is not the only reason people

choose to live in a place. Quality of life, environment, Hall range of

other of life, environment, Hall range of

Big questions. D2 Denton give it some thought and then choose. --

take your time, give it some thought and then choose.

Arts institutions across Scotland have teamed up

on a production inspired by

the Shakespeare play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

The project, called Dream On, is a student-led collaboration

It will be performed in Glasgow tomorrow, as part of

We have art students of every kind of discipline imaginable. We have

contemporary dance students, acting students, is that the orchestra. --

a symphony orchestra. Technical students, film students, literally a

citywide effort to come together on this project.

Football, and St Johnstone move up to fourth

place in the premiership, after beating second-placed Aberdeen

It means that Celtic only need two wins to retain their league

title - they're still eight points clear.

Well, it's over to Christopher now with the weather outlook

Good evening. Quite chilly tonight but reasonably dry. A fantastic west

coast sunset this evening. Lovely picture from one of our Watchers in

Argyll. Chilly tonight, dry for most but there will be showers for the

Northern Isles fund by tomorrow morning, those drifting towards the

north of the mainland. Inverness and Aberdeen. Conflict and was. As we

head towards the afternoon, those showers tend to fizzle and fade

away. Across most of the UK, Reza Butland by. From the sunshine,

away. Across most of the UK, Reza Glasgow then, temperatures up to

around 13 at best but certainly around the North of Scotland, and

then the North Sea ghosts, chilly with a breeze coming in from the

North. Here is a closer look at

mid-afternoon, the warmest part of the day. Out of the breeze and

catches on his bill, it will be OK. Further north, it will be cool. If

you catch a shower and three that are is digging in, it will be quite

chilly. For Shetland, frequent showers will make it feel more like

the end of winter rather than the middle of spring. Towards the

evening, a bit of rain in the north-west but elsewhere dry. Clear

skies also. He cold night Saturday to Sunday. Here is the college art.

That will indicate how cold it is going to be by the blues on the map.

Lows of minus four. A widespread frost. A chilly start to Sunday. If

you're hitting side of the border to take part in the London Marathon, it

will be a cool one. Chilly for spectators. I pressure out west.

Still those northerly winds continuing. Sunday, a few showers as

we start. Fairly cloudy but through the course of the day, the showers

tend to ease off. Still that the course of the day, the showers

northerly breeze but if anything, temperatures up a notch. The best of

any brighter weather to the south of high ground.

That of the broadcast for now. But, from everyone on the late team

here in Glasgow and around