:00:16. > :00:20.Scotland's political leaders have made their final pitch to voters
:00:21. > :00:22.on the last day of the Holyrood election campaign.
:00:23. > :00:28.The country goes to the polls tomorrow.
:00:29. > :00:33.have been summing up those six weeks of electioneering.
:00:34. > :00:43.Glen Campbell will be with me on the floor of the studio there, bringing
:00:44. > :00:48.the results, collating the results. Before they come in, the campaign
:00:49. > :00:54.closes. Coming to the very close of this long campaign. The time for
:00:55. > :01:00.subtlety and nuance has gone. It's time now for the core messages. For
:01:01. > :01:05.subtlety and nuance has gone. It's the closing rally, it's become an
:01:06. > :01:10.SNP custom to gather here by the statue of Donald Dewar in Glasgow.
:01:11. > :01:15.Banners were distributed, the audience, young and old were
:01:16. > :01:20.mustered. Enter, the main act, to cheers. This has been a personal
:01:21. > :01:25.campaign for a leader seeking a personal mandate. Thank you to those
:01:26. > :01:32.of you have been campaigning for the SNP. Not all endorsed the aim of
:01:33. > :01:41.independence. Nicola Sturgeon dealt with the protest deftly. Thanks to
:01:42. > :01:47.usurp for showing what a democratic society this is. The SNP know that
:01:48. > :01:52.they have to get their vote out. I know that Scotland will choose to
:01:53. > :01:57.keep moving forward with the SNP. Nicola Sturgeon said her offer was
:01:58. > :02:04.to make Scotland wealthier, fairer and stronger. I'm asking Scotland to
:02:05. > :02:10.elect an SNP government so that we can invest in the health service to,
:02:11. > :02:18.childcare, reform education, create jobs and be a government that stands
:02:19. > :02:26.up and is Cronk for Scotland. And an old style rally but an urgent search
:02:27. > :02:33.for self fees. The subject of them they hope will be First Minister.
:02:34. > :02:37.Taking the applause as the Labour campaign approaches its end. A
:02:38. > :02:42.street in the heart of Edinburgh where the party have high hopes.
:02:43. > :02:47.Desire Dugdale has the unenviable task of leading a party battled and
:02:48. > :02:53.bruised at the general election. Nevertheless she has been sending a
:02:54. > :02:58.clear message. If you want to stop cuts, make different choices from
:02:59. > :03:04.the Tories and invest in the future and protect the NHS, use both votes
:03:05. > :03:09.for Labour. The leader embarked on more sedate photocalls compared to
:03:10. > :03:16.her rivals. Baking and cycling. The Conservatives have been trying to
:03:17. > :03:24.catch up and overtake. Labour of all would struggle to believe the
:03:25. > :03:29.challenge their party is now facing. The balance of power has well and
:03:30. > :03:36.truly shifted. Will the leader's position be secure if a get beaten
:03:37. > :03:40.to second place? I have a mission to renew the party and we have made
:03:41. > :03:45.progress and will continue to do that. Towering above the
:03:46. > :03:55.campaigners, an impressive tenement. Which way will the wind alone
:03:56. > :04:03.tomorrow? -- blow tomorrow. After a trip by helicopter around Scotland,
:04:04. > :04:07.a stint as a bus driver and even on the back of the buffalo, Ruth
:04:08. > :04:13.Davidson had a spring in her step. No prizes for spotting the message.
:04:14. > :04:17.She has put her own appeal at the heart of the bid to turn around Tory
:04:18. > :04:22.fortunes in Scotland. The Conservatives hope they are on the
:04:23. > :04:28.brink of a breakthrough. They think they can hold the next Scottish
:04:29. > :04:33.Government to account. I asked to step up and serve and lead a strong
:04:34. > :04:38.opposition which says no to any attempt to take us back to more
:04:39. > :04:43.division on independence and instead demands that our parliament works
:04:44. > :04:51.for all our people. Mr Davidson is hoping some will vote Tory for the
:04:52. > :04:57.first time. People who aren't natural Conservatives and never
:04:58. > :05:02.considered voting conservative before will want somebody to hold
:05:03. > :05:06.the SNP to account and I think I can do that and I think I can create a
:05:07. > :05:13.better government in Scotland because of it. Will you finish
:05:14. > :05:22.second tomorrow? Yes. And then back to the streets. In just over a day's
:05:23. > :05:30.time we will know if the name is going to stick. Why vote Lib Dem?
:05:31. > :05:37.They spelt out their final message to voters. A precarious position but
:05:38. > :05:43.they argue that people want Scotland to be the best and must invest in
:05:44. > :05:51.learning. A small sacrifice of 1p on income tax will develop ?5 million
:05:52. > :05:58.for investment in education to make Scotland one of the best educated
:05:59. > :06:03.countries once again. He has had an action packed campaign. Exploring
:06:04. > :06:07.the great outdoors. A few memorable visits along the trail and the
:06:08. > :06:13.highlight of the election? He says they are turning the tide in their
:06:14. > :06:21.favour. The Lib Dems are back to their best. Also, some great fun on
:06:22. > :06:26.the campaign as well. All of that has been great fun. It shows Liberal
:06:27. > :06:33.Democrats have got energy and dynamism. Pounding the pavements
:06:34. > :06:44.this afternoon. Back on home turf for the Lib Dem leader, still trying
:06:45. > :06:51.to convince undecided voters. The views there, the offerings from the
:06:52. > :06:56.four main parties at Holyrood. This contest is about more than that.
:06:57. > :07:02.There are other significant voices. We can close the chronic inequality
:07:03. > :07:08.gap in wealth and income in our society. We can invest in homes and
:07:09. > :07:11.jobs of the future that will last for the long-term. Scotland can
:07:12. > :07:19.protect our communities from threats like racking. We can do this if we
:07:20. > :07:28.have a bold parliament willing to push the government beyond its
:07:29. > :07:31.comfort zone. Ukip wants to challenge the Scottish parliament.
:07:32. > :07:37.The rest of them are all friends. We want to shake it up. We have become
:07:38. > :07:43.used to a torrid political discourse. By contrast, this
:07:44. > :07:50.campaign has been tepid. It comes in a series of electoral contests.
:07:51. > :07:54.campaign has been tepid. It comes in Perhaps it is because the opinion
:07:55. > :07:59.polls suggest an SNP victory is far and away the most likely. Perhaps
:08:00. > :08:03.that has contributed to the nature of the contest. At the same time,
:08:04. > :08:10.these are deeply significant elections. The parliamentarians we
:08:11. > :08:13.are choosing govern our public services, education, schools,
:08:14. > :08:18.universities, the health service, that has been a big talking point.
:08:19. > :08:24.They make our laws in devolved areas, including much of the
:08:25. > :08:32.criminal law. From now on, they are in charge of income tax.
:08:33. > :08:39.Consequently, this is a deeply significant election. The relatively
:08:40. > :08:46.genteel nature of the campaign with an ease from time to time, I think
:08:47. > :08:49.it possible that the good and sensible people of Scotland are
:08:50. > :08:51.weighing up this choice and making decisions quietly and calmly and in
:08:52. > :08:54.time for tomorrow. A senior social worker has told
:08:55. > :08:57.a murder trial that toddler Liam Fee "went off the radar"
:08:58. > :08:59.after an initial investigation Karen Pedder said it wasn't
:09:00. > :09:04.till fresh concerns came in that they looked
:09:05. > :09:06.at the case again. Rachel and Nyomi Fee deny murdering
:09:07. > :09:08.Liam Fee and ill-treating and the trial at the high court
:09:09. > :09:13.on Livingston continues. Hundreds of jobs are set
:09:14. > :09:16.to go at the oil services It describes it as "streamlining"
:09:17. > :09:44.in response to challenges The Wood Group employs six that
:09:45. > :09:51.might not sound surprising in the current consultation. The company
:09:52. > :09:57.has secured new contract in Azerbaijan and as you work in the
:09:58. > :10:01.North Sea nevertheless the company says it needs to look to the future
:10:02. > :10:06.of the oil industry and what the landscape will be like. Therefore,
:10:07. > :10:10.it has two streamlined and job losses are part of that
:10:11. > :10:16.unfortunately. The culprit is the continuing low price of oil. This
:10:17. > :10:21.time two years ago a barrel was worth $110, today it is worth $45
:10:22. > :10:29.even after the price has rallied slightly. The countries which
:10:30. > :10:34.produce most of the world's oil has come together to agree to reduce
:10:35. > :10:39.output so that the price might rise. They have been unable to do that.
:10:40. > :10:43.This squeeze might continue for some time to come. One of the piece of
:10:44. > :10:51.news concerning the offshore industry. European aviation safety
:10:52. > :10:54.agency has warned that checks on the model of helicopter that was
:10:55. > :11:00.involved in the crash in Norway on Friday. Their gearboxes that the
:11:01. > :11:07.cheque. 13 people, most of them offshore workers died, including Ian
:11:08. > :11:09.Stewart from the future. -- from the future.
:11:10. > :11:11.Raith Rovers have claimed a slender advantage in the first leg
:11:12. > :11:13.of their quarter final playoff against Hibernian.
:11:14. > :11:15.Substitute Harry Panayiotou scored the game's only goal -
:11:16. > :11:18.the return leg takes place at Easter Road on Saturday.
:11:19. > :11:24.Well, now the weather outlook for tonight and tomorrow.
:11:25. > :11:37.This evening. Cloudy conditions that while the. That is a. A few showers
:11:38. > :11:45.and have it. Another front waiting for the Northwest. Tomorrow morning,
:11:46. > :11:55.cloud across the south-east and borders. Elsewhere likely drive.
:11:56. > :12:02.Sunshine through the central belt and towards Grampian. More cloud
:12:03. > :12:10.towards the west and north-west. To the far north, sunshine to start the
:12:11. > :12:16.day. As we head through Thursday, the south-east improves. There could
:12:17. > :12:22.be cloud throughout the day. Breezy in the Northwest. Across the UK,
:12:23. > :12:27.plenty of sunshine in England and Wales. More cloud for Northern
:12:28. > :12:36.Ireland and Scotland. Temperatures in the sun down south to 20 degrees.
:12:37. > :12:40.A cooler feel in the Northwest. Thursday evening, spells of
:12:41. > :12:46.sunshine, largely dry. As we head into Friday, another Friday on the
:12:47. > :12:58.cards. A few spots of light rain and drizzle. Always cooler on the east
:12:59. > :13:04.Coast. The weekend, Saturday wet and unsettled but Sunday dry and warming
:13:05. > :13:11.up for some but not all. Saturday, wet weather working northwards. Look
:13:12. > :13:21.at the temperatures in the South. Sunday, we CV swarm arrived. Always
:13:22. > :13:23.cooler around the north-east coast. Our next update is during Breakfast
:13:24. > :13:27.at 6.25 tomorrow morning. But, from everyone on the late
:13:28. > :13:29.team here in Glasgow and around the country -
:13:30. > :13:32.goodnight.