:00:00. > 3:59:59be updates on the BBC News Channel and on BBC News online throughout
:00:00. > :00:07.the night. Holyrood has a new
:00:08. > :00:12.Presiding Officer. He's Ken Macintosh,
:00:13. > :00:22.who has been a Labour His deputies will be
:00:23. > :00:25.the SNP's Linda Fabiani and Mr McIntosh told BBC Scotland
:00:26. > :00:29.he wants to reassert the role of Parliament and wants
:00:30. > :00:31.less facility in questions to the Earlier, MSPs took the oath
:00:32. > :00:35.of allegiance in a range of This from our political
:00:36. > :00:46.editor Brian Taylor. Like this one, the new SNP group,
:00:47. > :00:57.large but now the minority. In Hollywood's only secret ballot
:00:58. > :01:01.to choose Parliament's neutral No nominees from the SNP,
:01:02. > :01:04.they need every vote they can get to govern, but five
:01:05. > :01:07.contenders from Labour and the Ken Macintosh is elected
:01:08. > :01:11.as Presiding Officer of the A former Labour leadership
:01:12. > :01:24.contender, Ken Macintosh was swiftly congratulated by current
:01:25. > :01:26.party leaders. By definition, to win
:01:27. > :01:31.he required SNP support. He takes over a tough job,
:01:32. > :01:34.convening a parliament with new powers but no clear
:01:35. > :01:37.majority and acting as an envoy for I have known Ken Macintosh
:01:38. > :01:44.as a colleague and friend since 1999 and I wish you well
:01:45. > :01:49.in what is the best job in Scotland. The new Presiding Officer promises
:01:50. > :01:53.conciliation and consensus. To work together across
:01:54. > :01:55.the party divide for And he told me he wants
:01:56. > :01:59.to take the heat out of If I could do anything
:02:00. > :02:04.I would like to try to take some of that hostility, some of that
:02:05. > :02:07.sting and the theatrics out of First Nicola Sturgeon was earlier
:02:08. > :02:17.the first to deliver the obligatory oath of allegiance
:02:18. > :02:19.to the Queen but not The Scottish National
:02:20. > :02:32.Party pledges loyalty mind that the Scottish
:02:33. > :02:34.constitutional tradition Reflecting the power structure,
:02:35. > :02:39.she was followed by Ruth Davidson for the Tories
:02:40. > :02:41.and Kezia Dugdale of the Labour Party and Patrick
:02:42. > :02:43.Harvie of the Greens. Our party will always serve
:02:44. > :02:45.the people And among the leaders,
:02:46. > :02:48.Willie Rennie of the Lib Dems, wearing in tribute,
:02:49. > :02:51.a tie once worn by the late Charles All have to swear or affirm
:02:52. > :03:01.in English but there Peter Chapman, a north-east
:03:02. > :03:04.Conservative, took it in Scots. Like others, Kate Forbes
:03:05. > :03:13.repeated the pledge in Sporting a distinctively Scots Asian
:03:14. > :03:35.look, Hamza Yousuf repeated Only one, the youngest
:03:36. > :03:41.MSP, Ross Greer of the Green Party, opted
:03:42. > :03:53.for the clenched fist. Inverness born, married with six
:03:54. > :04:02.children and a former BBC producer, the new presiding officer says
:04:03. > :04:04.he wants to reassert The former chief executive of RBS,
:04:05. > :04:09.Fred Goodwin, will not face criminal charges in connection with the sale
:04:10. > :04:12.of shares in the months leading up After an investigation
:04:13. > :04:15.the Crown Office says there's insufficient evidence of criminal
:04:16. > :04:17.conduct to justify the prosecution Earlier, I spoke to our Business
:04:18. > :04:34.and Economy editor, Douglas Fraser. It is eight years since the Fred
:04:35. > :04:38.Goodwin then chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland went to the
:04:39. > :04:42.shareholders with a rights issue, assured the bank was on a secure
:04:43. > :04:48.fitting the subscribed to the whole ?12 billion of shares to be issued
:04:49. > :04:56.to support the finance of one of the world's biggest banks. Within five
:04:57. > :05:00.months, the truth about the reckless financial management of RBS was
:05:01. > :05:07.exposed. It needed but -- farm walk than that to be saved, 45 billion
:05:08. > :05:11.from the British government. The question as to whether shareholders
:05:12. > :05:17.were criminally misled has been investigated. Today it was said the
:05:18. > :05:21.investigation was complex and thorough but that is not enough
:05:22. > :05:28.evidence to bring charges against the bank or senior Fisher --
:05:29. > :05:35.figures. However, it seemed -- some actions still carry on by
:05:36. > :05:39.shareholders. The current Chief executives said the bank is
:05:40. > :05:43.considering an out-of-court settlement on that civil case.
:05:44. > :05:46.Changes to the way BBC Scotland is governed have been set out
:05:47. > :05:48.as part of wider reforms to the corporation.
:05:49. > :05:50.The UK Government says Scotland will be represented
:05:51. > :05:53.on the main BBC board, and there will also be a group set
:05:54. > :05:57.But the Culture Secretary said the BBC must do more to serve
:05:58. > :06:04.Our Westminster correspondent David Porter has more.
:06:05. > :06:07.Comedy favourites Craig and Ford were at the BBC in Glasgow today,
:06:08. > :06:11.launching a new series of Still Game.
:06:12. > :06:26.In which they pay pensioners Jack and Hector.
:06:27. > :06:29.Back after a nine-year absence from our screens.
:06:30. > :06:31.It is almost as if the launch was some kind
:06:32. > :06:34.Some people will need that White Paper!
:06:35. > :06:36.Maybe so but what has been decided for the BBC will
:06:37. > :06:40.The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and
:06:41. > :06:43.Another stage, this time of a political nature and more
:06:44. > :06:45.details of how the future BBC should look.
:06:46. > :06:49.The BBC will also be required to give greater focus to underserved
:06:50. > :06:51.audiences, in particular those from black, Asian
:06:52. > :06:58.And from the nations and regions, who are currently less well
:06:59. > :07:05.The BBC Trust is to be replaced with a new
:07:06. > :07:08.board set up to run day-to-day matters.
:07:09. > :07:11.It will have a Scottish representative and there will be
:07:12. > :07:13.what is called a sub board for Scotland.
:07:14. > :07:19.The licence fee, currently just over ?145 every year, will
:07:20. > :07:21.continue for at least the next 11 years.
:07:22. > :07:26.And in future, viewers will
:07:27. > :07:29.also need a licence if you want to use iPlayer catch-up services.
:07:30. > :07:31.Politically, a broad welcome for the proposals but a feeling
:07:32. > :07:39.It is important to drive up standards in the BBC in
:07:40. > :07:41.Scotland and the Secretary of State clearly said
:07:42. > :07:52.underserved by the BBC and we have said that for a long time.
:07:53. > :07:54.The BBC is less trusted in Scotland than any
:07:55. > :07:56.of the other constituent nations in the UK.
:07:57. > :07:59.a Scottish generated national and international
:08:00. > :08:03.TV news bulletin, a so-called Scottish six.
:08:04. > :08:07.Others believe that is a step too far.
:08:08. > :08:13.There are those who do not believe in a common national British
:08:14. > :08:16.identity and, if in that we might unintentionally create a wedge
:08:17. > :08:18.between Scotland and England, I would urge
:08:19. > :08:26.exercise caution in the amount of diversity that is given to the
:08:27. > :08:33.And BBC management north of the border say that the
:08:34. > :08:35.White Paper will lead to changes in what Scottish
:08:36. > :08:39.audiences get from the broadcaster.
:08:40. > :08:42.We recognise that there is a deficit in certain areas of
:08:43. > :08:46.output, there is a need for more portrayal and representation through
:08:47. > :08:52.drama output and comedy and we recognise that television
:08:53. > :08:54.news has to adapt to a country which is
:08:55. > :08:56.The BBC's present Charter expires at the
:08:57. > :09:00.Ministers say the new plans will help guarantee the
:09:01. > :09:11.corporation's future in the long-term.
:09:12. > :09:14.Aberdeen football club has unveiled plans to leave its Pittodrie home
:09:15. > :09:17.and move to a new stadium to the west of the city.
:09:18. > :09:20.It's the club's third attempt to build a new purpose-built site,
:09:21. > :09:21.but, as you might expect, not everybody's pleased.
:09:22. > :09:35.The tawdry has been the home of Aberdeen football club from with a
:09:36. > :09:41.100 years. -- the tawdry. It is still going strong but for how long?
:09:42. > :09:46.We have set her sights on making this piece of land their new homes.
:09:47. > :09:52.This is the stadium they hope to move into by 2019. Was it a new
:09:53. > :09:58.state of the art training facility. They have tried to remove on
:09:59. > :10:08.previous occasions in the last few years. Fans of modern football club
:10:09. > :10:13.demand that we need 3G pictures, we need grass pitches. We need to give
:10:14. > :10:19.the professional team the services they will be playing on. We need to
:10:20. > :10:25.have all-weather facilities. As we know, it is not always as sunny as
:10:26. > :10:31.this. That is some concern in West Hill. I am not sure about it purely
:10:32. > :10:41.because of the traffic for the area. It is bad enough the additives. --
:10:42. > :10:50.as it is. It will certainly please me. I am this season-ticket holder.
:10:51. > :10:54.Bit of a nuisance for the fans on the other side of the city. Getting
:10:55. > :11:04.over to West Hill will be quite difficult for me. Good news for the
:11:05. > :11:12.supporters and very positive for the club. The council say it is a vital
:11:13. > :11:14.part in upgrading the city's infrastructure. They have still to
:11:15. > :11:17.get past the planning process. Football and Aberdeen lost at home
:11:18. > :11:20.to Hearts in tonight's only match Dowda grabbed the only goal
:11:21. > :11:24.of the game for the visitors to give He pounced on the hour mark
:11:25. > :11:28.after Aberdeen keeper Collin failed Let's get the latest weather
:11:29. > :11:43.forecast now, with Anne. Thank you very much. Good evening.
:11:44. > :11:54.Plenty of warm sunshine once again today. He is a lovely picture from
:11:55. > :11:59.one of our weather watchers. Temperatures are on the way down
:12:00. > :12:05.there. We are pulling in cold air from a northerly air flow so not as
:12:06. > :12:10.warm as it has been. To date and overnight, we are looking at a
:12:11. > :12:19.cloudier picture. Not a cold night. Fairly mild across the board and
:12:20. > :12:26.largely dry. Into tomorrow morning. Largely dry with a bit workload.
:12:27. > :12:32.Some early brightness, especially along western coastal areas. Colder
:12:33. > :12:41.and fresher. A cloudier picture up the East Coast. A cool and fresher
:12:42. > :12:48.feel to things on Saturday and pegging temperatures back to nine or
:12:49. > :12:51.10 Celsius. Through the rest of the morning and into the afternoon on
:12:52. > :12:59.Friday, cloudier skies will continue to sink further southwards. For the
:13:00. > :13:05.rest of the UK, quite a cloudy picture for the Northern but we will
:13:06. > :13:13.seize sunnier skies across southern parts, reaching highs of 22 Celsius
:13:14. > :13:20.in the London region. Not as warm and Scotland as we have had, highs
:13:21. > :13:25.of 23 or 24 Celsius. Always colder further east with that offshore
:13:26. > :13:29.breeze. Into Saturday, were still under the influence of high
:13:30. > :13:34.pressures will still C dry and bright weather. Plenty of sunshine
:13:35. > :13:38.around, especially through central and southern parts, more cloud
:13:39. > :13:40.around in the North. A similar story as we head into Sunday.
:13:41. > :13:45.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6.25 tomorrow morning.
:13:46. > :13:47.But, from everyone on the late team here in Glasgow
:13:48. > :13:52.and around the country - goodnight.