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The closing speeches begin at the Liam Fee murder trial -

the prosecutor tells the court that the two accused are guilty

One person is killed as two diggers collide with cars

Our core of everything on public private contracts. Schools have been

brilliant, they had been in the mire as much as the rest of us, in terms

of information flowing from the people who own the private public

sector partnership, minimal. Andy Murray survives

a scare to make it through to the second

round of the French Open. And a dazzling floating artwork

inspired by First World War camouflage.

A jury in the trial of two women accused of murdering toddler

Alex Prentice QC said Rachel and the pair were guilty

Alex Prentice QC said Rachel and Naomi Fee had acted with callous

indifference and asked the jury convicted him of murder.

The prosecutor described only as defenceless and vulnerable. The QC

suggested that Rachel and Naomi Fee signed up to a course of cruel

treatment towards the toddler and the Tivoli jewellery, their

treatment of Liam shortly before he died had escalated to such an extent

that it was obvious life might be taken. He said there was evidence

the couple had failed to get treatment for Liam when they knew

they had sustained serious injuries, including a fractured arm and broken

leg, that would have left him in excruciating pain. He said instead

of getting help, there was evidence that their phones have been used to

Google what happens if a broken leg is left in treatment or can you die

of a broken leg? He said if you suspect your two and a half year old

child has a broken leg, he would get help, there is nothing else that

decent human being or Karen bring back a caring parent would do. Was

it you decide Liam had died from a blow to the abdomen and chest. They

said the evidence did not point to death by Stranglers and suffocation

by another child. Rachel and Naomi are fulsomely falsely accused of

bringing another child. They said they were hiding things and talking

about jail. He said it didn't matter who had dealt the fatal blow to

lean, saying the jewellery can get both women in keeping with the

escalating conduct. He said it was murdered because of a violent act

committed with a wicked indifference to the Liam lived or died. The court

will hear closing speeches tomorrow. Rachel and Naomi Fee deny murder and

adding to the boys. One person has died and another has

been seriously injured after crash involving a car and a heavy

agricultural vehicle Five other cars and a bus

were involved in the accident which happened at about 11 o'clock

this morning in Rutherglen. Our reporter John McManus

is at the scene tonight. Details are still emerging. The

recovery operation itself is now underway here, we're still waiting

to find at the exact details of what causes crash between a trailer and a

car. One witness told me that they saw the trailer coming down the road

and swerving from side to side before it hit the car. That impact

resulted in the car being trapped under the trailer and this evening

Police Scotland have confirmed that the male driver was pronounced dead

at the car. The male driver of the trailer has been taken to Queen

Elizabeth University Hospital, where his condition is described as

serious. The road here has been closed all afternoon but one local

resident told me what she heard. All I heard was allowed, loud bang. I

have heard the bangs before because I stay next to where the trucks and

all that go, and it was definitely worse than I've ever heard before.

So I got up, and I went to my window and I heard somebody shouting help

me! Then I just heard the siren, it was a fire brigade, the police came

after. Some people may have had a lucky escape here because five other

cars and a bus were also involved in this crash, but Police Scotland say

there were no other serious injuries. They also say that the

recovery operation is likely to take several other hours and of course

are appealing for witnesses, for anybody who might have seen what

are appealing for witnesses, for happened, to come forward.

The EIS Teaching Union is calling on the Scottish Government

to renegotiate public private contracts used in building schools.

It argues a national review is needed in the wake

This morning three of the affected schools reopened

after their building repairs were deemed complete and safe -

but 14 schools are still shut, or partly closed.

Pupils back at St Peter's, happy and relieved to be back in their own

classrooms again instead of being bussed all walks to other schools.

It was fun at the start but it got a bit boring so we all glad to be back

at Peter's. Although I don't get to miss as much school, we're not

getting our coach for 45 minutes each day. The trust has been eroded

for some, they have been given reassurances about safety which have

been programme. Many still want answers. We don't know what has gone

on the disco, other schools. It has been done on the quick, in a cheap

manner: that's not good for the future. The people building these

schools are not taking into account these are our children. Another of

the three schools which we opened this morning. It was here the crisis

began. In January, a wall fell down, leading to the mass invitation of 17

schools with structural faults, all owned and managed by the Edinburgh

schools partnership,. Our members are not just a little enquiry but

also broader broader enquiry into the valley of these projects, and

the ongoing costs of them. Pupils from 14 affected schools are still

being temped deliberately sent a temporary classrooms. Some will get

back to their normal schools next month but most will have to cope

with disruption until after summer. While hundreds of affected pupils

are now back behind their desks, several thousands more are still

coping with alternative schooling arrangements. Some parents are still

worried and many questions remain. An independent enquiry into what

went wrong in Edinburgh begins this summer. The Scottish Government say

it is considering renegotiating contracts to improve efficiency.

Police Scotland is investigating a series of malicious hoax

calls made to 13 schools across the country.

A number of schools were evacuated as a precaution

but the police said the threat didn't appear to be credible

and there was nothing to suggest it was terror related.

Calls were also made to schools in other parts of the UK and police

Scotland said they're in contact with a number of forces as part

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Still to come on tonight's programme:

How women are faring in leadership roles in the Church of Scotland.

Andy Murray says his "Behaviour is not the reason for his split with

his coach Amelie Mauresmo will stop and a new world-class sporting event

for Scotland. The Stirling Scottish marathon is a big step forward for

Scottish sport. Police Scotland say they're

constantly reviewing their response to the risk

of a major terrorist attack. The man in charge of armed policing

has told Reporting Scotland tactics are being developed to counter

the changing threats In the second of our special

reports, Cameron Buttle has been given access to the counter

terrorist unit, that stands ready This is where the specialist

firearms officers for Police Scotland are trained. Today they are

staging a major exercise to do with a terrorist firearms attack. There

will be some form of explosives detonated to signal the start of

that attack and then the specialist unit will have to go in and deal

with that marauding attack, which is similar to what we have seen in

Paris and Brussels. We can't show you exactly how this

can the terror unit operates. Their tactics are closely guarded. --

counterterror unit. The unit has contained the threat,

cornered to terrorists. Now it moves into the final confrontation.

This exercise used different levels of firearms officer. Those who would

be first to respond and then the counterterror specialist firearms

officers. They can't be identified for security reasons. There is a

risk in taking over the building and engaging firearms police, we move

forward to neutralise the threat, we take the building, its standard

trading as we do appear. The training reflects recent terror

attacks in Europe. Multiple venues, multiple terrorists. At the extreme

end, we have had to adjust our tactics the thought that threat. It

is sensitive, so I'm not going to tell you exactly what we would do.

But we have adjusted our tactics along with the rest of the UK forces

in terms of mitigating that. In terms of capacity you with the

ferocity of the Paris attack. There would be few forces in the UK that

would be able to respond to that. However police Scotland, because of

our capability and capacity, and will replace our resources, we would

respond to it. The primary response would be armed response vehicles and

that's why we put great emphasis on how we train and armed response

officer. The past year Police Scotland has increased the level of

training for all firearms officers. The national response to a major is

under constant review to combat the ever changing terror threat.

Police have appealed for information after a 23-year-old man was knocked

down and killed by a bus on the M8 motorway in Glasgow.

It's thought the man got out of a taxi as it was driving

westwards, close to Junction 15, and was then struck by the coach

Bus services in East Lothian run by First Group are to be cut back

First Scotland East plans to end routes between Edinburgh

and North Berwick, Dunbar and Haddington

it will close bus depots in North Berwick and Musselburgh.

Plans to bring the Sistema Scotland Orchestra project to Dundee have

It's the fourth Big Noise orchestra set up by the Scottish charity,

which is modelled on the Venezuelan network of children's orchestras.

There are already Big Noise projects in Stirling,

Learning to play an instrument is hard work so there is the

termination, concentration, attention, awareness, and managing

frustrations are either, pride and self esteem with playing an

instrument along with colleagues. Fake goods worth more

than ?30 million have been seized and 100 people arrested

during a three-year crackdown Counterfeit items were recovered

by police and Trading The coastal meadows

on the Western Isles, known as machair, offer some

of the best protection to one of the UK's rarest

visiting birds, according Little Terns migrate

all the way from Africa RSPB Scotland says colonies

on the mainland have been in decline for years,

because of increased Now, back in 1966, the Church

of Scotland took a groundbreaking decision to allow women to be

ordained as elders. Two years later, they were

welcomed in as ministers. The Kirk was nearly three decades

ahead of the Church of England, which only ordained women

priests in 1994. And women still can't be ordained

in the Catholic Church. Elizabeth Quigley has been looking

at how the Church of Scotland has welcomed women into leadership

roles. Isabel Montgomerie might seem an

unlikely revolutionary. Working on a farm in Ayrshire, she was one of the

first women to be ordained as an elder. Some people thought I'm a bit

of a revolutionary, can I say that? And I always had, no revolutionary,

more a pioneer. I promise to discharge the... And in 2004, the

very first time, the Kirk's top job came to a woman, an elder. Jesus did

never say that... Mother and daughter Pauline and Miriam are both

ordained as elders. And they have watched a changing church. I think

the Church of Scotland was ahead of the curve on that decision. When I

was thinking about it I realised that the famous book by Jermain

great, the female eunuch, which kicked off the normalisation of

feminism, was only published in 1977 fact that the Church of England took

this decision for years before his very much to his credit. -- Church

of Scotland. I was ordained when I was 25. The church is always had

women elders as long as I have been alive. So it wasn't abnormal for me.

And ordaining female elders unlocked the door to women ministers. It

unimaginable now to have a church without women elders and women

ministers, I think it unimaginable, I can't imagine being part of the

Church of Scotland, it would be a very alien place. Today, tending a

rather different kind of flock, women ministers and elders are very

much part of the Coke's life and work.

Let's get the latest sport now, with Rhona.

Andy Murray has told the BBC there's been no fallout

with his former coach, Amelie Mauresmo.

He says that his on-court behaviour is not why they split.

The World Number Two opened up about the relationship

after a battling first-round win at the French Open where he managed

From Paris, here's Kheredine Idessane.

There was little room for error and Andy Murray knew it. Trailing two

sets to one overnight to Radek Stepanek he levelled things up

quickly. COMMENTATOR: His great rescue

mission continues. At 37 his opponents was the oldest man in the

draw, but didn't play like it. The younger man had the greater

experience. It told after he came within a couple of points of defeat.

Pundits are picking Murray as possible champion. That could

happen, though the Scot won't want to be tested this thoroughly in

every round. Andy Murray said it could turn out to be one of the best

wins of his career. He has no issues with former coach, Amelie Mauresmo,

who made comments about his on court behaviour in a newspaper interview

referring to him as a "complex character." I don't disagree with

that at all. As far as that being the reason we stopped working

together, that is untrue. When we sat down and spoke in Madrid at no

stage was that mentioned. When we discussed continuing working

together or not me and Amelie Mauresmo have no issues at all. It's

unfair to suggest otherwise. Strong stuff from Andy Murray on and off

court. He will want more of the same tomorrow against Bourgue in round

two. Joey Barton says a desire to win

trophies rather than be involved in a relegation battle helped

persuade him to sign for Rangers. The 33-year-old has signed

a two-year deal at Ibrox rather than stay at Burnley,

who've just gone up Barton says he was "blown away"

by the history and Kym Little is the BBC Women's

Football of the Year 2016. She was surprised by the accolade? In the

past couple of years and being here I've been able to play in a team

with such great players it's allowed me to thrive and do what I can do as

best as I can. That's allowed me to play and score goals and be

nominated for awards like this. It's nice, but I think it's a lot to do

with who I'm surrounded by as well. Commonwealth Judo Champion,

Kimberley Renicks, says she's "gutted" she will not

realise her dream of competing The 28-year-old has exclusively

revealed to BBC Scotland she needs surgery on her shoulder,

which will sideline her She's already missed two Olympic

qualifying competitions and will miss the final event,

meaning her hopes of As a sports person that is your

dream. The Olympics is the dream that everyone wants to make. It's a

knockback. I'm still young enough to go for 2020 like if my body stays

knockback. I'm still young enough to together and I get the events and

pick up the medals, I can still go. It's the fact that everyone puts

that much into you you were hoping this would be the year that I made

it. Scotland has been promised a brand

new world class athletics event The Stirling Scottish Marathon has

been launched with organiser Brendan Foster promising to bring

an elite field to an iconic course. Scotland's most successful distance

runner, Liz McColgan, has hailed the new event

"a major step forward." Stars of the best and present

gathered at one of Scotland's most iconic landmarks to launch a new

marathon, organisers promise a first-class event and believe demand

will be high to take part. The marathon is it a modern-day

challenge. People respond to it. This year's London Marathon had too

many subscribing. People are responding immediately. We know what

world-class looks like. In a year time you will see what world-class

looks like. The route begins at the safari Park. It passes through

Dunblane before heading for the Wallace Mownment the finish is at

Sterling Castle. It has found a flat route with good landmarks along the

way. Certainly, I think, it can help you push along the course

particularly when things get a bit tough. If you don't want a boring

run it can be naff. It looks good. It's flat to get rolling. A Liz

believes it's a welcome return. The level of competitions have

disappeared. As a Scottish athlete we deserve to have something

international on our doorstep. It's a major step forward for the

athletic calendar for Scotland. It's set to go on 21st May 2017. We

have a year to get ready. I pulled a hamstring thinking about it.

Excuses, excuses. Now, it was a technique used

to camouflage warships during the First World War

to confuse the enemy. It's called dazzling,

and it involves covering the vessels Now, a Glasgow-based artist has used

it to transform a ship in Leith in what's been described as one

of the largest floating Here's our arts correspondent,

Pauline McLean. This maybe the largest canvas that

artist Ellie Butler has worked on. At 72 meters it took the team two

weeks to paint her original design on to this former lighthouse ship.

It's a leap of faith of thinking about making something in a drawing

and then trying to imagine and visualise how that is going to read

as a very large, rounded object. Dazzling is a technique invented in

the First World War by Norman Wilkinson. It involved painting more

than 3,000 warships in vibrant designs to distract the enemy. By

applying strongly contrasting colours, shapes, geometric pat

attorneys a ship you would disrum the surface of the ship and make it

difficult to read from a distance. Viewed through a telescope the ship

would be broken into confusing shapes. It was like a giant optical

illusion. Historians question how effective the ships were, they

caught the imagination. That's why the body commissioning work to mark

the centenary of the First World War asked four modern artists to make

their own dazzle ships. It's not trying to recreate the old dazzle

ships it's giving everyone in Edinburgh and Leith a beautiful

thing to look at. It's probably one of the largest floating artworks in

the world. Everyone can come from row free and look at it and reforce

a story of the First World War that people didn't know about it.

The ship becomes every woman in their honour.

Now, just before the weather forecast, here's Shelley

The former Justice Secretary comes under-fire after casting doubt on

the safety of the Lockerbie bomber's conviction. We find out how towns

can use their heritage to grow the local economy. Join me over on BBC

Two at 10.30pm. Not all of us have managed to see

the sunshine or the warmth today. In Shetland it was eight Celsius.

Dunstaffnage in the west reached a very pleasantly warm 19 Celsius. As

we head into this evening the dry theme continues. Most of us will end

the day with brightness or sunshine. Into tonight, cloud will thicken

across the north and for eastern areas too. The clearest skies

tonight will be in the west and here temperatures will fall to around low

single figures. Otherwise, around six to nine Celsius. We head into

tomorrow on a dry note. A fair amount of cloud in comparison to

today. More especially for northern and eastern areas with the west

enjoying the best of brightness and sunshine. Taking a closer look at

tomorrow afternoon. For southern, central and eastern areas the cloud

will thin and break at times to allow brightness or sunshine to

develop. The best of the sunshine tomorrow will be across the

north-west highlands in towards Skye and through the western isles.

Temperatures 15 or 16 Celsius. Pleasant with light winds. For

northern and eastern coastal areas there will be brisk north-easterly

winds. A chilly feel here. In towards evening, thicker cloud

across the south and potentially light and patchy rain reaching these

areas before the end of the day. As we head into Thursday that weather

front producing that light and patchy rain is set to stay with us.

The rain may well reach central areas, too. Further north it's

looking dry with some brightness and sunshine and highs of 16 Celsius.

Cooler towards eastern coastal areas with brisk north-easterly winds.

Friday, dry, bright with the best of the sunshine in the west and highs

of 18 Celsius. That's the forecast. David. Thank you very much, indeed.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

The prosecutor in the Liam Fee murder trial has told the jury

the two accused acted with "unyielding heartless cruelty"

In his closing speech, Alex Prentice QC said Rachel

and Nyomi Fee had acted with "callous indifference"

to whether Liam lived or died, and he asked the jury to convict

I'll be back with the headlines at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.