:00:00. > :00:00.south and a cooler wind picking up by Bank Holiday Monday. Thank you.
:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me -
:00:00. > :00:09.Shell announces it's cutting almost 500 North Sea jobs,
:00:10. > :00:13.as it continues to be hit by lower oil prices.
:00:14. > :00:16.The First Minister plans a summit on school reform,
:00:17. > :00:21.as education's made the top priority for the government.
:00:22. > :00:24.The lawyer for one of the women accused of murdering Liam Fee says
:00:25. > :00:28.there was no evidence she harmed the child.
:00:29. > :00:33.New figures show the amount of alcohol we consume is up
:00:34. > :00:51.Cocktails at home. We tend to just drink in the house, save money. We
:00:52. > :00:54.do not buy drinks when we go out. Andy Murray struggles again -
:00:55. > :01:02.but wins in five sets to progress to the third
:01:03. > :01:20.round at the French Open. Shell has announced it's to cut 475
:01:21. > :01:25.North Sea jobs, most of them Some posts offshore
:01:26. > :01:32.and at its plants at Mossmorran in Fife and St Fergus
:01:33. > :01:34.in Aberdeenshire will Our reporter Steven Duff
:01:35. > :01:39.is at Aberdeen Harbour for us Unfortunately announcements on job
:01:40. > :01:53.losses in the oil and gas industry Unfortunately announcements on job
:01:54. > :01:57.are happening every two or three days at the moment. When a blue-chip
:01:58. > :02:01.companies like Shell makes an announcement most people set up and
:02:02. > :02:05.listen. This morning they told staff at the headquarters in Aberdeen that
:02:06. > :02:11.475 jobs would go. Most of them in that building but also around 40
:02:12. > :02:16.jobs going offshore and redundancy also at plants at Mossmorran in five
:02:17. > :02:21.and St Fergus in the Aberdeenshire coast. The reason, recent mergers
:02:22. > :02:30.with BG Group led to restructuring and also the continuing global world
:02:31. > :02:33.oil price low. The man in charge of Shell UK and Ireland described it as
:02:34. > :02:40.being part of an improvement journey. The engagement we had has
:02:41. > :02:43.been outstanding from employees, the support in terms of driving
:02:44. > :02:47.efficiency in the North Sea over the past 12 months. Do you think the
:02:48. > :02:53.people who are being made redundant will be thinking that. Clearly there
:02:54. > :03:00.is uncertainty for people and we will try to minimise that period
:03:01. > :03:06.until we make the selection of who will stay with the organisation. The
:03:07. > :03:10.UK and Scottish Government offered help to those who will be made
:03:11. > :03:15.redundant as well as reiterating help for the long term of the
:03:16. > :03:17.industry. The unions, the offshore unions are calling for a summit to
:03:18. > :03:21.be held because there is appealing that in spite of the task forces
:03:22. > :03:27.that had been set up, the funding being put in place, it is not doing
:03:28. > :03:29.anything really to help jobs cut. Many thanks for that.
:03:30. > :03:31.The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is to convene
:03:32. > :03:34.She told the Scottish Parliament improving education would be
:03:35. > :03:37.the "defining mission" of her government.
:03:38. > :03:48.From Holyrood, here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:03:49. > :03:55.Nicola Sturgeon arrived to set out the priorities of the new SNP third
:03:56. > :04:00.term in power with the new Education Secretary by her side. The defining
:04:01. > :04:03.mission of this government will be education, we want every child to
:04:04. > :04:09.have a fair chance in life and we know a good education is the
:04:10. > :04:14.foundation of that. She is promising standardised assessment of pupils to
:04:15. > :04:19.measure performance. A new funding model for schools, and a summit on
:04:20. > :04:25.school for and improving attainment with invitations to all party
:04:26. > :04:30.leaders. I want our work to close the attainment gap to be the mission
:04:31. > :04:34.not just of this government but the country as a whole. The
:04:35. > :04:39.Conservatives backed plans to give schools more local control. But they
:04:40. > :04:44.oppose the assembly commitment to keeping university tuition free.
:04:45. > :04:49.Education should be the best way to change lives for the better the SNP
:04:50. > :04:53.as well as giveaways means those who have most to gain from life changing
:04:54. > :04:58.chances are those that have been most harmed by this policy. Labour
:04:59. > :05:04.wants the government to raise more cash for schools, using new tax
:05:05. > :05:06.powers. SNP members sit on government benches in this
:05:07. > :05:11.Parliament with the power to act. The power to stop these cuts and
:05:12. > :05:17.invest in education and they refused to do so. Plans to bring back
:05:18. > :05:23.testing in primary and early years of secondary worry the Green Party.
:05:24. > :05:28.Educational attainment, I think all parties recognise what can be
:05:29. > :05:31.achieved. The case for standardised testing I do not think has been
:05:32. > :05:37.fully made and we will continue to question that choice of priority.
:05:38. > :05:42.The Education Secretary John Swinney is to publish a draft delivery plan
:05:43. > :05:48.before the summer. Consultations, summits, anything, but action to
:05:49. > :05:55.make a change for the future of our country. Other government priorities
:05:56. > :06:00.include building 50,000 affordable homes for the recruiting 500 extra
:06:01. > :06:03.health visitors. And doubling free childcare for three and
:06:04. > :06:09.four-year-olds. Nicola Sturgeon has also drawn inspiration from the
:06:10. > :06:13.labourer, green and liberal Democrat manifesto because having fallen
:06:14. > :06:16.short of an overall majority in parliament, she knows that she needs
:06:17. > :06:23.a little help from her political rivals to get things done.
:06:24. > :06:29.Brian Turner is at Holyrood now. This is a parliament with no
:06:30. > :06:37.majority. What is the strategy for delivering change? Well we had
:06:38. > :06:40.Nicola Sturgeon name checking labourer, the Lib Dems and the Green
:06:41. > :06:45.Party in terms of foreign policy is from that manifesto. One big
:06:46. > :06:50.absentee in that, the Conservatives. Nicola Sturgeon is hoping to build
:06:51. > :06:52.what she has called a progressive consensus, freezing out the
:06:53. > :06:56.Conservatives, squeezing out the Conservatives and working with those
:06:57. > :07:00.other parties where necessary. The snag is on her income tax policy,
:07:01. > :07:07.which was condemned as being timid by those very rivals she is name
:07:08. > :07:12.checking, not policy the SNP edition is closer to the Conservatives and
:07:13. > :07:17.she might need support from that direction on earth she comprise one
:07:18. > :07:21.of those other parties away from the standpoint on tax. The First
:07:22. > :07:25.Minister said improving education is the defining mission of government,
:07:26. > :07:30.what does she mean by that? I think she means quite a lot. She says it
:07:31. > :07:34.is not picking a fight with local authorities who mostly run schools
:07:35. > :07:37.now. She speaks about the possibility of schools coming
:07:38. > :07:41.together in a cluster and being able to run their affairs. Money going
:07:42. > :07:46.direct to schools and headteachers, empowering parents and teachers in
:07:47. > :07:50.that regard. She says she wants consensus but not inertia. She is
:07:51. > :07:54.quite keen to drive this forward and that means working with all
:07:55. > :08:00.stakeholders in education and also means a change in the law. It save
:08:01. > :08:02.the duty to provide education is no longer solely upon councils but also
:08:03. > :08:06.extends beyond that to individual schools. Many thanks.
:08:07. > :08:09.The lawyer for one of the women accused of murdering two-year-old
:08:10. > :08:11.Liam Fee has told a jury Nyomi Fee was guilty
:08:12. > :08:14.of a catastrophic failure of care towards the toddler
:08:15. > :08:21.In his closing speech to the jury, Mark Stewart QC, Nyomi Fee's lawyer,
:08:22. > :08:24.told the court that it was another child who was responsible
:08:25. > :08:33.From the high court in Livingston - Lisa Summers reports.
:08:34. > :08:38.Nyomi Fee can be seen on the right. Laura said she had accepted she made
:08:39. > :08:43.some terrible mistakes in her of Liam and she and her partner Rachel
:08:44. > :08:47.had neglected the two rope. He said this was a terrible case and had
:08:48. > :08:51.been distressing and harrowing. Mark Stewart said Nyomi Fee admitted
:08:52. > :08:55.failing to get help for Lee in when she's suspected he had a broken leg.
:08:56. > :08:59.He said it was dreadful and unforgivable, a catastrophic failure
:09:00. > :09:03.of care but he said that Liam did not die of a broken leg and was no
:09:04. > :09:06.evidence suggesting Nyomi Fee had inflicted the fatal injury on the
:09:07. > :09:12.toddler. Mark Stewart talked at length about another boy who they
:09:13. > :09:17.are accused of falsely claiming for the death. He said the unpalatable
:09:18. > :09:23.truth but this boy had keen -- this boy had killed the. He suggested the
:09:24. > :09:26.boy had sexually assaulted him and had a knitted violent conduct
:09:27. > :09:29.towards photographer but Mr Stewart said it was trying to deal with the
:09:30. > :09:34.behaviour of this crowd -- child that the couple took a wrong turn
:09:35. > :09:39.and neglected Liam. The court heard again the emergency call made by
:09:40. > :09:48.Nyomi Fee. Both accused cried in the dock as the operator was heard
:09:49. > :09:55.talking Nyomi Fee through on how to perform CPR on the child. The jury
:09:56. > :10:02.were told, you do not have to sympathise with Nyomi Fee but he
:10:03. > :10:07.said you must acquit because the case had not been proven by Crown.
:10:08. > :10:13.The lawyer for Rachel C will testify tomorrow.
:10:14. > :10:15.A woman has appeared in court charged with murdering
:10:16. > :10:19.Sadia Ahmed is accused of killing Inayah Ahmed at her home
:10:20. > :10:22.in Glasgow's Drumchapel area on the 17th of April.
:10:23. > :10:26.The 26-year-old is accused of "restricting her breathing".
:10:27. > :10:29.The child died three days later in hospital.
:10:30. > :10:32.Miss Ahmed appeared in private at Glasgow Sheriff Court, where
:10:33. > :10:38.she made no plea or declaration, and was remanded in custody.
:10:39. > :10:40.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:10:41. > :10:42.Still to come on tonight's programme...
:10:43. > :10:45.Calls for a new spirit of co-operation between landowners
:10:46. > :10:52.In sport: Another epic for Andy Murray at the French Open -
:10:53. > :10:54.against another player way down the world rankings.
:10:55. > :10:57.And warming up to be the warm up act.
:10:58. > :10:58.But one Scotland player's not pleased about that.
:10:59. > :11:08.Sales of alcohol in Scotland have increased for the second year
:11:09. > :11:15.On average, enough alcohol is sold, for every adult to drink 41
:11:16. > :11:20.bottles of vodka a year, or almost 500 pints of beer.
:11:21. > :11:23.The news has re-ignited the debate about whether a minimum price
:11:24. > :11:28.That legislation is still held up by a court dispute.
:11:29. > :11:36.Our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford reports.
:11:37. > :11:43.The best measure of how much we really drink is the amount of
:11:44. > :11:47.alcohol which is sold. And it is on the rise after almost a decade of
:11:48. > :11:49.decline. Last year the equivalent of 11 litres of pure alcohol was sold
:11:50. > :11:56.per adult in Scotland. That is the 11 litres of pure alcohol was sold
:11:57. > :12:04.same as 41 bottles of vodka each walk 116 bottles of wine. Or 476
:12:05. > :12:09.pints of beer. Enough for everyone of us to exceed safe drinking limits
:12:10. > :12:13.every week. What we found today is more alcohol is being sold through
:12:14. > :12:16.supermarkets and off-licences and levels have reached the highest
:12:17. > :12:21.since 1994 when records began. This coincides with a flattening of the
:12:22. > :12:25.price of alcohol sold through these retailers. We know prices key driver
:12:26. > :12:30.of consumption and we think both these trends are related. As prices
:12:31. > :12:37.in bars and restaurants keep on rising, more of us are drinking at
:12:38. > :12:42.home. Cocktails at home. That is it. If you are going on a night out we
:12:43. > :12:45.tend to drink in the house and go out, save a bit of money. I think we
:12:46. > :12:55.spend more money drinking at home and then going out with the my wife
:12:56. > :13:00.is teetotal, that is the irony. I had a couple of glasses but normally
:13:01. > :13:04.no more. It is the cheapest drinks which are drunk to harmful levels
:13:05. > :13:08.and the Scottish Government says imposing a minimum price on alcohol
:13:09. > :13:12.would calm the party. At the whiskey industry are still opposed to that.
:13:13. > :13:17.The underlying trend for alcohol consumption in Scotland is done, we
:13:18. > :13:20.drink less today than in 2000. Whether a year or two of data
:13:21. > :13:25.constitutes a trend we will wait and see for further data. Drinking
:13:26. > :13:28.habits are closely linked to the economy, we drink more when we have
:13:29. > :13:30.more money in our pockets. Whether minimum pricing would break that
:13:31. > :13:41.cycle is still hotly debated. A man who ran towards the Rangers
:13:42. > :13:43.goalkeeper after the Scottish Cup final against Hibernian at the
:13:44. > :13:48.weekend pleaded guilty to a charge under the offensive behaviour
:13:49. > :13:52.affable act. Also at Glasgow Sheriff Court, a teenager appeared on
:13:53. > :13:53.charges of attempting to punch to other Rangers players during the
:13:54. > :14:02.pitch invasion. The court heard your deeply ashamed,
:14:03. > :14:09.is that the case? Leaving Glasgow Sheriff Court today Greg Brinee made
:14:10. > :14:14.no comment. But on Saturday after the final
:14:15. > :14:17.whistle at the Scottish Cup final he was much more animated. Today he
:14:18. > :14:23.pled guilty to climbing over anything onto the pitch, running
:14:24. > :14:28.towards the Rangers goalkeeper and gesticulating in an offensive manner
:14:29. > :14:31.towards him. The court was told that he was deeply ashamed and the
:14:32. > :14:40.threats had been made to himself and his family. The sheriff told Binney
:14:41. > :14:45.he was being convicted under the offensive behaviour at football act.
:14:46. > :14:50.He said he would consider the request from the ground for a
:14:51. > :14:53.football banning order. Meanwhile in another court room at the sheriff
:14:54. > :14:59.scored another 19-year-old appeared on charges also related to the pitch
:15:00. > :15:03.invasion on Saturday. 19-year-old Dale pried from Edinburgh is accused
:15:04. > :15:07.of running towards and attempting to punch the Rangers players, Lee
:15:08. > :15:11.Wallace and Jason Holt and money onto the pitch towards Rangers
:15:12. > :15:15.supporters, brandishing a chair. He was released on bail and will appear
:15:16. > :15:19.back here at a later date. Binney will be sentenced in June.
:15:20. > :15:22.A number of survivors of the helicopter crash off Shetland
:15:23. > :15:25.in August 2013 have had their claims for compensation settled.
:15:26. > :15:27.Lawyers representing nine oil workers have confirmed that
:15:28. > :15:33.Four people died when the Super Puma helicopter crashed during its
:15:34. > :15:42.The Church of England and Church of Scotland have agreed
:15:43. > :15:45.to form a stronger relationship, after centuries of division.
:15:46. > :15:48.An historic visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury was designed
:15:49. > :15:51.to improve links between the two churches.
:15:52. > :15:55.But there have been concerns about the impact this could have
:15:56. > :15:58.on the Episcopal Church - which is the Anglican
:15:59. > :16:10.For hundreds of years the Church of Scotland was not formally recognised
:16:11. > :16:15.by the Church of England. Centuries of division have ended with promise
:16:16. > :16:20.to improve this morning. We are recognising each other as partners,
:16:21. > :16:24.good neighbours, and we are going to set up a working group, to think
:16:25. > :16:31.about how that might actually look, in terms of buildings and
:16:32. > :16:38.administering. A warm welcome for the Church of England's leader. What
:16:39. > :16:42.unites this is more than divides us. The first time an archbishop of
:16:43. > :16:47.Canterbury could take part in the debate at the assembly. Once you
:16:48. > :16:52.recognise each other as a church, there is a massive impulse to
:16:53. > :16:56.develop that into a deeper and deeper relationship. This has been a
:16:57. > :17:00.symbolic building of bridges between the two churches, but there are
:17:01. > :17:06.sensitivities about this agreement as well, especially among those in
:17:07. > :17:12.the Scottish Episcopal Church. It was a bit difficult when our sister
:17:13. > :17:14.begins to take an interest in our best friend. Differences between the
:17:15. > :17:21.Church of England remain over best friend. Differences between the
:17:22. > :17:23.same-sex marriage, but this paves the way for better interchurch
:17:24. > :17:25.relations in future. A call's been made for a new spirit
:17:26. > :17:28.of co-operation to be forged between Scotland's landowners,
:17:29. > :17:29.communities and government. At their first gathering since land
:17:30. > :17:34.reform legislation was passed in March, lairds were
:17:35. > :17:36.told they have to show they have listened to -
:17:37. > :17:38.and understand - Willie Johnston reports
:17:39. > :17:41.from an estate in Ayrshire which is being held up as a model
:17:42. > :17:56.for others to follow. Unlike many stayed on as Mark Gibson
:17:57. > :18:01.was not the manner born. He bought this place in 1989, acquiring a
:18:02. > :18:07.rundown mansion house on 300 acres of land in which people in the
:18:08. > :18:16.adjacent mining villages have very definitely not been welcomed. They
:18:17. > :18:19.were horrible rusty, spiked Gates saying no entry. I knew I couldn't
:18:20. > :18:25.live like that so one of the first things I did was to take down those
:18:26. > :18:30.signs and gates. What's followed really has been a fantastic
:18:31. > :18:35.adventure. Mark Gibson has embraced the community, planted woodland,
:18:36. > :18:41.Lake trails, built in Observatory. His estate, a classroom extension
:18:42. > :18:47.for local schoolchildren. It is an experience to come if you have never
:18:48. > :18:52.done any of that stuff before. How different is it when you come up
:18:53. > :18:58.here, from what it's like down in the village? You would think it is a
:18:59. > :19:04.completely different country, it's amazing. Retired prison officer Jim
:19:05. > :19:11.Buchanan made it his job to report the Flora and fauna and encourage
:19:12. > :19:15.back the native squirrels. We weren't allowed on the estate, there
:19:16. > :19:20.was no way you could come out of the houses and down into the woods. You
:19:21. > :19:24.use to get chased from the gamekeeper in case you are doing
:19:25. > :19:32.damage. The leader of Scottish landowners as it is a model for
:19:33. > :19:36.others to follow. It gets reinforced when you don't communicate, and that
:19:37. > :19:39.is about making a new start, a fresh start. Looking to work with the
:19:40. > :19:43.government, communities and ourselves to drive forward what is
:19:44. > :19:50.in all of our interests. It is a prosperous, fibro and rural
:19:51. > :19:55.Scotland. Today they were told they will have to go the extra mile to
:19:56. > :19:57.show they are part of the fabric of rural communities and local
:19:58. > :20:01.economies and demonstrating their working for the interest of others,
:20:02. > :20:10.not just their own. No more then and asked. -- them and asked.
:20:11. > :20:16.It took another five set epic to do it -
:20:17. > :20:18.but Andy Murray is through to the third round of
:20:19. > :20:22.At one stage he trailed the player ranked 164th
:20:23. > :20:26.But as Kheredine Idessane reports from Paris, Murray battled back
:20:27. > :20:34.to beat Frenchman Mathius Bourg by three sets to two.
:20:35. > :20:41.This was supposed to be the calm after the storms Andy Murray, after
:20:42. > :20:46.he finished his five set epic with Stepanek yesterday a good start was
:20:47. > :20:50.required. An early break was duly achieved when the first set was won
:20:51. > :20:54.for the loss of two gains it seemed normal service had been resumed. But
:20:55. > :20:59.Benny was left bamboozled as Mathius Bourg battled back. Could Mathius
:21:00. > :21:04.Bourg believe it himself? A second set was swiftly has. Inspired by his
:21:05. > :21:09.compatriots, eight games in a row were won as he claimed a decisive
:21:10. > :21:15.lead in the third. A question now was, did the world number to have
:21:16. > :21:19.another five set match in him? The answer was yes. After breaking
:21:20. > :21:26.Mathius Bourg's serve, they showed Murray meant business and refuse to
:21:27. > :21:30.go down without a fight. It is mainly in the mind sometimes, this
:21:31. > :21:34.game. More magic was required at the start of the next set, with the
:21:35. > :21:41.French Open on the line, he seemed up for it again.
:21:42. > :21:45.He wouldn't have wanted back-to-back five set matches just a bit of the
:21:46. > :21:51.third round but Murray's mantra is live to fight another day. So
:21:52. > :21:57.another five set struggle for Andy Murray here at the French Open and
:21:58. > :22:02.he admits that can't keep happening if he is to win this tournament. In
:22:03. > :22:11.his match against Friday, he has never lost to the giant Croat, who
:22:12. > :22:12.may be is a little tired, also with a five set match an hour longer than
:22:13. > :22:14.Andy Murray. Scotland player Steven Naismith
:22:15. > :22:16.says it is hard for them to accept their role as the "warm-up
:22:17. > :22:19.act" for nations competing in the The Scots are on their travels next
:22:20. > :22:23.week to play Italy and France But unlike their opponents that's
:22:24. > :22:36.where Scotland's season ends. The national team's preparations
:22:37. > :22:40.here on the banks of the Clyde for these two friendlies are as thorough
:22:41. > :22:44.as if Scotland had qualified for the Euro finals. In the end Easton
:22:45. > :22:48.matches against Italy and France are nothing more than a support act to
:22:49. > :22:52.the main event. That is the worst part of it. It's good to meet up and
:22:53. > :22:55.see the boys and get some good training in and test ourselves
:22:56. > :23:00.against two world-class countries, but we are the preparation. That is
:23:01. > :23:04.a massive disappointment, and you don't want to be doing it again.
:23:05. > :23:08.It's not a great feeling to be the warm up act. It has been a long,
:23:09. > :23:11.hard season for some of these players and while a number of their
:23:12. > :23:15.club team-mates are already on holiday, the Scottish coaching staff
:23:16. > :23:20.hope their thoughts don't stray from the challenge they face. The quality
:23:21. > :23:25.of the opposition is the thing to be focusing on. They know they cannot
:23:26. > :23:28.come into this half baked. They know these two games are against teams
:23:29. > :23:33.that if you're not absolutely at your best concentration wise, you
:23:34. > :23:37.can get embarrassed. I think that alone, playing against the sort of
:23:38. > :23:43.calibre players, will be the thing they focus on. Two positive
:23:44. > :23:46.performances against Italy and France may be the ideal boost for
:23:47. > :23:48.the Scots before their World Cup campaign gets up and running in the
:23:49. > :23:50.autumn. Celtic's new manager Brendan Rodgers
:23:51. > :23:52.has appointed his long term number two Chris Davies
:23:53. > :23:54.as assistant manager. The two worked together
:23:55. > :23:59.at Swansea and Liverpool. The most successful Scottish boxer
:24:00. > :24:02.of recent years returns to the ring It's being marketed
:24:03. > :24:07.as History in the making. And if Ricky Burns beats
:24:08. > :24:14.Italy's Michele Di Rocco it will be. He'll then have won world titles
:24:15. > :24:16.at three different weights. But the Coatbridge fighter's not
:24:17. > :24:26.distracted by the hype. When the fight was announced, I knew
:24:27. > :24:32.the size of the fight. Especially as I've been away for plant -- from
:24:33. > :24:39.Glasgow so long. Like I said, everybody that knows me, they know I
:24:40. > :24:40.will always fight. That is it from me.
:24:41. > :24:41.Thank you for that. Now, just before the weather
:24:42. > :24:50.forecast, here's Andrew Kerr - We will have all the political
:24:51. > :24:54.reaction to the First Minister's priorities over the next five years,
:24:55. > :24:58.including an extended interview with her. Nicola Sturgeon is seeking
:24:59. > :25:03.political consensus as she aims to improve education, but is that a
:25:04. > :25:07.realistic prospect, and is she willing to take on the educational
:25:08. > :25:08.establishment? That is at 10.30 BBC Two.
:25:09. > :25:12.Now let's hear about the forecast from Kirsteen.
:25:13. > :25:20.This picture taken in South Ayrshire today sums up the weather many of us
:25:21. > :25:23.have seen today. Fairly cloudy skies, although some hint of
:25:24. > :25:27.brightness here and there. If you have been in much of western and
:25:28. > :25:33.north-western Scotland today it has been an entirely different prospect,
:25:34. > :25:38.plenty of quite warm sunshine on offer. As we head into this evening
:25:39. > :25:41.and tonight, something of a change afoot in southern and central
:25:42. > :25:46.Scotland with the arrival of this batch of rain. It will continue to
:25:47. > :25:49.feed into the Borders, Dumfries Galloway, East Lothian and Pat
:25:50. > :25:53.skirting the Glasgow area by the end of the night. Most of it fairly
:25:54. > :25:57.light and patchy in nature but the odd heavier burst in the eastern
:25:58. > :26:00.light and patchy in nature but the border. Further north we hold the
:26:01. > :26:04.drier conditions overnight and under clearer skies across some sheltered
:26:05. > :26:10.parts of the north-west temperatures may dip to 3-4dC, but for most us
:26:11. > :26:15.holding up to 6-9. We head into tomorrow on a fairly cloudy note
:26:16. > :26:19.away from the Northwest. We will have some light and patchy rain
:26:20. > :26:22.continuing to come and go as we go through the course of the day in
:26:23. > :26:27.central and southern Scotland. For the north-east is a brighter map
:26:28. > :26:31.process. As we take a close look to tomorrow afternoon, across southern
:26:32. > :26:36.and central Scotland, fairly cloudy skies with some bits and pieces of
:26:37. > :26:41.rain. Across much of the North of Scotland is fine day to come, plenty
:26:42. > :26:45.of sunshine to be had. Quite warm in the Northwest again with
:26:46. > :26:52.temperatures peaking around 19-20dC. In stark contrast to northern
:26:53. > :27:00.coastal areas, where we still have that breeze coming in from the North
:27:01. > :27:03.Sea. A in the evening sun patchy rain continuing for central and
:27:04. > :27:07.southern parts, but some fine weather in the north of Scotland.
:27:08. > :27:11.Inter Friday that rain will continue to die out. That leaves a dry day
:27:12. > :27:15.across-the-board with some brightness of sunshine. The best of
:27:16. > :27:22.that in the Northwest again, with highs of 18-19. Cooler towards
:27:23. > :27:26.eastern and southern coastal areas. Over the weekend high pressure will
:27:27. > :27:29.be in charge, mostly dry, a few showers, and most of us seeing some
:27:30. > :27:32.sunny spells. Thank you.
:27:33. > :27:33.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.
:27:34. > :27:36.Shell has announced it's to cut 475 North Sea jobs - most of them
:27:37. > :27:45.A leading economic research group says the UK could face an extra two
:27:46. > :27:47.years if Britain votes to leave the European Union.
:27:48. > :27:49.The Institute for Fiscal Studies says any financial gains
:27:50. > :27:53.from quitting would be wiped out by slower economic growth.
:27:54. > :27:56.But Leave campaigners say the IFS is biased because it is
:27:57. > :28:09.I'll be back with the headlines at 8 - and the late bulletin just
:28:10. > :28:12.Until then, from everyone on the team - right
:28:13. > :28:14.across the country - have a very good evening.