:00:00. > :00:11.The judge in the Liam Fee murder trial has begun
:00:12. > :00:16.Earlier the lawyer representing Rachel Fee, the boy's mother,
:00:17. > :00:18.told the court that the death of two-year-old Liam
:00:19. > :00:22.was a "genuine tragedy" but that she was not his murderer.
:00:23. > :00:30.From the High Court in Livingston, Lisa Summers reports.
:00:31. > :00:40.This morning, the lawyer for Rachel to become a screen on the left, gave
:00:41. > :00:44.his closing speech. He said the jury must put aside perceptions and
:00:45. > :00:49.prejudices they might have and look dispassionately at the evidence in a
:00:50. > :00:54.harrowing case. He said tragedy is an overused word in court, but he
:00:55. > :01:02.said the death of Liam Fee is a genuine chad Judy. He urged the jury
:01:03. > :01:05.not to compound it by finding Rachel guilty of her son's murder. The
:01:06. > :01:10.lawyer said there was no evidence she was even in the house when the
:01:11. > :01:14.fatal blow was inflicted on Liam or that she ever assaulted her son. He
:01:15. > :01:19.said Rachel Fee had admitted she failed to get him medical treatment
:01:20. > :01:23.went you knew or suspected he had broken like dash-mac a broken leg,
:01:24. > :01:27.and describe that as an unforgivable prime for which she will be punished
:01:28. > :01:37.but he said, that doesn't make her murderer. With the defence case now
:01:38. > :01:41.closed, the trial judge has begun to give direction to the jury, which
:01:42. > :01:46.will finish tomorrow. He said there was no room for a motion and jurors
:01:47. > :01:52.must action partially as they consider the evidence. Rachel denies
:01:53. > :01:57.murdering Lee, blaming his death on another child. She denies harming
:01:58. > :01:59.two of the boys. The trial continues. Lisa Summers, Reporting
:02:00. > :02:01.Scotland. MSPs have voted overwhelmingly
:02:02. > :02:03.to back Britain's continuing The leaders of all five parties
:02:04. > :02:06.believe it's in Scotland's But that view was countered
:02:07. > :02:10.by some Conservative Here's our political
:02:11. > :02:25.editor, Brian Taylor. Outside Holyrood, leave campaigner
:02:26. > :02:35.approaches two voters. Your for staying, can I convince you? Not at
:02:36. > :02:41.all? Nothing daunted, the Leave team put on a display. Matched earlier by
:02:42. > :02:47.their Remain counterparts. In the chamber, the leadership of every
:02:48. > :02:52.party backs Remain. For the Scottish Government Fiona Hyslop says
:02:53. > :02:57.Scotland benefits from EU membership, workers rights and
:02:58. > :03:02.trade. Arc rarity is to create jobs in Scotland by leveraging our EU
:03:03. > :03:08.membership to grow exports she said 100,000 Scots jobs are linked with
:03:09. > :03:13.exports to the EU. It has helped fund economic development into in
:03:14. > :03:18.the Murray first and immigrants pay more tax than they take. The
:03:19. > :03:24.Conservative leadership polls that European cooperation was born of
:03:25. > :03:28.European war -- recalls. Do I want an internationalist view or an
:03:29. > :03:33.isolationist view of our place in the world? And Labour's heavier
:03:34. > :03:35.Dugdale values cross-border solidarity. We will argue this with
:03:36. > :03:41.reason but also passion. We will solidarity. We will argue this with
:03:42. > :03:45.make all these arguments and also argue that there is something
:03:46. > :03:51.beautiful about being part of this European family. But some
:03:52. > :03:55.backbenchers opt for Leave, Margaret Mitchell complaining about unchecked
:03:56. > :04:00.migration. If anyone from this population can come and live in the
:04:01. > :04:04.migration. If anyone from this UK... And new Tory MSP Graham
:04:05. > :04:09.Simpson says it is more fundamental still, it is about sovereignty. Do I
:04:10. > :04:15.want decisions affecting my country taken by people without these
:04:16. > :04:20.borders? Do I think it is right that unelected and unaccountable European
:04:21. > :04:25.judges can overturn decisions of democratically elected politicians?
:04:26. > :04:28.Labour's Elaine Smith also backs Leave but from a diametrically
:04:29. > :04:34.different perspective. She condemns the EU from the left. The original
:04:35. > :04:39.name, the common market, told socialists it was capitalist and
:04:40. > :04:46.designed to reverse the socialist advances made in Europe after World
:04:47. > :04:50.War II. She voted to leave, as did seven Tories, including the Scottish
:04:51. > :04:55.Secretary's fun, although one Conservative voted Leave by mistake,
:04:56. > :05:02.but support for Remain was overwhelming. The result is as
:05:03. > :05:07.follows, yes, 106, no, eight, three abstentions. The motion is therefore
:05:08. > :05:10.agreed. Brian Taylor, Reporting Scotland, Hollywood.
:05:11. > :05:13.In a televised BBC debate on the EU referendum tonight, the former
:05:14. > :05:14.First Minister Alex Salmond criticised his fellow Remain
:05:15. > :05:17.campaigners and warned Scotland would vote for independence in two
:05:18. > :05:20.But a Conservative MP said the decision would be taken
:05:21. > :05:31.Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr was there for us.
:05:32. > :05:39.This was certainly a lively debate, perhaps more lively than we have
:05:40. > :05:44.seen in any of the previous EU referendum debates we have had. This
:05:45. > :05:49.was an audience made up of 18-29 -year-olds, and their main concern,
:05:50. > :05:53.their future prospects for jobs and the economy. The Remain side were
:05:54. > :05:58.saying your prospects are better if you stay in the EU. Thousands more
:05:59. > :06:06.jobs available. Leeds said you have a much better chance of a job if you
:06:07. > :06:07.just stay in the UK -- Lieber said. There was an interesting
:06:08. > :06:11.constitutional argument had by the There was an interesting
:06:12. > :06:16.two Scottish politicians on the panel, Doctor Liam Fox and Alex
:06:17. > :06:21.Salmond, the former First Minister. Mr Salmond said it justifies another
:06:22. > :06:25.Scottish independence referendum if the UK votes to leave and the
:06:26. > :06:31.majority of Scots vote to state. If Scotland in four weeks votes Remain
:06:32. > :06:36.and the rest of the UK drag Scotland down by voting to leave, that would
:06:37. > :06:42.justify my my opinion, another referendum because during 2014 the
:06:43. > :06:47.people of Scotland were told voting No would secure Scotland's position
:06:48. > :06:54.in the EU, and I know I'd far -- that sounds ironic. Scottish people
:06:55. > :06:59.voted to stay in the UK. That's important on the EU point because
:07:00. > :07:04.our membership of the EU is a decision we take as the United
:07:05. > :07:08.Kingdom, and that's why in the referendum, every vote counts the
:07:09. > :07:12.same, we don't count them in constituencies or districts, every
:07:13. > :07:17.vote is the same whether in-store Norway or St Ives. Interesting
:07:18. > :07:22.arguments and certainly a lively affair. In the past the EU debate
:07:23. > :07:26.has seemed a little stale, nothing like the heart and soul of the
:07:27. > :07:29.Scottish independence referendum. Perhaps that is changing. We will
:07:30. > :07:32.get the results four weeks from now. A seven-year-old Australian boy
:07:33. > :07:34.and his family who live in the Highlands face no immediate
:07:35. > :07:36.threat of deportation, according The case of Lachlan Brain
:07:37. > :07:41.was the subject of a heated debate The family's case has also been
:07:42. > :07:45.taken up by the First Minister. Here's our Westminster
:07:46. > :08:01.correspondent, David Porter. Can I have had? Hugging a politician
:08:02. > :08:07.and hoping to be allowed to stay. Lachlan Brain and his mum and dad
:08:08. > :08:10.taking their case to Nicola Sturgeon at Holyrood this afternoon. It is
:08:11. > :08:15.the UK Government that will decide if they can remain in Scotland, but
:08:16. > :08:21.no doubt where the First Minister's sympathies lie. The wee boy has
:08:22. > :08:25.lived most of his life here, he speaks Gaelic. He is to all intents
:08:26. > :08:28.and purposes Scottish. It was trapped -- would be tragic to see
:08:29. > :08:33.them have to leave. I hope they can stay because they have a lot to
:08:34. > :08:37.contribute. We are asking the Home Office to honour the agreement they
:08:38. > :08:41.made with us rather than moving everything to the other side of the
:08:42. > :08:46.world. The work Visa was cancelled after we arrived here. We have lived
:08:47. > :08:50.up to our end, hopefully we can convince the Home Office to do the
:08:51. > :08:57.same. My friends are hear, my cousins are here, all my friends and
:08:58. > :09:02.family are here. The Brain 's move to Dingwall in 2011 when Kathryn
:09:03. > :09:13.Brain was studying. Their seven-year-old son Lachlan is also
:09:14. > :09:16.learning Gaelic. But now they are facing the possibility of being
:09:17. > :09:19.returned to Australia. Urgent question. In the Comments ministers
:09:20. > :09:25.were left in no doubt as to how MPs question. In the Comments ministers
:09:26. > :09:30.feel. Show compassion and humanity, we should be judged by the actions
:09:31. > :09:36.we take, for goodness sake, today, do the right thing, Minister. This
:09:37. > :09:38.is a family who came to the UK on a government scheme specifically
:09:39. > :09:43.designed to attract people to relocate here. They entered legally
:09:44. > :09:53.and have integrated into their community and fully embraced its way
:09:54. > :09:56.of life. From the minister, a hint of reassurance. I am meeting the
:09:57. > :09:58.member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber again this afternoon to further
:09:59. > :10:02.discuss this matter, but he can be assured that the family does not
:10:03. > :10:05.facing imminent risk of deportation. Signs of progress tonight. I think
:10:06. > :10:09.the minister was listening, I think he is a decent minister and I hope
:10:10. > :10:12.he does the right and humane thing and recognise this family will be a
:10:13. > :10:15.credit to the Highlands and Scotland. Home Office ministers
:10:16. > :10:19.insist they are listening and they want the best for everyone.
:10:20. > :10:25.Supporters say they are optimistic the Brains will be allowed to stay.
:10:26. > :10:27.David Porter, Reporting Scotland, Westminster.
:10:28. > :10:30.North Sea tax receipts have slumped to their lowest level since records
:10:31. > :10:34.HM Revenue and Customs says oil and gas production generated
:10:35. > :10:37.The Treasury is paying out ?24 million more in rebates
:10:38. > :10:41.Just five years ago the industry was contributing almost
:10:42. > :10:44.Low oil prices, high levels of investment and increasing
:10:45. > :10:52.decommissioning costs have resulted in the decline.
:10:53. > :10:54.The Westminster parliamentary standards watchdog will not
:10:55. > :10:56.investigate the expenses of two SNP MPs in connection with their
:10:57. > :11:03.The Commissioner for Standards has decided not to look further
:11:04. > :11:06.into the claims for accommodation expenses made by Stewart Hosie
:11:07. > :11:11.Mr Hosie has announced that he won't seek re-election
:11:12. > :11:14.as SNP deputy leader this autumn after news emerged
:11:15. > :11:16.of his relationship with a Westminster journalist
:11:17. > :11:18.who had also had a relationship with Mr MacNeil.
:11:19. > :11:24.Let's get the weather forecast now from Kirsteen.
:11:25. > :11:31.Thank you. Good evening. Tonight is looking cloudy across the vast
:11:32. > :11:35.majority of Scotland. We hold onto damp and drizzly conditions as well
:11:36. > :11:40.especially in central and southern areas. Murky skies tonight too. The
:11:41. > :11:45.best clear spells in the north-west leading to a cold night here, so we
:11:46. > :11:50.start off tomorrow on a cloudy note away from the far north-west. Around
:11:51. > :11:56.8am, cloudy skies through damp recent Galloway and the Borders,
:11:57. > :12:04.albeit mostly dry, but light and patchy rain continuing through the
:12:05. > :12:07.Glasgow and Edinburgh areas, Fife and Tayside as well, and missed and
:12:08. > :12:10.low cloud also in these areas. A cloudy start across the north-east.
:12:11. > :12:14.The Bethan shine tomorrow morning across the Western Isles, the Isle
:12:15. > :12:16.of Skye and the north-west Highlands, and lovely sunshine
:12:17. > :12:19.continuing here through the day. Looking at the UK as a whole, a lot
:12:20. > :12:23.of dry, bright weather around, any Looking at the UK as a whole, a lot
:12:24. > :12:29.rain across Scotland gradually fizzling out through the course of
:12:30. > :12:31.the day. But we will have heavy, intense, thundery downpours
:12:32. > :12:36.developing through parts of Wales and the South West of England
:12:37. > :12:42.tomorrow. In the south-east, a top temperature of 21, highs of 19 or 20
:12:43. > :12:45.four the far north-west of Scotland with light winds, feeling pleasantly
:12:46. > :12:50.warm. Into the evening across Scotland, a lot of dry, bright
:12:51. > :12:55.weather in the day, perhaps just one or two sharp showers across parts of
:12:56. > :13:00.the Highlands. Into Saturday, again, a lot of dry, bright weather across
:13:01. > :13:05.the UK. Grey skies for many eastern coastal areas and feeling cold here,
:13:06. > :13:10.and sharp showers developing once again across parts of Wales and the
:13:11. > :13:18.south-west of England. Highs of 18 or 19 Celsius in the West of
:13:19. > :13:19.Scotland and just a few showers. Looking ahead to Sunday,
:13:20. > :13:23.high-pressure set to maintain mostly settled and dry conditions, although
:13:24. > :13:25.for Monday something of a headache. We will keep you up-to-date.
:13:26. > :13:29.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25 tomorrow morning.
:13:30. > :13:32.But from everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around