:00:00. > :00:12.the new Forth bridge falls six months behind schedule
:00:13. > :00:18.What role does the EU play in protecting rights like working
:00:19. > :00:24.We mark Carers' Week by asking if there's enough support
:00:25. > :00:27.for the thousands of people who look after their loved ones.
:00:28. > :00:41.Neil Lennon is set to become the new boss at Hibernian.
:00:42. > :00:48.Who expected to get Neil Lennon for second mark is like as long as he
:00:49. > :00:59.keeps them up. I don't think we could do any better. -- who expected
:01:00. > :01:02.to get Neil Lennon for Hibs? The festival that proves filmmakers,
:01:03. > :01:06.artists and musicians don't have Good evening.
:01:07. > :01:10.to be creative. Not so long ago, the construction
:01:11. > :01:13.of the new Forth bridge was lauded Today the Scottish government said
:01:14. > :01:18.that adverse weather meant the Queensferry Crossing
:01:19. > :01:21.will now open next May, Opponents have called for assurances
:01:22. > :01:37.that in the meantime the current bridge, which has
:01:38. > :01:47.been beset by problems, It will be the tallest bridge in the
:01:48. > :01:51.UK when it is finished, and the SNP manifesto said that the Queensbury
:01:52. > :01:55.Crossing was on time and under budget. Today, the Government
:01:56. > :01:58.confirmed that bad weather had delayed work. Yellow might the
:01:59. > :02:04.impact of weather in April and May was very severe, with 13 days and 12
:02:05. > :02:09.days lost to whether respectively. As a result, SC BC have advised
:02:10. > :02:13.ministers that due to the combined effect of the time lost in these two
:02:14. > :02:19.months, they cannot longer deliver the target opening date of December
:02:20. > :02:22.20 16. The Government says there will be no extra cost to the
:02:23. > :02:27.taxpayer due to the delay, and that an error in the opening in November
:02:28. > :02:31.was ambitious. We have to remember the many activities that have to be
:02:32. > :02:34.done, and we now say that they will be done by May 2017, which is still
:02:35. > :02:42.done, and we now say that they will within the contractual period we had
:02:43. > :02:45.agreed, which is June 20 17. The complexity of the operation means it
:02:46. > :02:50.is hard to get back any time lost. It is a big bridge, but are working
:02:51. > :02:55.areas are defined and quite small. The sequence of operation is defined
:02:56. > :03:00.and can't be changed. So, drivers will have to wait longer to use the
:03:01. > :03:04.new crossing, and there are calls for a guaranteed that the existing
:03:05. > :03:09.bridge, which had to close for urgent repairs last year, can take
:03:10. > :03:13.an extra six months of traffic. There can be no repetition of the
:03:14. > :03:20.catastrophic events we saw last year when the bridge was closed for a
:03:21. > :03:27.number of weeks, with huge disruption to businesses and
:03:28. > :03:30.people's life. The contractors say they are working flat out to make
:03:31. > :03:33.sure the bridge opens as soon as possible. That won't be December
:03:34. > :03:38.2016, as had been planned, but by this time next year, traffic should
:03:39. > :03:42.be flowing on the Queensbury Crossing.
:03:43. > :03:45.The EU has agreed to extend the deadline for the payment
:03:46. > :03:46.of subsidies to Scotland's farmers and crofters.
:03:47. > :03:48.The move follows failings with a Scottish Government
:03:49. > :03:58.computer system which has delayed the process.
:03:59. > :04:01.The government was facing fines of tens of millions of pounds if it
:04:02. > :04:03.failed to meet a deadline of June 30th.
:04:04. > :04:06.The new arrangements will mean the it will have another 18 weeks
:04:07. > :04:10.Helicopter operator CHC will no longer fly Super Puma 225s
:04:11. > :04:12.from its Aberdeen base unless customers
:04:13. > :04:16.The announcement comes six days after European aviation safety
:04:17. > :04:18.officials extended the grounding of certain types of Super Pumas
:04:19. > :04:22.Signs of metal fatigue were found in components after a crash
:04:23. > :04:33.off Norway in April that killed 13 people.
:04:34. > :04:35.Commonwealth Games silver medallist Stephanie Inglis has
:04:36. > :04:38.held her father's hand for the first time since waking from a coma.
:04:39. > :04:40.The 27-year-old judo player from Inverness was placed
:04:41. > :04:43.in an induced coma after suffering head injuries in a motorbike
:04:44. > :04:46.She's now being treated in a hospital in Thailand.
:04:47. > :04:48.Almost ?300,000 has been raised for her care,
:04:49. > :04:55.after her travel insurance was deemed invalid.
:04:56. > :04:58.To the European referendum now, and the latest in our series putting
:04:59. > :05:02.The EU guarantees certain minimum rights in the workplace,
:05:03. > :05:03.from working hours to maternity leave and protection
:05:04. > :05:10.In a special report, Brian Taylor asks,
:05:11. > :05:22.This is Greenock on the lower Clyde, a place anonymous down the decades
:05:23. > :05:27.with business, industry, sometimes buoyant, sometimes struggling. That
:05:28. > :05:31.means that employment and employment rights really matter here.
:05:32. > :05:39.Tate Lyle, the sugar trade, exports, business, the work - in,
:05:40. > :05:49.and more. This is the last giant remnant of a
:05:50. > :05:52.business dating back to 1711. The work has changed, although
:05:53. > :05:56.Inverclyde still resounds to the sound of swing, hammer, swing.
:05:57. > :06:00.The Ferguson Marine yard is reviving. Workers here and across
:06:01. > :06:02.Scotland are protected by laws underpinned by the
:06:03. > :06:14.EU, everything from the hours they are obliged to work to and
:06:15. > :06:17.consultation writes that I've guaranteed by EU minimum standards.
:06:18. > :06:27.These rules are designed to make sure that EU member states compete
:06:28. > :06:32.in a single market that is strong. Attitudes to these laws have varied.
:06:33. > :06:37.John Major secured an opt out from extended social policy powers as
:06:38. > :06:38.part of the Maastricht Treaty put up his successor, Tony Blair, scrap
:06:39. > :06:52.that five years later. The EU laws also cover pregnancy
:06:53. > :06:56.writes and maternity leave. They also give protection against any
:06:57. > :07:02.form of discrimination. Earlier I talk about workers' writes here at
:07:03. > :07:07.the James Watt. In Greenock. If you look at the analysis of the
:07:08. > :07:13.situation, Sarah Connor in the Financial Times, who is pro-Remain,
:07:14. > :07:17.and the BBC's own reality check website, they have taken included --
:07:18. > :07:22.they have concluded that very little will change in terms of workers'
:07:23. > :07:28.rights if we leave the EU. People on your own site, including pretty
:07:29. > :07:32.Patel, say it is about bringing these powers back home and cutting
:07:33. > :07:37.red tape. Some would say that as a version of cutting workers' rights.
:07:38. > :07:43.Double lots of scare stories before the 2010 general election. There is
:07:44. > :07:47.not a majority in the House of Commons, even in the Conservative
:07:48. > :07:53.Government for removing a lot of these rights. Are you confident
:07:54. > :07:59.these rights would remain if we let? I am not confident. A lot of these
:08:00. > :08:02.rights were introduced by the EU and had the lukewarm response from the
:08:03. > :08:07.Westminster Government. I remember the negotiations we had with
:08:08. > :08:11.previous Labour Government over their working time directive and the
:08:12. > :08:14.EU workers directive. It was hard to find improvements in these
:08:15. > :08:18.directors. My experience is that it would be difficult to make progress
:08:19. > :08:22.in relation to workers' rights. There is a concern that over time
:08:23. > :08:24.these rights will be eroded perhaps we are giving up rights for no
:08:25. > :08:29.reason. Some of the rights we have we are giving up rights for no
:08:30. > :08:33.got were created at UK level. And they are better than the rights we
:08:34. > :08:39.have run the EU. The EU sets a minimum standards. Britain first
:08:40. > :08:45.went ahead with 52 weeks maternity leave. The minute he -- the minimum
:08:46. > :08:51.write within the EU is 14 weeks. There are members of your on-site to
:08:52. > :08:56.want to cut back on those. It is a campaigning organisation that will
:08:57. > :09:00.finish on the 24th of June. I recognise that a lot of these rights
:09:01. > :09:03.are pre-existing but they have been underpinned by EU legislation and
:09:04. > :09:11.extended by it. Tom mentioned maternity rights. That is a result
:09:12. > :09:22.of the EEC legislation that women cannot be -- discriminated against
:09:23. > :09:26.at a result of the EU. Which party will go into the general election
:09:27. > :09:34.saying that they want people to abort one because the bulk up
:09:35. > :09:40.rights? In 2007, there was a damaging and odd decision made,
:09:41. > :09:45.which was that the writers strike was subject to the right of the
:09:46. > :09:47.Freedom of movement of goods and services. The first time that
:09:48. > :09:50.argument is used... Tom is right about that, but we have seen
:09:51. > :09:56.progress more recently in a case in about that, but we have seen
:09:57. > :10:00.Finland which is more positive. We have bad judgments from British
:10:01. > :10:05.courts and we fight these. I think it's important to work with our
:10:06. > :10:09.colleagues in the EU. We work with other progressive governments to
:10:10. > :10:14.make progress. It could be argued that there is no point in workers'
:10:15. > :10:19.rights if they are undermined by migrant workers coming here. We are
:10:20. > :10:29.not overwhelmed by migrant workers from the EU. They are less than 2.5%
:10:30. > :10:34.of the population. I think using the migration card is being dishonest,
:10:35. > :10:36.and I think this dangerous. Comeback on that. Who is accountable to
:10:37. > :10:41.and I think this dangerous. Comeback others in Britain for our workers'
:10:42. > :10:48.rights? Is it unelected officials in Brussels or our Government? I would
:10:49. > :10:58.prefer to live under a democracy than unelected bureaucrats... Let's
:10:59. > :11:01.deal with democracy. Only the European Commission is made up of
:11:02. > :11:04.unelected officials. We have the Council of ministers, the parliament
:11:05. > :11:09.and the European Council, all made up of elected politicians. And
:11:10. > :11:14.Britain can't get rid of them. Britain can use it influence but it
:11:15. > :11:23.doesn't because it is so negative about Europe. I accept that. You
:11:24. > :11:25.cannot describe it as democratic. Fangs for joining us.
:11:26. > :11:27.Scotland has a new chief scientific adviser.
:11:28. > :11:29.She's Professor Sheila Rowan of the University of Glasgow.
:11:30. > :11:33.Professor Rowan, who's an expert on gravitational waves,
:11:34. > :11:38.The current moratorium on fracking and the ban on growing GM crops
:11:39. > :11:41.in Scotland are expected to be on the new adviser's agenda.
:11:42. > :11:44.The post, which is appointed by the government, has been vacant
:11:45. > :12:02.I expect and hope that this job will be a great opportunity to help feed
:12:03. > :12:05.in where possible science across the broad spectrum of issues that are
:12:06. > :12:11.relevant for the Scottish Government and the Scottish people, and see
:12:12. > :12:12.how, wherever it is relevant, science can help support the
:12:13. > :12:16.decisions that the Government makes. Tens of thousands of people look
:12:17. > :12:20.after a loved one and more of us will be expected to
:12:21. > :12:22.do it in the future. Each year carers save the nation
:12:23. > :12:25.billions of pounds, but how much support are those carers
:12:26. > :12:39.receiving themselves? Right, Lewis, socks on. Lift your
:12:40. > :12:44.leg just a little. Julie's caring responsibilities start early in the
:12:45. > :12:57.day. Bail-mac OK. Next one. Your leg brace. --. OK.
:12:58. > :13:05.Lewis could have a seizure at any time. You are responsible for your
:13:06. > :13:15.own life and another person's and well-being. And that is 24/ seven.
:13:16. > :13:32.It never eases up. Yellow light this week is carers week. Deli -- this
:13:33. > :13:39.week is carers week. Your needs are totally kicked to the kerb. You are
:13:40. > :13:44.focusing so much on your loved one that you forget to care for
:13:45. > :13:50.yourself. There are 800,000 carers in Scotland. That saves the country
:13:51. > :13:55.?11 billion a year. If you are a carer, you are twice as likely to
:13:56. > :13:59.suffer from poor health. We will get your medicines first. At some point
:14:00. > :14:05.in our lives, three out of five of us will be a carer, probably for an
:14:06. > :14:13.elderly relative. For many, it is not possible to get back to work,
:14:14. > :14:17.and many are trapped in poverty. Is it just about cash? No, it is
:14:18. > :14:22.sometimes just about organising different lake and saying, we know
:14:23. > :14:26.you are a carer, we could put you in touch with support that you need. We
:14:27. > :14:30.can make our workplace more flexible, we can make our services
:14:31. > :14:36.more flexible. Sometimes, it's not about money but about doing things
:14:37. > :14:40.differently. We cannot walk away. We hear about different strikes going
:14:41. > :14:45.on. Carers could never do that. Who would look after our loved ones? Not
:14:46. > :14:52.that we would want to strike, but we do need the resources and help.
:14:53. > :14:59.Government is fully aware of this. Julie knows that this is a long-term
:15:00. > :15:03.commitment. OK, Kenny. Have a good day at school. What she's looking
:15:04. > :15:06.for is just a little more help. The new chief executive
:15:07. > :15:08.of Edinburgh's Fringe is promising greater access for audiences
:15:09. > :15:10.and performers, and unparalleled The programme for the world's
:15:11. > :15:15.biggest fringe festival comprises more than 50,000
:15:16. > :15:18.performances and is forecast to generate over ?140 million
:15:19. > :15:31.for Scotland's economy. An incredible mixture of all kinds
:15:32. > :15:39.of Chandras. Challengers going forward. 70th anniversary, and we
:15:40. > :15:40.are opening access. True to our founding principles - that has to be
:15:41. > :15:45.our big challenge. Sport now, and a new era
:15:46. > :15:50.imminent at Hibs, David. The former Celtic agreeing
:15:51. > :15:55.to succeed Alan Stubbs. When the Northern Irishman makes it
:15:56. > :15:58.official he'll become the highest Our senior football reporter
:15:59. > :16:13.Chris McLaughlin has the latest Evening, Chris. What's the latest?
:16:14. > :16:19.The chief executive LeAnn Dempster left here and our ago for a meeting
:16:20. > :16:25.with Neil Lennon. When she returns, she will have the signature of the
:16:26. > :16:30.former Celtic manager on a one-year rolling contract. It is something of
:16:31. > :16:35.a coup, there is no doubt about that. Still basking in the one blow
:16:36. > :16:44.of their Scottish cup success, the fans feel pretty good about their
:16:45. > :16:50.new manager two. Who expected to get Neil Lennon for Hibs. Well done,
:16:51. > :17:00.LeAnn Dempster. As long as he gets them up. I don't think we could do
:17:01. > :17:07.better. He now faces a very different challenge from when he was
:17:08. > :17:11.in charge at Celtic. We need a holding midfield player. He would be
:17:12. > :17:15.terrific for the Hibs supporters if we could carry on after the cup
:17:16. > :17:29.final to progress in the Premier League. Harnessing the Hamdan
:17:30. > :17:34.feel-good factor will be important. Compared to three or four years ago,
:17:35. > :17:40.these clubs are in far better places and Neil Lennon coming in will give
:17:41. > :17:52.them a big boost. He is not well liked by Hart s finds. That will add
:17:53. > :18:02.to their rivalry. What about the future? Neil Lennon, Hibs hero? Over
:18:03. > :18:06.to the man himself. As I mentioned, the man himself is talking to
:18:07. > :18:10.members of the board at the club's training ground now. No news
:18:11. > :18:15.conference but he will speak to the media about his new job at some
:18:16. > :18:20.point tomorrow. Thanks very much, Chris McCann Klinar at Easter Road.
:18:21. > :18:23.She won gold at the Olympics in London 2012 and she's targeting
:18:24. > :18:29.But its been announced that Scots rower Katherine Grainger has failed
:18:30. > :18:32.to make the GB womens' eight crew for Rio 2016.
:18:33. > :18:34.However as Jane Lewis reports, Grainger's dream of competing
:18:35. > :18:44.London 2012 and relief all round. COMMENTATOR: The crowd are adoring
:18:45. > :18:50.London 2012 and relief all round. what they are seeing. At the fourth
:18:51. > :18:58.time of axe King Katherine Grainger got her hands on an Olympic gold
:18:59. > :19:03.medal. Would she tried to defend that title in Rio? Well, after a
:19:04. > :19:09.two-year break, the Scot announced that she would and was paired with
:19:10. > :19:13.Welsh rower Vicky Thornely. Things started well, winning European
:19:14. > :19:18.bronze last year. But this year they have struggled and the pairing was
:19:19. > :19:23.dissolved. She then set her sights on the women's eight and fail to win
:19:24. > :19:28.a place in that boat. Some thought that signalled an end to the Olympic
:19:29. > :19:33.dream. A statement said that she had been given a chance to impress in
:19:34. > :19:40.the eight but referring to them as a partnership, they said...
:19:41. > :19:47.British rowing say that selection for the women's doubles school is
:19:48. > :19:54.still ongoing, Katherine Grainger could be reinstated in the doubles
:19:55. > :19:56.and find herself at the Olympics. The team is named tomorrow but can
:19:57. > :19:59.be amended up until mid-July. The Commonwealth Bronze medallist
:20:00. > :20:01.Erraid Davies has been declared ineligible to compete in future
:20:02. > :20:05.para-swimming events including The 15-year old from Shetland became
:20:06. > :20:11.the youngest-ever games She has Perthes disease,
:20:12. > :20:16.affecting her hip bones and joints. A classification panel has
:20:17. > :20:19.endorsed an initial finding that her impairment isn't serious
:20:20. > :20:24.enough to allow her to compete. It began as a music festival
:20:25. > :20:31.but the creative extravaganza Xponorth is in its 17th year and now
:20:32. > :20:38.also features film and TV, The two day event started today
:20:39. > :20:42.in Inverness and our arts correspondent
:20:43. > :20:58.Pauline Mclean was there. # For the sins that you've
:20:59. > :21:03.committed... What began as a music showcase has expanded across all the
:21:04. > :21:10.arts. This is Xponorth's 17th year and hundreds of people will take
:21:11. > :21:16.part. It is to dispel the idea of being isolated, it is a good idea to
:21:17. > :21:22.come together. People can work together and share their problems.
:21:23. > :21:24.This is the solution. They even have their own TV studio where young
:21:25. > :21:29.people can learn the craft their own TV studio where young
:21:30. > :21:36.having to leave home. You don't have to be in Los Angeles, New York,
:21:37. > :21:41.London or even Inverness to do it well. You only have to be desirous
:21:42. > :21:46.of doing it well. You only have to have the passion, the desire and the
:21:47. > :21:58.sheer drive to do it. That doesn't require a geographic location. Did
:21:59. > :22:02.you speak well? Robin Hague knows that more than most. She made this
:22:03. > :22:07.you speak well? Robin Hague knows film in her home village where if
:22:08. > :22:13.she is not making films, she is running a craft. The technology and
:22:14. > :22:16.I was you to work remotely and for me, it is the Highlands and the
:22:17. > :22:22.landscape and their people that inspire me. This will be the focus
:22:23. > :22:28.for all the creative activity that normally happens in the Highlands
:22:29. > :22:30.behind closed doors. Whether that is music, Kraft, film or television.
:22:31. > :22:35.Organisers hope that the networking music, Kraft, film or television.
:22:36. > :22:44.going on today will spark project that will last all year round.
:22:45. > :22:51.Now here's David Henderson with details of Scotland 2016.
:22:52. > :23:03.Tonight, the new road bridge across the Forth will not open until next
:23:04. > :23:08.May at the earliest. What impact will this have for commuters and
:23:09. > :23:15.anyone else who relies on this vital transport link? Join is over on BBC
:23:16. > :23:19.Two Scotland at 10:30pm tonight. We are all obsessed with the weather. I
:23:20. > :23:25.don't know if it is a particularly Scottish trait to think it is all
:23:26. > :23:34.going to end soon. Friday. Mice tomorrow, though. A lovely day for
:23:35. > :23:39.many. The high temperatures sparking a few thunderstorms in the South
:23:40. > :23:44.West but if you had the sunshine it was lovely. Great picture from one
:23:45. > :23:49.of our weather watchers in the capital. Dry, some late sunshine.
:23:50. > :23:59.Overnight, it is dry with a mixture of clear skies and clouds.
:24:00. > :24:05.Temperatures in towns and cities holding into double digits. It could
:24:06. > :24:11.be somewhat muddy. Thursday, high-pressure holding a on for one
:24:12. > :24:17.more day but weather fronts waiting in the wings, coming our way on
:24:18. > :24:23.Friday. A slow start tomorrow but it should brighten up. At low cloud
:24:24. > :24:35.could be stubborn at times but it should then the back. In the West,
:24:36. > :24:42.20-22dC. Further east, cooler. The shower is not as potent as today and
:24:43. > :24:48.the Thunder risk is minimal. Light winds. If you get sunshine, still
:24:49. > :24:54.pleasant. Overnight, the shower is holding on and that is when it goes
:24:55. > :24:58.downhill. As we head towards Friday, weather fronts arrived bringing
:24:59. > :25:03.cloud and rain and much cooler conditions. If you're not a fan of
:25:04. > :25:10.the temperatures into the 20s, Friday is the day for you. Friday,
:25:11. > :25:16.try a further north. Some sunshine there. Temperatures in mid teens at
:25:17. > :25:22.best. Into the weekend, they pick up. It is going to be cloudy and
:25:23. > :25:29.breezy at times. There will be some rain to come. We are a fan of your
:25:30. > :25:39.niches. If you would like to join our weather watchers, go online. The
:25:40. > :25:45.government has said that the Queensferry Crossing will open six
:25:46. > :25:48.months later than planned. Assurances have been made that in
:25:49. > :25:56.the meantime the current bridge is fit to carry on. I will be back with
:25:57. > :26:00.the headlines at 8pm. The late bulletin at just after 10:30pm. For
:26:01. > :26:01.now, from me, that's it.