02/08/2016 Reporting Scotland

A committee of MPs at Westminster has recommended that the BBC set

up its own hour-long news programme to replace

both Reporting Scotland and the Six O'Clock

The Scottish Six would be edited and broadcast in Scotland,

and would cover Scottish, UK and international stories.

Supporters say it's long overdue - opponents claim it's not necessary.

Here's our political correspondent Glenn Campbell.

Every week night, but in Scotland get half an hour of UK and world

news from London, followed by half an hour of Scottish news from

Glasgow. But now a cross-party committee of MPs is recommended a

new hour-long programme combining stories from home and abroad. Repeal

the time has come to have a single news that covers UK wide national

news but is produced and edited and presented in Glasgow. That is what

Scottish newspapers do. It already happens on BBC radio Scotland. But

it would be a big change for BBC happens on BBC radio Scotland. But

Scotland. For the first time it would no longer broadcast the six

o'clock news and to see that, viewers in Scotland would either

have to go online or use digital TV. Critics say the format is fine as it

is. As far as I'm aware, there is no public demand for change in the

format. It's not the talk in the places I frequent, nobody is saying,

this is failing, let's change it. But supporters of the so-called

Scottish Six say broadcast news hasn't kept up with changes in the

way Scotland is governed. It is clear that many of the stories which

used to be relevant because it came out of the network in London, are

simply no longer relevant to Scottish society because of all the

double dairies. The BBC is already considering changes to TV news in

Scotland. We do need to review it and revise it and that's what we're

in the process of doing, I don't think the status quo is any longer

the model we can necessarily say will be the best model going

forward. The corporation is trying different formats which are likely

to be tested on audiences. It's good to have local news but at the same

time we don't want to be too parochial. The last time I watched

the news was maybe two or three years ago at six o'clock post I

normally get my news online. I don't think they are is enough, they

ignore us lot issues. A decision on her TV news will be delivered to

audiences in Scotland in the future will be expected towards the end of

this year. BBC Scotland has learned that fresh

talks to avert further strike action by offshore workers have

ended without agreement. Unions say a 48 hour stoppage

WILL now go ahead later this week. Management at Wood Group said

it was willing to SUSPEND changes to pay and conditions for further

talks, but was not prepared A series of demonstrations on and

offshore last week marked the first strike in the will and gas industry

in nearly 30 years. Talks to avert more action have been going on

between the Unite and RMT union 's and the Wood Group company. They

ended without agreement this afternoon. Around 350 workers on

seven North Sea platforms operated by Shell are claiming they face

unacceptable cuts to pay and allowances. It's understood the

unions offered to suspend industrial action if their employers, the Wood

Group, remove the current proposal. No agreement was reached and 48 hour

strike on Thursday and Friday is now almost certain to go ahead.

Police numbers have fallen to their lowest level in five years.

But the Scottish Government is still meeting its commitment

to have 1,000 more officers than the total when the SNP took

The figures have been published amid a review

More from our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson.

It was a commitment to the election of 2007, the SNP pledged to increase

police strength by at least a thousand. There were then 16,234

officers, in March 2007, the end of the Labour - Liberal Democrat

coalition. In time to fulfil the SNP manifesto pledge to have at least

1000 extra officers for the 2011 election. Today's figure exceeds the

target but only by eight officers and that raises questions about

future recruitment. All recruits must swear the oath of constable

before they can be counted as police officers in Scotland. The numbers

passing through the police college must keep pace with Mutai rules and

resignations. But do we need as many officers as in the past? Police in

Glasgow city centre at the weekend and requires a large number. But

overall crime levels are deported low and detection rate at an

all-time high. The union representing rank-and-file officers

say despite that, it's essential police strength is maintained. The

question I would ask is what do you not want police to do? That is the

bigger question for stop would you expect the police service to do. We

need to make sure government and petitions are behind us and from

behind that, we can set of numbers instead of sticking a finger into

the wind. Even the new chief had to swear the oath of constable when he

joined police Scotland last January. Phil Gormley says he wants to create

a sustainable operational model for Phil Gormley says he wants to create

the force. But policing is changing. The Scottish crime campus offers

high technology and science to crack new offences like cyber and economic

crime in these require different levels of policing. The government

is now consulting on Scotland's policing priorities and ministers

say no conclusions have been reached on the future shape and size of the

police workforce. Police Scotland say it is committed to maintaining

police numbers in a way that ensures it can provide...

Two people were injured when their light aircraft crashed

The plane was about to stop to refuel at Oban airport

when it came down close to the village of Benderloch.

The two occupants - a man and a woman -

were airlifted to hospitals in Paisley and Glasgow.

Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A review into the case of a Fife toddler murdered

by her mother's boyfriendhas concluded her death could not

Two-year-old Madison Horn was beaten to death by Kevin Park

while he was babysitting her at her home in Kelty in 2014.

A significant case review has found there had been no social work

or health service concerns for her before her death.

Over the last four decades the Western Isles has

done well out of the EU, with social fund grants

going towards major infrastructure projects.

But many fishermen believe they've been restricted by European rules.

Ian Hamilton has headed to the far north-west to see how the future,

Here on the outer Hebrides, they have not always been big fans of the

European Union. Just over 40 years ago, they were opposed to

membership. At the referendum in June, they voted to remain. Across

the business community, on these isles, there are documents for

staying and going, which are complex. This is the first stage of

the process... Here they spin the thread for home weavers. It could

only be called Harris Tweed images made here in the Outer Hebrides.

only be called Harris Tweed images This is the final stage of the

process. Before it leaves the island This is the final stage of the

it is given the seal of approval. The company was in favour staying in

the EU but does admit to fall in the value of sterling after the exit

boat could boost exports. There may be opportunities because they

effective devolution of the pound, I think the message from us to

government is if there is good to be any growth in the British economy,

it's good to come through exporting and therefore exporting companies

like ourselves are the ones who need encouraging. Some community leaders

believe that leaving the European Union will damage the long-term

welfare of the utter Hebrides. We are dealing with major European

funds, structural funds, rural development funds, it's very hard to

imagine how the whole funding arrangement is good to turn around

and be replaced somehow or another by the UK Government taking on the

obligations which are already being met by Europe. Many have told me

here they have done well out of the European Union, particularly when it

comes to infrastructure projects, like new harbours, peers and

crofters. But for those working in the fishing industry, they can see

opportunities being outside the EU. There is on the southern tip of the

Outer Hebrides, 95% of the fish they catch here in is up in Europe.

Despite these, many of them voted to leave the European Union. We have

been hammered with a whole load of restrictions, and the fishing

industry has suffered a lot from Europe because they have been using

the fishing industry as a bargaining tool. The UK has contributed a lot

of money into Europe so they're not putting that into Europe now, they

can put it into projects in Scotland or vice versa elsewhere in the

country. Like everywhere else across Scotland, here on the Western Isles

they are maximising the opportunity that an exit offers.

We have had some quite lively, heavy downpours this evening, especially

across more western areas, as we had through the night, we will continue

to see some rain for a time, some about catching some late brightness.

Overall, that will clear but mild and muggy conditions for all of us,

with an area of low pressure edging towards us, some strong winds coming

in and the North-East as well, some strong winds overnight. For the

Northern Isles, some clear spells developing elsewhere with some

scattered showers around but the temperatures, we had minus one

Celsius last night. For tomorrow morning, some dry weather around but

scattered showers too and you can see the next batch of showery rain

pushing in across the West coast. Somehow breaks of rather heavy rain

pushing in across the West coast. tomorrow morning along the West

Coast, dry and brighter towards the East, for the far north, with the

Northern Isles some fabrics of showery rain. Some strong gusts

coming in across Northern Ireland tomorrow, North-West England and

also for Wales. Some strong gusts for Galloway as we had through the

day and outbreaks of showery rain still with us across Scotland.

Temperature wise, still on the warm side. Quite mild, quite humid for

tomorrow as well. That area of low pressure will slip further towards

the east, a wet rush hour for Wednesday evening, for Thursday,

some sunshine, heavy showers, the odd rumble of thunder and still

feeling warm.