:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: Standing shoulder to shoulder in
:00:08. > :00:21.Whatever our disagreements, in this chamber or any other, we stand
:00:22. > :00:26.united in our core values of democracy, human rights and the rule
:00:27. > :00:28.of law. These values are strong, and they will endure.
:00:29. > :00:30.Also on the programme: As Police Scotland remember
:00:31. > :00:32.their fallen colleague in London, we look at how security measures
:00:33. > :00:40.Too drunk to fly - a pilot is jailed for turning up
:00:41. > :00:43.to work two times over the legal limit.
:00:44. > :00:45.Fears for the future of a national running programme
:00:46. > :00:59.And Scotland booed off in the end by the supporters.
:01:00. > :01:02.And the national side must do better in their World Cup qualifying match
:01:03. > :01:20.Scotland's political leaders have all declared their determination
:01:21. > :01:24.to maintain democratic freedom in the face of terror.
:01:25. > :01:26.They were speaking at Holyrood as more details emerged of
:01:27. > :01:35.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:01:36. > :01:41.Shuffling just a little self-consciously, MSP is prepare for
:01:42. > :01:46.a minute's silent and solidarity. The event consciously time to
:01:47. > :01:52.coincide with a similar tribute at Westminster.
:01:53. > :01:57.This shocking event should serve to remind us of the importance of
:01:58. > :02:03.holding firm to our humanity of defending our democracy. The First
:02:04. > :02:09.Minister arrived for questions knowing that all had changed,
:02:10. > :02:14.changed utterly. Above all, we stand in solidarity with London, a
:02:15. > :02:20.vibrant, diverse, wonderful city that will never be cowed by mindless
:02:21. > :02:26.acts of violence. Terrorists seek to undermine our values and destroy our
:02:27. > :02:30.way of life. They will not succeed. Whatever our disagreements, in this
:02:31. > :02:34.chamber or any other, we stand united in our core values of
:02:35. > :02:40.democracy, human rights and the rule of law. These values are strong, and
:02:41. > :02:46.they will endure. APPLAUSE
:02:47. > :02:51.Rivals applauded each other, determined to project unity, to defy
:02:52. > :02:55.terror. The First Minister stressed there was no intelligence suggesting
:02:56. > :02:59.a specific threat to Scotland, and she urged vigilance as she outlined
:03:00. > :03:06.the police response. That response does involve a substantial uplift in
:03:07. > :03:11.armed officers on duty, and also a configuration of resources to ensure
:03:12. > :03:16.that there has been a high-profile non-armed police presence across the
:03:17. > :03:19.country. Ruth Davidson praised the police and security services while
:03:20. > :03:23.condemning the culprit. Yesterday a coward killed three innocent people
:03:24. > :03:27.and injured many more in an attempt to attack the symbol of our
:03:28. > :03:36.country's democracy. His attack on our values failed as he died, while
:03:37. > :03:41.paramedics demonstrated what our civilised society is as they tried
:03:42. > :03:46.to save him. And also it warned that there should be no backlash against
:03:47. > :03:51.Muslims. This cannot and must not turn into a war on anyone community.
:03:52. > :03:56.Bringing people together must be part of the solution to combating
:03:57. > :03:59.terror. The lasting injury that some people wish to inflict upon us all
:04:00. > :04:04.is to destroy the empathy and solidarity which our society depends
:04:05. > :04:07.upon, so we must all be united in expressing and buildings that
:04:08. > :04:12.empathy and solidarity, in particular challenging those who
:04:13. > :04:18.would seek to blame, stigmatise and alienate people on the basis of
:04:19. > :04:22.their religion. Nicola Sturgeon vigorously endorsed that, reflecting
:04:23. > :04:26.upon her own Glasgow constituency. Finally, Willie Rennie recalled his
:04:27. > :04:31.time as an MP walking to work over Westminster Bridge, then a scene of
:04:32. > :04:36.splendour, yesterday a scene of horror, a crime scene. I don't think
:04:37. > :04:42.I will be a will to walk that route again without thinking of the people
:04:43. > :04:48.run over. The woman in the river. The police and the people injured.
:04:49. > :04:54.The three people who died, perhaps some were tourists taking pictures.
:04:55. > :04:58.Parliament move reflate other topics, hospitals, care of the
:04:59. > :05:00.elderly, mundane, yes, defiantly so. A determination to maintain
:05:01. > :05:14.democracy, to carry on. Solemnity, sympathy, solidarity. And
:05:15. > :05:19.Brian Taylor joins us now from Holyrood. Can you update us on
:05:20. > :05:21.arrangements for the debate, the continuation of the debate that was
:05:22. > :05:28.interrupted by yesterday's events? It was a debate on the possible
:05:29. > :05:31.transfer of powers to this Parliament, to hold a further
:05:32. > :05:36.referendum. Parliament was suspended, that debate will now go
:05:37. > :05:38.ahead on Tuesday of next week with a vote that day. Is it fitting that
:05:39. > :05:43.there should be such an early resumption of Parliamentary
:05:44. > :05:47.discourse, of Parliamentary battle, if you like, between the various
:05:48. > :05:51.parties? Yes, I believe it is, just as it is fitting that the Prime
:05:52. > :05:55.Minister was determined to go ahead next week with triggering article 50
:05:56. > :05:59.and the beginning of Brexit. In the face of threat, it is a reassertion
:06:00. > :06:00.of democracy. Brian Taylor at Holyrood, thank you very much
:06:01. > :06:02.indeed. Today's tributes at Holyrood
:06:03. > :06:04.reflected events at Westminster, where MPs returned to the House
:06:05. > :06:06.of Commons after From there our political
:06:07. > :06:21.correspondent, Get undercover now! Get undercover!
:06:22. > :06:27.24 hours after panic and terror. Westminster was quiet this
:06:28. > :06:34.afternoon. Security still tight. Police are still present. Flags
:06:35. > :06:37.flown at half-mast. But this city has faced attack before, and always
:06:38. > :06:43.got back to business, with heavy hearts, but defiant. A minute's
:06:44. > :06:49.silence from politicians, followed by calls for unity. Today we meet as
:06:50. > :06:52.normal. As generations have done before us and as future generations
:06:53. > :07:00.will continue to do. To deliver a simple message. We are not afraid.
:07:01. > :07:06.Note terrorist outrage is representative of any faith or of
:07:07. > :07:11.any faith community, and we recommit ourselves to strengthening the bonds
:07:12. > :07:14.of tolerance and understanding. Cherishing what happened here
:07:15. > :07:17.yesterday, with staff coming together who were terrified and
:07:18. > :07:21.frightened, all supporting each other, and that in itself is a way
:07:22. > :07:25.to say to terrorism that it will never win. Defiance in tribute, but
:07:26. > :07:35.also reflection, on the innocent victims and how Westminster starts
:07:36. > :07:39.to move on. The sister of a police officer, who none of us really know
:07:40. > :07:43.what they have to go out to do everyday in a uniform, and the sad
:07:44. > :07:46.fact is that somebody lost their life yesterday predicting so that we
:07:47. > :07:49.can come back to work today. What has been really heartening the
:07:50. > :07:52.support there has been, and the fact that we have gone back to work
:07:53. > :07:57.today, and carried on as normal, and that means that anybody who seeks to
:07:58. > :08:02.bring down democracy does not win. On the day, people are very
:08:03. > :08:06.determined, often very calm, and there is quite a lot of camaraderie
:08:07. > :08:09.looking outreach other, but it is often the next day and the days
:08:10. > :08:12.after that that it sinks in, and certainly what you could see today
:08:13. > :08:18.was that people were almost more shaken today than yesterday, because
:08:19. > :08:24.the different what if scenarios started to run through people's
:08:25. > :08:27.minds. Tonight, some of the streets around the centre of British
:08:28. > :08:30.democracy are reopening. A political village under wider city getting
:08:31. > :08:34.back to business, hurting, yes, cowed, no.
:08:35. > :08:36.In the aftermath of the Westminster attack, Police Scotland
:08:37. > :08:38.stepped up patrols for - as they put it, "reassurance
:08:39. > :08:44.Senior officers have held a series of meetings aimed at reviewing
:08:45. > :08:48.Our home affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson, reports on the way
:08:49. > :09:02.Almost ten years since the terrorist attack on Glasgow airport, then, as
:09:03. > :09:05.in the atrocity yesterday at Westminster, a vehicle was used as a
:09:06. > :09:08.weapon, in this case to deliver explosives. But it failed was more
:09:09. > :09:13.to luck than physical preparations, but security lessons were quickly
:09:14. > :09:16.learned. You used to be able to drive right up to the front doors of
:09:17. > :09:21.Glasgow airport terminal building to pick up or drop off passengers. But
:09:22. > :09:23.after the 2007 attack, that became impossible thanks to the
:09:24. > :09:29.installation of these steel bollards, which are called hostile
:09:30. > :09:35.vehicle mitigation devices. Some vehicles are still allowed, such as
:09:36. > :09:37.these taxes, but they are controlled by automatic number plate
:09:38. > :09:42.recognition systems. Armed police are routine sites at Scotland's
:09:43. > :09:45.airport, and were deployed during the Commonwealth Games. The man who
:09:46. > :09:49.organised the counterterrorism effort across Scotland following the
:09:50. > :09:55.airport taxes more places may now need to be protected by armed
:09:56. > :10:01.officers. With regard to these very iconic sites which are also crowded
:10:02. > :10:06.laces, I think that the chance of an attack taking place in these places
:10:07. > :10:10.is very large, so why wouldn't you have an armed police presence, as
:10:11. > :10:15.happened yesterday, to deal with that? It was announced last year
:10:16. > :10:19.that the number of firearms officers in Scotland was to be increased.
:10:20. > :10:22.These are deployed across the country to respond rapidly to
:10:23. > :10:27.firearms incidents. Some of those completed their training today. We
:10:28. > :10:28.pride ourselves on primarily being and an armed police service, and
:10:29. > :10:33.pride ourselves on primarily being that is what we intend to remain. We
:10:34. > :10:36.do have a substantial armed capability which we have deployed
:10:37. > :10:40.appropriately last evening and again this morning. I am confident that we
:10:41. > :10:45.have the appropriate countermeasures to protect officers and staff and
:10:46. > :10:48.members of the public, both with and without firearms.
:10:49. > :10:52.Ultimately, it is individual police officers who are in the front line
:10:53. > :10:58.against terrorism. At police headquarters, a wreath was laid to
:10:59. > :11:01.remember the officer killed yesterday guarding Westminster.
:11:02. > :11:04.Other news now. A pilot who admitted preparing
:11:05. > :11:06.to fly a passenger jet from Glasgow Airport to America,
:11:07. > :11:08.while more than double the legal alcohol limit,
:11:09. > :11:13.has been jailed for ten months. 35-year-old Paul Grebenc was first
:11:14. > :11:15.officer on a United Airlines flight last August, when concerns
:11:16. > :11:17.were raised about his He's the second member
:11:18. > :11:21.of the plane's crew to be jailed Willie Johnston reports
:11:22. > :11:38.from Paisley Sheriff Court. The pilot Richard here after his
:11:39. > :11:43.arrest last summer, along with fellow United and nines pilot
:11:44. > :11:47.Carlos. They were due to fly a Boeing 747 with a passengers on
:11:48. > :11:51.board from Glasgow to Newark on the 27th of August last year. They
:11:52. > :11:55.arrived at the airport early in the morning after a night at a Glasgow
:11:56. > :12:00.hotel. Security staff smell alcohol on the pilot's breath, and raised
:12:01. > :12:06.the alarm. Police removed them both from the flight. The co-pilot was
:12:07. > :12:14.seven times over the legal limit flying and was jailed for ten months
:12:15. > :12:17.seven two weeks ago. Today Paul Grebenc was also jailed after
:12:18. > :12:21.admitting intending to fly with alcohol in his system. They test
:12:22. > :12:26.found 42 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal
:12:27. > :12:32.limit is 20. Passing sentence, the judge said there were mitigating
:12:33. > :12:34.circumstances, including difficulties in Paul Grebenc's
:12:35. > :12:38.private life, but he was experienced pilot who must've been aware of the
:12:39. > :12:42.dangers of flying under the influence of alcohol. He had also
:12:43. > :12:46.flouted his employers' guidelines and ignored what they regarded as a
:12:47. > :12:51.safe eight hour gap between drinking alcohol and flying. After the
:12:52. > :13:02.hearing, Paul Grebenc's wife, herself a pilot with the US Air
:13:03. > :13:08.Force, left caught without comment. Two other pilots were arrested last
:13:09. > :13:14.July before they were due to fly from Lars go to Toronto. They are
:13:15. > :13:18.also accused of being over the legal limit for alcohol, but denied the
:13:19. > :13:21.charges, and will appear again in April.
:13:22. > :13:23.You're watching BBC Reporting Scotland.
:13:24. > :13:29.A reminder of tonight's top : Scotland's political leaders
:13:30. > :13:32.declare their determination to maintain democratic freedom
:13:33. > :13:41.And still to come: An unfriendly atmosphere for Scotland,
:13:42. > :13:51.Big changes lie ahead in how schools are run.
:13:52. > :13:56.In a speech today, the education secretary John Swinney said
:13:57. > :13:59.the status quo was not an option if standards are to improve.
:14:00. > :14:01.He also said it was worrying that some didn't accept
:14:02. > :14:05.But critics fear councils could be undermined or that head teachers
:14:06. > :14:15.Here's our education correspondent Jamie McIvor.
:14:16. > :14:22.The Scottish Government says it wants to be judged on education, but
:14:23. > :14:27.its record is mixed. Both literacy and numeracy are not good enough and
:14:28. > :14:32.helping more children from disadvantaged areas scored top marks
:14:33. > :14:36.is easier said than done. Detailing the challenges that we faced...
:14:37. > :14:42.Today, John Swinney signalled he would tackle critics head-on. He
:14:43. > :14:47.opts giving parents and schools more help but some do not want big
:14:48. > :14:51.changes. There is a strong body of opinion which does not accept the
:14:52. > :14:56.need for change. What is worrying is that body of opinion is from within
:14:57. > :15:00.Scottish education. I want to be clear that my opinion, the view of
:15:01. > :15:05.the Scottish Government is clear. Looking at the data, the status quo
:15:06. > :15:10.is not an option. Change is needed, change is happening and more change
:15:11. > :15:27.is coming. John Swinney may have a mild manner
:15:28. > :15:31.but the government could have a real fight on its hands. Some in local
:15:32. > :15:33.government will resist any attempt to reduce their role in the system.
:15:34. > :15:35.Some headteachers are worried about additional bureaucratic
:15:36. > :15:37.responsibilities. I'm interested to hear what it is headteachers want to
:15:38. > :15:39.do that they cannot do. Our members are saying what they want is proper
:15:40. > :15:41.support, they want systems which are are saying what they want is proper
:15:42. > :15:44.not bureaucratic. The body which represents many parents thinks in
:15:45. > :15:47.heads could also empower parents. The attitudes and values of the
:15:48. > :15:53.headteacher, that dictates how the school works with parents, because
:15:54. > :15:56.it trickles down. We hope what we will see is an empowerment of
:15:57. > :16:01.headteachers to work more effectively with the parent body.
:16:02. > :16:06.John Swinney accept improvements will take time. Other parties point
:16:07. > :16:09.out the SNP has been in charge for almost ten years. More details to
:16:10. > :16:17.possible changes of how schools are governed is expected in June.
:16:18. > :16:19.RBS has announced that it's shutting 30 more Scottish branches.
:16:20. > :16:22.The bank, which has already closed dozens of branches here since 2015,
:16:23. > :16:24.said 176 full-time posts would be affected.
:16:25. > :16:26.It added that the move was in response to the growing
:16:27. > :16:28.popularity of mobile and online banking.
:16:29. > :16:31.The union Unite said RBS was "turning its back"
:16:32. > :16:34.on the communities that had been the foundation of its
:16:35. > :16:47.It's been hailed as a big success - an initiative that encourages
:16:48. > :16:49.beginners to get off the couch and take up running.
:16:50. > :16:51.But despite attracting 40,000 members to 300 clubs, Jog Scotland
:16:52. > :16:54.is set to lose its funding from next month.
:16:55. > :16:56.Scottish Athletics says it had no choice, after ?100,000 of government
:16:57. > :17:06.Here's our health correspondent, Lisa Summers.
:17:07. > :17:16.Jog, walk or run. This Tuesday night group is a typical drug Scotland's
:17:17. > :17:21.success story. And there are many inspirational stories about the
:17:22. > :17:26.health benefits -- atypical Jog Scotland's success story. About five
:17:27. > :17:30.years ago I was 100 kilos in weight. I was on the maximum dosage of blood
:17:31. > :17:33.pressure tablet and one day I stopped and said I had to do
:17:34. > :17:45.something about it. I looked around for ways I could improve my health.
:17:46. > :17:48.Within a year I had lost a third of my body weight and of medication
:17:49. > :17:51.totally. This is what Jog Scotland is all about, getting people to
:17:52. > :17:55.enjoy exercise. 70% of those who join were inactive before signing
:17:56. > :18:01.up. That is why those here are surprised that such a success story
:18:02. > :18:05.is under threat. Scottish Athletics say this is not about reprioritise
:18:06. > :18:12.into support elite athletes after budget cuts. They said they had no
:18:13. > :18:17.choice after ?100,000 of support was withdrawn. We are absolutely
:18:18. > :18:25.devastated and shocked as well. Jog Scotland tick the boxes for physical
:18:26. > :18:30.activity and inactivity to active, so we are perplexed. The Scottish
:18:31. > :18:33.Government says the money was never ring-fenced but money was given to
:18:34. > :18:37.develop a sustainable Jog Scotland ring-fenced but money was given to
:18:38. > :18:43.model. They said is up to the Scottish Government and Scottish
:18:44. > :18:48.athletics to discuss their priorities. The joggers here say
:18:49. > :18:53.however it is funded, Jog Scotland is too valuable a resource to lose.
:18:54. > :19:01.We have 40 people on a Tuesday night. People's the 40 people
:19:02. > :19:06.dressed up to go running. I see for pull -- 40 people who will be lying
:19:07. > :19:09.in an NHS bed suffering from heart problems and obesity. That is what I
:19:10. > :19:13.see. Boo us if we're rubbish -
:19:14. > :19:16.but at least come and see us! That was the message today
:19:17. > :19:18.from the Scotland The national team play Slovenia
:19:19. > :19:22.on Sunday, looking for a vast improvement on last night's
:19:23. > :19:35.draw with Canada. There has been precious little to be
:19:36. > :19:40.happy about in the Scotland camp of late. Last thing in the face --
:19:41. > :19:52.laughing in the face of adversity is a national trait. Many footballers
:19:53. > :19:55.will play key roles on Sunday. The more individuals you have on the
:19:56. > :20:03.picture are confident in the way they are doing things, the better.
:20:04. > :20:05.It is fantastic and it will only increase their performance, their
:20:06. > :20:12.confidence and of course it rubs off on the group. Say that's that.
:20:13. > :20:17.Certainly, the supporters are in need of a lift if the reaction to
:20:18. > :20:22.last that's draw is anything to go by, and more empty seats are
:20:23. > :20:27.expected at Hampden on Sunday. I would only implore the supporters to
:20:28. > :20:31.come along and if we are rubbish, boo us, but come along because you
:20:32. > :20:36.never know, we might be decent and you might have something to cheer
:20:37. > :20:42.about. We expect to see a positive reaction on Sunday night, that the
:20:43. > :20:48.supporters could enjoy. But with just four points from four games,
:20:49. > :20:54.have the supporters done enough? May at times, 45 minutes worth, the
:20:55. > :20:59.results have not been good enough to suggest we will qualify, but then
:21:00. > :21:03.again, you can turn things round. I think there is a bit of quality in
:21:04. > :21:08.the squad, they are capable of getting the results but they need it
:21:09. > :21:13.now. I do think we have any chance of going to Russia. Gordon Strachan
:21:14. > :21:17.knows even a win against Slovenia will not guarantee that but it might
:21:18. > :21:21.help lighten the mood of the rest of the footballing nation.
:21:22. > :21:26.Talking of lightening, I think you have some mood lighting news for us?
:21:27. > :21:39.It is warming up, Sally. Hello, some lovely sunshine around
:21:40. > :21:45.for many of us. The cloud was stubborn but it is on its way out
:21:46. > :21:52.tonight. If you had the sunshine, a very pleasant day. That cloud will
:21:53. > :21:56.thin and break further. Dry, clear and cold for central and southern
:21:57. > :22:01.Scotland. Cloud Innova tonight with outbreaks of rain. Where we have the
:22:02. > :22:09.cloud and wet weather, it is clear and cold. Tomorrow, it is largely
:22:10. > :22:12.dry, fine and bright. Certainly, south of Inverness, some sunshine
:22:13. > :22:18.around. North of Inverness, something cloud in the morning but
:22:19. > :22:24.clearing by the afternoon. By mid-afternoon, really quite
:22:25. > :22:29.pleasant. It will feel quite good. But the cloud, high clouds turning
:22:30. > :22:33.some of that sunshine a wee bit hazy at times. Further north, some
:22:34. > :22:38.thicker cloud edging into the Moray coast. Moreover breeze coming from
:22:39. > :22:44.the south-west. However, temperatures nothing too low. Now
:22:45. > :22:48.for the rest of the afternoon, evening and overnight. Little in the
:22:49. > :22:53.way of change. It is largely dry but where it is clear it will be cold
:22:54. > :22:57.with Frost. It is all thanks to high pressure, exerting its influence
:22:58. > :23:01.sitting overhead and keeping us dry and settled at the weekend. There
:23:02. > :23:10.will be some thicker cloud and a few spots of rain at times. Saturday is
:23:11. > :23:15.another bright and sunny one. Look at the temperatures. Maybe up to 16
:23:16. > :23:19.Celsius, way above average for the time of year. The high pressure
:23:20. > :23:23.still with us into Sunday. The orientation changing somewhat. More
:23:24. > :23:27.likely to have some cloudy weather across eastern Scotland. In the west
:23:28. > :23:29.it will be quite mild for the time of year. That is the forecast for
:23:30. > :23:41.now. That is lovely. Thank you. I will be
:23:42. > :23:41.back at 8pm and then after an extended ten o'clock News. Good
:23:42. > :23:45.night.