24/04/2017 Reporting Scotland

again for the West, chilly start to Wednesday, further showers dotted

around but temperatures creeping up by Thursday.

That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me -

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn rules out a pact with the SNP

as he and Nicola Sturgeon woo the unions at the STUC.

The Craig Whyte fraud trial hears that he told

Rangers directors that he'd use his own money to buy the club.

Two years after it opened, the medical director

of Scotland's biggest hospital apologises to patients

How Indian restaurants are closing because strict immigration rules

mean they can't recruit the top chefs.

Here is one of our top selling dishes. What the Government is

saying, if I put that same dish into a container I am not allowed to

bring over expert chefs from India? She was the biggest turbine steam

ship to be built on the Clyde. Now the TS Queen Mary is being

restored to her former glory. The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn,

has once again ruled out Speaking to the Scottish TUC

conference in Aviemore, he said that the only alliance

he wanted was with the unions. The First Minister also

addressed delegates, saying she wants to work with trade

unionists to "build Here's our political

editor, Brian Taylor. Welcome to the Highlands. Sunshine

and shout -- snow and SNP posters on Jeremy Corbyn's to Aviemore. He

found the union company highly congenial. You are our DNA, you are

our family. It will never, ever apologised for the closeness of our

relationship with you. He pitched to the unions by saying he would scrap

anti-union laws and had other offers. The ?10 in our living wage

from ending zero hours contracts and giving workers the right to take

over companies which base change or closure. All of that requires power

but Jeremy Corbyn dismissed any talk of a pact with the SNP. Let us

remember that the only real, Progressive Alliance is in labour

and trade union movement working together, as it's always been. As

far as I'm concerned are always will be. Behind me, the crowds of

delegates streaming out of the hall after that address. We had been

hoping to interview Mr Corbyn and had been promised an interview with

him. We hoped to ask about Trident and other issues. It turns out now

we will not be able to interview the leader of the party. Mr Corbyn, will

you answer any questions? Mr Corbyn... As he left the Jeremy

Corbyn paid no attention to the pursuing blizzard of media

questions. An hour later, the snow still falling, enter Nicola Sturgeon

thought she took questions from the media scrum and two of the stalls of

the Scotland boss that real choice was to elect SNP MPs to constrain

the Conservatives. A boat for the SNP is about to ensure a strong

voice against the Tories, strong protection for Scotland and the

party that will stand up for Scotland. Is he not write you cannot

form a government full Scotland? This is about who can best protect

Scotland from the Tories. Inside the hall, Nicola Sturgeon warned that

wrecks it would weaken workers' rights. We would be more likely to

use the erosion of worker was back rights. -- Brexit. With that, the

politicians vanished from the scene and so did the snow.

Both Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn say this

is a general election, not another referendum,

Absolutely. And for different reasons. Jeremy Corbyn said

explicitly during his speech this is a United Kingdom general election

and not a referendum. His to principal rivals, the Conservative

and SNP, he accused them of being obsessed with other matters. He said

the SNP work obsessed, as he described it, with the question of

independence and seeking to pursue that. He said the real choice should

be about who is standing up for workers' rights and workers

opportunities and jobs and employment for that he offered

himself in that regard. You saw the media scrum. In the middle of that

scrum was none other than Nicola Sturgeon. As I listened in, it she

said this was not in her view a referendum. Why? She was being

asked, with the Tories in Scotland be able to successfully corralled

together those who support the union of the United Kingdom and have

sympathy with that? She said that with a question for another time if

and when a referendum is called. Right now, she was best placed to

stand up for Scotland. Both the Conservatives

and the Liberal Democrats have also The Liberal Democrat Leader Willie

Rennie was trying his hand at frying fish while Tory Leader

Ruth Davidson met We know after the polls at the

weekend that the Scottish Conservative are in the driving seat

to take on Nicola Sturgeon. We are the best bet to take seats back of

the SNP. What you'll get with Liberal Democrats in this election

is, the more Democrat MPs he gets, the stronger the case will be for

rejecting a hard, Conservative Brexit. We need a strong opposition

in this country. Labour cannot provide that.

The trial of the former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has heard he told

the club's directors he would use his own

He's accused of pretending he had the funds needed to acquire

The High Court also heard Rangers bosses were under pressure

from a bank to approve the deal with Mr Whyte.

Here's our correspondent David Henderson.

Craig Whyte, the accused, arriving at court this morning. He is accused

of committing fraud in his takeover of Rangers. Donald Macintyre spent

the day in the witness box he was the club's finance director in the

run-up to the deal. The jury heard Rangers book will club was deep in

debt with bank borrowings at one point of over ?30 million and was

under pressure to change that. Long-time backer, said David Murray,

had stepped back as well that Mr McIntyre told the jury the economic

thought the world had changed and the realisation was there was no

longer backing from Murray International of the finances of the

club. Craig Whyte made an offer to buy Rangers. The court heard he came

here to Murray Park, the club's in buy Rangers. The court heard he came

ground to meet members of the board. They pressed him for assurances,

that he would not put season-ticket holders money at risk. They said it

was a no-brainer. The prosecutor asked the witness if he was

interested to note from Craig Whyte what was the source of the funds

from any takeover. Mr McIntyre replied, we all were. The question

was asked as to where the funds were coming from. Mr Whyte said, the

funds were coming from himself. In his cross-examination, the defence

QC, Donald Findlay, asked, Lloyds Bank wanted out, didn't they? They

were putting a squeeze on the company. Mr McIntyre said the bank

had threatened to withdraw bank facilities if the transaction with

Craig Whyte had not gone ahead. He said the bank was saying it wanted

the transaction with Craig Whyte to go through. Craig Whyte denies both

charges against him and the trial continues.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace

in connection with a shooting in Glasgow last month.

A man was treated for leg injuries after being shot

The incident is being treated as attempted murder.

Our reporter Rachel Bell joins us now.

What more can you tell us about this? The incident happened here on

the Southside of Glasgow on Thursday, the 9th of March. It

happened quite early in the morning, around ten past eight. The

34-year-old man was shot in the leg just outside one of these houses. He

had just finished battling his four-year-old child into a car seat

at the time of the shooting. Police have seen CCTV images and would like

to trace a man in connection with the shooting. This man heads along

Hector Road and is captured again on CCTV. He is described as being

around five foot seven, of stocky build. He was wearing a grey beanie

hat. He had a green car key jacket which had an emblem on the sleeve

and was also wearing black boots. There have been a spate of

and was also wearing black boots. kinds of incidents in Glasgow in

recent months. Police are treating this one is attempted murder would

recent months. Police are treating say this was not a random act. They

are urging anyone with information to get in touch. Thank you very

much. A woman is to stand trial

later this year accused It's alleged 26-year-old Sadia Ahmed

killed 14-month-old Inayah at the family home in the Drumchapel

area of Glasgow in April last year. She is also accused of assaulting

Inayah on various occasions She pleaded not guilty

to the charges and a trial has The medical director of the Trust

which runs Scotland's so-called super-hospital has apologised

to patients who've Dr Jennifer Armstrong

says the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital,

in Glasgow, is working to improve Accident Emergency waiting times

and avoid unnecessary delays to treatments, but she hopes a BBC

documentary that will be aired tonight will highlight some

of the incredible work Here's our health

correspondent Lisa Summers. Cutting time saves lives. The new

series on Scotland's the hospital starts with a real-life drama. The

patient has been flown to the Queen Elizabeth rooftop helipad after a

collision at Loch fine. He needed a lot of drugs and a lot of blood. The

documentary offers an insight into the everyday remarkable work that

goes on here. It has been two years since the hospital opened but it has

goes on here. It has been two years not been without problems. NHS

Scotland's own figures show when it comes to accident and emergency

waiting times, the Queen Elizabeth comes to accident and emergency

figures are well below the national average and often the poorest in

Scotland. Privately, staff have expressed concerns about staffing

levels. They are telling us it is hard to deliver care with the

constraints and staffing levels. The hospital is a fabulous hospital.

Clinical care that has been given is superb. There is a real strange on

the services. Problems have also been highlighted about operations

being cancelled at short notice because of the lack of intensive

care beds. An issue, surgeons say, has been felt right across the NHS

in Scotland. For the surgeon not to be able to do that, not because

there is not a theatre and there are no staff, he or she is not there, it

is because there is no bed. That is extraordinarily frustrating. The

board of that medical director acknowledges things at the Queen

Elizabeth must improve. I think those are unacceptable. We need to

improve that more quickly. We want to improve that waiting time and

avoid cancelled operations. Sometimes, particularly during

periods in the winter, that can happen. I would apologise to

patients who have suffered from that. Bringing so many facilities

together on one site would never have been without challenges. The

question for managers is how quickly they can be resolved. This is one of

the biggest hospitals in Europe. The pressures and problems here are

the biggest hospitals in Europe. The unlikely to be a larger scale than

the art in other parts of Scotland. Nevertheless, the whole of the NHS

the art in other parts of Scotland. increasingly under strain. Despite

the stresses and strains of this documentary offers a real insight

into the efforts of staff working on the front line of health care.

You can see more about life behind the scenes at

Scotland's Superhospital at 9pm tonight on BBC One Scotland.

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn rules out a pact with the SNP,

as he and Nicola Sturgeon woo the unions at the STUC.

She was the biggest turbine steam ship to be built on the Clyde.

Now the TS Queen Mary is being restored to her former glory.

STV's new channel STV2 launched earlier this evening.

It will broadcast a combination of dramas, documentaries and news.

Scotland's brand-new TV channel. STV to has just gone on air. It launched

at 5pm today and is the first new channel in Scotland since BBC Alba

started in 2008. It promises a mix of magazine programmes, soap, drama,

and some old favourites. And news. We have been allowed behind the

scenes in the studio. This will launch at 7pm and would include a

mix of UK current Scottish and international news told from a

Scottish perspective. This idea has been around for decades and Marks an

important point on Scottish broadcasting about investment and

expansion in the sector. BBC Alba already broadcasts Gaelic TV news

with a global agenda. The BBC will launch its new Scottish Channel next

you with its international news service. Tonight, it is the turn of

STV2. Tonight will be in France with the aftermath of the elections. We

have an investigation is unit who will be talking about breaking news

stories. -- investigations unit. will be talking about breaking news

last, STV News Tonight is here. It has grown from local television. It

won the right to stop purely local TV stations in Glasgow and

Edinburgh. They also won licences for Aberdeen, Dundee and Ayr. With

the idea of the Government to have local stations covering towns and

cities, more like local papers and TV. This one in Lanarkshire. Critics

always wondered if there was ever a real public demand for it. STV is

changing its local stations into a channel covering nearly all of

Scotland. It says, rather than reducing its local offering, this

will enhance it. In a statement, Ofcom says it is satisfied that STV

has robust licence obligations to ensure viewers receive programmes

made in and about their local area. Now Scotland has a new channel and

viewers will get even more choice when BBC Scotland launches next

year. If you're a curry fan -

brace yourself - we could be facing It appears that strict

immigration rules are forcing curry houses to close,

and it's all down to the difference between a sit-in

meal and a takeaway. Here's our social affairs

correspondent, Reevel Alderson. Preparing for the evening rush, up

to 3000 meals leave this kitchen each week for diners in the

restaurant or as takeaway and there are plans to expand. I have three

ships from India, as a result of bringing them over a few years ago I

have been able to create 55 jobs in this business which is phenomenal. I

need another two chefs. If I was to bring over another two we would be

able to increase the number up to 95 employees from this one

establishment alone. But these home deliveries are putting those plans

in jeopardy. UK immigration rules don't allow restaurants which serve

takeaway meals to recruit non-EU workers however skilled they may be.

Obviously many diners continue to enjoy having a curry inside an

Indian restaurant. But increasingly people are turning to their mobile

phones and the variety of apps to allow them to order takeaway. But if

a restaurant offers that service it is restricted in the staff it can

recruit. The UK Government immigration criteria laid down and

minimum salary of almost ?30,000 a year per chefs, it takes into

account previous experience and the establishment it will work on.

Recruitment agencies say this shows the government is approaching it

wrong. They have totally misunderstood and misconceived the

industry as being a low skill, low paid job base which it is not. The

biggest consequence to this is the skills erosion. The erosion of

authenticity. It's affecting the product that the public are being

served. The industry worth an estimated ?4 billion a year to the

UK economy says up to three establishments are closing each

month and a scheme launched in 2012 to attract UK nationals to work in

the Indian restaurant sector failed through lack of applicants. A

48-hour strike on Virgin Trains East Coast route next Friday and Saturday

has been called off. The RMT union said progress had been made in talks

to settle a dispute about the role of guards.

Motorists who drive too near cyclists on Edinburgh's roads

risk being pulled over by the police.

Officers have launched Operation Close Pass,

and those who don't give bikes enough room will be stopped.

It's hoped this will reduce injuries on the roads.

Effectively what we've got is a police cyclist riding and marked

with cameras on the front and rear of the bike. As motorists pass

unsafely or two close, they are Radiohead are officers further up

the road to stop the motorist who brings them into the side. We expect

blame the defence and given advice. What is a digital-led

memorial garden? If you live in Fife,

you're about to find out. Planning permission has just been

granted for what's been described as a plot that marks a virtual time

capsule of your loved one's life. It's part of a wider change

in the way we're choosing It's inevitable but most of us would

rather not think about it until we have two. Death is a thriving

business however. For those with the creative outlook. On this hillside

in Fife one company is planning a garden of remembrance with a

difference. It's at this spot here the idea is that people will be able

to buy small plots of land which will contain mementos, memorials to

their loved ones. The company believed their concept is unique

within the UK. The planning agent representing them showed me around

the site. The means of people locating the time capsule for their

loved one will be through digital technology. They will be able to

access it in a way using QR code. Undertakers are steeped in tradition

but even here there are new tools. An increasing number of funeral

directors now are creating their own apps where people can go on and log

on to the funeral arrangements and have an instant update as to where

everything is, is the hymn sheet all underway, can we see how they look?

At the florist been contacted? When would it be possible for the family

to come and pay their respects? And what happens to bodies after death

is also changing. Having the Ashes compressed into a diamond and making

an item of jewellery. Some people are having them mixed with paint and

a work of art done. Some people are having Ashes mixed with ink and

having that ink tattooed on their person. The way we honour the dead

has evolved. The urge to do it is unchanged.

Last year the largest turbine steam ship ever to be built

on the Clyde returned home after a 40-year absence.

The TS Queen Mary is being brought back to her former glory

with the help of students from Glasgow's nautical college.

Our reporter Ian Hamilton went along to witness some

It was the largest term by union steamship build on the Clyde, this

is her in July 19 63. She took up to 2000 passengers every day down the

water from the heart of Glasgow all the way to the resort carrying

ordinary men, working men and women away from the grime of industrial

Glasgow. A very important working away from the grime of industrial

role but like most things as the years went by she gradually took on

more of a cruising profile until 1977 when sadly there was not enough

work for her and she was retired and went down south London for further

service. Last year after a legal battle she was towed home to

Glasgow. She is now being refurbished, scraping back 40 years

of observations. Under an inch and a half the cheat death was in

of observations. Under an inch and a surprisingly good condition. They

will now restore it and protect it against the Glasgow climate. Down

below they are discovering similar qualities of 1930s craftsmanship.

The internal deck was covered with an oak floor which again has

preserved the teak. This is some of the nicest preserved part of the

vessel, this teak. Again it will be restored, sanded, looked after and

oiled. For people to enjoy. There is a lot of goodwill towards this

project, much of the material having been donated by Scottish companies.

A lot of the heavy Labour is being done by students from the city is

nautical college. And the internal design has been created by a Dundee

nautical college. And the internal students. They do not want the Queen

may need to be a museum, then it is important the ship is sustainable so

they can look forward to the 80 years. A turbine engines might have

been removed so her days of travelling up and down the river are

long gone. But with the effort of these students and many others the

future is secured as the visitors attraction here on the Clyde.

It might be late April but it felt like November, what's going on? A

wintry spell that you can see from these pictures, it looks like

wintry spell that you can see from Narnia. A number of scenes like this

coming from the north-east. Holding onto these cold Arctic winds coming

across the country and bringing wintry showers. Short and cold

spell, the high pressure building and it blocks of the cold weather in

the middle of the week so it turns more normal. We do have a yellow

will where warning for snow across Northern Scotland, the north-east

and eventually into the south-east. Mainly a high growing feature. It

adds a reputable into the south-east. Mainly a high growing

feature. It adds a reputable enter the day for many, we will keep those

showers coming into the North, brisk northerly winds then and I is brisk

and widespread frost developing as we head to the course of the night.

Fewer showers overnight and it will be a chilly one. Everyone will feel

the cold overnight. Cold and frosty but a lovely start the day for many,

we still have wintry showers in the north, snow high growing feature, it

will feed across East of Scotland but still dry weather in between.

Come the afternoon holding onto quite a fresh and strong northerly

wind, showers across the Northern Isles and sunshine in between.

Wintry flavour to those showers particularly in the north-east.

Taking a line from seed Dundee across to the Glencoe area, south of

here with shelter more in the way of sunshine and fewer showers and not

filling that bad. Coastal deals you can expect. As we head to the rest

of the afternoon finds many parts of central and southern Scotland

showers continuing to feed into the north and east. Then it becomes

predominantly dry overnight and we will see a widespread frost forming

so it'll be another chilly night. High-pressure just starting to exert

its influence, changing the Varty direction. It will be chilly, the

weather front introducing patchy rain across the North West, a much

quieter and brighter day but cloud increasing and it will be milder.

I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team, goodbye.