:00:13. > :00:15.The Scottish government is spending nearly ?15 billion
:00:16. > :00:17.more than it's bringing in, in tax.
:00:18. > :00:19.In the year 2015/16, public spending outpaced
:00:20. > :00:24.Scotland's tax take, including oil, by ?14.8 billion.
:00:25. > :00:26.Scotland's deficit was 9.5% of economic output.
:00:27. > :00:30.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:00:31. > :00:35.Cutting the cloth to suit, Nicola Sturgeon at Mitsubishi
:00:36. > :00:41.But relies on the growth onshore, like this leather factory
:00:42. > :00:44.in Glasgow which winds global orders from airlines and others.
:00:45. > :00:46.The message of these figures is, the low
:00:47. > :00:52.oil price and tax cuts to support the industry has had an impact.
:00:53. > :00:57.But the fundamentals of the Scottish economy are sound and strong.
:00:58. > :01:00.It has grown by more than the fall in oil
:01:01. > :01:05.Let's make sure we have the best environment to continue to
:01:06. > :01:08.grow our economy and that is why I am worried about Brexit, because it
:01:09. > :01:11.will make the task so much more difficult.
:01:12. > :01:13.But onshore growth was
:01:14. > :01:17.almost wiped out by a sharp fall in the North Sea tax take.
:01:18. > :01:21.Dry statistics which mask human costs.
:01:22. > :01:26.Myself, like thousands of others, hundreds and thousands of others
:01:27. > :01:33.I was made redundant at the end of May.
:01:34. > :01:36.It was fantastic work, over the
:01:37. > :01:39.years I learned so much and enjoyed working with many interesting
:01:40. > :01:47.Then it came to an end, which was a big surprise.
:01:48. > :01:49.But after decades in the oil industry, both
:01:50. > :01:51.Roberts and Russell are retraining as teachers through this initiative
:01:52. > :01:56.Everyone wants growth onshore and off, but the Scottish
:01:57. > :01:59.Secretary said it was time to forget independence.
:02:00. > :02:02.We have got the very challenging prospect in negotiating
:02:03. > :02:06.We need to get the best possible deal for Scotland and the
:02:07. > :02:13.But what these figures confirm, is the really
:02:14. > :02:16.important union for everybody in Scotland is the union with the rest
:02:17. > :02:18.of the United Kingdom, rather than being part
:02:19. > :02:23.No one is giving up on the North Sea,
:02:24. > :02:33.but with Scotland still in the red, the aim is to diversify and grow.
:02:34. > :02:36.A BBC investigation has revealed that some of the most
:02:37. > :02:38.vulnerable people in Scotland are being exploited
:02:39. > :02:43.And that some landlords are continuing to work
:02:44. > :02:46.in the Govanhill area of Glasgow despite being officially struck off.
:02:47. > :02:50.Our political correspondent Lucy Adams reports.
:02:51. > :02:53.Here in the heart of Nicola Sturgeon's constituency, communities
:02:54. > :02:59.and cultures come together to create a neighbourhood unlike any other.
:03:00. > :03:03.Decades of immigration from Ireland, south Asia and Eastern Europe have
:03:04. > :03:09.Its problems can be found in other Scottish cities,
:03:10. > :03:13.so what, if anything, makes this place different?
:03:14. > :03:16.It has always been an area that attracted migrants, new
:03:17. > :03:25.It has always been a reasonably priced area to buy
:03:26. > :03:28.property in, if you were a first-time buyer.
:03:29. > :03:33.Over the years, it has changed more into private rented
:03:34. > :03:37.and I think that is where people, some of the landlords, not all, but
:03:38. > :03:43.a lot of them are not willing to invest in the structure of the
:03:44. > :03:46.Overcrowding and neglect have taken their toll, leading the
:03:47. > :03:50.council and Scottish Government to launch a unique ?10 million project
:03:51. > :03:53.to buy out properties from the worst landlords and take them into public
:03:54. > :03:59.As you can see, this flat has been affected with rot, and we
:04:00. > :04:04.are finding a number of properties like this.
:04:05. > :04:07.Govanhill Housing Association is using the money to
:04:08. > :04:13.This corner is at the heart of that project, aimed at tackling
:04:14. > :04:19.But the BBC has learned that almost half of
:04:20. > :04:23.the properties bought were from those who already owned the flat
:04:24. > :04:28.they lived in, the very people the project hoped to keep.
:04:29. > :04:31.The question is, whether this project in its
:04:32. > :04:40.The Housing act was flawed because it didn't include
:04:41. > :04:44.The idea was to attack the rogue landlords,
:04:45. > :04:50.Without the compulsory purchase orders, and to
:04:51. > :04:53.achieve the targets, they are turning to people who want to sell
:04:54. > :05:00.Was the aim to buy up so many owner occupied
:05:01. > :05:14.we are trying to do, we will support but going forward.
:05:15. > :05:17.There are eight properties close, you need to have
:05:18. > :05:29.As the housing project continues in Govanhill, the BBC has
:05:30. > :05:34.learned a number of rogue landlords are continuing to practice, despite
:05:35. > :05:40.And a number of cases are not being pursued because
:05:41. > :05:45.witnesses are too afraid to speak up.
:05:46. > :05:51.This man was deregistered as a landlord in May
:05:52. > :05:55.after taking ?7,000 worth of deposits from tenants.
:05:56. > :05:58.His letting agency was dissolved earlier
:05:59. > :06:01.this year, but the BBC has learned the business in Govanhill has stayed
:06:02. > :06:06.He has now been reported to prosecutors for alleged fraud, theft
:06:07. > :06:12.and acting as a landlord while unregistered.
:06:13. > :06:16.This man paid almost ?1400 up front to him for a flat he
:06:17. > :06:21.The student from Bulgaria, one court case
:06:22. > :06:27.against him, but still hasn't got his money back.
:06:28. > :06:32.You are just a simple pawn and you cannot do anything about it.
:06:33. > :06:35.It just felt unfair to me that someone could do this and get away
:06:36. > :06:40.He told the BBC he denies the charges and is
:06:41. > :06:46.Hundreds of families each year have suffered
:06:47. > :06:51.from scams by a range of
:06:52. > :06:53.landlords and from housing beneath a tolerable standard.
:06:54. > :06:55.The worst ones are the ones where children are
:06:56. > :07:00.New babies not having hot water, you just can't have that.
:07:01. > :07:03.You hear the stories about children with
:07:04. > :07:06.bedbugs and these landlords just raking it in and making this money
:07:07. > :07:11.It is incredulous, there are these organisations working against it and
:07:12. > :07:19.Much is being done in this extraordinary
:07:20. > :07:24.neighbourhood to kick-start regeneration, but for now, children
:07:25. > :07:26.continue to live in substandard housing, while so-called rogue
:07:27. > :07:36.Tributes have been paid to a soldier who was shot dead
:07:37. > :07:38.during a training exercise in Northumberland on Monday.
:07:39. > :07:41.He's been named as 24-year-old Private Conor McPherson
:07:42. > :07:44.from Paisley who was a member of The Black Watch and based
:07:45. > :07:49.at Fort George in the Highlands, from where Jackie O'Brien reports.
:07:50. > :07:52.Private Conor McPherson from Paisley was killed during night-time
:07:53. > :07:55.training at a firing range within the vast Otterburn training
:07:56. > :08:01.The young soldier was shot in the head and pronounced
:08:02. > :08:05.In a tribute to the 24-year-old, his commanding officer
:08:06. > :08:20.But his troupe rationed his third was to his parents and sister
:08:21. > :08:24.and was part of a very close-knit family.
:08:25. > :08:27.It is tragic for his family, friends and colleagues at Fort George,
:08:28. > :08:30.who are brave men and women in the Armed Forces who put
:08:31. > :08:36.Sometimes when they are on combat missions you can be prepared
:08:37. > :08:39.for the difficult phone call or difficult announcement.
:08:40. > :08:42.But when it is a training exercise it is even worse for the people
:08:43. > :08:47.with him at the time and his family who have now lost a loved one.
:08:48. > :08:50.The Black Watch soldiers seen here during a recent royal visit
:08:51. > :08:53.left there for George base last week in these new armoured vehicles
:08:54. > :09:00.to take part in the exercise, Wessex storm.
:09:01. > :09:06.They have stopped that Otterburn for life firing practice
:09:07. > :09:14.Outside Fort George today, life goes on as normal,
:09:15. > :09:16.as tourists continue to visit this old fortification.
:09:17. > :09:18.Within these walls where The Black Watch battalion is based,
:09:19. > :09:20.there will be sadness and shock over the tragic death
:09:21. > :09:28.These guys come in, they are not far away from the village.
:09:29. > :09:35.The Army have a lot of questions to answer, why was this allowed
:09:36. > :09:41.A major investigation is continuing to establish exactly what did happen
:09:42. > :09:43.on Monday night, but at this stage, Northumbria Police said
:09:44. > :09:57.they believed the soldier's death was a tragic accident.
:09:58. > :10:00.The oil rig floated from rocks at Dalmore on the west side of Lewis
:10:01. > :10:03.on Monday has arrived at a more sheltered anchorage at Broad Bay
:10:04. > :10:07.It's expected to be secured on its anchors this evening.
:10:08. > :10:10.The Deputy First Minister, who has been visiting Lewis,
:10:11. > :10:13.has questioned why it was at sea two weeks ago when severe
:10:14. > :10:26.The ferry transport connections were restricted and it was obvious that
:10:27. > :10:33.was going to be a significant storm to contend with. There was a duty of
:10:34. > :10:38.care for those responsible, presumably the owners of the oilrig,
:10:39. > :10:41.to find out whether this was wise to undertake this operation.
:10:42. > :10:43.The Scottish Government's controversial named person policy
:10:44. > :10:47.will not be rolled out on the last day of August as planned.
:10:48. > :10:50.The Education Secretary John Swinney says changes need to be made
:10:51. > :10:52.after the Supreme Court ruled last month that some proposals breach
:10:53. > :10:57.The system would appoint a named person for every child
:10:58. > :11:00.Two-thirds of emergency service workers were punched, threatened
:11:01. > :11:02.or spat on while they dealt with incidents over
:11:03. > :11:05.A staff survey has revealed alcohol misuse is a contributory
:11:06. > :11:09.factor in about half of all 999 calls.
:11:10. > :11:12.It is the first time the police, fire and ambulance
:11:13. > :11:17.services have come together to highlight the problem.
:11:18. > :11:25.Let us get the latest weather forecasts now with Christopher.
:11:26. > :11:34.It was a lovely day for many today but it will be cloudy and dry for
:11:35. > :11:39.eastern parts. We have murky conditions around the East Coast and
:11:40. > :11:45.that low cloud differential -- drifting in the central belt.
:11:46. > :11:48.Elsewhere, dry. It is a dry start to the day tomorrow morning. Cloudy
:11:49. > :11:57.start compared with this morning. The best of the sunshine is up
:11:58. > :12:07.towards the north-east. The further east, a grey and cloudy start and
:12:08. > :12:11.MacLeod could be to go. Generally dry for the Northern Isles. The
:12:12. > :12:14.sunshine in the north-west and south-west eating into black cloud
:12:15. > :12:19.but some patches could linger through parts of the central belt
:12:20. > :12:24.where it could stay grey. South of the border, we have this weather
:12:25. > :12:28.front with us. Hot weather down south and something fresher further
:12:29. > :12:33.north. On it is a number of downpours. They could fringe into
:12:34. > :12:36.the Borders later on. Further Northern Ireland, some light showers
:12:37. > :12:42.as there will be across the Highlands. Generally it is a dry day
:12:43. > :12:48.tomorrow. 20 Celsius and cooler weather cloud is. Here is that rain.
:12:49. > :12:58.Looking ahead towards Friday and a weather system not too far away
:12:59. > :13:00.producing showery outbreaks of rain. Elsewhere is drive for eastern
:13:01. > :13:05.Scotland with the highest temperatures of 19 Celsius. Even in
:13:06. > :13:12.the West, the cloud is thinning and breaking. Looking ahead towards the
:13:13. > :13:15.first half of the weekend. Reasonably dry in Scotland but
:13:16. > :13:19.across the Midlands, some pretty heavy rain likely to come our way
:13:20. > :13:22.but the timing on it is open to doubt. We will keep you posted.
:13:23. > :13:28.Our next update is during Breakfast at six twenty five tomorrow morning.
:13:29. > :13:30.But, from everyone on the late team - goodnight.