:00:00. > :00:07.to one of Britain's Paralympians just ahead of those Games.
:00:08. > :00:10.It's just eight miles from Ferguslie Park in Paisley
:00:11. > :00:13.to the Whitecraigs area south of Glasgow, in East Renfrewshire.
:00:14. > :00:20.Ferguslie Park is officially the most deprived area in Scotland,
:00:21. > :00:24.The Government figures published today reveal a complex picture
:00:25. > :00:42.It is one of 50 projcts operated by the council
:00:43. > :00:46.Children get the best start in live life and their mothers can
:00:47. > :00:49.access financial housing and benefits advice.
:00:50. > :00:56.I have help from every aspect, talking about tax, benefit,
:00:57. > :01:13.240 families have received support from the scheme,
:01:14. > :01:16.organisers say it is successful because it is local.
:01:17. > :01:19.I think the local focus is key, services that are Renfrewshire
:01:20. > :01:24.wide, people for some reason don't access them.
:01:25. > :01:29.With the school at the centre means people access financial advice,
:01:30. > :01:32.housing advice, employment advice as well as their positive
:01:33. > :01:41.This is part of a six million poverty fund.
:01:42. > :01:52.Too late to influence this year's figures but a significant attempt.
:01:53. > :02:01.This is not going to be an overnight success. It is long-standing issues
:02:02. > :02:08.we are dealing with. This investment is for the long-term. It's for the
:02:09. > :02:09.youngest in our community, supplied to be Google providing support for
:02:10. > :02:25.families. We are seeing sluggish growth is in
:02:26. > :02:30.the economy. We have inclusive growth, so we pay attention to
:02:31. > :02:35.places, that all things being equal, don't benefit from expansion and the
:02:36. > :02:36.economy. We make concerted efforts to tackle the barriers those places
:02:37. > :02:39.face. The index is published as research
:02:40. > :02:41.shows people from deprived backgrounds are paying
:02:42. > :02:43.a premium for being poor, with utilities and services
:02:44. > :02:46.costing them more. We found the premium exacerbates
:02:47. > :02:48.the effects felt by people living at or near the poverty line,
:02:49. > :02:52.there is big instances of cutting back on expenditure
:02:53. > :02:56.and food worryingly. There are plans to boost employment
:02:57. > :03:00.in Ferguslie Park with a new sports complex and Paisley's bid
:03:01. > :03:09.for City of Culture status. The Prime Minister has ruled
:03:10. > :03:11.out giving the devolved She's been meeting the cabinet
:03:12. > :03:15.at her official retreat, Chequers. A statement after the meeting said
:03:16. > :03:17.that while there is a "commitment to the Devolved Nations to make sure
:03:18. > :03:20.that Brexit works for all" the timetable and terms
:03:21. > :03:24.of triggering Article 50 are up First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said
:03:25. > :03:29.Mrs May's lack of detail on Brexit is an 'increasingly unacceptable
:03:30. > :03:34.and irresponsible position'. Our Political Correspondent Glenn
:03:35. > :03:38.Campbell reports from Chequers. If the Cabinet reached any firm
:03:39. > :03:40.conclusions on what form Brexit should take they are not giving much
:03:41. > :03:45.away, after meeting of the political cabinet this afternoon,
:03:46. > :03:47.Downing Street did confirm the desire to push ahead
:03:48. > :03:53.with the exit process, and it seems that Theresa May
:03:54. > :03:56.is looking for a bespoke deal for Britain, rather than some kind
:03:57. > :04:01.of off the shelf solution. What does this all mean for Scotland
:04:02. > :04:08.and the other devolved nations? Apparently ministers spent some time
:04:09. > :04:10.discussing the Prime Minister's commitment to make Brexit work
:04:11. > :04:13.for all, there is also clearly an emphasis though on the fact
:04:14. > :04:16.that the UK will take decisions about what form the negotiations
:04:17. > :04:22.will take, and they seem to be ruling out any kind of veto
:04:23. > :04:26.for Scotland and the other devolved nations on the timing
:04:27. > :04:31.of when that process begins. It will only begin though,
:04:32. > :04:34.when ministers agree what the future relationship between the EU
:04:35. > :04:42.and the UK they want will look like. The first advanced warship to be
:04:43. > :04:45.built in Glasgow in almost five It's been hailed as a rebirth
:04:46. > :04:49.of Clyde shipbuilding, but unions say there's
:04:50. > :04:51.still uncertainty about The Navy's newest patrol vessel
:04:52. > :05:03.and the first advanced warship built on the river in almost five year,
:05:04. > :05:07.the project has been hailed as a return to traditional Glasgow
:05:08. > :05:10.shipbuilding but using modern This is the first of three offshore
:05:11. > :05:18.patrol vessels being built on the Clyde for the Royal Navy
:05:19. > :05:21.and with negotiations on going to potentially build two
:05:22. > :05:23.more, management say Eight of these type 26 frigates
:05:24. > :05:31.are also due to be built on the Clyde, but the order has been
:05:32. > :05:36.delayed by the UK Government, Unions want that work to start
:05:37. > :05:43.as soon as possible, to avoid skilled workers having
:05:44. > :05:49.to transfer to other UK shipyards. What we really need is the type 26
:05:50. > :05:52.programme to start earlier than the dates that were speculated
:05:53. > :05:57.on which was late 2017 early 18. We need to get the manufacturing
:05:58. > :05:59.phase of that starting earlier so we can use the workforce we have
:06:00. > :06:06.on the Clyde. However, the shipyard
:06:07. > :06:08.operators say the work that is going on at the moment,
:06:09. > :06:13.lays the ground for future success. The offshore patrol vessels
:06:14. > :06:16.are a great example of us building It's a great path into type 26,
:06:17. > :06:23.these vessels are helping us own that capability and make us,
:06:24. > :06:27.you know, puts us in a good position The patrol vessel programme is due
:06:28. > :06:35.to last until autumn 2018. But then it is hoped
:06:36. > :06:38.new contracts will be in place, to secure the future of this
:06:39. > :06:46.Clyde workforce. Did you know Scotland has
:06:47. > :06:48.an international Council They've been having
:06:49. > :06:53.their first meeting. And as part of a government drive
:06:54. > :06:56.to reduce the so-called attainment gap in schools,
:06:57. > :06:58.with children from low income households do significantly worse
:06:59. > :07:02.at school than those The experts gathered at a primary
:07:03. > :07:06.school in East Lothian, from where our political
:07:07. > :07:12.correspondent, Andrew Kerr, reports. It is a challenge for the kids
:07:13. > :07:15.at this primary school. The daily mile raises
:07:16. > :07:19.their fitness levels. Setting a challenge of our own
:07:20. > :07:21.the First Minister wants to improve Aided by advisers from across
:07:22. > :07:28.the world, she wants Schools should be places
:07:29. > :07:34.where we support children to overcomedies advantage,
:07:35. > :07:36.and that makes it all the more important we focus on what schools
:07:37. > :07:44.can do, to help young people overcome any disadvantage they come
:07:45. > :07:49.across and that is why we are putting emphasis
:07:50. > :07:51.on the attainment gap It is a modern school,
:07:52. > :07:54.far cry from the Victorian classrooms in perhaps
:07:55. > :07:56.many of which were educated. During those time Scotland's
:07:57. > :07:59.education system was top of the class: So to improve
:08:00. > :08:03.the system, excellence and equity are said to be
:08:04. > :08:05.the guiding principles, One adviser from Boston in the US,
:08:06. > :08:13.says they don't want to close the attainment gap by meeting
:08:14. > :08:16.in the middle but by If you give attention to everybody
:08:17. > :08:23.the range in a class narrow, it becomes easier to teach
:08:24. > :08:27.the kids to engain them, because you are not distracted
:08:28. > :08:29.with behavioural problems with kids who are finding the learning too
:08:30. > :08:34.difficult and so on. The Conservatives say
:08:35. > :08:36.the Scottish Government must take note of what the advisers
:08:37. > :08:39.actually say. I would be very concerned
:08:40. > :08:50.if the meetings with international advisers were A smoke screen to hide
:08:51. > :08:53.the fact that the SNP have cut education budgets every
:08:54. > :08:56.single year, that we have over 4,000 fewer teachers in our school,
:08:57. > :08:58.that teacher training funding Involving these advisers means
:08:59. > :09:05.the First Minister is looking A senior social worker has told
:09:06. > :09:15.a hearing that a child protection team which dealt with the murdered
:09:16. > :09:17.toddler Liam Fee was The hearing is investigating
:09:18. > :09:22.the conduct of Lesley Bates, who faces charges involving 16
:09:23. > :09:26.children, including Liam. She was a member
:09:27. > :09:31.of the team in Fife. They were social worker
:09:32. > :09:39.with the Child Protection Team She said Miss Bate that were given
:09:40. > :09:46.task that were not done or there was no record
:09:47. > :09:48.they had been done. In one case she said she had left
:09:49. > :09:57.a child in a vulnerable position. Leslie Bate and the team
:09:58. > :09:59.were involved in It is alleged Miss Bate failed
:10:00. > :10:06.to take the steps to protect him from harm and 15 other children
:10:07. > :10:09.between December 2011 Sharon Bar told the hearing
:10:10. > :10:13.there was a split in the Child There were personality clashes
:10:14. > :10:18.and it was divided into two camps. Some staff wouldn't speak to others
:10:19. > :10:22.unless they had to. She agreed that had an effect on two
:10:23. > :10:25.case, although neither was that Liam's mother and partner
:10:26. > :10:30.were jailed for his murder, concerns had been raised with social
:10:31. > :10:34.work for his safety but their trial That evidence came from
:10:35. > :10:40.the leader of the Child She is due to give
:10:41. > :10:48.evidence tomorrow. Lesley Bate is not attending this
:10:49. > :10:51.hearing and she has given up her social work registration,
:10:52. > :10:53.she does not admit to any The airline Jet Two has
:10:54. > :10:59.announced a recruitment drive as it expands services,
:11:00. > :11:02.including 160 new jobs based A total of 1,000 new flight
:11:03. > :11:07.and ground crew jobs are being Well, time now to get the weather
:11:08. > :11:26.prospects from Kirsteen. Thank you. Good evening. A settled
:11:27. > :11:32.night on the cards. Mostly dry with clear spells. Showers across the
:11:33. > :11:37.North, fairly breezy two. A relatively mild night. Tomorrow we
:11:38. > :11:43.have the beginning of the meteorological autumn, decent start
:11:44. > :11:48.across the country with brightness, especially across eastern areas.
:11:49. > :11:53.However, for Western and coastal areas we will continue to see cloud
:11:54. > :11:58.thickening. One or two showers across the North West and across the
:11:59. > :12:03.Northern Isles and freshening south to south-westerly winds. It's going
:12:04. > :12:08.downhill as we go through the course of the day. Much of Northern Ireland
:12:09. > :12:11.and Scotland will see rain moving in through the course of the day.
:12:12. > :12:21.Generally, that rain will be persistent. Strengthening southerly
:12:22. > :12:27.winds. Much of England and Wales, a dry, bright day with sunshine and
:12:28. > :12:34.temperatures comfortably around 23 Celsius at best. That bit fresher
:12:35. > :12:39.elsewhere. Into the evening, across Scotland wheezy outbreaks of rain
:12:40. > :12:43.moving west to east, that eventually clears and by Friday we see a
:12:44. > :12:47.mixture of sunshine and showers across Scotland and Northern
:12:48. > :12:51.Ireland. Heavy showers in the north-west with the odd rumble of
:12:52. > :12:55.thunder, and a cloudy prospects across England and Wales with
:12:56. > :13:03.outbreaks of rain. A fairly fresh feel. Saturday, we have various
:13:04. > :13:07.frontal systems sitting in the Atlantic, and this feature, ex had
:13:08. > :13:13.recurring cast on which introduces topical area to the mix. That in
:13:14. > :13:18.turn adds to the potency of the heavy rain we are expecting, some
:13:19. > :13:20.uncertainty regarding the track of that rain. I'll keep you posted.
:13:21. > :13:25.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25 tomorrow, but from everyone
:13:26. > :13:30.on the late team here in Glasgow, and around the country, good night.