:00:00. > :00:11.The number of Scots seeking work in the final three months of last
:00:12. > :00:13.year was up by 6,000, to reach 135,000 -
:00:14. > :00:16.the number of people in work was also up.
:00:17. > :00:19.And new figures show the productivity of Scottish
:00:20. > :00:41.Our business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser, reports.
:00:42. > :00:49.It is a notch above the UK level. Over the whole of last year, there
:00:50. > :00:57.was a drop in employment here of 27,000 but with economic inactivity
:00:58. > :01:01.rates rising there was a drop in the number of people in work by 20,000.
:01:02. > :01:07.There's been a shift towards self-employment even where you may
:01:08. > :01:11.think workers of earning a rage, there are people running a business.
:01:12. > :01:14.You just want a job, a pay packet, but the modern jobs
:01:15. > :01:20.Two soups and two chickens and two beef.
:01:21. > :01:23.In catering and hospitality at the city of Glasgow College
:01:24. > :01:26.the ability to run your own business affairs can be as important
:01:27. > :01:32.There is inspiration on hand from a Masterchef winner.
:01:33. > :01:36.There is a mixture of students, whether they go into self-employment
:01:37. > :01:40.or work for big companies, but many students have their own
:01:41. > :01:43.dream of having their own restaurant and it seems to be a kind of chef
:01:44. > :01:47.trait, they want to be doing their own thing.
:01:48. > :01:51.Next door, this hair salon takes those with cutting skills and helps
:01:52. > :02:08.them build up their cutting edge business intelligence.
:02:09. > :02:11.It is about how to enter contract and how to run a column and how
:02:12. > :02:17.to manage your money and how to pay for your stock.
:02:18. > :02:22.Joanne Pinkerton has taken her hair cutting skills around the world,
:02:23. > :02:24.but the trade winds have brought her back home
:02:25. > :02:35.What has changed, it's not just as simple as going into a salon
:02:36. > :02:38.at the end on a Saturday, you get a brown paper kit
:02:39. > :02:41.What is happening now, when they have finished
:02:42. > :02:44.their training, they want to know, what am I allowed to do?
:02:45. > :02:49.So, Joanne is renting a chair in this new College salon
:02:50. > :02:51.where the tips aren't just from customers but
:02:52. > :02:58.A three-year-old boy has died after he was knocked down
:02:59. > :03:02.The incident happened yesterday in the village of Crossgates.
:03:03. > :03:10.This farm is about a mile north of the village Crossgates near
:03:11. > :03:13.It was here yesterday evening that the three-year-old boy
:03:14. > :03:16.was knocked down by a vehicle on the farm.
:03:17. > :03:21.The emergency services were called just after five o'clock but
:03:22. > :03:25.they were not able to save him and he was reported to have died at
:03:26. > :03:31.This tragic event has affected people here and the local
:03:32. > :03:35.community council said the family are highly thought of and respected.
:03:36. > :03:40.The local minister said the news has shocked and stunned people.
:03:41. > :03:45.It is the parents who have the heartbreak.
:03:46. > :03:49.I would not like to lose a son or daughter at that age.
:03:50. > :03:55.What happened at tea-time last night.
:03:56. > :03:57.It is one of the times that everyone is pulling
:03:58. > :04:02.together, sending condolences to the family.
:04:03. > :04:04.Police are now investigating the incident.
:04:05. > :04:07.The Health and Safety Executive said it is aware of the
:04:08. > :04:12.incident and is also making enquiries.
:04:13. > :04:16.A man has been convicted of a murder in North Lanarkshire that happened
:04:17. > :04:20.James McGowan killed Owen Brannigan at a house in Coatbridge.
:04:21. > :04:22.He was also convicted of headbutting a man at this
:04:23. > :04:26.Later that evening, he went on to a house
:04:27. > :04:29.where he found Owen Brannigan, his former brother-in-law
:04:30. > :04:33.McGowan admitted what he'd done during phone calls to a mental
:04:34. > :04:37.health helpline while he was living in Adelaide in Australia.
:04:38. > :04:43.He was extradited to Scotland last year to face trial.
:04:44. > :04:45.He had returned to the house with his friend, Thomas Stewart,
:04:46. > :04:50.They had had a drink in the evening and were
:04:51. > :04:56.settled down to watch the football, when Owen fell asleep on the couch.
:04:57. > :05:01.James McGowan came in to the house and he was armed with a knife and he
:05:02. > :05:05.set about stabbing Owen repeatedly on the couch.
:05:06. > :05:08.One person has died in a house fire in Lossiemouth.
:05:09. > :05:10.Scottish Fire and Rescue crews and police arrived at the scene
:05:11. > :05:13.of the blaze at the property on Elgin Road shortly after four
:05:14. > :05:17.Police say there don't appear to be any suspicious circumstances.
:05:18. > :05:20.Why do women still earn less money than men?
:05:21. > :05:23.That's the question MSPs are asking as an inquiry's launched into how
:05:24. > :05:27.Despite laws being introduced on equal pay almost 50 years ago,
:05:28. > :05:30.on average, full-time women workers in Scotland earn 6% less than men.
:05:31. > :05:39.Our political correspondent, Andrew Kerr, reports.
:05:40. > :05:44.1970, Glasgow, the year equal pay became law, a lot has changed,
:05:45. > :05:50.Going on current trends, research suggests the pay gap
:05:51. > :06:01.And equalising women's productivity could add almost
:06:02. > :06:09.Campaigners explained why full-time women workers still earn 6% less
:06:10. > :06:17.It goes far beyond pay discrimination, there
:06:18. > :06:21.is still a stark segregation in the types of job that men
:06:22. > :06:25.and women do, with women more likely to be found in low paid undervalued
:06:26. > :06:28.jobs such as cleaning, care and retail and admin.
:06:29. > :06:31.Women still do the bulk of underpaid caring,
:06:32. > :06:34.and coupled with a lack of flexible working, that means women are less
:06:35. > :06:39.likely to be found in higher paid senior positions.
:06:40. > :06:41.So, caring responsibilities could have a long-term
:06:42. > :06:44.scarring effect on pay, pension and promotion prospects.
:06:45. > :06:55.How does this affect an impact the Scottish economy, could more be
:06:56. > :07:01.We want to look at this with an open mind and see what we come up with.
:07:02. > :07:05.If closing the pay gap can help the economy, it stands to reason
:07:06. > :07:11.I've seen the positive intent and positive things that
:07:12. > :07:14.can help the economy, having women on board,
:07:15. > :07:34.For some the way ahead is complex but for others straightforward.
:07:35. > :07:36.We work just as hard, most of the time even better.
:07:37. > :07:48.If you take breaks to have kids, you should not be penalised.
:07:49. > :07:52.It is not a straightforward question.
:07:53. > :07:56.It is a nightmare to work that one out because it has not
:07:57. > :08:00.been sorted out for, when was the gender equality act?
:08:01. > :08:07.Employers politicians and society as a whole now have to see how
:08:08. > :08:15.to make more progress after 50 years of trying.
:08:16. > :08:17.The accountancy firm EY is set to shed 35 jobs
:08:18. > :08:19.at its Inverness office - over half its workforce
:08:20. > :08:23.The company, also known as Ernst and Young, says it's proposing
:08:24. > :08:25.to move its audit and account, compliance and reporting services
:08:26. > :08:32.Scotland will have to play the remainder of this season's
:08:33. > :08:34.Six Nations rugby championship without their captain
:08:35. > :08:38.Greg Laidlaw will play no further part in the competition
:08:39. > :08:44.Our sports reporter, David Currie, has the details.
:08:45. > :08:46.There's far more to a captain's role than organisation
:08:47. > :08:54.Talking with royalty and other VIPs before matches will now be another
:08:55. > :09:00.man's responsibility for the rest of the Six Nations.
:09:01. > :09:10.from just before the World Cup, really, and he will be missed.
:09:11. > :09:14.His goal-kicking will be a loss and his leadership in particular,
:09:15. > :09:24.He is so important so it will be felt.
:09:25. > :09:30.His leadership powers and his kicking prowess under
:09:31. > :09:38.pressure helped Scotland beat Ireland at Murrayfield.
:09:39. > :09:45.They recorded their first opening-day victory since 2006.
:09:46. > :09:48.His influence over this year's tournament ended during the defeat
:09:49. > :10:03.One former Scotland player says the scrum-half is not irreplaceable
:10:04. > :10:06.You could argue Ali Price is quicker and he is more eager
:10:07. > :10:09.and he has a better pass and he plays the system every week
:10:10. > :10:11.with Glasgow so I would not panic about Greg Laidlaw
:10:12. > :10:18.Who should take the captain's armband?
:10:19. > :10:23.A number of captains, Josh is the captain with Glasgow,
:10:24. > :10:29.but I would go with Jonny Gray, he is the co-captain at Glasgow
:10:30. > :10:33.and he knows what goes with being a captain and it
:10:34. > :10:39.It won't faze him and I would go with him, Jonny Gray.
:10:40. > :10:44.The decision is for the head coach Vern Cotter.
:10:45. > :10:53.The next Scotland match is a week on Saturday.
:10:54. > :10:55.Football and Aberdeen strengthened their position in second place
:10:56. > :10:57.in the Scottish Premiership by beating Motherwell seven-two
:10:58. > :11:01.The win, which saw striker Adam Roooney score a hat-trick,
:11:02. > :11:04.means Aberdeen have now played the same number of games as third
:11:05. > :11:07.placed Rangers but now sit three points ahead of the Glasgow side
:11:08. > :11:09.and with a vastly superior goal difference.
:11:10. > :11:12.Champions Celtic sit twenty-four points clear of Aberdeen
:11:13. > :11:23.Let's get the weather forecast and it's over to Christopher.
:11:24. > :11:31.Good evening. We should be sitting around eight Celsius but we're doing
:11:32. > :11:38.better than that. Early next week it may even be towards the mid-teens.
:11:39. > :11:45.Mild tonight but breezy and quite damp. The culprit is the low
:11:46. > :11:51.pressure tracking eastwards. A fairly windy day tomorrow and quite
:11:52. > :11:56.damp. Across the South tomorrow morning reasonably dry. The heaviest
:11:57. > :12:05.of the rain up towards the north-west. But some outbreaks in
:12:06. > :12:07.parts of the belt. In towards the north-west and up towards the
:12:08. > :12:14.Northern Isles it will be quite breezy and wet. During the course of
:12:15. > :12:20.the morning the rain will ease off, certainly from around lunchtime and
:12:21. > :12:27.the wind will ease. But it will still be breezy and from the West.
:12:28. > :12:33.Brighter conditions most likely in the east. The further south you are
:12:34. > :12:39.away from the North where the low pressure is, the better it will be.
:12:40. > :12:44.A warm front brings rain towards Northern Ireland and that will
:12:45. > :12:49.affect us later. Towards the rest of the afternoon and evening, largely
:12:50. > :12:56.dried -- dry but outbreaks of rain in the south-west and later over the
:12:57. > :13:02.Highlands. A quite chilly night and a touch of Frost and fog. On Friday,
:13:03. > :13:06.with high pressure, dry with brightness but still the warm front
:13:07. > :13:13.will produce spots of rain in the north-west. Brightest in the east.
:13:14. > :13:19.To the weekend, the mostly mild theme continues. Showers on Saturday
:13:20. > :13:21.with bright spells. Largely dry on Sunday but a further spell of wet
:13:22. > :13:23.weather later on. Our next update is during Breakfast
:13:24. > :13:26.at 6.25 tomorrow morning. But, from everyone on the late team
:13:27. > :13:30.here in Glasgow and around