:00:00. > :00:18.Now, time for the news where you are.
:00:19. > :00:21.Scottish independence and declining oil revenues led to furious
:00:22. > :00:25.Opposition leaders claimed the slump in the North Sea
:00:26. > :00:29.undermined Scotland's independent economic prospects.
:00:30. > :00:35.The arguments came as the First Minister told the BBC
:00:36. > :00:39.that the autumn of 2018 might be a "common sense" date for a second
:00:40. > :00:44.This from our political editor, Brian Taylor.
:00:45. > :00:47.Oil and independence, the two have been twinned for 40 years,
:00:48. > :00:50.since the North Sea bonanza began and the SNP first argued
:00:51. > :00:59.In a BBC interview, Andrew Wilson, who chairs the SNP's
:01:00. > :01:01.Economic Growth Commission, said oil wealth formed a core part
:01:02. > :01:05.of the independence offer in the 2014 referendum.
:01:06. > :01:09.The Chancellor's Budget confirmed that oil revenues
:01:10. > :01:16.have declined sharply, well below those 2014 forecasts,
:01:17. > :01:19.but Brexit means the First Minister is seriously considering a second
:01:20. > :01:23.independence referendum, possibly next year.
:01:24. > :01:26.Some of your colleagues now talk about autumn 2018 as a likely date.
:01:27. > :01:29.Within that window, I guess, of when the outline of a UK deal
:01:30. > :01:37.becomes clear and the UK exiting the EU, I think would be
:01:38. > :01:41.the common-sense time for Scotland to have that choice,
:01:42. > :01:43.if that is the road we choose to go down.
:01:44. > :01:46.To be clear - you are not ruling out autumn 2018?
:01:47. > :01:52.Oil and independence, both confronted John Swinney as he
:01:53. > :01:55.deputised for the First Minister, who was in London
:01:56. > :02:01.Turning now to First Minister's Questions,
:02:02. > :02:04.Firstly, the Tories said all talk of a second independence
:02:05. > :02:08.This morning we had the First Minister gunning for a referendum
:02:09. > :02:17.I call it nonsense because most people in Scotland do not want it.
:02:18. > :02:23.Then, Labour spotlighted the North Sea slump.
:02:24. > :02:26.The truth John Swinney can't escape from is that the economic case
:02:27. > :02:29.for independence is well and truly bust.
:02:30. > :02:32.John Swinney found this twin attack familiar,
:02:33. > :02:36.as he recalled that Labour and Conservative had worked together
:02:37. > :02:43.Isn't it revealing that at the first available opportunity,
:02:44. > :02:58.It's like they've never had a moment apart.
:02:59. > :03:00.It was a magnificent performance by John Swinney,
:03:01. > :03:02.a rhetorical triumph, but did he answer
:03:03. > :03:08.No, not exactly, just to say Britain had received a bonus
:03:09. > :03:12.In a referendum campaign, nationalists would argue
:03:13. > :03:15.the fundamental Scottish economy remains robust and would be
:03:16. > :03:22.Then, if, when there is another referendum campaign, other things
:03:23. > :03:28.For example, you can bet Labour and the Tories would be
:03:29. > :03:39.Brian Taylor, Reporting Scotland, Holyrood.
:03:40. > :03:42.Back now to Brexit, and Theresa May is in Brussels this evening
:03:43. > :03:45.for what's expected to be her last European Council summit before
:03:46. > :03:47.the UK starts the formal process of leaving the EU.
:03:48. > :03:49.But what role, if any, is Scotland expected to play?
:03:50. > :03:52.Our political correspondent Nick Eardley reports from Brussels.
:03:53. > :03:56.Welcome to Brussels, the epicentre of European politics,
:03:57. > :03:58.a hub for European institutions, for negotiating and
:03:59. > :04:18.Theresa May was not feeling chatty as she arrived for talks
:04:19. > :04:26.Almost certainly her last at the top table before Brexit formally begins.
:04:27. > :04:28.At the end of that process, the Prime Minister says the UK
:04:29. > :04:31.will be out of the single market but the Scottish Government
:04:32. > :04:35.still hopes Scotland could be allowed to remain in.
:04:36. > :04:37.As she gets ready to start that formal Brexit process,
:04:38. > :04:40.what role is Scotland playing in all this?
:04:41. > :04:41.What are our politicians in Brussels doing?
:04:42. > :04:44.Is there any appetite for Scotland to have different
:04:45. > :04:48.Few know better about Scotland's relationship
:04:49. > :04:52.David Martin has been a member of the European Parliament
:04:53. > :04:58.I would say at the moment, there is sympathy and understanding
:04:59. > :05:00.of why the Scottish Government brought forward those proposals
:05:01. > :05:04.but I don't think yet that translates into support for it.
:05:05. > :05:06.Not everyone is convinced by a separate arrangement.
:05:07. > :05:09.The Spanish in particular have reservations.
:05:10. > :05:12.In this building, lobbying for the EU's regions takes place
:05:13. > :05:15.and the man who makes the case for nationalist parties
:05:16. > :05:21.Europe understands the Scottish people wanted to remain
:05:22. > :05:25.in the European Union and I think Scotland needs to take
:05:26. > :05:28.What happens in the end, we don't know because
:05:29. > :05:33.But there's a limit to what Scottish ministers can achieve.
:05:34. > :05:37.The EU negotiates solely with the UK Government and there's little sign
:05:38. > :05:40.it is about to put Scottish demands on the table.
:05:41. > :05:45.There's a lot of water to flow under the bridge yet.
:05:46. > :05:47.I'm conscious I may well sound like the last soldier
:05:48. > :05:50.coming out of the jungle, but I still think
:05:51. > :05:53.Others think overtures to Scotland are all part of Europe's game.
:05:54. > :05:57.The best deal, they say, is one that works for the whole UK.
:05:58. > :05:59.We need to be absolutely united to get the best possible deal
:06:00. > :06:02.because there are canny negotiators on the other side who will do
:06:03. > :06:06.all they can to disunite the UK to their own ends,
:06:07. > :06:12.to their ends, not to help Scotland or the UK, but to help themselves.
:06:13. > :06:15.Which of these views is reflected when UK ministers start talks
:06:16. > :06:21.Then the process of discussing where Scotland and the UK stand
:06:22. > :06:28.Nick Eardley, Reporting Scotland, in Brussels.
:06:29. > :06:33.400 jobs are set to be lost in Livingston at a healthcare
:06:34. > :06:35.manufacturer owned by Johnson Johnson.
:06:36. > :06:37.It's planning to close its Ethicon plant in the town.
:06:38. > :06:51.Most of the workforce here are local. They are involved in that
:06:52. > :06:53.skilled production of medical sutures for surgery, but warned by
:06:54. > :07:02.Johnson and Johnson they are small part of a much bigger operation and
:07:03. > :07:05.it seems as though size has counted against them. Today staff were
:07:06. > :07:08.called in to a meeting to be told that it is the company's intention
:07:09. > :07:10.to close here. Part of a global restructuring that the announced
:07:11. > :07:18.last year, which would see production moved to existing plants
:07:19. > :07:21.in Porto Rico, Brazil and Mexico. What will now follow is a 45-day
:07:22. > :07:24.consultation, but the Scottish Government has said that the focus
:07:25. > :07:29.is on finding a new owner for the plant as well as supporting staff.
:07:30. > :07:31.The unions have said they are shocked and angry but local
:07:32. > :07:35.politicians have been considering what it might mean for the area. We
:07:36. > :07:40.will call for an urgent meeting with Johnson and Johnson and to meet any
:07:41. > :07:44.trade unions. We want to do all we can and leave no stone unturned to
:07:45. > :07:49.try and ensure a secure future for this plan. Clearly if that proves
:07:50. > :07:52.impossible it will have a significant impact upon the local
:07:53. > :07:58.economy in West Lothian. Ethicon has a long history as an employer in
:07:59. > :08:01.this area, 14 years ago this plant survived but two others in Edinburgh
:08:02. > :08:06.and a distribution centre here amongst them closed, but the loss of
:08:07. > :08:13.850 jobs. Tonight it seems as though this plant's time is almost up.
:08:14. > :08:15.Police Scotland needs to urgently reassess its IT needs,
:08:16. > :08:16.according to spending watchdog Audit Scotland.
:08:17. > :08:19.It follows the collapse of a ?46 million project to create
:08:20. > :08:22.Fundamental flaws were discovered when the system was passed
:08:23. > :08:25.The contractor repaid money it received and the costs
:08:26. > :08:28.of developing the system, but the estimated ?200 million worth
:08:29. > :08:36.of savings for the force will now not be realised.
:08:37. > :08:39.The first of a fleet of five warships being built on the Clyde
:08:40. > :08:43.A bottle of whisky was broken over the bow of the 90-metre offshore
:08:44. > :08:46.patrol vessel this morning at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard.
:08:47. > :08:49.She's expected to go into service next year and will be used
:08:50. > :08:50.for counter-terrorism, anti-smuggling and
:08:51. > :08:59.Rangers are a step closer to announcing their new head coach.
:09:00. > :09:01.Pedro Caixinha has been given permission to come to Glasgow
:09:02. > :09:06.He's been heavily linked with the vacancy following last
:09:07. > :09:11.Orginally from Portugal, Caixinha quit playing football
:09:12. > :09:14.at the age of 23 to study sport science and has since
:09:15. > :09:21.coached in Mexico, Greece and the Middle East.
:09:22. > :09:23.A free-runner has recreated the opening scene from Trainspotting.
:09:24. > :09:25.16-year-old Robbie Griffith runs, jumps and somersaults around
:09:26. > :09:36.The music is the same, the place is the same
:09:37. > :09:43.Robbie Griffith was not even born when the first film came out
:09:44. > :09:45.but he has put his own spin on the opening scene,
:09:46. > :09:54.Robbie is one of the UK's leading parkour athletes.
:09:55. > :09:57.He's been doing it since he was ten and even has an agent.
:09:58. > :10:01.Despite this, there's astonishment at how many hits the video has got.
:10:02. > :10:04.I had no idea it would blow up as much as it did.
:10:05. > :10:09.Next morning I woke up and it was over 100,000 views.
:10:10. > :10:13.I don't think I've ever had that many.
:10:14. > :10:17.I hope it helps parkour grow to a bigger audience and that more
:10:18. > :10:21.people recognise it so it is not about hoodlums hanging
:10:22. > :10:28.The boys, who became friends through a love of the sport,
:10:29. > :10:32.wanted to show it is fun, athletic and not dangerous.
:10:33. > :10:36.The video was shot in a weekend by Johnston, a film student.
:10:37. > :10:44.Then it took me a while afterwards to edit.
:10:45. > :10:47.It was a simple idea that Robbie came up to me on the Friday
:10:48. > :10:50.night and the next day, the next morning, we went
:10:51. > :10:55.Parkour has been criticised for being risky but this video
:10:56. > :10:58.is supposed to show how controlled and precise the movements are.
:10:59. > :11:02.Parkour has been recognised as a sport in the UK
:11:03. > :11:05.It is about discipline, control and focus.
:11:06. > :11:13.Suzanne Allen, Reporting Scotland, Coatbridge.
:11:14. > :11:15.Well, it's over to Christopher now with the weather outlook
:11:16. > :11:27.Thank you. Hello, good evening. Some lovely spring sunshine around today.
:11:28. > :11:31.Tonight, mostly dry, chilly and the countryside with rain on the Bay.
:11:32. > :11:35.Here is the chart, a ridge of high pressure with us to start, but you
:11:36. > :11:39.will see this weather front arriving tomorrow morning, bringing some
:11:40. > :11:42.outbreaks of rain. For many, tomorrow will be cloudy compared to
:11:43. > :11:50.today. Somehow the brightness but this across the Borders and the
:11:51. > :11:53.Lothians, up through part of five, Stirlingshire, 70 Angus and
:11:54. > :11:58.Aberdeenshire. Cloudy for the West and the meaning like that. Our
:11:59. > :12:04.breaks of rain, light and patchy. Towards the far North, Caithness and
:12:05. > :12:08.Shetland getting the brain. Through tomorrow, that cloud and those
:12:09. > :12:11.Sharia outbreaks of rain edging in words with some murky hill fog
:12:12. > :12:17.around the coast. Strengthening winds around the West coast.
:12:18. > :12:22.Brightness for the East but the cloud will turn any sunshine hazy.
:12:23. > :12:25.Across the UK as a whole, in the South East and East Anglia still
:12:26. > :12:30.some sunshine. Elsewhere the cloud moving in words. Mild in the South,
:12:31. > :12:34.into the Lothians, but further North, especially for us, because
:12:35. > :12:38.cooler day than today. Our breaks of rain. As we head to the this time
:12:39. > :12:43.tomorrow night that is when the real wet weather arrives. This persistent
:12:44. > :12:49.band of rain edges in and it is a cold front and moves through. It
:12:50. > :12:53.passes quickly but Saturday begins cloudy and damp. It improves, the
:12:54. > :12:58.rain moves and it dries up and brightens up with some lovely
:12:59. > :13:03.afternoon sunshine. 13 of 14 Celsius is possible. Sunday, some brightness
:13:04. > :13:07.around for the East coast, murk Rather the West and showers.
:13:08. > :13:12.Temperatures down a notch or two. To sum up the weekend, generally, mild,
:13:13. > :13:15.both days. Saturday begins cloudy and damp but should improve with
:13:16. > :13:18.sunshine by the afternoon. Some bright spots on Sunday but also a
:13:19. > :13:21.few showers. That is your forecast. Laura Maciver's back with updates
:13:22. > :13:25.during Breakfast tomorrow morning. From everyone on the late team
:13:26. > :13:45.here in Glasgow and around It was the most beautiful view
:13:46. > :13:50.I've ever been through.