:00:00. > :00:10.The First Minister has formally requested the transfer of powers
:00:11. > :00:13.from Westminster to hold an independence referendum.
:00:14. > :00:17.In a letter to the Prime Minister, Nicola Sturgeon says there is "no
:00:18. > :00:19.rational reason" why this request should be declined.
:00:20. > :00:22.But Downing Street says it would be wrong to hold
:00:23. > :00:26.talks while the details of Brexit remain uncertain.
:00:27. > :00:27.And the Scottish Tories accused the First Minister
:00:28. > :00:36.On a sofa, the image of shoes off relaxation,
:00:37. > :00:39.the First Minister signs a letter urging an Independence
:00:40. > :00:44.Referendum, an obvious contrast with the Prime Minister, signing goodbye
:00:45. > :00:50.to the EU at a desk below a portrait of Britain's first Prime Minister.
:00:51. > :00:53.One I sit around the day goes shipping table...
:00:54. > :00:56.Nicola Sturgeon says she wishes Theresa May every
:00:57. > :01:04.success in Brexit talks, promising full and constructive support.
:01:05. > :01:12.But she reminds the Prime Minister that the Scottish
:01:13. > :01:15.Parliament has now voted for an Independence Referendum to coincide
:01:16. > :01:18.with the inclusion of those Brexit negotiations.
:01:19. > :01:21.The First Minister adds that there appears to be no
:01:22. > :01:25.rational reason for you to stand in the way of the will of the Scottish
:01:26. > :01:30.Parliament, and I hope you will not do so.
:01:31. > :01:33.I asked the First Minister why now, when she knew the Prime
:01:34. > :01:39.I'm writing to the Prime Minister today,
:01:40. > :01:42.to set out the rational case for the will of the Scottish Parliament.
:01:43. > :01:49.I'm writing to her to formally request that she
:01:50. > :01:52.respects the view of the Scottish parliament.
:01:53. > :01:56.What we're dealing with his natural gas me or the SNP, this
:01:57. > :02:05.If she refuses to enter into these discussions, what I said very
:02:06. > :02:10.In my view the will of the Scottish parliament must be
:02:11. > :02:14.It is a question not of if it is respected, but how.
:02:15. > :02:18.Spokesman for the Prime Minister confirmed she would not enter any
:02:19. > :02:22.The Scottish Tories say the focus should
:02:23. > :02:27.It is a highly theatrical gesture we have all been
:02:28. > :02:31.This is a request for a referendum which the people of
:02:32. > :02:34.Scotland don't want, and the Prime Minister has made it
:02:35. > :02:38.clear she does not believe now is the time.
:02:39. > :02:40.In many respects this is pure theatrical
:02:41. > :02:44.It will not serve any meaningful purpose and we will not
:02:45. > :02:47.be having a referendum in the immediate future until our future
:02:48. > :02:50.outside of the European Union is clear.
:02:51. > :02:53.Nicola Sturgeon insists Scotland must be given a choice.
:02:54. > :03:02.The driver of a bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow, killing six
:03:03. > :03:05.people in December 2014, has been banned from driving
:03:06. > :03:08.for three years and will have to wear an electronic tag
:03:09. > :03:16.Arriving at the sheriff court knowing he could face a custodial
:03:17. > :03:21.Last month, Harry Clarke, on the right, pleaded guilty to
:03:22. > :03:26.His licence was taken away after he lost
:03:27. > :03:30.consciousness at the wheel of a bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow city
:03:31. > :03:47.But just nine months after the crash, he was seen back behind
:03:48. > :03:52.Harry Clarke admitted driving on this road
:03:53. > :03:56.Neighbours had seen him from a window
:03:57. > :03:58.getting into his car in the
:03:59. > :04:01.private car park near his home, turning on the headlights and
:04:02. > :04:10.In his defence, Harry Clarke's lawyer said
:04:11. > :04:13.he had driven the car 30 yards from the car
:04:14. > :04:16.park to the front door and
:04:17. > :04:20.In court last month, Harry Clarke admitted
:04:21. > :04:22.or should have known he was
:04:23. > :04:26.unfit to drive following the bin lorry tragedy, and an episode more
:04:27. > :04:29.than four years earlier when he worked as a bus driver for first
:04:30. > :04:35.But a fatal accident enquiry also held here heard he had a
:04:36. > :04:37.history of fainting and blackouts over 30
:04:38. > :04:39.years, and had been to the
:04:40. > :04:44.The enquiry found he had lied on forms
:04:45. > :04:50.And the crash could have been avoided had he told the truth about
:04:51. > :04:54.Harry Clarke's lawyer said nothing he said today in
:04:55. > :04:57.mitigation is intended in any wait to diminish the events of December
:04:58. > :05:04.Sentencing Harry Clarke today for driving again, the sheriff
:05:05. > :05:07.told him the decision he had taken to drive
:05:08. > :05:13.short distance, was wholly irresponsible and reprehensible, and
:05:14. > :05:15.placed the safety of the public at risk.
:05:16. > :05:18.He said, you must have been acutely aware of the possible
:05:19. > :05:22.consequences of you losing consciousness while driving.
:05:23. > :05:23.Harry Clarke has been banned from driving
:05:24. > :05:27.for three years, although his license had already been revoked
:05:28. > :05:32.He will be supervised for a year, is tagged and on a curfew
:05:33. > :05:45.If he breaches this, the consequences could be
:05:46. > :05:51.An employment tribunal case taken by two foster carers in Glasgow
:05:52. > :05:54.could have wide-ranging implications for the future status
:05:55. > :06:00.James and Christine Johnstone want all carers to be treated
:06:01. > :06:03.as employees by local authorities, with all the rights
:06:04. > :06:07.Glasgow City Council says it works closely with its carers to resolve
:06:08. > :06:17.We work with vulnerable young people, we are
:06:18. > :06:22.We're getting involved, we are trying our
:06:23. > :06:31.Why local authorities kicks -- scared to give us employee rights or
:06:32. > :06:43.The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has called for people who wish to appear
:06:44. > :06:45.during its first public hearings to come forward.
:06:46. > :06:47.They'll begin at the end of May, and will hear evidence
:06:48. > :06:49.from survivor groups and large care providers as well as
:06:50. > :06:53.The inquiry says evidence is continuing to be taken
:06:54. > :06:57.Every pregnant woman in Scotland will receive free
:06:58. > :07:02.The Scottish Government said the move was aimed at improving
:07:03. > :07:05.the health of parents and children, and had widespread support
:07:06. > :07:13.Football, and Aberdeen thrashed Dundee 7-0 at Dens Park to ensure
:07:14. > :07:15.that Celtic will have to wait to be crowned
:07:16. > :07:20.The Dons were four up at half time, and Andrew Coinsidine scored
:07:21. > :07:27.They're now 11 points clear of Rangers in third place.
:07:28. > :07:30.Edinburgh lost by 22 points to 32 against La Rochelle
:07:31. > :07:33.at Murrayfield, in the quarter finals of the European
:07:34. > :07:36.Duncan Weir's penalty drew Edinburgh to within four
:07:37. > :07:41.points of the French side, but they pulled away again.
:07:42. > :07:43.Well, It's over to Kirsteen now with the weather outlook
:07:44. > :08:01.After some rain across much of the country, tonight is looking largely
:08:02. > :08:07.dry, fairly cloudy, do hold onto some light patchy rain, hourly
:08:08. > :08:13.across the far north north-west. The 1st of April, it dawns on a cloudy
:08:14. > :08:16.node with how big is raining in west, particularly giving way to
:08:17. > :08:21.showers in the morning which will eventually become fairly widespread.
:08:22. > :08:28.It will be bright sunny spells in between. Around 2pm tomorrow, we
:08:29. > :08:32.could see some showers just about anywhere, fairly heavy, some will be
:08:33. > :08:39.slow-moving with little in terms of wind. Brightness, some sunshine in
:08:40. > :08:43.between the showers, and with temperatures around 1013 Celsius for
:08:44. > :08:50.most of ours, given some sunshine and light wind. It would feel too
:08:51. > :08:54.bad. Across the rest of the UK, much the same story, sunshine and April
:08:55. > :08:58.showers. Heavy, slow moving, potentially thundery in nature, but
:08:59. > :09:03.with plenty of brightness and sunshine in between. Temperatures
:09:04. > :09:08.are widely entered double figures, peeking into 16 Celsius across the
:09:09. > :09:13.south-east. Tomorrow evening, we have this ridge of high pressure
:09:14. > :09:20.which begins to Bruges in, and that will kill off the UK. A dry night to
:09:21. > :09:25.come, clear with a touch of Frost in some sheltered rule spots. As we
:09:26. > :09:31.head into Sunday, high-pressure staying with us, a dry day to come
:09:32. > :09:36.across brightness and sunshine. Temperatures climbing well into
:09:37. > :09:39.double figures and with light winds that will yield really quite
:09:40. > :09:44.pleasant in the sunshine. A look ahead to the beginning of next week,
:09:45. > :09:47.that area of high pressure will begin to pull away, we'll see some
:09:48. > :09:50.rain moving into the west of Scotland and across Northern
:09:51. > :09:54.Ireland, always back and try a further east. Hazard
:09:55. > :09:59.From everyone on the late team here in Glasgow,
:10:00. > :10:07.to sit down and really flush everything out.