:00:00. > :00:00.continuing coverage throughout the night on the BBC News channel but on
:00:00. > :00:09.BBC One it is time for the news where you
:00:10. > :00:20.There have been furious exchanges at Holyrood,
:00:21. > :00:22.as the UK general-election campaign heats up.
:00:23. > :00:23.The First Minister dismissed Labour's Jeremy Corbyn
:00:24. > :00:26.And the Conservatives came under sustained attack over
:00:27. > :00:29.This from our political editor, Brian Taylor.
:00:30. > :00:45.It is absolutely despicable, disgusting and unacceptable...
:00:46. > :00:47.Outside Holyrood, political leaders joined a protest
:00:48. > :00:50.which wants women to prove that they have been
:00:51. > :00:57.raped if they want tax credit for a third trial.
:00:58. > :01:00.The First Minister challenged her Conservative opponent.
:01:01. > :01:03.Do you support the rape clause in principle, or do you, like me,
:01:04. > :01:07.If the First Minister does not like the two-child tax
:01:08. > :01:11.Shame on Ruth Davidson and the Conservatives.
:01:12. > :01:14.She broadened the attack, arguing that only the SNP
:01:15. > :01:21.The rape clause has been introduced by a Tory government at Westminster
:01:22. > :01:28.If that's what a Tory government can do with a tiny majority,
:01:29. > :01:33.let's just think of the damage a Tory government, an unfettered,
:01:34. > :01:37.out of control Tory government can do with a bigger majority.
:01:38. > :01:39.Yesterday in Westminster, Nicola Sturgeon indicated she might
:01:40. > :01:41.contemplate a progressive alliance with Labour if the
:01:42. > :01:50.And we will say no to a second referendum so that Scotland can get
:01:51. > :01:52.on with building better schools and public services.
:01:53. > :02:00.The First Minister's very first intervention in this election has
:02:01. > :02:04.been to say that she would put Jeremy Corbyn in Number Ten.
:02:05. > :02:10.Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out a coalition with the SNP,
:02:11. > :02:12.and Nicola Sturgeon steered clear of such talk today, arguing that
:02:13. > :02:18.You only have to take one look at the polls to know that
:02:19. > :02:21.Jeremy Corbyn ain't going anywhere near Number Ten Downing Street
:02:22. > :02:31.on his own or with the help of anyone else.
:02:32. > :02:35.The Labour leader said that they wanted the Tories
:02:36. > :02:37.to win UK power to drive Scots towards independence.
:02:38. > :02:40.It suits the SNP for the Tories to stay in power, because the only
:02:41. > :02:43.thing the SNP has ever cared about is independence.
:02:44. > :02:45.Willie Rennie wanted early sight of the SNP manifesto.
:02:46. > :02:47.He suspected it wouldn't contain a firm commitment
:02:48. > :02:51.We know what she and her government are up to.
:02:52. > :02:54.She's trying to get Brexit supporters back onside,
:02:55. > :03:00.Nicola Sturgeon said her manifesto would emerge in due course.
:03:01. > :03:06.I support membership of the European Union.
:03:07. > :03:12.Brian Taylor, Reporting Scotland, Holyrood.
:03:13. > :03:19.As Brian said in his piece, the idea of a so-called progressive
:03:20. > :03:21.alliance among Labour, the SNP, the Greens
:03:22. > :03:23.and Liberal Democrats has been floated by those hoping for a united
:03:24. > :03:27.But Labour has ruled out any deals with the SNP
:03:28. > :03:32.Our political correspondent, Nick Eardley, reports.
:03:33. > :03:36.The next Prime Minister of the UK, Jeremy Corbyn.
:03:37. > :03:39.It is an ambitious aim if you believe the polls.
:03:40. > :03:46.But Jeremy Corbyn thinks this election is still up for grabs.
:03:47. > :03:48.That you might put him in Ten Downing Street
:03:49. > :03:51.Much of the media and the establishment are saying, this
:03:52. > :03:55.But of course they do not want us to win.
:03:56. > :03:59.Because when we win, it is the people, not
:04:00. > :04:02.Many think it is unlikely that will happen.
:04:03. > :04:04.Especially without the help of other parties.
:04:05. > :04:11.But what about an informal arrangement?
:04:12. > :04:14.If we were to become the largest single party
:04:15. > :04:19.but not have a majority, we would then set out our policies.
:04:20. > :04:22.It would then be for the SNP, policy by policy, to decide
:04:23. > :04:27.whether they thought they should vote with us or not,
:04:28. > :04:35.But the Conservatives say it is a danger.
:04:36. > :04:38.There is a very clear choice between strong and stable government
:04:39. > :04:41.with strong leadership under Theresa May and the Conservatives,
:04:42. > :04:43.or a coalition of chaos with Jeremy Corbyn propped up
:04:44. > :04:47.by the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats.
:04:48. > :04:50.The SNP says it would be interested in alliances,
:04:51. > :04:52.if that could keep the Conservatives out of government.
:04:53. > :04:57.There is no prospect of Labour coming back into power
:04:58. > :05:06.Of course, in the unlikely event that there were to be a way
:05:07. > :05:09.we could oust the Tories from office and support a progressive
:05:10. > :05:12.It is not just the Nationalists that have been mooted
:05:13. > :05:15.The Greens say they are disappointed that Labour
:05:16. > :05:19.I'm deeply disappointed, and people up and down the country
:05:20. > :05:22.are disappointed because it is yet more of the same kind of politics
:05:23. > :05:24.that puts their own political self-interest above the interests
:05:25. > :05:29.Labour have ruled out a deal so early in this campaign
:05:30. > :05:31.because they think that rumours of one seriously damaged
:05:32. > :05:35.But that is exactly why the Conservatives will
:05:36. > :05:40.Opinion polls suggest it is extremely unlikely.
:05:41. > :05:45.But at the end of the day it is all down to you, the voters.
:05:46. > :05:49.Jeremy Corbyn hopes this race is far from over.
:05:50. > :05:51.Too many sweet puddings and not enough fresh vegetables -
:05:52. > :05:53.that's the verdict of health campaigners on some
:05:54. > :05:58.Obesity Action Scotland says improvements to school meals
:05:59. > :06:02.could play an important part in reducing childhood obesity.
:06:03. > :06:04.The Government is reviewing its guidance to local authorities
:06:05. > :06:06.on what should be in the meals we give to pupils.
:06:07. > :06:11.Here's our education correspondent, Jamie McIvor.
:06:12. > :06:13.For some youngsters, their school dinner is the most
:06:14. > :06:23.At this school, fresh fruit and vegetables are always an option.
:06:24. > :06:26.It's important that you're always healthy and you get your five a day.
:06:27. > :06:29.It's not OK to have pizza and chips every day because it's
:06:30. > :06:32.Is it OK to eat sweets some of the time?
:06:33. > :06:36.It is only for treats, not every day.
:06:37. > :06:39.There are government guidelines to try to make sure that the meals
:06:40. > :06:43.Councils are responsible for the local service.
:06:44. > :06:46.Scottish Government have strict legislation
:06:47. > :06:50.Chips only appear on the menu once a week.
:06:51. > :06:54.What is most important is making sure that the other options that
:06:55. > :06:57.are available are healthy and enticing for the young people.
:06:58. > :07:01.Many schools and councils would highlight what they
:07:02. > :07:05.But although there are national guidelines, is there
:07:06. > :07:09.The quality of school meals that are offered across Scotland
:07:10. > :07:18.Local authorities tended to offer puddings more often than soup,
:07:19. > :07:21.and they regularly serve processed food and red meat.
:07:22. > :07:29.They also want schools to cut down on processed foods,
:07:30. > :07:32.and say vegetables, soups and salads should take priority over puddings.
:07:33. > :07:35.The Government is currently reviewing the guidance.
:07:36. > :07:43.What I would say to parents is that the standards that we have
:07:44. > :07:46.in place are enforced by statute, they are of the highest quality,
:07:47. > :07:52.they guarantee that young people are getting high-quality,
:07:53. > :07:54.high-nutritional-value food in our schools,
:07:55. > :07:56.but we are constantly considering and assessing those
:07:57. > :08:01.regulations to make sure that the high standards that we set
:08:02. > :08:04.are able to be delivered in practice and we set up inspections to make
:08:05. > :08:07.Back in this dining hall, healthy choices seem
:08:08. > :08:17.Councils can be held to account for the quality
:08:18. > :08:20.and the council elections are just a fortnight away.
:08:21. > :08:22.The campaigners say candidates across the country should
:08:23. > :08:27.The former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has gone on trial,
:08:28. > :08:30.accused of a fraudulent acquisition of the club.
:08:31. > :08:33.The 46-year-old faces two charges relating
:08:34. > :08:37.Earlier, I spoke to our business correspondent, David Henderson,
:08:38. > :08:42.who was at the High Court in Glasgow.
:08:43. > :08:55.The case got under way here today. No evidence was led but the jury was
:08:56. > :09:00.selected, made up of eight men and seven women. Craig Whyte faces two
:09:01. > :09:06.charges relating to the way the club changed hands six years ago. He is
:09:07. > :09:11.charged with fraud and a breach of the companies act. The first charge
:09:12. > :09:17.alleges that he pretended to the then owner of Rangers, Sir David
:09:18. > :09:22.Murray, that he had sufficient funds to take a controlling stake in the
:09:23. > :09:28.Ibrox club. The Crown complains that in fact Mr Whyte did not have
:09:29. > :09:34.sufficient money but funded the deal through a loan taken out against
:09:35. > :09:41.future season-ticket sales of the second charge centres on the ?18
:09:42. > :09:48.million payment between Mr Whyte's company and Rangers to clear a back
:09:49. > :09:51.debt. Mr Whyte has pleaded not guilty to both charges. There has
:09:52. > :09:59.been a lot of publicity. What did the judge have to say about that?
:10:00. > :10:04.That is right. The judge asked the jury to consider matters before
:10:05. > :10:10.evidence was to be heard. She said, did you know Craig Whyte, were you a
:10:11. > :10:16.Rangers shareholder or season-ticket holder at the time of the deal? Is
:10:17. > :10:21.there any good reason why you can't be impartial? In the event none of
:10:22. > :10:26.the juror 's had to be excused and the first witness is expected to
:10:27. > :10:28.begin giving evidence here tomorrow in a trial that could last up to 12
:10:29. > :10:30.weeks. A gang of seven men have been jailed
:10:31. > :10:33.for blowing up cash machines ATMs in Aberdeen, Carnoustie
:10:34. > :10:38.and Perth were targeted during the year-long crime spree,
:10:39. > :10:41.along with others in England. The gang stole hundreds
:10:42. > :10:45.of thousands of pounds in total. They were convicted at Liverpool
:10:46. > :10:49.Crown Court earlier this month, and today received sentences ranging
:10:50. > :10:54.from ten years to life imprisonment. As many as a hundred jobs could go
:10:55. > :10:57.at Diageo bottling plants in Glasgow and Fife,
:10:58. > :11:01.with plans by the drinks giant to move some packaging to Italy,
:11:02. > :11:03.where its bottling plant 70 jobs are expected to go
:11:04. > :11:08.at Shieldhall by the end That's unless new bottling contracts
:11:09. > :11:24.can be won from other companies. Now the weather outlook for tonight
:11:25. > :11:28.and tomorrow. Good evening, fairly cloudy
:11:29. > :11:33.conditions tonight and some outbreaks of rain at times as well,
:11:34. > :11:37.particularly in the North West, but relatively mild away from Shetland.
:11:38. > :11:43.Tomorrow morning you can see where the wet weather is, in the north
:11:44. > :11:47.West, but we expect our breakthrough parts of our trial, Strathclyde,
:11:48. > :11:54.Ayrshire and Galloway. Further north, about rakes of rain to start
:11:55. > :11:56.the day and quite windy a long northern coasts, especially if you
:11:57. > :12:01.the day and quite windy a long are walking in Shetland. There could
:12:02. > :12:05.be wintry showers in Shetland. The zone of wet weather edges southwards
:12:06. > :12:10.but the further south and east you are any wet weather is light and
:12:11. > :12:15.patchy, so dry in Edinburgh than Glasgow. Across the UK as a whole,
:12:16. > :12:20.the North of England is cloudy but dry. In the south, temperatures into
:12:21. > :12:25.the teens. We are to the north of this cold front so we are getting
:12:26. > :12:30.colder air. It is an improving day with the rain clearing southwards
:12:31. > :12:37.and things brightening up but it will be a cold day. Perhaps 11 at
:12:38. > :12:43.best. At the weekend we still in the colder zone of air but high pressure
:12:44. > :12:47.nearby so reasonably settled. Still a north-westerly wind which will
:12:48. > :12:51.feed in some showers particularly through the North Highlands into the
:12:52. > :12:57.north-east. When Tory on the tops. The many a dry day and some sunshine
:12:58. > :13:02.coming in but probably 10 degrees at best. -- for many. Sunday, quite an
:13:03. > :13:06.active area of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather for some. This
:13:07. > :13:13.is what happens as we head towards next week, the locally as, opening
:13:14. > :13:18.the floodgates to cold arctic air, meaning it will be cold by night and
:13:19. > :13:22.by day, April showers and wintry, a mixture of rain, sleet and some
:13:23. > :13:25.snow. this super-sized hospital has been
:13:26. > :13:36.transforming lives in Scotland. He said it had been
:13:37. > :13:42.grown in America.