:00:08. > :00:15.Jeremy Corbyn has once again ruled out any pact with the SNP.
:00:16. > :00:17.Campaigning today, the Labour leader said the SNP has "failed abysmally"
:00:18. > :00:20.in the fight against poverty and inequality.
:00:21. > :00:24.Mr Corbyn and the First Minister also addressed delegates
:00:25. > :00:28.at the Scottish TUC conference in Aviemore, where Nicola Sturgeon
:00:29. > :00:34.Here's our Political Editor, Brian Taylor.
:00:35. > :00:45.Sunshine, snow and SNP posters on Jeremy Corbyn's to Aviemore.
:00:46. > :00:47.He found the union company highly congenial.
:00:48. > :00:55.We will never, ever apologise for the closeness of our
:00:56. > :00:59.He pitched to the unions by saying he would scrap anti-union laws
:01:00. > :01:10.The ?10 an hour living wage, ending zero hours contracts
:01:11. > :01:14.and giving workers the right to take over companies
:01:15. > :01:18.All of that requires power but Jeremy Corbyn dismissed any talk
:01:19. > :01:27.Let us remember that the only real, Progressive Alliance is Labour
:01:28. > :01:31.and the trade union movement working together, as it's always been.
:01:32. > :01:33.As far as I'm concerned it always will be.
:01:34. > :01:35.Behind me, the crowds of delegates streaming out
:01:36. > :01:41.We had been hoping to interview Mr Corbyn and had been promised
:01:42. > :01:47.We hoped to ask about Trident and other issues.
:01:48. > :01:50.It turns out now we will not be able to interview
:01:51. > :01:52.Mr Corbyn, will you answer any questions?
:01:53. > :02:00.As he left, Jeremy Corbyn paid no attention to the pursuing
:02:01. > :02:12.An hour later, the snow still falling, enter Nicola Sturgeon
:02:13. > :02:24.thought she took questions from the media scrum and two
:02:25. > :02:27.of the stalls and said Scotland's real choice was to elect SNP
:02:28. > :02:31.A vote for the SNP is about to ensure a strong
:02:32. > :02:34.voice against the Tories, strong protection for Scotland
:02:35. > :02:36.and the party that will stand up for Scotland.
:02:37. > :02:38.Is he not right you cannot form a government full Scotland?
:02:39. > :02:43.This is about who can best protect Scotland from the Tories.
:02:44. > :02:45.Inside the hall, Nicola Sturgeon warned that Brexit
:02:46. > :02:56.We would be more likely to see the erosion of
:02:57. > :03:04.With that, the politicians vanished from the scene and so did the snow.
:03:05. > :03:06.Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have also
:03:07. > :03:12.Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie staged a photcall
:03:13. > :03:15.in a chip shop, while Tory leader Ruth Davidson met
:03:16. > :03:19.We know after the polls at the weekend that the Scottish
:03:20. > :03:28.Conservatives are in the driving seat to take on Nicola Sturgeon.
:03:29. > :03:33.To say no to a second and referendum.
:03:34. > :03:36.We are the best bet to take seats back off the SNP.
:03:37. > :03:39.What you'll get with Liberal Democrats in this election is,
:03:40. > :03:42.the more Democrat MPs he gets, the stronger the case will be
:03:43. > :03:43.for rejecting a hard, Conservative Brexit.
:03:44. > :03:45.We need a strong opposition in this country.
:03:46. > :03:55.A 48-hour strike on Virgin Trains east coast route next Friday
:03:56. > :03:59.The RMT union said progress had been made in talks to settle a dispute
:04:00. > :04:06.The trial of the former Rangers owner, Craig Whyte, has heard
:04:07. > :04:08.he told the club's directors he would use
:04:09. > :04:12.He's accused of pretending he had the funds needed
:04:13. > :04:14.to acquire the Ibrox club in 2011.
:04:15. > :04:15.Here's our correspondent David Henderson.
:04:16. > :04:20.Craig Whyte, the accused, arriving at court this morning.
:04:21. > :04:26.He is accused of committing fraud in his takeover of Rangers.
:04:27. > :04:30.Donald Macintyre spent the day in the witness box.
:04:31. > :04:32.He was the club's finance director in the run-up
:04:33. > :04:40.The jury heard Rangers was deep in debt
:04:41. > :04:42.with bank borrowings at one point of over
:04:43. > :04:47.?30 million and was under pressure to change that.
:04:48. > :04:55.Long-time backer Sir David Murray had stepped back as well.
:04:56. > :04:58.Mr McIntyre told the jury the economics of the world had
:04:59. > :05:00.changed and the realisation was there was no longer backing
:05:01. > :05:02.from Murray International, of the finances of the club.
:05:03. > :05:05.Craig Whyte made an offer to buy Rangers.
:05:06. > :05:11.The court heard he came here to Murray Park,
:05:12. > :05:14.the club's training ground, to meet members of the board.
:05:15. > :05:17.They pressed him for assurances, that he would not put
:05:18. > :05:23.season-ticket holders' money at risk.
:05:24. > :05:28.The reply was that it was 100% guaranteed.
:05:29. > :05:32.The prosecutor asked the witness if he was interested to note
:05:33. > :05:36.from Craig Whyte what was the source of the funds from any takeover.
:05:37. > :05:40.The question was asked as to where the funds were coming from.
:05:41. > :05:45.Mr Whyte said, the funds were coming from himself.
:05:46. > :05:49.In his cross-examination, the defence QC, Donald Findlay,
:05:50. > :05:51.asked, Lloyds Bank wanted out, didn't they?
:05:52. > :05:56.They were putting a squeeze on the company.
:05:57. > :05:58.Mr McIntyre said the bank had threatened to withdraw bank
:05:59. > :06:02.facilities if the transaction with Craig Whyte had not gone ahead.
:06:03. > :06:05.He said the bank was saying it wanted the transaction
:06:06. > :06:19.Craig Whyte denies both charges against him and the trial continues.
:06:20. > :06:21.Scotland's curry houses are blaming strict immigration rules
:06:22. > :06:24.It's all down to the difference between
:06:25. > :06:33.Here's our social affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson.
:06:34. > :06:41.Preparing for the evening rush, up to 3000 meals leave this kitchen
:06:42. > :06:43.each week for diners in the restaurant or as takeaways,
:06:44. > :06:49.I have three chefs from India, as a result of bringing them over
:06:50. > :06:53.a few years ago I have been able to create 55 jobs in this business
:06:54. > :07:03.We're at the point of expanding our business.
:07:04. > :07:07.If I was to bring over another two we would be able to increase
:07:08. > :07:09.the number up to 95 employees from this one establishment alone.
:07:10. > :07:15.But these home deliveries are putting those plans in jeopardy.
:07:16. > :07:18.UK immigration rules don't allow restaurants which serve takeaway
:07:19. > :07:22.meals to recruit non-EU workers, however skilled they may be.
:07:23. > :07:25.Obviously many diners continue to enjoy having a curry
:07:26. > :07:31.But increasingly people are turning to their mobile phones
:07:32. > :07:38.and the variety of apps to allow them to order takeaway.
:07:39. > :07:40.But if a restaurant offers that service, it is restricted
:07:41. > :07:54.The UK Government immigration criteria lay down a minimum
:07:55. > :07:57.salary of almost ?30,000 a year per chef.
:07:58. > :07:58.It takes into account previous experience
:07:59. > :08:00.and the establishment it will work on.
:08:01. > :08:02.Recruitment agencies say this shows the government
:08:03. > :08:09.They have totally misunderstood and misconceived the industry
:08:10. > :08:13.as being a low-skill, low-paid job base which it is not.
:08:14. > :08:15.The biggest consequence to this is the skills erosion.
:08:16. > :08:29.It's affecting the product that the public are being served.
:08:30. > :08:32.The industry, worth an estimated ?4 billion a year to the UK economy,
:08:33. > :08:36.says up to three establishments are closing each month and a scheme
:08:37. > :08:39.launched in 2012 to attract UK nationals to work in
:08:40. > :08:47.the Indian restaurant sector failed through lack of applicants.
:08:48. > :08:51.The largest turbine steam ship ever to be built on the Clyde,
:08:52. > :08:54.the TS Queen Mary, is being brought back to her former glory
:08:55. > :08:56.with the help of the newest generation of sea-farers -
:08:57. > :08:57.students from Glasgow's nautical college.
:08:58. > :09:13.It was the largest turbine steamship build on the Clyde,
:09:14. > :09:29.She took up to 2000 passengers every day doon the watter from the heart
:09:30. > :09:31.of Glasgow all the way to the resort carrying ordinary men,
:09:32. > :09:33.working men and women away from the grime of industrial
:09:34. > :09:38.A very important working role, but like most things as the years
:09:39. > :09:41.went by she gradually took on more of a cruising profile until 1977,
:09:42. > :09:47.when sadly there was not enough work for her and she was retired
:09:48. > :09:52.and went down south to London for further service
:09:53. > :09:56.Last year after a legal battle she was towed home to Glasgow.
:09:57. > :09:58.She is now being refurbished, scraping back 40 years
:09:59. > :10:11.Under an inch and a half deck was in surprisingly good condition.
:10:12. > :10:14.They will now restore it and protect it against the Glasgow climate.
:10:15. > :10:16.Down below they are discovering similar qualities of
:10:17. > :10:20.The internal deck was covered with an oak floor
:10:21. > :10:25.which again has preserved the teak.
:10:26. > :10:29.This is some of the nicest preserved part of the vessel, this teak.
:10:30. > :10:32.Again it will be restored, sanded, looked after and oiled.
:10:33. > :10:39.There is a lot of goodwill towards this project,
:10:40. > :10:48.much of the material having been donated by Scottish companies.
:10:49. > :10:53.A lot of the heavy labouring work is being done by students
:10:54. > :11:02.And the internal design has been created by a Dundee student.
:11:03. > :11:07.They do not want the Queen Mary to be a museum,
:11:08. > :11:10.as to them it is important the ship is sustainable so they can look
:11:11. > :11:15.A turbine engines might have been removed so her days of travelling up
:11:16. > :11:21.But with the effort of these students and many others her future
:11:22. > :11:24.is secured as a visitor attraction here on the Clyde.
:11:25. > :11:31.After a bitterly cold day, Judith has the weather.
:11:32. > :11:36.they bitterly cold as we head into the evening. There is quite a
:11:37. > :11:45.covering of snow across northern Scotland as we speak. There is a Met
:11:46. > :11:48.Office the were warning about snow for northern Scotland, the Grampian
:11:49. > :11:53.area and parts of East Lothian and the eastern borders, as well and
:11:54. > :11:56.even at lower levels, as well. You can see from the pressure chart,
:11:57. > :12:01.plenty of snow as we head through the course of the night. Lots of dry
:12:02. > :12:05.weather for the rest of the UK, and the widespread frost, so it might be
:12:06. > :12:09.a cold start to the day and there will be a risk of ice to bear in
:12:10. > :12:13.mind. But actually, a lovely start for many, with plenty of showers
:12:14. > :12:18.across northern Scotland as those wins start to pick up as we head
:12:19. > :12:22.through the day. A chilly start, sunshine for the south-east and
:12:23. > :12:29.west, some showers, wintry showers across eastern and northern Scotland
:12:30. > :12:36.and into the Northern Isles. The showers will continue to affect the
:12:37. > :12:41.North. Here, to the south, a lot of dry weather, actually with some
:12:42. > :12:46.showers and dispose of sunshine. Wintry showers for Northern Ireland.
:12:47. > :12:50.For Eastern England we will see a number of showers brought in by the
:12:51. > :12:53.strong, brisk and cold northerly wind. It will feel bitterly cold
:12:54. > :12:59.across the eastern side of the country. Temperatures across
:13:00. > :13:02.southern parts around 13 Celsius so much colder here in Scotland and
:13:03. > :13:09.suddenly feeling colder in those northerly winds. We could see Gales
:13:10. > :13:16.and northern areas. More showers to come for the North and East. And dry
:13:17. > :13:20.overnight tomorrow with a widespread frost. On Wednesday, we start to see
:13:21. > :13:27.high-pressure blocking out those arctic winds. So, Ashley, a largely
:13:28. > :13:29.dry, milder day on Wednesday. Just a little bit of patchy rain feeding
:13:30. > :13:33.into the far north, eventually.