23/04/2017 Reporting Scotland

The family of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing

are stepping up their campaign to have his conviction appealed.

They want the organisation, which looks into possible

miscarriages of justice, to look again at Abdelbaset

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was the only person ever convicted of the bombing

of Pan Am flight 103, the UK's worst terrorist atrocity. He lost an

appeal, but in 2009, eight years after being jailed for life in

Scotland, he dropped it, and at the same time he was released from

prison on compassionate grounds because he was terminally ill. Now,

prison on compassionate grounds almost five years after his death in

Libya, his family still had a dossier to the Scottish criminal

Case review commission which they say casts doubt on his conviction.

They are asking the commission to review the files and decide whether

to refer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's case to the court. Melo there have

been considerable doubt over this conviction. This is the only place

there can be any finality. They will decide what will happen in this

case. How an officer says it decide what will happen in this

fear scrutiny from the commission has says it stands ready to

vigorously defend his conviction. Meanwhile his family expect the next

part of its campaign to get under way when it had its files to the

Scottish criminal cases review commission any next fortnight.

Celtic have beaten Rangers 2-0 in the Scottish Cup

to set up a final against Aberdeen and the chance to

Celtic will face the Dons back at Hampden next month.

Our senior football reporter Chris McLaughlin was there for us.

The old film Derby, deafening noise, check. Lots of colour, check. Some

feisty early tackles, indeed. But rarely are these matches so one

sided. After 15 minutes of total domination, to MacGregor, boom.

Forging him flat-footed, hands up if you saw it coming. Rangers change

things at the break, but they just could not live with their rivals.

things at the break, but they just Griffiths sparring one over that

actually looks like ending one way. Griffiths sparring one over that

When Sinclair smashed home from the spot, Hampden rocked and rolled. The

men in below had chances but it was always this kind of a day. At the

end, the new Rangers manager looked relieved it was over. Consoled by a

man with his eyes on an even bigger prize. You are now tantalising close

to treble, can you allow yourself to discuss what that would mean to you

and this club? Melo only have to, if we do it. It was a target, we know

that we won, in way from history, this season. It has been a

historical season. But we still have the few games to play. Goes back a

season to see out, the tag of invincible is the target. Celtic

under Rogers March one. At the end of a week

when the Prime Minister announced a General Election, Scotland's

politcal parties have Brexit and child tax credits have

domiated the debate. The so-called rape clause has been

dogging the Conservatives. The policy refers to the child tax

credit, soon to be limited to the first two children, but which can be

claimed for subsequent string if they were conceived through rape.

And if that can be proved. There has been widespread condemnation, and it

seems some Tories are not entirely comfortable. We felt it would be

appropriate they should be exemptions, multiple births is one

of them, children adopted from care, and any child that was subsequently

born from nonconsensual sex. We think that it is right that that

benefit is attached, but I set that is an open policy. The SNP had been

challenged by the Tories to use devolved powers to mitigate it. We

support its repeal at Westminster that is where our focus is, and if

ever we wanted a timely reminder that the Tories are the nasty party,

and epithet that was coined by Theresa May, the current Prime

Minister, it is this heinous rape clause. Looking ahead to the

election, the Liberal Democrats say that allowing another referendum on

the final Brexit deal will boost their prospects. If Labour don't get

what they were, they will be left in Britain. As such they will be

carping from the sidelines. This is not a credible opposition. We want

to be the new opposition to the Tory Government at Westminster. But

Labour insist they are the only real opposition to the Conservatives. If

you want a Brexit deal that is in the best interests of Scotland and

the United Kingdom, then vote Labour. The Tories want to spend

this whole election talking about Brexit or independence. Two

elections, endless opportunities for point-scoring.

A pilot who was originally from Lochgilphead in Argyll

has died in a paragliding accident in New Zealand.

26-year-old Ben Letham was on a solo flight

near Queenstown when his aircraft came down yesterday.

Time now for the weather forecast for this evening

and the start of the week, and Judith Ralston is at the map.

Mother nature is certainly showing us who is boss of the next few days.

She's not quite finished with winter. Here's why. This weather

front introducing rain, the hide it the next weather front, a precursor

to very cold weather indeed. There is some snow in the forecast as

well. We have seen some slow across Shetland today. Our breaks of rain

across the north, they will continue to sink southwards, not too much

weight on that rain, becoming confined to the far south. It opens

the floodgates, wintry showers feeding in across the north and a

bitterly cold westerly wind. The Met office had issued a yellow warning

for snow for the north Highlands, Grampian area and the snow will

cause difficult driving conditions of a higher routes. The velocity

first thing. Frequent showers across the north following the snow of,

ganging together, pushing in across the north-east, reading in across

eastern Scotland, some sunshine the north-east, reading in across

behind it. A lot of dry weather was Kintyre and the south-west. It will

feel bitterly cold. Across the rest of the UK, fairly quiet, whether

front line here across Wales and the southern part of the UK, cloudy

ahead, patchy rain, brighter and colder and the temperature affect

that might reflect that. Struggling to six or seven Celsius in Scotland.

The prince though showers falling off tomorrow night, on Tuesday it

will be a northerly, plenty of showers, dryer in the south, cold

air sweeping right across the UK. Our next update is just

after the Ten O'Clock News. Until then, from everyone

on the weekend team here in Glasgow, enjoy the rest of

your Sunday evening.