Summary

  • Post-election talk dominates campaign

  • Unidentified baby boy laid to rest in Edinburgh

  • Planning bosses back festival move

  • Court hears of 'unprovoked attack' by ex-MP

  • Oil firms move to cut pay-roll costs

  • SFA clears Murray for Rangers board

  1. Back on Mondaypublished at 19:00 BST 1 May 2015

    Rachel Grant
    BBC Scotland news

    That's all from the Scotland Live team for today.

    Hope you can join us again at 07:00 on Monday for all the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the country.

    Until then you can keep up with developments at the BBC News Scotland website.

  2. Weekend weatherpublished at 18:57 BST 1 May 2015

    BBC Scotland Weather
    Latest

    Mostly dry tonight but chilly. Central Lowlands and south 2C to 4C. Further north, lows around 1C to -3C with a frost. Milder for the isles.

    Saturday: Dry, sunny start for most but cloud builds through the day from the south west. Winds strengthen too from the south east, giving a chilly feel. Highs 8C to 10C.

    It's a wet night on Saturday, with heavy rain moving south to north after dark. There will be snow on hills, mountains and high road routes.

    Sunday: A cloudy, wet day with rain moving north. It improves from the south with bright spells and showers by the end of the day.

  3. SPFL to reject Rangers' free season ticket play-off entry planpublished at 18:57 BST 1 May 2015

    Alasdair Lamont
    BBC Scotland

    The Scottish Professional Football League will tell Rangers they will not permit them to let Ibrox season ticket holders into the play-offs for free.

    Rangers and Motherwell have both stated their intention to follow Hibs' lead from their home play-off last season.

    Ibrox stadiumImage source, SNS

    Championship Rangers believe that has set a precedent, meaning they cannot be punished for taking a similar stance.

    With 50% of gate money from each play-off game due to the SPFL, up to three home ties at Ibrox would generate hundreds of thousands of pounds to be shared out among all member clubs.

  4. M90 delays clearedpublished at 18:47 BST 1 May 2015

    Traffic Scotland

    tweets, external: "*CLEARED 18:44* #M90 S/B traffic now back to normal after earlier broken down bus on @forthroadbridge #HappyDays #edintravel"

  5. Election 2015: Deal or no deal?published at 18:44 BST 1 May 2015

    Much has been made about the possibility of no party winning a majority on 7 May.

    Downing StreetImage source, Getty

    The parties have said a number of things, some of which are open to interpretation.

    Here are some of the main deals they have discussed and the policies that could make or break them.

  6. Now on BBC1published at 18:38 BST 1 May 2015

    An extended edition of Reporting Scotland with in-depth coverage of the election campaign as well as a round-up of Scottish news and sport and a full weather forecast.

    Tonight, in the third of a series of live Scottish leaders' interviews, Sally Magnusson will be speaking to Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon MSP and to Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy.

    Reporting Scotland

    You can watch the programme live here.

  7. Via Twitterpublished at 18:34 BST 1 May 2015

    Keir Murray
    BBC Scotland

    helicopterImage source, SNS

    Keir Murray tweets: "We've been putting our heads together in the BBC Scotland Sport office to prepare this "who needs what this weekend?"

  8. Via Twitterpublished at 18:31 BST 1 May 2015

    James Cook
    Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

    James Cook tweets: "Ed Miliband is here. Whisked in the back door. Protestors hard on his heels."

  9. Who needs what in Pro12 title race?published at 18:30 BST 1 May 2015

    BBC Sport
    Scotland

    Glasgow Warriors, Munster, Ulster and Ospreys will finish as the top four teams in the Pro12 table.

    BBC Sport, external has been looking at who needs to do what in the league in the race for the title and to secure European Champions' Cup qualification.

    Europe graphicImage source, Huw Evans picture agency

    Click here for the full story.

  10. 52 job losses at employment support grouppublished at 18:19 BST 1 May 2015

    A Dundee employment support group has gone into liquidation with the loss of all 39 permanent staff and 13 fixed term staff.

    Claverhouse, which operated as a social enterprise and charity through the Claverhouse Group, Claverhouse Training and Claverhouse Services, has appointed liquidators from FRP Advisory.

    The company had suffered from a fall in income in recent years, and anticipated "significant" losses over the next 12 months.

    ClaverhouseImage source, Google
  11. Tonight on Reporting Scotland...published at 18:13 BST 1 May 2015

    Andrew Browne
    Editor of BBC Reporting Scotland

    @sallymag1 interviews SNP Leader @NicolaSturgeon live on BBC Reporting Scotland tonight at 6.30 on BBC1 Scotland.

    Reporting Scotland
  12. Controversial road crossing plan changedpublished at 18:02 BST 1 May 2015

    Controversial plans to scrap controlled crossings at a busy road junction as part of Scotland's first "shared space" system have been watered down.

    East Dunbartonshire Council wanted to change the Catherine Street junction in Kirkintilloch and remove traffic lights, barriers, kerbs and crossings.

    This "shared space" plan, where traffic and pedestrians share right of way, is aimed at improving safety.

    Following protests from local people, controlled crossings are to be kept.

  13. Leisure Centre set for £1m refurbishmentpublished at 17:55 BST 1 May 2015

    Dundee's Lochee Leisure Centre is to undergo a major upgrade after almost £1m in funding was committed by the city council.

    Lochee Leisure Centre / LibraryImage source, Google

    The centre, which is managed by Leisure and Culture Dundee, will be closed for six months while £941,000 of work is carried out at the swimming pool.

    New changing facilities and a refurbishment of the sauna system are among the works to be carried out.

  14. Man charged over 'sexual assault' in Dundee car parkpublished at 17:48 BST 1 May 2015

    A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Dundee.

    Police launched an investigation following a report of an attack on a 17-year-old woman in a supermarket car park off the city's South Ward Road in the early hours of Sunday 26 April.

    He is expected to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on Tuesday 5 May.

  15. Travel latestpublished at 17:43 BST 1 May 2015

    BBC Scotland Travel
    Latest

    In North Lanarkshire traffic on the westbound M8 is extremely slow from J4a Whitburn to J6 Newhouse.

    In Glasgow there's slow traffic through the roadworks on the M74 southbound between the Kingston Bridge and J1a Polmadie.

    On the M8, there are queues on the westbound off-slip at J19 Anderston.

    On the M80 heading towards Glasgow, traffic's still very heavy southbound following an accident at J7 Haggs.

    There's congestion from the M9 at J9 Bannockburn and the M876 at J1 Checkbarr.

    On the Forth Road Bridge, we're still seeing very slow traffic southbound. The earlier breakdown has been cleared but there are tailbacks to the M90 at J3 Halbeath

    In Edinburgh, there is slow traffic on Cowgate near Old Fishmarket Close, congestion on King's Stables Road to Grassmarket. There are temporary traffic lights near The Three Sisters Pub.

    Traffic is slow on M8 Eastbound at J1 A720 (Hermiston Gait) and heavy traffic on M90 Northbound at A93 / A9 (Broxden Roundabout).

  16. Via Twitterpublished at 17:39 BST 1 May 2015

    James Cook
    Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

    James Cook tweets: "Welcoming committee for Ed Miliband in Glasgow. They're playing the Muppet Show theme."

    james cook pic
  17. Eric Joyce guilty of assaultpublished at 17:35 BST 1 May 2015

    eric joyceImage source, PA

    Former Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been found guilty of assaulting two teenage boys in an "unjustified and unprovoked" attack in a shop.

    The 54-year-old assaulted the boys, aged 14 and 15, in a food store in north London, in October 2014.

    One boy had been trying to pass Joyce in a narrow aisle and after an exchange of words was knocked to the floor.

    He had denied two counts of common assault but was found guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

  18. Forfar is a fairy story - Campbellpublished at 17:31 BST 1 May 2015

    BBC Sport
    Scotland

    Forfar Athletic manager Dick Campbell reckons it would be the club's "greatest" achievement to win promotion to the Championship.

    It is 30 years since The Loons were in the second tier of Scottish football and they could clinch the League One title on Saturday.

    Forfar Athletic manager Dick CampbellImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Forfar Athletic manager Dick Campbell

    "What's happening to Forfar is a fairy story," Campbell told BBC Scotland.

    "We've no debt, it's a magnificent football club and I'm very proud to be their manager."

    The Station Park side sit second in League One on 66 points - the same tally as leaders Morton whose goal difference is better by three.

  19. Election: On the road with Reporting Scotlandpublished at 17:25 BST 1 May 2015

    The candidates for Aberdeen North will feature on tonight's edition of Reporting Scotland at 18:30.

    The team has been busy setting up ahead of their arrival:

    Reporting Scotland team setting up broadcast equipment in Aberdeen