STV News at Six - Edinburgh Thursday, April 05, 6:00pm

Families are facing a "tax bombshell" from tomorrow because of welfare changes, according to Labour. The party say on average families with children will lose more than five-hundred pounds a year. Campaigners say it will be some of the poorest who'll be hit hardest. But the government claim the raft of changes will mean there will be more winners than losers, with many better off. In other news: A close friend of a gang-land figure told a murder trial how he ran away seconds before gunmen opened fire, killing Kevin Carroll; The Scottish Poppy appeal raised a record-breaking two-point six-eight million pounds last year. In sport: Hearts coach Gary Locke says it will be strange lining up against his old 'gaffer' Jim Jefferies in the Dunfermline dug out when the pair face each at East End park this weekend. 5th placed Hearts travel to Fife looking to close the gap on United and St Johnstone, but for the Pars it's all about clawing back points on Hibs before the split.This international version of STV News at Six is viewable world-wide. It has been edited for rights reasons, which also allows us to keep the programme online after the initial 24-hour broadcast window in the UK has passed. Viewers within the UK who want to watch the full episode 'as broadcast' should select the UK version of the programme.