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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. From sweltering to shivering. The wintry

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weather returns bringing power cuts, mountain rescues and treacherous

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conditions on the roads. Tried to get back and forwards is just

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impossible. It is no good for buses. No good whatsoever.

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We'll have a full roundup from round the country. Also tonight. A

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witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering Glasgow

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gangster Kevin Carroll denies luring him to his death in a

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supermarket carpark. Clamping down on uninsured

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motorists - police launch a crackdown.

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And dancing robots making their debut at the Edinburgh Science

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The arrival of Arctic April brought 10 inches of snow to parts of the

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country today, power cuts, difficult driving conditions and a

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dramatic mountain rescue after nine hillwalkers, six of them teenagers,

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became trapped overnight in the Cairngorms. This time last week we

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were reaching for the sun oil, today it was snow shovels, as Colin

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Wight reports. A week ago they were sunbathing

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here in record temperatures. Today they were snowing -- throwing

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snowballs. A drop in temperature of over 20 degrees on last week.

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are really excited about it. I have a five-year-old boy who did not get

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on his toboggan this year. Last week it was boiling hot. I got a

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bit of sunshine on my face and now back to jackets. Abbot of a shot

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and I did not expect it. I was choosing not to believe people.

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Last week, I was in the garden cutting by grass. It is

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unbelievable. A week ago, we were having lunch in the garden. This

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week, we're thinking of building a snowman. In these mountains, six

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youngsters and three adults were rescued by our Royal Navy

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helicopter. They had got trapped in bad weather. The set text messages

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this morning for help. We have had a mixed winter and people with very

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little snow and very little mountaineering experience could

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have navigated well enough. This shows that full winter can return

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in the space of a night and you need to have the skills to deal

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with that. Those expecting the temperatures of last week will not

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expected this week. Many high-level routes were closed and transport

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disrupted. This bus were stuck for hours. Tried to get back and

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forwards is just impossible. The weather is OK but no good for buses.

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No good whatsoever. Thousands of homes were without power. These

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power lines came down. Weather warnings were issued yesterday so

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we were not surprised but it still came as a shock. Elsewhere, people

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to 10 inches of snow. This is in the areas which recorded soaring

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temperatures last week. As the snow swept south, drivers near Harthill

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had to face blizzard conditions. My satellite pictures so that it

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transition from last week's heatwave to snow today. This source

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of the Year was North Africa coming up through Scotland. Today, we have

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Arctic air coming in from the North poll which has brought the cold air

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which has turned the rain to snow. So on were quick to make the most

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of the conditions. The lambs must be asking their mothers were the

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grass went and the daffodils wondering what happened to spring.

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An icy blast in April isn't rare, but the rapid change in conditions

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has been striking. And nowhere has the change been more keenly felt

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than in Aboyne where Colin Wight is keenly feeling it. It is a

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beautiful evening here. Only 20 minutes ago, there was a fear some

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blizzard which gives you an idea of how changeable things are. Things

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have changed a lot in a week. A week ago, it was over 20 degrees

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here. Today it was barely two Celsius. A big change. Thousands of

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homes were affected today by power cuts, now down to around 100. The

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local ski centre will open for business tomorrow but there is a

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warning to make for drivers. Skies are clear in meaning further snow

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showers but those Clearing skies could mean frost and ice on the

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roads. If you are planning to get out into Scotland's mountains and

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hills over the next few days, beware. There is a warning to myth

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of avalanche. April is here with a vengeance.

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A witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Glasgow

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gangster has denied luring him to his death. Steven Glen told the

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High Court a lot of people thought Kevin Carroll, known as Gerbil, was

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out of control. But he also denied knowing that Gerbil was going to be

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shot. Ross Monaghan is accused of the murder and denies all charges.

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Julie Peacock was at the high court and joins us now. It was in this as

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a car park in Glasgow that Kevin Carroll was shot and killed in

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broad daylight in front of shoppers. Stephen Glen, a drug dealer, sort

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happened. He told the court that he had arranged the time and place of

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the meeting. This was after pressure from Jebel who called him

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to say you're going to get in line and get shot. He admitted he was

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terrified of Kevin Carroll and had heard stories of how he tortured

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and mutilated those who crossed him. He decided to bring a friend to

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watch his back. He was asked, if you are terrified, you would have

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had more than one person watching your back? He replied, I just

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wanted someone to see what happened. Stephen Glen told the court a lot

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of people thought that Kevin Carroll was out of control. He

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denied that he would come here to his death. He said he had no idea

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it was going to happen. Ross Moynihan is charged with the murder

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of Kevin Carroll. He denies all charges and blames it eight other

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men for the crime. -- Monaghan. You're watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come on the programme. In sport, BBC Scotland

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has learnt that Brian Kennedy will make a second bid for Rangers,

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we'll have more on that and other developments from Ibrox.

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The post split SPL fixtures have been released. And ready for their

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Heineken Cup challenge, but Edinburgh say their European

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opponents are the Manchester United Well, the Conservatives officially

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launched their council election campaign today with a promise to

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put the local back in local government. So can their new leader

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Ruth Davidson win some new followers and reconnect with

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disengaged voters? Here's our local government correspondent Jamie

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McIvor. This is not the People's Front of

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Judaea. I am not the Messiah, I'm a very naughty boy. It is the

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Scottish Conservatives looking to connect with voters, who may be

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feeling disconnected from the whole political system. 10 minutes' drive

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away, at Cafe. This woman does not feel connected with politicians of

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any party. I do not feel connected at all with the world of politics.

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It might be nice to see more politics going on instead of just

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out and about. This customer has similar views. There's a certain

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amount of disconnection. It is still bred within me to vote but I

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do not always feel now that I am getting something positive from it.

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The Conservatives hope to make that connection. Their plan - more local

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decision-making, helping connect politics with real life. This is

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about returning the word local to local government. We believe in a

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local agenda and that decision making should happen as close to

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people and communities as possible. We dislike the centralisation at

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Holyrood. If we want local councils to have more control over services

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in their area. Conservatives are saying that more power to local

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governments as at the heart of their vision. Their two key parts

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to this campaign. One is devolving more powers to local communities.

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Secondly, making it all voters understand that any vote cast via

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an SNP candidate will be betrayed by a Alex Salmond as a vote for

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separation. This year, the Conservatives are putting up

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candidates in every constituency for the first time ever.

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And another election story tonight. The SNP have suspended a council

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candidate in North Lanarkshire who appeared to make a number of highly

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offensive remarks on the internet. Let's go back to Jamie who's in our

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Edinburgh studio. Jamie, just what did sort of things did this man

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say? The suspended party member is a council candidate called Lyall

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Duff. A month the comments he appeared to make on Facebook, he

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described Kaplan midwives who refuse to carry out abortions as

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money-grabbing old witches. -- Catholic midwives. He charged

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people looked a bargain at Royal Bank of Scotland bankers and

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appeared to use the most offensive swearword to defeat -- described

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the Labour leader Ed Miliband. A spokesman said he did not deny

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making the comments. The SNP have suspended his party membership

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pending an inquiry and have made it absolutely clear that comments like

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these are unacceptable. Because nominations have now closed for the

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council elections, it could be that his name will still appear on the

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local ballot paper as an SNP candidate. This is all about one

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candidate in one ward, but on the other hand, the SNP would want to

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act quickly to try to prevent this row caused in any wider damage to

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the party. They will want to make sure it does not undermine the

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efforts they had been making in recent years to reach out to the

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Roman Catholic community. There is a lesson here also fought all

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politicians. That comments made on Facebook and any other website can

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certainly come back to haunt you. And A team of experts could travel

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out to the stricken Elgin platform in the North Sea tomorrow, ten days

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after the gas leak began. Operator Total says a team are preparing to

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fly out to the platform 150 miles east of Aberdeen either tomorrow or

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Thursday depending on the weather. They'll assess whether a so-called

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"top kill" operation can be used to stop the leak by pumping heavy mud

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in to suppress the flow. A seventh person has died in an

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outbreak of flu at a nursing home in Dundee. NHS Tayside says in

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total 28 residents at Orchar Nursing Home are known to have been

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infected. The cause of the outbreak is still under investigation.

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The man jailed for killing a waiter in Orkney in 1994 has lost his

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appeal against his conviction. Former Black Watch sniper Michael

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Ross was 15 when he shot Shamsuddin Mahmood in Kirkwall. His bid to

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have his murder conviction overturned has now been rejected by

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the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh. His defence lawyers have

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indicated that they could now take his case to the Supreme Court in

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Hundreds of uninsured and unlicensed drivers are taking to

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Scotland's roads, but police are determined to catch them. They cost

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the rest of us millions in higher insurance premiums.

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The technology used by officers means that a suspect car is spotted

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in seconds. It could be something as simple as a couple of missed

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monthly payments to the insurance company. Uninsured drivers are

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responsible for 23,000 injuries and over 100 deaths per year.

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consequences for driving without insurance for general road-users is

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-- are terrible. Back on the roadside, a call to the

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DVLA confirms the details. It would appear that they own two vehicles,

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neither of which is insured. There is a fee to have it released from

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the power and, which is Canley �150. If it is left for any more than

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seven days it is liable to be crushed. The car heads to the pound.

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There is compensation for victims of the uninsured, but to fund it,

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every law-abiding driver sees around �30 added to their premium.

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The operation has only been running a short time but two vehicles are

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already been brought to this pound. They face a hefty fee on top of a

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minimum �200 fine and -- before they can get their vehicles back.

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It is time to check out those insurance details!

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Now let us take a look at what else has been happening across the

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country this Tuesday. Attempts to rescue a -- a whale on

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a beach in North Berwick have failed.

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A major investment in Scotland's railway station network has been

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announced. The idea of setting up a substantial fund for new railway

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stations will come as good news to many people across Scotland. We

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have long harboured to -- harbour to the ambition to have good

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stations everywhere. An appeal for BMX riders has been

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launched in Dumfries and Galloway after a competition is taking place

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without local riders. Only 2% of ticket sales for the

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Edinburgh Festival are made by Glaswegians.

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Children in Inverness are to be taught pipes and drums, before

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being selected for the massed band. Some of the models as well. The it

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is really encouraging. The resident male osprey at our

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reserve near Aviemore had a shock when he returned for another season.

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His mate, who came back earlier, was entertaining another of Ospreys.

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BSS PCA was called in Aberdeen after a snake was spotted in an

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attic. Closer inspection -- their SS PCA. Closer inspection found it

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to be a draught excluder. Ospreys and snakes and, just to let

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you know that we will be Updating on the pandas later in the

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programme. First, the latest sports news.

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The future of Rangers should become clearer in the next 24-hours. Who

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is in the frame to take over and what is likely to happen next?

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Chris McLaughlan has more. This time tomorrow, the future of

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this club could be in the hands of one consortium. 5:00pm is the

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deadline for what the administrators call best and final

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offers. With that in mind, let us look at how things stand. What do

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we know about the biggest? Administrators say that four or

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five could be on the table by 5pm. Back at the table is Brian Kennedy.

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The sale sharks or owner has already had one big rejected.

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Liquidation is still an option. The administrators -- the

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administrators have already contacted footballing bodies to

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discuss and new Rangers. And what about Craig Whyte? Will he stand in

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the way? He says that he will not make a deal but will not stand in

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the way. The club's very future is at stake.

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Will it have a future? We should know more in the next 24-hours.

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The SPL have announced their posts- The fine old Firm derby of the

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season will be played on 29th April. Edinburgh are facing the Manchester

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United of French rugby in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals on

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Saturday. That is according to Tom Smith. The players are confident

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that they can continue with their impressive European form, with one

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telling us he has total belief in his team mates. It is their biggest

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match of the season, so despite the conditions, there is no escaping

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training. The players are limbering up and they are ready to stand

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shoulder to shoulder to try to beat to lose. -- Toulouse. They have

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been at the top for some time and they have some of the best

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individual players in the world. It is a great opportunity for us. We

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will hopefully win. Over 30,000 fans are expected to fill

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Murrayfield. Given that it is a European match, much is expected of

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Edinburgh. The club are struggling in the league, where they set --

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set second from the bottom. Continuing their recent run of all

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wins would ease the pain of Bath Poor Six Nations campaign for

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Scotland. Glasgow were doing well. We have a big chance this weekend.

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Hopefully that will see Edinburgh come out on top.

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At the men's world curling Championships in Switzerland,

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Scotland have lost another match. Tom Brewster's rink were beaten 5-3

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against France. They have won four and lost two of their round-robin

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matches. They play China later this evening.

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One Sport Nation tonight it is all about Scottish Olympic dreams. Here

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is John and Rona to tell us more. We are in London tonight for a

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special. From Katherine Grainger to Sir Chris Hoy, we will tell you the

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Tories -- the stories of Scots who are hoping for big things here.

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That is tonight in about ten minutes.

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Tune into that. A group of dancing robots from

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Edinburgh University were making their debut at the Edinburgh

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Science Festival week -- will be making their debut.

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These are the new kids on the block. These humanoid robots are not just

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nifty on the dancefloor, they are examples of cutting-edge research

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and a global race to get robots to mimic the behaviour of humans.

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get a robot to react and be out -- and behave even remotely closely to

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the capabilities of tumours, we have to look at all these different

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components - the sensing, the activation of the movement and the

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adaptability to changing environments. This is the fun side

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of robotics, but humanoids are being developed for health care and

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bionics. Edinburgh University is making great strides in robot

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mobility. We have a very particular arrangement of muscles and tendons,

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and they are good at storing energy and keeping us going. We get little

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differences in the terrain and we cope with that. Traditionally,

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robots have not been able to do that, so we're trying to bridge the

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gap. For now, these robots are enjoying

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their time in the limelight. You can catch them at the National

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Museum later in the week. MUSIC: "Thriller" by Michael

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Just before the weather, the wintry conditions do not appear to have

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deterred Edinburgh's pandas. Yesterday we told you that the city

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due -- city's zoo thought that Tian Tian may be in season and ready to

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mate with Yang Guang. They were paired up up five times throughout

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the day, when the great between them was lifted. -- when the bars

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between them were lifted. Spring is a transitional month.

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Sometimes you get warm when I up -- warm weather, and sometimes you get

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winter clinging on. Most places are 15 or 16 degrees cooler than this

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time last week. Here is the reason for it. High pressure last Tuesday

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was in charge. That brought in warm air from North Africa and delivered

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it to us in Scotland. Today we have had an area of low pressure. It

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moves in an anti-clockwise direction, bringing in Arctic air.

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Rain coupled with that cold Arctic air means that it turns to snow.

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Tonight will be cold and frosty across the board. Their blue what -

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- there will be one or two showers across the north-east and the

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Borders. Temperatures will be below freezing for many of us. The low

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pressure that brought the snow moves through England tomorrow. We

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will have drier and more settled conditions tomorrow and also some

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sunshine. Heading through the morning, there will be some cloud

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moving in. Those showers will push away through the Borders, too.

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Temperatures will be up to around eight Celsius, below average for

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the year. There is the risk of Some Like Rain or showers across the far

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north, Orkney and Shetland. -- light rain. There will be a

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widespread frost overnight. Rain moves in on Thursday. Temperatures

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will creep up a touch. Temperatures will get up to around 12 Celsius on

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Friday. Now summary of tonight's top

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stories: The arrival of Arctic April drops ten inches of snow to

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the country, in sharp contrast to last week's weather. The snore

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resulted in power cuts and a dramatic mountain rescue after

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hill-walkers got trapped in the Cairngorms.

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James Murdoch has resigned as chairman of BSkyB. He had already

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stepped down as the head of News International, which owns the

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former News of the World. -- bones. The man accused of

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murdering Glasgow gangster Kevin Carroll denied luring him his death.

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He denied knowing that the man was going to be shot. He denies all

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charges. Nick Clegg says the government will

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not ram through plans to allow security services to get access to

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