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People try to clean up and count the cost of Storm Frank.

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Homes across the country have been damaged

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It is probably here at the Ballater caravan park where the full extent

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of the havoc caused by Storm Frank can be found. Hardly a caravan,

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whether residential or a holiday home, has been left not damaged.

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Others have been swept down the river deed. -- River Dee.

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on the brink of collapse into the swollen River Dee.

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A railway bridge damaged by Storm Frank means

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the West Coast Line will be closed until February.

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We'll hear from our reporters across the country.

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Also tonight - diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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18 months on Gordon Aikman is campaigning for better patient care.

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Gary Anderson is - once again - crowned world champion.

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High winds and heavy rain are continuing across the east

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and north east of Scotland hampering efforts to repair the damage caused

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There are still dozens of flood warnings in place and many roads

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We have a series of reports from across the country but first

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This is a small example of devastation, the only word for it,

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caused in Ballater last Wednesday when the river burst its banks and

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swept through the town. Not far from here, street after street in

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darkness. People have had to be moved elsewhere. The pavement,

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sodden carpets and sofas, washing machines and fridges that cannot be

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used, having to be taken away because they are no longer any use

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to anyone. Today, after three days of heavy and persistent rain, there

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was concern the River Dee would do more damage. There have been

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problems but it has not been as bad as some feared.

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A common scene on street after street in Ballater, the effect of

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last Wednesday's flood being felt. Residents emptying homes of sodden

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possessions. Water levels on the River Dee were high today after

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three days of heavy rain but nowhere near the conditions that caused

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devastation last week will stop nearby a local burn burst its banks.

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Help is at hand for home owners. Residents of two care homes were

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forced to leave. We have flooding coming from a different direction

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from the previous flooding. We have been involved in evacuating an old

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person's residential flats. Approximately 45 people evacuated

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there. We have been involved in evacuating this area. The water is

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rising six inches every hour. Back in Ballater, the clear up continued.

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It is probably at the caravan park where the full extent of the havoc

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caused by Storm Frank can be found. Hardly a caravan, whether

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residential or a holiday home, has been left not damaged. Others have

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been swept down the River Dee. We have managed to salvage some stuff.

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Some people on that side, it has totally gone down the river and they

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have lost everything. It is a disaster? Exactly, yes. I do not

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know if they will rebuild the site. There is the potential for it to

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happen again. In the outskirts of Aberdeen, this caravan park flooded

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a second time in a week. Thankfully residents had been moved out. Built

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in the 16th century to be impregnable, Abergeldie Castle near

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Balmoral looking vulnerable. The banks of the River Dee swept away.

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The Laird of Abergeldie is one of those who had to be rehoused.

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Deeside has been left reeling by the flooding. It has become difficult

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for people to recover because of the rain and difficult to assess damage

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because of the high river levels. There has been a community effort

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with voluntary groups set up to help those affected. Centres have been

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set up so that people can come and get essentials. As far as the

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weather prospects, the amber warnings that had been in place for

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the north-east of Scotland, remained until midnight. They are replaced by

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lesser yellow warnings after midnight, but people are urged to be

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vigilant and to think about whether they need to travel.

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Well you saw those striking images of

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of Abergeldie Castle, which looks in danger of slipping

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Our correspondent Lorna Gordon is there tonight.

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Abergeldie Castle has stood here in Royal Deeside for hundreds of years,

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but not perhaps for much longer. It is a visible sign of how much damage

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swollen rivers like the River Dee can cause. A huge swathe of the

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river bank was sized away during Storm Frank. -- taken away. Now the

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castle a few feet perhaps from the river itself. It is in danger of

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collapsing into the water. I am told engineers have been in to assess it.

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It is not clear as yet what can be done to save it. Baron Abergeldie

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left the property very reluctantly, I am told. I am told he is too

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distressed tonight to speak. It is tonight in a precarious situation,

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this 16th century castle in danger of slipping into the River Dee.

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The nearby village of Braemar has been virtually cut off

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Our reporter Andrew Anderson managed to get there this morning and has

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been finding out how residents are coping.

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The rain continues to fall in Braemar today. Torrents of water

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continue to come down the rivers. This village is virtually cut off to

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the outside world, certainly to vehicles. We are told the a 93 is

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close to the south but the main problem is the bridge that carries

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that road out of the village to Aberdeen. One part of the bridge

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damaged by the force of the water coming down the River Dee. We are

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now thinking the coming down the River Dee. We are

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on the River Dee and we can start to mobilise and get temporary works in

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and we will be working as fast as we can to get the bridge repaired.

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There are power cuts also in Braemar at the weekend but the main worry

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was when telephone lines went down. Satellite communications were put in

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place in the town square to ensure emergency calls could be made to

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summon help if needed. Villagers are trying to get on with life as best

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they can, but it has been a challenging few days. We managed to

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get the doctor armed with a phone and the fire officer, he put a 20 47

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fire crew from Dundee here. The coastguard would have lifted people

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had they needed it. The forecast will continue the next couple of

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days and there is talk of getting the army in to restore Braemar's

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links. It will be some weeks at least before things get back to

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normal for this community. Away from Deeside, other major

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rivers have again burst their banks Perth is a town that knows all about

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flooding, yet it was caught a little off-guard this afternoon. The River

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Tay rose more quickly than expected, the flood gates down at the

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Queensbridge. Firefighters pumped water from this building. Further

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north in Brechin, they worked hard to keep water at bay.

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north in Brechin, they worked hard childminder cleaning up after her

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house and business was flooded out. It is distressing. It happens so

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quickly. It is surprising how quickly water moves and the faucet

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comes in. It is hardest for the children, trying to keep them calm.

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comes in. It is hardest for the With farmland saturated the water

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had nowhere else to go. With farmland saturated the water

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site between Cooper and -- Cupar Angus and Forfar. This car got

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stuck. In Perthshire numerous roads are closed as the weather continues

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to be bad. Police are warning drivers not to disobey signs. In the

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Borders, two people have been charged. Do not drive through a

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closed sign. The emergency services are working to maintain the network.

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If the road is closed, you have to take a different route. As the

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afternoon wore on and the river continued to rise, some decided it

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was time to leave. We are going to be flooded because it is coming up

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from the floor and increasing. It has been coming up the last couple

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of hours. The whole street is coming up. All we have done is prepare. He

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has moved everything and we have put things as high as we can. We have at

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least had time to get ready, which a lot of places don't. And no body is

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hurt. So far, firefighters on stand-by, a familiar sight this

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evening, as we wait and hope for respite in this relentless rain.

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The main West Coast rail line between Glasgow and Carlisle

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A viaduct north of Lockerbie was damaged during last week's storm

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and is now expected to take weeks to repair.

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A bus journey was not what they wanted. There are no trains on the

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West Coast Main line and so passengers at Glasgow Central were

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taken to Carlisle by bus, adding an hour to their journey. A friend

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travels down yesterday. She said she had a terrible journey. You just

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hope for the best. I am upset because I have to children and it is

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supposed to be direct. It is the weather, right? So I don't mind. As

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long as I get there. What can you do, it is the weather, it is one of

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those things. It is because of this. The lamington viaducts near

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Lockerbie is closed. Storm Frank took out appear that supports the

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bridge and investigations are continuing into the damage, but they

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are being hampered by the bad weather. At the moment you can

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either get a bus from Glasgow Central to Carlisle and carry on the

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journey is normal, or get a train to Edinburgh and go by rail on the east

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Coast mainline. Virgin Trains tickets will be accepted for these

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journeys. Network Rail said today... Network Rail say they hope

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replacement buses will be a thing of the past by the end of January. They

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say they are working to repair the viaduct. The problem is a lot of the

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work is needed to be done under water and the weather is hampering

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efforts. Hopefully by February services will be back to normal.

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That is the round-up on the weather. Players are being inspired by Gary

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Anderson, who will go on to win more world titles. So says his manager.

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The story of a man's extraordinary journey after a devastating health

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diagnosis is told in a BBC documentary tonight. At the age of

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29, Gordon Aikman was told he was dying.

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He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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Over the past year he's been telling his inspiring story

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This is Gordon Aikman before he got ill. At 29, working on the Scottish

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referendum campaign, he realised something was wrong. The first thing

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I noticed was my hands. I was not able to do the buttons on my shirt.

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I was struggling with cutlery, typing, tying isolators, very

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ordinary, everyday things. After tests, doctors gave him a

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devastating diagnosis. The muscle has been lost here, which is the

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hallmark of motor neuron disease. It is a cruel condition. It attacks

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your brain and your spinal-cord and your nerves, leading to muscle

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weakness. And then I will become increasingly disabled. Ultimately, I

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will be paralysed. But Gordon is not giving in without a fight. Three,

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two, one... He's raising cash to find a cure and demanding better

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patient care. He persuaded the First Minister to publicly fund a team of

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specialist nurses and give patients who can no longer speak the right to

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voice technology. But no matter how successful Gordon's campaign is,

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nothing can stop his body failing. Carers help in feeds, wash and

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dress. And he can no longer walk unaided. These are some of the last

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steps he took. It is my pleasure to declare you married. And you may

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kiss. Gordon's living life to the full. Because he does not know how

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long he has left. There is no point giving yourself that it is going to

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be easy for my mother to see her son pass within her own lifetime. Or for

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Joe to see his husband die. I am not going to sit here and pretend it

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will be easy. He has won awards for his campaign, which is on course to

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raise ?500,000. And friends have given their new baby, Gordon as a

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middle name in his honour. And you can see the fight of Gordon's life

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tonight on BBC One Scotland at 8:30pm. And now, look at other

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stories. Police have released the name of the kayaker who died in an

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accident on the River Findhorn last week. He was 54-year-old Lawrence

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Henderson from Aberdeenshire. A coastguard rescue operation was said

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to have been hindered by worsening weather conditions. His body was

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recovered on Hogmanay. Up to 160 retail jobs are to be created at

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Edinburgh airport this year. The announcement follows the

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redevelopment of retail space. The jobs are in addition to the opening

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of three new outlets in December. Police have cordoned off a Shetland

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beach after a highly toxic distress fully washed up on the shore. The

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marine locations layer was found on Saturday evening by a member of the

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public. Bomb disposal experts are not due at the scene until

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Wednesday. More than a quarter of homeowners are worried that they

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might not be able to cover the cost of housing during 2016. A survey by

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shelter Scotland suggested almost 10% of those concerned were worried

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about meeting payments this month. The charity said it had been

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contacted by dozens every day. A survey of more than 1000 people was

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carried out by you go of. -- two. A vessel is addressed eastern

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Montrose. It was being relocated to Gdansk in Poland when a towing line

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snapped in high seas. An offshore company is attempting to recover the

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vessel. Police covering what labour and sky knack have grabbed attention

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online with witty tweeting. This message has been retweeted more than

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4000 times. -- and Skye. You have been warned! Now let's get the

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sport. Fresh from being crowned world

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darts champion again, Gary Anderson's manager says there's

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more to come from the man they call Anderson successfully

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defended his PDC title at Alexandra Palace

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in London last night. And Anderson's success is helping

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to inspire the next generation of Scottish darts stars -

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as our reporter Brian McLauchlin The morning after the night before.

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Young Scottish darts players on the keep, watching their hero retained

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his world crown. -- on the oche. And Gary Anderson is still the king at

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the Palace! The Scot coming out on top after a tense battle against

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England's Adrian Lewis. It was not just all about the trophy last

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night. That was a small matter of ?300,000 prize for Gary Anderson.

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But these kids are only interested in winning tournaments. To call

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yourself World Champion Tom at number one, it is great. That is

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your ambition. Yes. He goes to an exhibition and he's good,

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encouraging the kids. When they see him on TV, winning something like

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that, they think, I could do that. Anderson's manager says there is

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more to come before he hangs up his arrows. There is no doubt another

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couple of World Championships in him. The fearful thing is that there

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couple of World Championships in are so many great players coming

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about. Last night, there were great players. Double 18, leaving 32. It

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was not all plain sailing as Anderson miscounted on a couple of

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occasions. One youngster said that this does not happen to them. I am

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really fast accounting. Better than Gary Anderson? Easy! -- fast at

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counting. Gary Anderson became only the third person to retain the darts

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title. Andy Murray says he would miss

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the final of the Australian Open, if he gets there, should his wife

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go into labour early. Murray admits it would be

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disappointing to miss the final - but far more disappointing to miss

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the birth of his child. He's been in action today playing

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both singles and doubles Andy Murray started the New Year as

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he finished the old, playing for work and helping Britain to victory.

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Looking good. They lead 4-1. It is not quite the Davis Cup but with the

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Australian open just two weeks away, the Hopman Cup, a extreme events, is

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all part of Andy Murray 's preparations for the first Grand

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Slam of the year. He outfoxed as his opponent. Playing doubles with

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Heather Watson will not be on the agenda in Melbourne, but it proved a

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successful partnership as they beat Caroline Garcia and her team-mate on

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a tie-break. Double delight for Judy Murray and a win for her Sun and

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Watson, who she is now coaching. Earlier, Andy Murray turned on the

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entertainment, en route to a more comfortable win in the singles.

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Despite complaining of a sore hip, he seems to be moving around well,

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as he eased to a straight sets victory. So his first competitive

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outing of 2016 went according to plan. He will be hoping that the

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next few weeks follow suit, with the Australian open and fatherhood

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inbound. Dundee have announced

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that James McPake has fractured his kneecap

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and will undergo surgery tomorrow. The defender had an MRI scan today

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after suffering the injury during their Dundee derby

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win at the weekend. He appeared to be in agony

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following a challenge on John The Dens Park club say they'll

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have a better idea of how long To say Christina Morrison has lived

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a long and eventful life During World War Two the pensioner

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from Inverness worked at the war office in London and decoded

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top-secret messages for Churchill. In fact her experiences have proved

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to be of such historical significance that she's

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had her first book Raised in Inverness along with nine

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siblings, Christina Morrison was sent to the intelligence service in

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Whitehall soon after war was declared. She had been transported

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to another world, and the feisty Highlander's arrival left her London

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colleagues used. A London girl said to me, Chris, why did they take you

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from the sticks to come to work in London? But after a couple of days,

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I realised that London girls were very efficient. They were very

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sophisticated, but they had not a clue as to what was happening in the

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rest of the country. Working as a decoder in Winston Churchill's

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underground bunker, the youngster deciphered messages for his eyes

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only. But she only met him once. In his pyjamas. In the dead of night. I

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saw this man walking along, with pyjamas. And when I got level with

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them, he said, good evening. At the age of 96, Christina has just

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published a book documenting her two very different lives. And she still

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has mixed emotions about the coding a message from the popular German

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general, Erwin Rommel, implicated in a plot to overthrow Hitler. I felt

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that he tears coming down because I had two brothers that fought against

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the Germans. I should have hated him but I did not. I thought of him as a

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patriot for his own country. And while living with the dangers of

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Germany raids, her job had its perks, including lunch and benchers

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for the Ritz. My mother used to say, I could not take you to the Ritz. --

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luncheon vouchers. I was quite pleased to tell her that I had been

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to the Ritz very often. The publication of the book, four years

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short of her 100th birthday, is another wonderful chapter in her

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long and remarkable life. Those parts of the country hit by

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the heavy rain will be hoping the weather will calm down a little.

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Judith has the latest. Not quite yet. More rain to come. It has been

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raining relentlessly across the north-east since Saturday and the

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reason for all of this, two things happening. This cast iron area of

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high pressure over Scandinavia. To the size of us, this area of low

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pressure. These weather fronts grinding to a front. -- grinding to

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a halt. More moisture from the North Sea, hence the rain we have seen

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across the north-east. There is still a rolling Amber warning across

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Angus and Tayside, and that is in place until tonight. More flooding

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is expected and also some difficult travel conditions. You can see the

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rain is relentlessly pushing and across the East. The rain will

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become less fierce overnight. Drier weather up towards the north-west

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corner. Still windy towards the east, with cold shower is.

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Generally, temperatures around four or five. Tomorrow, very little

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change. Eastern areas seeing relentless rain. Gradually turning

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right, with patchy rain or showers towards the south-west. In the

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afternoon, we will have those warnings in force across the

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south-east, with a yellow warning, ADI where warning. Further showers

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to come across the West. Temperatures six or seven. -- a be

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where warning. Turning cold the further north you are. As we had

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through the rest further north you are. As we had

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showers to come further north you are. As we had

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south-west and rain in the East. further north you are. As we had

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Overnight, it will stay the same. Wednesday, we will see a bit of

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respite. Eastern areas becoming lighter, staying dry with bright

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sunny spells. Gradually, the rain will ease. That is your forecast.

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Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

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David Cameron has dismissed a video featuring a suspected British

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Intelligence officials are trying to identify the masked man

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in the footage, issued by the so-called

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