14/01/2016 Reporting Scotland

There's new hope tonight for the future of the Scottish

The international metals firm, Liberty House, has confirmed to BBC

Scotland that it's interested in buying Tata's mothballed

But the Scottish Government says a deal is not guaranteed.

Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.

The steel mills of Lanarkshire need a new owner, if they're

Interest from Liberty House is welcome.

I'm hopeful we will make progress, but I do not wish to raise

expectations and then see them dashed.

But we're working optimistically, and this is a very positive

For all the workforce who are affected in particular.

In recent months, many steelworkers have been laid off.

The plans are being mothballed but key workers are being kept on to

keep the plant as attractive as possible to a potential buyer.

In Motherwell locals say they cannotafford to lose steel.

It's pretty bad, because it is pulling the place apart.

You can see the state of Motherwell, it is pretty bad right now.

UK steel is struggling to compete with cheap Chinese imports

In October, Tata announced 270 job losses at Clyde bridge and DL

By Christmas Tata was in talks with Grable Capital to sell

Today International metals firm Liberty House confirmed its interest

Given the condition of the steel market globally, it is probably

in the best interests of the Scottish plants

We believe the business model would sustain that.

That means cutting costs by buying steel from the international rather

25,000 men work for the Scottish division of the UK steel

Never again will steel be Scotland's largest industrial employer,

but it may still have a profitable future.

Having recently saved this steel works in south Wales and another

in the West Midlands, there is now a chance the Liberty

Group could do the same for Scottish steel.

The growing number of job cuts in the oil industry is having

a "massive and dangerous" impact on the mental health of workers -

that's according to a leading support group.

More than 700 job losses in the sector have been announced

The suicide-prevention group, Choose Life, says it's vital those

affected seek help, as Fiona Stalker reports

I was bursting into tears every now and again and crying.

Me and my wife were arguing, at each other's throats.

This oil worker's world fell apart when he lost his job.

I came out of the job that day and burst into tears.

I thought, "Sod it, I'm away for a swim."

I actually thought of topping myself, until I saw my little boy's

There are some very visible signs of the downturn in Aberdeen,

but experts say this problem is often hidden.

There are indications that what is happening in the oil and gas

industry is impacting on our suicide figures.

As part of the Choose Life group and Choose Life community,

we target the north-east of Scotland, to try and get

It's OK to talk about suicide, and especially OK to go and seek

Many may not need that help but there are calls tonight for more

They are broken, a lot of them are seriously hurt by it.

Husbands and wives, sitting crying in cars,

I know a few of them are struggling and are seeking support

with the problems they are facing - financial problems, relationship

problems - just breakdowns of the family, really.

It was a fear of a family breakdown that led this oil worker

My little boy is worth more than that, so I ended up

I found the counselling quite helped.

When I came out of there I felt a bit more worthwhile.

And support staff hope this story of one oil worker will help lift

the darkness facing many more in the weeks ahead.

If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that report,

you can call the BBC Action Line to hear recorded information

about organisations that offer advice and support.

Lines are open 24 hours and calls are free from landlines and mobiles.

A Glasgow man, who murdered his neighbour in a row over dog fouling,

will serve at least 14 years in jail.

28-year-old Martin Carroll repeatedly stabbed Stephen Gannon

in their tenement close in Springburn last August.

Carroll later told his grandmother: "I've done something stupid."

One of the first people in Scotland to benefit from a new surgical

treatment for emphysema has been speaking about the huge improvement

Patricia McCall had tiny valves inserted in her lungs as part

of a trial at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.

Our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford reports.

Nine months ago, just cleaning her windows would have left

It meant she had to give up her job as a cleaner.

After a life of smoking, she told me how her emphysema had

It's like someone has their arms around you and are just crushing

you and then someone else has their hands over your mouth.

You know, there is just nowhere you can go.

Although Patricia couldn't breathe, her lungs were actually huge

because they were trying to compensate for damaged tissue.

Normally, the lungs should be approximately that size,

and you can see the diaphragms have been pushed right down and the lungs

Lung surgeon Alan Kirk was testing out this new valve and Patricia

Going down through the throat, the titanium and silicon valves

They allow air to come out of damaged areas,

but not to go in, diverting it just to healthy parts.

If the valves are put in place so that no air can get in,

ultimately, that air will seep out through the one-way valve,

shrinking that lobe right down, so that as the patient breathes

normally, be it under normal conditions or stress,

air cannot get into that damaged part.

It replaces the need for major surgery and costs the same.

Patricia now feels so much better, she is planning her first holiday

Everybody I see, they cannot get over how good I'm looking.

At one point I said to my sister, "Everybody's telling me..."

I went, "What did I look like before it?!"

Because the procedure being conducted here is part

of a trial, it is not available to most people yet.

But doctors here hope it could be suitable for up to a third

of emphysema patients, a condition that's particularly

The helicopters and crew of the Royal Navy's last search

and rescue unit at HMS Gannet at Prestwick have been taking part

The service has been taken over by the Maritime

Cameron Buttle joined them as they made their lap of honour

Callsign 177 takes to the air for the final time.

Flying in formation, the two Sea Kings that made up

the Royal Navy search and rescue team based at Prestwick.

Their route would take them over their old patch,

the huge swathe of the country that stretched for 98,000 square miles.

They rescued thousands of people from all over it.

This is the last flight of the HMS Gannett search and rescue unit

- the last chance to see much loved helicopters in the Royal Navy.

People have been out across the route to wish them well.

They followed the Clyde through Glasgow, past the hospitals

Then a graceful turn north into the Highlands and mountains.

The scene of some of their most daring rescues.

On the ground, rescue teams from all over fired flares,

It's all understood, once again, thank you very much

for all your support and help over the many years.

A genuine show of affection for what we've done.

You see how many people are around, the different types of people

supporting us, whether it's fire brigade, ambulance service,

These teams have seen these hills and mountains at their deadly worst,

in blizzards and gales, but today, appropriately,

The flight circled around Stirlingshire over

and a special moment, down through the capital,

past the castle, down Princes Street, over Arthur's Seat.

And finally the last touchdown back at base.

A lot more emotional than I thought it would be,

a couple of the group mentioned that as we were taxiing out,

seeing the people who turned out to say goodbye.

Really fabulous trip, quite emotional for all of us,

great to see everybody out there waving and sorry it's over,

HMS Gannett was the last ever military search and rescue unit.

The Coast Guard has now taken over, but after four decades in the air

over Scotland, today was, quite simply, the end of an era.

Let's get the weather outlook for tonight and tomorrow

I suppose that means frost, Christopher?

Yes, it does. Those clear skies tonight means it

will be cold with the risk of snow and ice. At the moment, those

showers are through the North and West but be moved out towards the

South West. Wintry showers across Northern Ireland and Wales will

shift to the Midlands. Temperatures, dawn, and the countryside will be

around -5 minus six degrees. Friday morning it is a cold and frosty

start. The wintry showers feeding in. A fairly fresh wind. Some

disruption potentially on the travel firm because of those snow showers.

Perhaps the Glasgow area and down towards Lanarkshire. The South is

largely dry, December Aberdeenshire. For the West, the wintry showers are

with us. Largely dry for the North but rain showers for the Northern

Isles, although the winds will ease. For Friday morning itself, the

showers continuing to march southwards. The South of the border,

plenty of sunshine, chilly at times and similar for us in Scotland,

chubby hubby from the West course. Two or three Celsius. The winds are

more northerly in nature. Showers for Murray and Aberdeenshire. On

Friday evening the same for the East coast. For many on Friday night it

is dry, clear and cold. We could see temperatures close to negative

double digits. Into the weekend, Saturday, high pressure with us but

did because I won this weather system. For most, dry and sunny, but

chilly. I can't pushing in turning the sunshine milky but if that rain

arrives it could well turn into snow by Saturday night.

Thank you, Christopher. Our next update is during Breakfast

at 6:25 tomorrow morning. But from everyone on the late team

here in Glasgow and around