18/02/2016 Reporting Scotland

Three people have died and two are missing after being caught

in severe winter weather on Scotland's hills in recent days.

It's once again highlighted the dangers of climbing and walking

Two men in their 70s are now known to have died

after being stranded in freezing conditions on the southern Uplands

and a climber died in an avalanche near Spean Bridge.

Meanwhile, the avalanche risk meant rescue teams were today unable

to resume a ground search for a young couple from Yorkshire

A tragic week in Scotland's Hills. Three dead, two missing and a

further two climbers injured. It was announced this morning that the

74-year-old Jeffrey Stuart from Dumfries had died in hospital. His

friend, George Crosby, aged 73, died yesterday. Bobby Thomson remains in

hospital. The trio had spent the night in the open while hill walking

in the Southern uplands. Police are yet to name a man who died in an

avalanche yesterday. All of this week's incidents have led some to

question why people would head into the hills in wintry conditions. I

think there is sufficient information out there for the

climbers and participants in winter sports in our hills. Anybody taking

to the hills should pay attention to the relevant weather forecast for

that area and in particular the weather forecast for the hills, when

they are working at other dude. Not the ground forecast will. -- when

they are working at altitude. In a joint statement, the missing

couple's families thanked the rescue services and the public who have

offered support. They have urged anyone who saw them climbing over

the weekend to get in touch. Scotland's Mountains are

increasingly popular climbers and walkers. The conditions which

attract 70 people, snow and ice, can lead to tragedy. It is hard when

people or holiday and they have travelled a long way or they have

made plans to do something, and they have got excited about going to a

particular place. Most importantly, you've not to stick to those plans

if you feel the conditions are not right or you do not feel colder for

four to be have to have a flexible plan and be prepared to have a

number of different options with mountain experts will never try to

dissuade people from heading into the hills but they do insist that

anyone heading for the great outdoors, especially in winter, is

experienced and trained in the declining techniques and that they

fully inform themselves. the death of a five-month-old

baby girl from Fife. Hayley Davidson was admitted

to hospital on Sunday, after officers went to a property

in Buckhaven in response to a call

reporting concern for a child. at Edinburgh's Royal Hospital

for Sick Children. Police are now awaiting

the results of a post-mortem. Outside her home in Buckhaven,

people arrived to leave flowers for Hayley Davidson. The get well soon

messages replaced by expressions of shock and sadness after locals in

the five the Tyrone Clarke town discovered she had died. -- in the

Fife town. There was a report of concern over a

child. They discovered Haley, seriously injured. She was taken to

the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. She was critically ill and

she was care for three days until, yesterday afternoon, she passed

away. The flat remains cordoned off, along with another property a few

doors down. Police act hoodie continues. They await the results of

a postmortem. Detectives say they are conducting a robust

investigation as part of a sensitive case.

The premise is attending to persuade other youth leaders in Brussels to

The premise is attending to persuade agree the reforms he once before

holding and in all-out referendum. But if Scotland more likely to opt

to remain than other parts of the UK?

Our political correspondent, Nick Eardley,

has been out and about to find an answer.

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans visit Scotland every year. They make

a substantial contribution to the tourism sector. The ones we spoke to

in Edinburgh seem happy to be here. Yes, I like it. It is a nice place.

You enjoy being in Scotland? Yes, it is bit cold. But you are having a

good time? Yes. The only bad thing is the weather. Most of Scotland's

main political parties support remaining in the EU. Only Ukip are

arguing for an exit. Beyond the political bubble, that support

appears to continue. Polls suggest most Scots are happy to raise a

glass to continued membership. There is no doubt that Scotland is more

pro-EU. It is more likely to remain in the US than the UK as a whole. It

is 13 points or so more likely to vote to remain then you will find in

England or the UK as a whole. What is it that this got so if you

Jessica about when it comes to the EU? Admit to ask. -- we went to ask.

I think the equal rights act, the maternity pay and things like that

are big issues for me at the moment. I do like the ability to work

together. We have been ripped off four years, the way they treat us.

The shipyard on the Clyde has lost contracts in recent years after

being forced to tender on the law. We put our questions to people on a

lesser-known Prince Street here. It made us skinned. To leave question

to stay with them. It will be better for us if we stay in the EU. But

become separate, if you know what I mean? Shetland was one of just two

areas to vote against the Bishop of the EU in 1975. Has the outlook here

changed since the last referendum? It is a bureaucratic mess. I very

much hope we vote to leave Europe. I will take my chances. It is not like

everything will be wonderful that they really. It might be worse for a

time but I am prepared to take that risk. My first thought would be that

I would rather stay as part of the EU. I don't feel particular the

strongly either way. I think we all Better Together but it has to be on

terms that help us. How the UK votes will not be known until the

referendum itself. Only then will the country's future direction be

known. A steel company interested in buying

Tata's mothballed works in Lanarkshire has told the BBC

they could still have a future. Liberty is looking

at using recycled steel as part of a plan

for steel production in Scotland. Hundreds of people's jobs

rely on a buyer being found Liberty through their hat into the

ring with the steel plans last month. Since then, there have been

several very positive discussions with them about the possibility of

them taking over the plant here. This is a company that has recently

turned around a steel plant in Wales will stop the Newport plant. They

took over that and that is now producing steel once more. They are

clearly a company with an idea of what they want to do with the steel

industry in future. When the BBC spoke to them, they were not

specific about their plans for these plants, but they did give us an idea

of how their vision is developing for their part that they wish to

play in the steel industry in Britain in the coming years. We're

talking about recycling steel from domestic scrap, value added into

being products that come from a process in the UK market. Scrap

fundamentally has no price, it follows steel. If you can recycle

that back into steel, with a sustainable energy source and add to

it and then turn it into engineering products and feed automobile or

Aerospace defence industries, which all growth industries, that has

nothing to do with the price movement of the commodity. Any deal

that could be done for these plants cannot come quickly enough. There

are 270 employed between the two plants. There are now only 50 people

in the workforce being kept on at the moment. Money has come in from

the Government to maintain the workforce so they have that skill

should they be open. People would want that deal to coming quickly. I

understand from the union that they do believe that Liberty has the

right credentials to make a go of it here. They like the cut of their gym

very much, that is the oppression I'm getting. It is another issue for

the steel task force meeting next week. There are high hopes in

Motherwell that there could be some positive news about the future of

these plants even before people sit down for that meeting next Thursday.

It's been reported that a 15-year-old boy from Glasgow has

been arrested for allegedly hacking into US government computers.

It's understood the FBI had been involved in an investigation

into hacking, and the boy was questioned earlier this week

They've confirmed that a teenager was arrested following the search

of a property in Glasgow on Tuesday under the Computer Misuse Act.

and has been reported to the procurator fiscal.

Secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire were closed today,

because of a strike by some teachers over cuts.

It's the second time in just over a month

that members of the EIS union in the area have walked out

over plans to cut the number of principal teachers.

The union has called council proposals

to solve the dispute "unacceptable".

The council argues that the system it's proposing

is similar to one already in place elsewhere.

Well, it's over to Christopher now for the forecast.

Good evening. Cold and frosty for money tonight with some clear

conditions. Further west, more in the way of cloud impaired with that

picture, and AQ showers. That is the story across the UK. There is a

warning for the risk of ice. If he had the clear skies, the chance

perhaps seeing the aurora borealis, the Northern lights. A chilly night.

Julie first thing tomorrow but rain and cloud gathering further west.

That is tomorrow's weather. Let's look at ATMs or. Many central and

eastern areas are dry at this point, perhaps even a little bit of

brightness towards the east coast first thing. In the West, the cloud

and rain has already arrived. But with a falling as snow across the

hills and mountains, turning increasingly to rain through the

day. Still dry through parts of the East. The rain arriving, copied by

strong gale force southerly winds, the gales must likely around the

coast. Through the course of the day, the rain moving eastwards.

Thanks to the southerly winds, dry weather for the North of

Aberdeenshire. Some shelter from the mountains. That weather stretches

all the way through the North of England and Wales for south-west.

The far south-east, East Anglia towards Kent, staying dry until the

afternoon. Temperatures higher than average but still feeling chilly.

The rain will clear through, but if you take a look, this weather front

stretches across the Atlantic. This will act as a conveyor belt of rain

to many parts of the UK. To the south, warm air, to the north, cold

to many parts of the UK. To the air. Most of this is through Umbria

and Wales. To the south, cloudy and down. Temperatures into the teens.

We are in the cold conditions further north, some wintry showers

to low levels in some areas. Windy from the West. As we head toward

Sunday, we're on the cold side of that front, so a fair number of

showers around. Temperatures around 5 degrees, feeling chilly at times.

That is the forecast for now. From everyone on the late team

here in Glasgow and around