:00:22. > :00:25.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news:
:00:25. > :00:30.Edinburgh's trams back on track. After overnight negotiations, the
:00:31. > :00:36.city council signs a new deal with the main contractor. It is all over.
:00:36. > :00:45.The Rangers fans come on to the park. We remember the BBC football
:00:45. > :00:50.commentator, David Francey, who's died at the age of 87. Marching off,
:00:50. > :00:53.if not to combat, a close simulation. We joined the
:00:53. > :00:56.Territorials training for life in Afghanistan. And later in the
:00:57. > :01:00.programme. A red card for Frank McAvennie in a heated Old Firm
:01:00. > :01:08.clash of the 80s. But today he says the fallout from recent games has
:01:08. > :01:11.been blown out of proportion. giving the PC brigade the chance to
:01:11. > :01:18.jump in and get involved in football. They shouldn't get
:01:18. > :01:22.Work on Edinburgh's trams system is set to resume after the city
:01:22. > :01:25.settled a dispute with its main contractor. The council has signed
:01:25. > :01:28.a new deal with the consortium Bilfinger Berger after late-night
:01:28. > :01:31.negotiations, ending fears the two sides may have had to resolve their
:01:31. > :01:38.dispute in the courts. It clears the way for construction work to
:01:38. > :01:41.get underway again. From the capital, Gavin Walker reports.
:01:41. > :01:48.For the long-suffering people of Edinburgh, today's contract signing
:01:48. > :01:52.is something of a mixed blessing. First, the good news, there the
:01:52. > :01:56.potentially expensive court case has now been seen off, and work on
:01:56. > :02:01.the trams themselves can now begin again. The bad news is, if you live
:02:01. > :02:06.along the route, when the work begins it is likely to bring
:02:06. > :02:12.widespread transport disruption. The council leader seemed relieved
:02:12. > :02:16.today to have avoided a potentially crippling court case. We have been
:02:16. > :02:21.working hard on this since the mediation process, and today we
:02:21. > :02:26.have reached a situation where the papers have been signed. But if you
:02:26. > :02:30.live along the route, the good news of work resuming is also the bad
:02:30. > :02:36.news. Potentially more so if you have a business there. Remedial
:02:36. > :02:40.work on Princes Street will resume this weekend. This is what Burley a
:02:40. > :02:43.tram works looked and sounded like. Business leaders are urging the
:02:43. > :02:47.council to get it right this time. We need to know when the work is
:02:47. > :02:52.starting, when it is finishing, what we can expect outside and what
:02:52. > :02:56.relief measures are in place across the city. Among City residents, the
:02:56. > :03:02.news met with mixed reaction. going to cause chaos again across
:03:02. > :03:06.the street, but they have gone this far, so we have to finish the job.
:03:06. > :03:09.There will be yet more a people, I imagine. I just hope eventually,
:03:10. > :03:14.when we do get them, that they function -- there will be more
:03:14. > :03:19.upheaval. This morning's agreement clears the way for work to
:03:19. > :03:24.hopefully be completed by the estimated date of Sammut 2014.
:03:24. > :03:29.Certainly, few city residents think that the remaining few years of the
:03:29. > :03:31.project could be as troubled as the last three -- Sammut 2014.
:03:31. > :03:37.At Holyrood there's a fresh row over pensions, the issue
:03:37. > :03:40.threatening to provoke widespread strikes by public sector workers.
:03:40. > :03:42.The First Minister disclosed he was warned by the Treasury in London
:03:42. > :03:45.that he's facing financial penalties if he attempts to delay
:03:45. > :03:52.higher pension contributions for Scottish workers. But his critics
:03:52. > :03:56.say it's all bluster. Our Political Editor Brian Taylor has the details.
:03:56. > :04:00.Pensions for NHS staff and teachers, for police and firefighters, they
:04:00. > :04:05.come under the control of Scottish ministers because of devolution,
:04:05. > :04:09.but like other public sector staff they face a hike in their pension
:04:09. > :04:14.contributions from next April and the UK government plans. Alex
:04:14. > :04:18.Salmond thinks the proposal is cack-handed when many public sector
:04:18. > :04:23.staff are facing a pay freeze but has been warned by the Treasury of
:04:23. > :04:27.financial penalties if he attempts to delay the increase in Scotland.
:04:27. > :04:31.An extraordinary letter, even a threatening one. He read out an
:04:31. > :04:36.extract from the Treasury letter. would have to reduce the Scottish
:04:36. > :04:40.government budget by 8.4 million for every delay of a month. You can
:04:40. > :04:45.call that letter many things, but it doesn't seem to be liberal or
:04:45. > :04:48.democratic. But critics say that this is bluster from the First
:04:48. > :04:54.Minister to cover his government's failure to confront the need to cut
:04:54. > :04:58.costs. All he is interested in is picking a fight rather than seeking
:04:58. > :05:02.a resolution to the public sector pensions problem for the whole of
:05:02. > :05:06.the UK. We need a resolution to this. We have been dodging and
:05:06. > :05:08.delaying for months and we should get on with the job. This row
:05:08. > :05:16.emerges as the Scottish government prepares to disclose its detailed
:05:16. > :05:19.budget plans next week. Expect two key elements. They will try to
:05:19. > :05:23.sustain capital spending as well as additional use of the non-profit
:05:23. > :05:27.distributing model to leave a controlled investment from the
:05:27. > :05:31.private sector, and we can also expect widespread structural reform
:05:31. > :05:35.and the public sector itself, building on a model of single fire
:05:35. > :05:42.on police services. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:05:42. > :05:49.from the BBC. Still to come before seven. Is it time up for the sell-
:05:49. > :05:53.by date on our food? In sport, Celtic finally kick-off their first
:05:54. > :05:58.match of the Europa lead group stage. And a former Old firm's star
:05:58. > :06:02.tells us why the fall-out after that infamous Old Firm derby of
:06:02. > :06:10.last year was a big over-reaction. The former football commentator
:06:10. > :06:12.David Francey has died at the age of 87. For two generations of fans,
:06:12. > :06:16.David Francey's unmistakeable, and oft-impersonated voice was the
:06:16. > :06:19.soundtrack to Scottish football throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
:06:19. > :06:21.Before the era of regular, live TV coverage, his radio commentaries
:06:21. > :06:31.for the BBC were essential Saturday afternoon listening in homes across
:06:31. > :06:34.
:06:34. > :06:38.the country. Reevel Alderson looks back on his career. It is all over!
:06:38. > :06:42.The invasion has started as the Rangers fans come running on to the
:06:42. > :06:52.park, and the players have to scamper to get off it.
:06:52. > :06:55.distinctive voice of David Francey. It was a time when the Scottish
:06:55. > :07:01.success could be reported. That voice was easily mimicked in
:07:01. > :07:05.competitions. One particular chap just used the name of Jimmy Johnson.
:07:05. > :07:12.He didn't say anything I said, just little Jimmy Johnson, Jimmy Johnson.
:07:12. > :07:21.A lovely cross by Jimmy Johnson. This was all he said. Anyway the
:07:22. > :07:27.competition was judged, and I was 4th. It is a dull and cold day in
:07:27. > :07:30.Dundee. At the voice was the soundtrack regeneration of football
:07:30. > :07:36.supporters before ubiquitous television coverage. He was iconic
:07:36. > :07:40.when I was growing up in Glasgow. If you're interested in football,
:07:40. > :07:44.it wasn't the same media coverage you have now, you just add one
:07:44. > :07:49.television. There were at the same amount of matches, so you had to
:07:49. > :07:52.tune into the radio. You always remember his voice. Fellow
:07:52. > :07:57.commentators acknowledged that his style changed the way football was
:07:57. > :08:04.described. I think the Template he provided was be yourself. Don't
:08:04. > :08:09.hold back. Let rip. Don't be trying to be orthodox if you don't feel
:08:09. > :08:15.like it. And I think, perhaps, that is the lesson he has laid down for
:08:15. > :08:19.future generations. You could sit in a house, or lie in the bath,
:08:19. > :08:23.listen to the match and see it in my mind's eye. You always knew
:08:23. > :08:26.where the ball was. That is not common these days. He was very
:08:26. > :08:34.distinctive and enthusiastic. There was never a bad game commentated on
:08:34. > :08:39.by him, everyone was a cracker. David Franci was 87 and commentated
:08:39. > :08:41.on three Scottish clubs winning European trophies and on glory days
:08:41. > :08:47.and then Park when the national team could qualify for the finals
:08:47. > :08:52.of major competitions. -- and Hampden Park. The voice of David
:08:52. > :08:55.Francey, who's died at the age of Scots in the Territorial Army are
:08:55. > :08:57.taking part in a big training exercise to prepare for action in
:08:57. > :09:00.Afghanistan. Exercise Scottish Buzzard is the first of its kind
:09:00. > :09:02.since the recommendation that reservists should take on a bigger
:09:02. > :09:12.role in front-line operations. Willie Johnston is in West Freugh
:09:12. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:22.With the army facing cuts, the Territorials will play a big
:09:22. > :09:24.operational role, increasingly working and fighting across --
:09:24. > :09:28.alongside their full-time professionals, each equal of the
:09:28. > :09:31.other. There are two big challenges in this, one is getting the
:09:31. > :09:35.volunteers fighting fit and tactically aware, the other is
:09:35. > :09:42.getting them up to operational strength. My report contains some
:09:42. > :09:45.scenes you may find disturbing. It is the dawn of a new-age for the
:09:45. > :09:49.Territorial Army. Now eight integral and important part of UK
:09:49. > :09:55.frontline forces. It is light years from the weekend warrior image of
:09:56. > :09:58.all. Today's reservists join up knowing they will see the harsh
:09:58. > :10:08.realities of war. That is why training is as realistic as
:10:08. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:13.The soldiers do not know in advance that the blood covered casualties
:10:13. > :10:17.in the medical evaluation exercise of real life and duties. It is
:10:17. > :10:21.shockingly authentic. We have had the odd guy a faint or throw up.
:10:21. > :10:24.Some of the guys have seen injuries like it before, but don't expect it
:10:24. > :10:27.in a trading environment. It is important to get used to seeing the
:10:27. > :10:31.sort of things, because they will be deployed out to Afghanistan and
:10:31. > :10:34.this is the sort of injury they will deal with. Here they are
:10:34. > :10:39.simulating close combat. The Taliban have occupied a building
:10:39. > :10:44.over there and these guys are going to come under fire. The key to this
:10:45. > :10:49.is that they return fire only defensively, not offensively.
:10:49. > :10:53.Taliban, if they are running away, they cannot be offensive, because
:10:53. > :10:56.that is against the rules of engagement. The Territorials who
:10:56. > :11:03.have fought side-by-side with professionals insist they can be
:11:03. > :11:08.equals. I have seen it changed a lot, going from the Dad's Army,
:11:08. > :11:12.weekend warriors, to professional people who do the job with the
:11:12. > :11:17.regulars without complaints, so the regulars cannot even tell the
:11:17. > :11:23.difference. Today's Territorial Army is still well below the
:11:23. > :11:28.strength it needs for the new one army vision to work. We are trying
:11:28. > :11:30.to fill it to full establishment, so that is some 30,000 trained,
:11:31. > :11:36.available and deploy a bought Personnel and we have just less
:11:36. > :11:40.than half and at the moment. -- personnel for deploy. That is a
:11:40. > :11:45.short fall of nearly 16,000 across the UK. These men are preparing to
:11:45. > :11:48.leave these bases and head for an old ammunitions factory. The
:11:48. > :11:53.terrain and the buildings there are relevant and very symbolic of an
:11:53. > :11:57.Afghan village. For the next 48 hours, they will be fighting for
:11:57. > :12:02.our hearts and minds of Afghan civilians and potentially battling
:12:02. > :12:04.for their lives against Taliban are hostile forces. The exercise
:12:04. > :12:13.commanders say that the whole thing is as realistic as they could
:12:13. > :12:17.possibly make it, and ultimately, Fuel distributors in the Western
:12:17. > :12:21.Isles are being accused of hiking prices for petrol and diesel. The
:12:21. > :12:29.price of a lighter -- litre of diesel in Stornoway stands at more
:12:29. > :12:36.than one pound 50. The rise comes as a UK scheme to cap prices got
:12:36. > :12:42.the go-ahead this weekend. After a potentially good news at
:12:42. > :12:49.the beginning of the week of the 5p cut in fuel taxes, then we have the
:12:49. > :12:53.price rise of between three and 4p. Council convener Alec MacDonald
:12:53. > :12:57.says this is no coincidence. He points to the fact that when Danny
:12:57. > :13:04.Alexander came to the Western Isles earlier this summer, when he was
:13:04. > :13:07.expected to cut the fuel duty, prices went up a as well. He says
:13:07. > :13:11.that things are linked. Whenever there is an announcement saying the
:13:11. > :13:16.cuts are on the way, the fuel distributors seem to be raising
:13:16. > :13:21.their prices in order to protect profits. He does not blame the
:13:21. > :13:28.local retailers, they say they have to adopt the prices sent down by
:13:28. > :13:32.the market. It comes -- Kandola Macdonald says the distributors,
:13:32. > :13:36.especially Scottish deals, are to blame. We tried to talk to them
:13:36. > :13:42.today but they did not come back to us. Mr Brynn Gunn also said he
:13:42. > :13:47.wants the government to step in once again. He is great for Fort
:13:47. > :13:57.Danny Alexander's interest in the issue, but the 5p Cup has been on
:13:57. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:03.an old. -- annulled. He expects the government to take action very soon
:14:03. > :14:10.on this. Care homes in Scotland are facing
:14:10. > :14:15.at least one unannounced visits from inspectors every year. The
:14:15. > :14:20.mood is designed to toughen up the current system after what people
:14:20. > :14:23.described as a tragic failure of care at the Elsie Inglis care home.
:14:23. > :14:28.Police are investigating the deaths of two residents.
:14:28. > :14:31.Thursday afternoon at this care home means dominoes. It is an
:14:31. > :14:35.example of how our elderly population should expect to be
:14:35. > :14:42.looked after. The council-run home will inspected in February and
:14:42. > :14:49.awarded five stars. It is just like one big family. I get on well with
:14:49. > :14:52.the staff. When I came here, first of all, I was made very welcome.
:14:52. > :14:57.Earlier this year were relations were relaxed so it most care homes
:14:57. > :15:00.would only be inspected every two years. Now that has changed, and
:15:00. > :15:09.all homes will have one unannounced visit every year with follow-up
:15:09. > :15:17.checks. There will continue to be continual risk based inspections,
:15:17. > :15:21.intended to assess the quality of care. It is the sort of thing which
:15:21. > :15:25.happened here at Elsie Inglis care home in Edinburgh that has prompted
:15:25. > :15:29.such swift action from the government. It was inspected last
:15:29. > :15:33.October and given a four-star rating by inspectors. Just six
:15:33. > :15:36.months later, it was given the lowest rating possible and forced
:15:36. > :15:40.to close in May. Police say they are still months away from
:15:40. > :15:43.completing an investigation into the deaths of two former residents.
:15:44. > :15:49.As well as more inspections, the Health Secretary wants people to
:15:49. > :15:52.more make more use of the complaints system. It will not
:15:52. > :15:56.necessarily mean that there will not be any problems at all in care
:15:56. > :16:01.services in the future, that would be a little ambitious. I think it
:16:01. > :16:05.is part of helping the situation. There are also reassurances of
:16:05. > :16:10.resident of Southern Cross Care Homes, but almost all their homes
:16:10. > :16:18.have been transferred to new owners following the financial collapse of
:16:18. > :16:23.the company this year. Scottish trawlers landed �435
:16:23. > :16:28.million worth of fish last year according to new figures. The new
:16:28. > :16:35.Scottish statistics showed 367,000 tonnes of fish were brought ashore.
:16:35. > :16:39.But the fleet was the smallest ever recorded, with 2150 fishing boats.
:16:39. > :16:45.A firm has been fined more than �112,000 after the death of a
:16:45. > :16:51.worker who was crushed in a potato harvester. Keith Wannan died in a
:16:51. > :16:55.farm near Cupar in 2009. He was trapped in the role as for almost
:16:55. > :17:00.an hour. The firm admitted breaking health and safety regulations.
:17:00. > :17:06.The brother of a woman murdered by her husband has handed in a 6000
:17:06. > :17:09.petition signature petition to the Scottish Parliament. Peter Morris,
:17:09. > :17:14.whose sister Claire was killed by Malcolm Webster, wants to raise
:17:14. > :17:17.awareness of greater support for victims of crime and their families.
:17:17. > :17:21.We are building fewer conservatories and home extensions,
:17:21. > :17:25.yet if you want to make changes to your home, it is not getting any
:17:25. > :17:29.quicker to get planning permission despite big changes to the system a
:17:29. > :17:36.couple of years ago. Those changes were meant to speed up the process
:17:36. > :17:38.for most of us. It is now two years since those big
:17:38. > :17:43.changes stick to the planning system came into place, with their
:17:43. > :17:47.aim of trying to speed things up. That could have helped the economy
:17:47. > :17:57.and meant better value for us all a tax payers. A new report suggests
:17:57. > :17:59.
:17:59. > :18:06.there is little chance of this happening. For more controversial
:18:06. > :18:10.plans, waiting for a decision can still be a real frustration.
:18:10. > :18:16.This man wanted to extend his animal sanctuary, but the council
:18:16. > :18:20.would not let him. So he appeals to the government. He got the green
:18:20. > :18:23.light this week, but he is still disgruntled with the system.
:18:23. > :18:27.Extremely stressful. There is no common sense in the whole process
:18:27. > :18:32.that they put through. There does not need to be all of the baroque
:18:33. > :18:38.for see you go through, -- bureaucracy you go through, it is
:18:38. > :18:41.actually very upsetting. Bigger businesses can get frustrated as
:18:41. > :18:47.well. Big house builders are not convinced the changes are
:18:47. > :18:53.beneficial. We still have a system which needs to be more predictable
:18:53. > :19:03.and proportionate in its approach. Today's report does offer some
:19:03. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :19:10.praise for beef Scottish -- the planning system. It says many
:19:10. > :19:13.things are working together better. But the sting in the tell his cost.
:19:13. > :19:18.The drop in planning applications it means that these are producing
:19:18. > :19:21.for the councils, so that they have to make more investment into the
:19:21. > :19:27.planning system. It seems some councils do not have enough
:19:27. > :19:31.detailed information on what exactly the costs in the system of.
:19:31. > :19:38.How closely do you look at the cell by or best before date on food
:19:38. > :19:43.labels? The people in charge of food safety say it is time to scrap
:19:43. > :19:47.the state because too many people think the food is unsafe to eat.
:19:47. > :19:51.It is still fresh, but no one wants to buy this food because it is too
:19:51. > :19:58.close to its sell-by date. Most of Scotland's surplus food end up in
:19:58. > :20:04.the bin, but not this stuff. It will feed more than 1000 people in
:20:04. > :20:13.Edinburgh today. We do redistribute 9p of -- read we distributed nine
:20:13. > :20:18.tons of food in every week. It goes to hostels, anyone losing --
:20:18. > :20:21.working with hostels or homelessness. For fridges and the
:20:21. > :20:27.redistribution centre of full of food which is perfectly safe to eat
:20:27. > :20:31.but it is close to its best before date so cannot be sold at the
:20:31. > :20:35.supermarket. Here is the race -- reason for the confusion. The
:20:35. > :20:45.display in poll says it is the 20th September, but is still stay for
:20:45. > :20:51.another day. -- still a safe to eat for another day. Shoppers in
:20:51. > :20:56.Edinburgh admit that sell-by dates admit the way -- changed the way
:20:56. > :21:03.they shop. I sometimes go to the back of the shelf, because the
:21:03. > :21:06.oldest dates up at the front. Supermarket will always end up with
:21:06. > :21:09.enough surplus food to supply charities like this one. But
:21:09. > :21:18.scrapping sell-by date can help prevent so much more of it ending
:21:18. > :21:20.up in the bin. The sport now.
:21:21. > :21:26.Celtic kick off their first group match of the Europa League campaign
:21:26. > :21:36.in just over an hour's time, away from -- away to Atletico Madrid.
:21:36. > :21:40.Neil Lennon's team are only in the side after the first Swiss team FC
:21:40. > :21:43.Sion were kicked out for fielding ineligible players.
:21:43. > :21:47.Just two days after this tie was confirmed, the Celtic fans who have
:21:47. > :21:51.travelled have taken over their little corner of the Spanish
:21:51. > :21:58.capital. Only a few hundred are here, perhaps unsurprising given
:21:58. > :22:03.the uncertainty. We booked up last Thursday, we had an idea we were
:22:03. > :22:10.coming. Tuesday, all day, I was checking the internet, checking
:22:11. > :22:15.everything. I am glad we are here now. Celtic trained at the Stadium
:22:15. > :22:19.last night. For them, it is a second chance in this competition.
:22:19. > :22:29.So, has the air of certainty affected them? I think the squad
:22:29. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:33.has been focused being here. Neil Lennon was fairly philosophical
:22:33. > :22:38.after the defeat to Sion. Now he is back in the competition and wants
:22:38. > :22:44.to make the most of it, although he is realistic. In any other year,
:22:44. > :22:49.this could be a Champions' League group. So I am hoping we are
:22:49. > :22:52.qualifying. If we can maintain their home form we have shown over
:22:52. > :22:57.the years, we have got a good chance. But our away form has to
:22:57. > :23:00.improve. The manager is realistic, the fans are hope for, for now,
:23:00. > :23:10.here in the sunshine, a party and beer will do.
:23:10. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:15.A bit light from Celtic -- a big With the first Old Firm derby of
:23:15. > :23:20.the season fast approaching this Sunday, 1 firmer old firm start
:23:20. > :23:24.says there has been too much into - - interference in the fixture from
:23:24. > :23:28.what he calls the PC brigade. The former Celtic striker Frank
:23:28. > :23:32.McAvennie says despite Neil Lennon and Ally McCoist squaring up to
:23:32. > :23:36.each other in front of the Old Firm derby last season, things are
:23:36. > :23:41.actually getting better. It was perhaps the iconic image of
:23:41. > :23:46.last season, and caused headlines around the world. Dubbed the shame
:23:46. > :23:49.game, it caused such an outcry, it caused a summit convened by the
:23:49. > :23:54.First Minister. For the former Celtic striker am Frank recommended,
:23:54. > :23:59.it was all a massive -- Frank McAvennie, it has a massive over-
:24:00. > :24:04.reaction. I think football should be kept out of football -- politics.
:24:04. > :24:08.It is the so-called PC brigade that tries to jump in and wants to do
:24:08. > :24:12.this and that, get involved in football. They should not get
:24:12. > :24:18.involved. He was no shrinking violet himself. He was involved in
:24:18. > :24:22.one of the most in fermenters Old Firm derbies of all time --
:24:22. > :24:26.infamous Old Firm derbies of all time. A lengthy legal inquiry
:24:26. > :24:29.followed this and punishments were meted out. As for more recent
:24:29. > :24:35.altercations, the former players are adamant lessons are being
:24:35. > :24:40.learnt. Everyone is in check, they will be there, fully focused and
:24:40. > :24:45.with a professional hat on. And learning from last year. I am not
:24:45. > :24:52.sticking up for a meal or Ally McCoist. It got heated, it should
:24:52. > :24:56.not have happened, and it could upset the supporters. But it didn't.
:24:56. > :25:01.It was going back many years when we saw the riots, we have gone on
:25:01. > :25:09.from there. These are sad and disgraceful scenes.
:25:09. > :25:13.We are a long way from the fuelled riots of 30 years ago. Over-
:25:13. > :25:16.reaction or not, the powers that be will be hoping the football is the
:25:16. > :25:21.only battle this Sunday. Hibernian have appointed Billy
:25:21. > :25:25.Brown as the new assistant manager, similar to the post he held at
:25:25. > :25:30.heart. He left the club six weeks ago when he was sacked along with
:25:30. > :25:34.manager Jim Jefferies. Now Colin Calderwood says Brown will be a
:25:34. > :25:38.valuable addition to his backroom staff. He knows all of them, he
:25:38. > :25:44.talks with them, I think he is a terrific guy. His knowledge and
:25:44. > :25:47.experience, added to that experience, doing well in this
:25:48. > :25:53.league is something that will be a terrific help to me and this
:25:53. > :26:02.certainly the club. Christopher is smiling today, it
:26:02. > :26:06.Beautiful September sunshine for many of us across the country today.
:26:06. > :26:11.There was some stubborn cloud around the it North East, just
:26:11. > :26:15.fading towards the end of the afternoon. Many places seeing blue
:26:15. > :26:22.skies. Cloud is moving in tonight from the West, but it will stay dry
:26:22. > :26:27.and cool. There will be some holes in the cloud, like last night, with
:26:27. > :26:34.overnight lows down to around eight or nine degrees. One or two rural
:26:34. > :26:39.spots will have a little bit lower temperatures than that. Into Friday,
:26:39. > :26:44.it starts OK. It starts dry, but we have cloud and right and patchy
:26:44. > :26:48.rain pushing in from the south and west. It is spreading in across the
:26:48. > :26:53.country and up the east coast, and it will be turning heavier. By the
:26:53. > :26:57.time we reached mid- afternoon, 4pm tomorrow, there will be heavy rain
:26:57. > :27:03.across the south. Temperature taking a knock compared with today.
:27:03. > :27:07.Freshening south-westerly breeze. A very different day to today. The
:27:07. > :27:11.rain is with us along the east coast, but north and west, part of
:27:11. > :27:16.the Northern Isles -- Western Isles and Auckland's Jack Lyons, it will
:27:17. > :27:21.be dry for longer. -- Orkney and Shetland. The rain continues
:27:21. > :27:25.northwards reaching Orkney and Shetland at some point, so you will
:27:25. > :27:29.see the ring tomorrow. Overnight it stays fairly unsettled, thanks to
:27:29. > :27:34.this area of low pressure which shuffles in and sit there overhead
:27:34. > :27:39.for Saturday. The first half of the weekend will continue to be
:27:39. > :27:47.unsettled. A fair number of showers, circulating, some of them will be
:27:47. > :27:53.happy. Not particularly fast-moving. -- some of the showers will be
:27:53. > :28:03.heavy. Improvement on Sunday, drier conditions coming in from the west.
:28:03. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:10.Tonight, it will be dry for all and Work on the tram system is going to
:28:10. > :28:14.resume in Edinburgh after an agreement was reached with the main
:28:14. > :28:17.contractor. And rescue operation is under way
:28:17. > :28:22.to reach for miners who are trapped underground in a colliery in South