:00:18. > :00:22.More than 20 flood warnings are run place tonight across Aberdeenshire
:00:22. > :00:26.and Perthshire. Stonehaven was hit by severe flooding yesterday for
:00:26. > :00:30.the second time in a week. 40 residents were forced out of their
:00:30. > :00:35.homes when the river rip -- the river burst its banks.
:00:35. > :00:38.This is not what Christmassy should be about. The residents of
:00:38. > :00:45.Stonehaven's High Street try to clear up the mess left by the
:00:45. > :00:52.flooding. This street, underwater until last night. 40 people had to
:00:52. > :00:59.be rescued, many by boat. Vehicles left stranded in the water
:00:59. > :01:02.and mud today towed away. Aaron Burton returns home for the
:01:02. > :01:08.first time since leaving in the early hours of Sunday morning. It
:01:08. > :01:15.is the second time in three years he has been flooded out. I am in a
:01:15. > :01:19.Taoiseach. The mud is everywhere. - - I am in utter shock. I have fond
:01:19. > :01:24.of the insurance company. I'm taking stock of what I have left.
:01:24. > :01:28.And what I have lost. People have lost their homes again. What has
:01:28. > :01:36.Stonehaven done? This could have been prevented. Tough questions
:01:36. > :01:40.from the Environment Minister. Given the scale of the events that
:01:40. > :01:45.happen today, I hope the council could put together a plan to deal
:01:45. > :01:48.with this sort of situation. High Street in Stonehaven is due to
:01:48. > :01:51.come into the international spotlight on Hogmanay with the
:01:51. > :02:00.annual fireball ceremony. The residents are determined that it
:02:00. > :02:05.should still go ahead. At the Town Hall, volunteers are over whelmed
:02:05. > :02:11.by donations to help the flood victims. If you had seen the mess
:02:11. > :02:16.in the streets, all these old people now frightened of the sea.
:02:16. > :02:24.It is heartbreaking. It brings a lump to everybody's throat. Look at
:02:24. > :02:27.these nice people here could have come down. -- that have come down.
:02:27. > :02:35.The streets and pavements can be easily cleaned but inside, the
:02:35. > :02:39.damage has been done that will take a long time to clean up.
:02:39. > :02:45.Three Buddhist monks have been killed in a road accident on the
:02:45. > :02:51.A68 in the Scottish borders. It happens south of the junction with
:02:51. > :02:55.the B468 at 7:30am this morning. One of the car has ended up on its
:02:55. > :02:58.routes -- on its roof. The female driver managed to get out before at
:02:59. > :03:01.the emergency services arrived. Fire crews cut one man freefall
:03:01. > :03:04.stop a man has appeared in court charged with assaulting a
:03:04. > :03:08.councillor who died in Glasgow at the weekend.
:03:08. > :03:12.Darren Murphy is alleged to have punched John Morrison on the head
:03:12. > :03:18.in Dunlop Street. The 25-year-old made no plea or declaration and was
:03:18. > :03:22.released on bail. 43rd year in a row, a book by the
:03:22. > :03:26.Children's Laureate has been turned into a Christmas Day film. Room on
:03:27. > :03:29.the Broom follows the Gruffalo's success. The author lives near
:03:30. > :03:39.Glasgow and says she hopes the film will encourage people to visit a
:03:39. > :03:43.library and read more. Room on the Broom is a tale of a wedge and the
:03:43. > :03:48.third picture book to be made into a film and shown on Christmas Day.
:03:48. > :03:54.-- which. At home, the author admits it has taken her by surprise.
:03:54. > :03:57.It is exciting to have a Christmas Day slot. This year, the
:03:57. > :04:01.illustrator has designed Christmas stamps as well. Some people have
:04:01. > :04:08.accused us of taking over Christmas but I promise you, it was not
:04:08. > :04:11.intentional. As Children's Laureate, Donaldson is passionate about
:04:11. > :04:15.reading and libraries. This summer, she spent six weeks touring
:04:15. > :04:21.libraries between John O'Groats and Land's End to prevent cuts and
:04:21. > :04:25.closures. I think there is more fervour now, because of all the
:04:25. > :04:35.attention that has been devoted to libraries. I feel slightly more
:04:35. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:45.optimistic than I did, but you cannot be complacent. She tapped to
:04:45. > :04:53.the British DEC and... Wash! They were gone. -- tapped the broomstick.
:04:53. > :04:59.She ends her year on a high, as do some offer a lovable creations.
:04:59. > :05:08.-- some of her lovable creations. For one Glasgow family, the odds of
:05:08. > :05:16.a white Christmas have not been squashed. Kelvin Kirkwood's mother
:05:16. > :05:20.won a prize where she two it does not look like the rest of us will
:05:20. > :05:24.be seeing the snow. More of a wet be seeing the snow. More of a wet
:05:24. > :05:27.Christmas than a white Christmas. Not for everyone. The rest of the
:05:27. > :05:32.rain slowly clearing out towards the North Sea as I speak. Looking
:05:32. > :05:36.at the map over the next couple of hours, you can see it disappears
:05:36. > :05:43.out. We used that -- we lose that yellow warning and most areas
:05:43. > :05:47.should be dry but cloudy. Some outbreaks across Orkney. Mist and
:05:48. > :05:52.fog developing at times. Tomorrow, generally dry and there should be
:05:52. > :05:56.some amounts of brightness coming through. Some showers across the
:05:56. > :06:02.North and later pushing in towards Glasgow. Temperatures close to
:06:02. > :06:09.average. Into the evening and overnight, showers working their
:06:09. > :06:14.way in. Across the Northern Isles, it could be wintry. On Boxing Day,
:06:14. > :06:18.much of the country reasonably dry. Then, later on, as we head through
:06:18. > :06:21.towards Thursday, the rain is working north. We can see wintry
:06:21. > :06:25.showers. Much of the country will showers. Much of the country will
:06:25. > :06:28.be dry, as it will be tomorrow. That is the forecast.
:06:28. > :06:31.That is all from us this evening. We will be back with updates on