:00:00. > :00:17.changes to grading and assessment. That is all from the
:00:18. > :00:24.Tonight on Reporting Scotland. No privatisation of RBS any time
:00:25. > :00:30.soon. Taxpayers may have to wait years to recover their multi billion
:00:31. > :00:36.pound stake in the bank. Bringing HS2 north of the border.
:00:37. > :00:40.The UK government says it could cut the journey time from Scotland to
:00:41. > :00:43.London to just three hours. The Commonwealth baton arrives on
:00:44. > :00:55.Australia's Gold Coast which hosts the games in 2018. Glasgow does not
:00:56. > :01:00.have the beach-side atmosphere, but I am sure Glasgow will put on a
:01:01. > :01:03.fantastic games. We are pretty competitive year in Australia.
:01:04. > :01:06.Also in the programme. The Hibs manager Pat Fenlon resigns
:01:07. > :01:15.after his team's League Cup defeat by Hearts and the protests by fans
:01:16. > :01:18.which followed. It may be years before taxpayers can
:01:19. > :01:23.recover their multi-billion pound stake in Royal Bank of Scotland. RBS
:01:24. > :01:27.had to be bailed out five years ago at the height of the financial
:01:28. > :01:31.crisis. Today, plans were announced for major changes to the bank,
:01:32. > :01:34.designed to help it recover. Its most toxic assets will be
:01:35. > :01:38.ring-fenced, so management can focus on the better parts of the business.
:01:39. > :01:45.Our reporter Lisa Summers is at RBS headquarters in Edinburgh tonight.
:01:46. > :01:51.For the thousands of staff and managers that are based here, this
:01:52. > :01:57.is a chance for a clean slate, a chance to focus on the good things
:01:58. > :02:01.that RBS does. The ultimate aim is privatisation and the debate about
:02:02. > :02:05.what to do with his company has been rumbling on for months, but today,
:02:06. > :02:12.the Chancellor decided the best thing to do was not to split the
:02:13. > :02:21.company up, but to restructure and manage the bad debts from within. Is
:02:22. > :02:30.this one small step to getting this bank back on track. Its debt
:02:31. > :02:35.transferred into one place, a bad bank. Where does this leave us?
:02:36. > :02:42.Privatisation is still a couple of years away. But today, the bank also
:02:43. > :02:51.announced a loss of ?600 million in the last three months and it says it
:02:52. > :02:59.is going to carry out a review of how it supports small businesses.
:03:00. > :03:04.This man is not happy with RBS. His business is one-year-old, there is a
:03:05. > :03:09.high demand for his windows and he wants to grow the company, but he
:03:10. > :03:14.has been denied an extension on his overdraft. It is cash flow, trying
:03:15. > :03:18.to get the money into pate materials and wages. If you have not got the
:03:19. > :03:22.right overdraft facility at the turnover we are doing, it makes
:03:23. > :03:29.things very difficult. And presumably stops you going as well?
:03:30. > :03:39.It is all right being RBS and other banks being risk averse, but you do
:03:40. > :03:46.have to take risks. RBS's new boss has told staff they can do better.
:03:47. > :03:51.Five years ago, we were broke, we had to tighten the organisation up.
:03:52. > :03:56.What is showing in that report is be probably tightened up too much and
:03:57. > :04:02.we need to get this bank back to being normal and serving customers.
:04:03. > :04:08.Commitment then to do more. RBS might be inching its way back on
:04:09. > :04:14.track, but it is still a long way away from full recovery. Is this a
:04:15. > :04:21.new beginning? Promises from the bank to deliver. But there are still
:04:22. > :04:26.a few thorns in RBS' side. Share prices fell today and some in the
:04:27. > :04:31.city are questioning whether this action plan will be effective
:04:32. > :04:35.quickly enough. A sixth person has appeared in court
:04:36. > :04:38.in Glasgow charged with conspiring to commit acts of terrorism and
:04:39. > :04:41.murder two former members of the loyalist paramilitary group the
:04:42. > :04:46.Ulster Defence Association. John Gorman, who is 56 and from Irvine,
:04:47. > :04:49.is alleged to have acted with five others who have also been charged
:04:50. > :04:53.with planning to murder Johnny Adair and Samuel McCrory.
:04:54. > :05:00.A new study is to look at the best ways to bring high-speed rail to
:05:01. > :05:03.Edinburgh and Glasgow. It could cut journey times from both cities to
:05:04. > :05:07.London to below three hours and boost the Scottish economy by ?3
:05:08. > :05:12.billion a year. But there's strong opposition to high speed rail from
:05:13. > :05:22.people in England who live along the proposed route. Here's our Business
:05:23. > :05:26.Editor, Douglas Fraser. It is 75 years since steam wreckers
:05:27. > :05:30.were being set tween Scotland and London. How much longer to catch up
:05:31. > :05:34.with high-speed rail in other countries? Even government ministers
:05:35. > :05:39.are taking a leisurely place on the overnight sleeper. This Transport
:05:40. > :05:44.Minister had an early start in Glasgow to set out plans for plans.
:05:45. > :05:54.This study will look across the range, upgrading track, benefits to
:05:55. > :06:01.make sure that Scotland gets the maximum out of this. The study
:06:02. > :06:07.starts with a controversial plan to build high-speed tracks from London,
:06:08. > :06:15.to Manchester and Leeds. Then the focus could be on new lines and
:06:16. > :06:18.upgrading existing ones to Glasgow and London. The Scottish government
:06:19. > :06:24.wants to see the new rail link brought north. If the current plans
:06:25. > :06:28.to go to Manchester and Leeds result in a dis- benefit to Aberdeen and
:06:29. > :06:39.Dundee, that underscores our point that it has to come to Scotland.
:06:40. > :06:45.Even without the new lines, it should cut travel time to less than
:06:46. > :06:50.four hours. What age do you think you will be by the time this
:06:51. > :06:56.happens? I would not like to answer that, but I will be here and I am
:06:57. > :06:59.looking forward to it. Faster links as a priority for the Scottish
:07:00. > :07:04.economy, but there is a blockage further down the line. Very little
:07:05. > :07:11.of this can happy unless the political debate can be resolved in
:07:12. > :07:15.England. -- can happen. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:07:16. > :07:16.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme.
:07:17. > :07:20.What can communities here learn from the world's most remote inhabited
:07:21. > :07:23.island? In sport, Hibs are looking for a new
:07:24. > :07:25.manager after Pat Fenlon's resignation.
:07:26. > :07:32.And why this man is predicting further acrimony at Rangers.
:07:33. > :07:35.All the details later. The man tasked with assessing
:07:36. > :07:39.Glasgow's readiness to host the Commonwealth Games has admitted that
:07:40. > :07:44.the security firm G4S may be a toxic brand after their failings at the
:07:45. > :07:47.London Olympics. But Bruce Robertson, the Vice President of the
:07:48. > :07:52.Commonwealth Games Federation, says he will not have a problem with them
:07:53. > :07:57.being involved in Glasgow 2014 if they meet the required criteria. Our
:07:58. > :08:03.Commonwealth Games reporter Jane Lewis has more.
:08:04. > :08:08.Glasgow appears ready, most of the venues are in place, but is it on
:08:09. > :08:14.track? These men are assessing just that. And high on their agenda
:08:15. > :08:19.during their latest visit, security. Earlier this week, the BBC
:08:20. > :08:23.revealed that security firm G4S wants to be involved in the games
:08:24. > :08:34.despite coming under fire for their failings at London 20. -- London
:08:35. > :08:41.2012. As long as they can deliver the resources they are promising,
:08:42. > :08:49.and they can deliver, I would be quite comfortable. On other matters,
:08:50. > :08:54.on the latest report card, the commission admits transport is a
:08:55. > :09:00.complex area, but plans are advanced. Extra staff, volunteers
:09:01. > :09:05.and contractors is in hand. And they are comfortable that Glasgow 2014
:09:06. > :09:11.remains on budget. There is quite a bit of work to do before now and
:09:12. > :09:19.then, we are not complacent. But we really are continuing to build and
:09:20. > :09:27.are very focused. The commission will make their final visit to
:09:28. > :09:30.Glasgow in March next year. Well, as preparations for the
:09:31. > :09:33.Commonwealth Games continue here, the Games baton has arrived on
:09:34. > :09:37.Australia's Gold Coast. As Phil Mercer reports, the area will play
:09:38. > :09:46.host to the games in 2018 and will certainly be different to what
:09:47. > :09:50.Glasgow's offering. The Queen's baton certainly made a
:09:51. > :09:54.splash when it was brought ashore on Surfers Paradise, serenaded by a
:09:55. > :09:57.lone piper. Raised in triumph by an Australian gold medallist Sally
:09:58. > :10:00.Pearson, the relay cements the union between two very different cities
:10:01. > :10:08.that will host the next Commonwealth Games. The baton was then passed to
:10:09. > :10:14.the Minister responsible for the event here in 2018. All we do know
:10:15. > :10:17.is that Glasgow does not have the beach side atmosphere and some of
:10:18. > :10:27.the stunning landscapes that we do here. I'm sure Glasgow will put on a
:10:28. > :10:31.fantastic games, but we are pretty competitive in Australia so we would
:10:32. > :10:35.like to think that we will certainly give it a really good go.
:10:36. > :10:42.Construction of a new aquatic centre is on schedule and on budget. It is
:10:43. > :10:45.due to be finished next June in time for a major international
:10:46. > :10:51.competition. It will be the best swimming complex in the country. The
:10:52. > :10:55.Gold Coast will be watching closely to see what sort of show Glasgow
:10:56. > :10:58.puts on next year. Here in Queensland, the authorities are
:10:59. > :11:03.promising a no-frills event in 2018 that will provide value for money.
:11:04. > :11:11.And there is an expectation that Scotland will be a hard act to
:11:12. > :11:16.follow. Glasgow is being talked about quite a lot. I will be going
:11:17. > :11:20.there and we will be watching and learning as much as possible. I
:11:21. > :11:28.believe that Glasgow is going to put the best game ever. And yes, I went
:11:29. > :11:35.to Scots college and I played in a pipe band, so I will becoming for
:11:36. > :11:40.Scotland. The games here are not just about smart venues. Nurturing
:11:41. > :11:46.new talent is another key objective. Especially in the pool where
:11:47. > :11:52.Australia expects success. I will be in my prime by then. I will be the
:11:53. > :12:04.perfect age to be swimming at my best. The baton relay is continuing
:12:05. > :12:07.its mammoth journey across the Commonwealth and as Queensland
:12:08. > :12:10.prepares for its time in the spotlight, it has this goodwill
:12:11. > :12:15.message for Glasgow. CHEERING.
:12:16. > :12:20.Some other stories from across Scotland this Friday evening.
:12:21. > :12:23.A man has been arrested after a series of cash machine raids in
:12:24. > :12:26.Aberdeenshire. The 30-year-old from Liverpool has been charged in
:12:27. > :12:30.connection with attempted robberies in Inverurie and Stonehaven on
:12:31. > :12:38.Monday and another attack on an ATM in Ellon earlier this month.
:12:39. > :12:42.Major conservation work is to be carried out at Kisimul Castle on the
:12:43. > :12:47.Isle of Barra. Historic Scotland and the clan chief MacNeil of Barra have
:12:48. > :12:51.agreed plans that will see over ?200,000 invested in the castle.
:12:52. > :12:55.Half the money was raised by members of the Clan MacNeil living overseas.
:12:56. > :12:59.A diabetes centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has been officially named
:13:00. > :13:02.after a son of the city who's credited with discovering insulin.
:13:03. > :13:06.JJR Macleod jointly won the Nobel Prize in 1923. He made the discovery
:13:07. > :13:14.in Canada before returning to Scotland. A new ?2 million ferry
:13:15. > :13:19.terminal has been opened at Sconser on the Isle of Skye. It will serve
:13:20. > :13:23.the new hybrid diesel electric ferry that is due to start on the Raasay
:13:24. > :13:26.crossing. New research into Alzheimers could bring treatment a
:13:27. > :13:30.step closer according to scientists at Edinburgh university. The charity
:13:31. > :13:33.Alzheimer's Research and the Scottish Government are funding a
:13:34. > :13:42.half million pound study over three years.
:13:43. > :13:49.Our current treatments for Alzheimer's disease are really not
:13:50. > :13:55.very effective. The point of this study is to try to find out why the
:13:56. > :13:57.cells are dying and to try to prevent them from dying.
:13:58. > :14:01.This is what the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
:14:02. > :14:05.could look like. A preferred bidder has been picked for the ?200 million
:14:06. > :14:09.project near Aberdeen Airport. The existing venue at the Bridge of Don
:14:10. > :14:11.isn't big enough for some larger shows and events.
:14:12. > :14:16.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news, 24
:14:17. > :14:21.hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.
:14:22. > :14:26.Can Scottish communities learn from the 260 people who live on the
:14:27. > :14:30.world's most remote inhabited island? The idea is being discussed
:14:31. > :14:34.in Glasgow today were experts have been examining a way of life which
:14:35. > :14:41.was founded almost two centuries ago.
:14:42. > :14:45.Despite the smoke and fumes, despite the landslides, the corruption is
:14:46. > :14:49.over. More than 1700 miles from the
:14:50. > :14:57.African coast, Tristan de Cunha's volcanic eruption forced its
:14:58. > :15:02.inhabitants to flee the island. They were determined to be kept together.
:15:03. > :15:09.We want to live in one big family, like we did here. Windswept and
:15:10. > :15:18.remote, second county council reckoned it was the perfect place
:15:19. > :15:27.for them to be settled. -- Zetland. What they had in Shetland was not
:15:28. > :15:33.dissimilar. And they had similar problems. In the event, they were
:15:34. > :15:40.settled in a disused army camp in Hampshire, a move which persuaded
:15:41. > :15:47.all but a handful to return home within two years ago.
:15:48. > :15:57.They have survived on their own. The community to which they returned
:15:58. > :16:07.was founded by somebody from Kelsall -- Kelso and it remains -- that is
:16:08. > :16:12.guaranteed in his remains rooted. We had a remarkable philosophy. He
:16:13. > :16:19.believed that everybody should work of the common good. That remains the
:16:20. > :16:25.absolute bedrock of Tristan de Cunha's way of life. Their
:16:26. > :16:30.remoteness is extreme, but the creation of a sustainable community
:16:31. > :16:34.provides lessons for remote Scottish committees as well.
:16:35. > :16:37.Some of the country's top ice climbers are heading for the
:16:38. > :16:41.Highlands this weekend, to compete in what's billed as Scotland's first
:16:42. > :16:43.ice festival. But they won't have to worry about the weather, as the
:16:44. > :16:47.competition's taking place indoors. Craig Anderson joins us now from the
:16:48. > :16:53.Ice Factor climbing centre at Kinlochleven.
:16:54. > :16:57.Well, David, welcome to life in the freezer. It is about a constant
:16:58. > :17:02.minus three degrees here, and this is the world's largest indoor
:17:03. > :17:06.climbing wall. At this facility, some of the world's top ice
:17:07. > :17:11.climbers, and also some novices, will be trying to get to the top of
:17:12. > :17:14.their chosen sport this weekend. The dusting of snow on the mountains
:17:15. > :17:19.means the winter climbing season is just around the corner. But having
:17:20. > :17:22.an indoor facility like this means climbers can practice their moves on
:17:23. > :17:29.a frozen cliff face whatever the weather, and compete against each
:17:30. > :17:32.other. Confidence comes into it. Battering an axe into the ice. Some
:17:33. > :17:38.people are quite happy to test it, other people spend a long time
:17:39. > :17:42.trying to make sure it will hold. They are getting ready to fall off
:17:43. > :17:46.the page you that. There are so many variables. One Britain's top young
:17:47. > :17:50.climbers has come to compete from Yorkshire, and she is only 12 alt.
:17:51. > :17:55.You have to keep your muscles tight every time you move an axe, because
:17:56. > :18:01.you don't know whether it will come out or nothing. But isn't it really
:18:02. > :18:05.dangerous? Yes, but to get the thrill of it, it's got to be a bit
:18:06. > :18:14.dangerous. So, if a 12-year-old can do it, why not?
:18:15. > :18:18.Well, I'm no climber, but I have to say, this is a great deal of fun.
:18:19. > :18:26.The feelings of fear are exceeded only by the agony on the muscles. I
:18:27. > :18:30.have seen some injuries here, like people losing teeth. I have seen an
:18:31. > :18:36.ice axe through somebody's Chica while back when I was training with
:18:37. > :18:44.them, but nothing major ! Ouch. But despite the danger, life in the
:18:45. > :18:47.freezer seems increasingly popular. There will be something like 60
:18:48. > :18:52.competitors here over the weekend to enjoy the indoor conditions here.
:18:53. > :18:57.Hopefully, there won't be too many ice axe is through the cheeks as
:18:58. > :19:00.these people enjoy what is becoming an increasingly popular sport. Back
:19:01. > :19:06.to you. Back down to earth now. And the rest
:19:07. > :19:10.of tonight's sport, from David. Nice and warm in here !
:19:11. > :19:13.Hibernian are looking for a new team manager - that's because Pat Fenlon
:19:14. > :19:16.quit the club this afternoon. The Irishman denies being sacked and
:19:17. > :19:19.says the decison to leave was his alone. Our reporter Brian McLauchlin
:19:20. > :19:29.has been speaking to Fenlon and joins us now from Easter Road.
:19:30. > :19:33.Brian, why's he gone and why today? Well, David, it has just been for
:19:34. > :19:36.league wins the Hibs this season, and also a number of disappointing
:19:37. > :19:45.results for Pat Fenlon throughout the season, including a 7-0 defeat,
:19:46. > :19:49.and two defeats to the city rivals Hearts. The latest of those was on
:19:50. > :19:51.Wednesday night, in the quarterfinal of the League Cup, and after that
:19:52. > :19:56.game, a number of fans outside the stadium here vented their disquiet
:19:57. > :20:03.at the way they feel that Pat Fenlon has been running the club recently.
:20:04. > :20:06.I spoke to him just a short time ago and asked him, first of all, if
:20:07. > :20:11.Wednesday night's defeats to Hearts was the end of the story and tipped
:20:12. > :20:14.him over. That doesn't bother me, because I understand football. When
:20:15. > :20:16.you are involved as a manager, you understand that people vent their
:20:17. > :20:21.frustration at you because you are at the top of the tree, and I hope
:20:22. > :20:25.that I take myself out of that equation, it just becomes about the
:20:26. > :20:29.team and backing the team, and I think is important to move forward.
:20:30. > :20:34.When we are in a good position in the league, we can go and kick them.
:20:35. > :20:40.So, who next for Bernie and artsy? Well, the man in charge and Sunday
:20:41. > :20:43.will be the assistant manager. But the make-up favourites is a former
:20:44. > :20:49.Kilmarnock manager will stop Craig Levine is also in the frame, but the
:20:50. > :20:53.only men we know we'll be taking over will be in the boardroom here.
:20:54. > :20:55.No decision has been made as yet. Watch this space. Thank you very
:20:56. > :20:57.much. Rangers can expect an acrimonious
:20:58. > :21:01.shareholders' meeting, according to the man who admits he's been unable
:21:02. > :21:05.to broker peace at Ibrox. Dave King says there's no consensus between
:21:06. > :21:09.the opposing factions. He's put his hopes of gaining an active role at
:21:10. > :21:19.Rangers on hold, as Alasdair Lamont reports.
:21:20. > :21:25.The man who would be King, except for now, at least, Dave King admits
:21:26. > :21:28.he has failed in his stated mission. To see whether I'm in a position to
:21:29. > :21:31.facilitate taking the club forward, get rid of that is harmony and the
:21:32. > :21:38.lack of unity both at board level and between the board and the fans.
:21:39. > :21:42.King met all the main players. The brothers who only 25% voting rights,
:21:43. > :21:45.and Jim McCall and Paul Murray, who are looking to turn significant
:21:46. > :21:50.shareholder backing into boardroom power. But today, King said certain
:21:51. > :21:53.influential shareholders are not willing to compromise, and it seems
:21:54. > :21:59.inevitable that an acrimonious AGM lies ahead. At least until that
:22:00. > :22:06.meeting finally takes place, things remain influx at Ibrox. I would just
:22:07. > :22:11.prefer some kind of clarity and some stability, eventually. For Dave King
:22:12. > :22:18.coming in, you need the managers do copper mines and except that. They
:22:19. > :22:20.are not prepared to do so. It is never ending just now. There is
:22:21. > :22:24.always something else happening, every day. You'll macro the only
:22:25. > :22:27.certainty around these parts is further uncertainty.
:22:28. > :22:30.Celtic's captain Scott Brown has lost his appeal against a Champions
:22:31. > :22:33.League ban. Brown was banned for a total of three matches for
:22:34. > :22:36.punishment kicking Barcelona's Neymar last month. He's already
:22:37. > :22:39.missed one match and won't be eligible for the match against Ajax
:22:40. > :22:44.next week or the visit of AC Milan later
:22:45. > :22:49.that is disappointing. We felt we had a good case, and my own personal
:22:50. > :22:54.feeling is, that that is excessive for a misdemeanour. Whatever you
:22:55. > :22:59.want to call it. But we have appealed it, and I'm sure we will
:23:00. > :23:03.get a fair hearing. But it wasn't to be, so it is a blow for us,
:23:04. > :23:09.obviously, blow for him, and we will just have to deal with it. And now,
:23:10. > :23:12.a taste of what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:23:13. > :23:15.Scotland captain Darren Fletcher won't be hurried into first team
:23:16. > :23:18.action by his club manager. He hasn't played since the end of last
:23:19. > :23:21.year because of a bowel condition, but appeared for Manchester United's
:23:22. > :23:26.under-21s in mid-week. Edinburgh rugby are
:23:27. > :23:36.looking much stronger every day, so we won't rush him, because we don't
:23:37. > :23:39.any setbacks with his recovery. Edinburgh Rugby are at home to
:23:40. > :23:42.Italian side Treviso in the pro 12 litre night. A win could lift
:23:43. > :23:44.Edinburgh up the table from tenth place.
:23:45. > :23:47.Glasgow Warriors are in Ireland for their match against Connacht on
:23:48. > :23:52.Saturday. They're looking for a win after the disappointment of last
:23:53. > :23:54.week's defeat by Munster. We lost last week, so there is a
:23:55. > :23:59.determination to play better, and we will have to do, because they are a
:24:00. > :24:02.tough side. It's the hottest rivalry on the ice
:24:03. > :24:05.- well, in Scotland, at least. The Braehead Clan host Edinburgh
:24:06. > :24:10.Capitals in what's being billed as ice hockey's battle of the M8.
:24:11. > :24:15.Edinburgh is known as a team with a lot of skill, so they definitely
:24:16. > :24:18.like to take chances when they can, and they usually capitalise on their
:24:19. > :24:21.chances, so we must be very careful. Scotland trail Ireland 3-1 going
:24:22. > :24:25.into the second leg of this year's shinty-hurling match. It's at
:24:26. > :24:29.Inverness tomorrow. And there are more sports stories,
:24:30. > :24:39.plus all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:24:40. > :24:42.I think that is enough from me. Thank you very much.
:24:43. > :24:47.Thank you very Let's get the weekend weather
:24:48. > :24:50.forecast now, from Chris. Good evening. Most showers tend to
:24:51. > :24:54.fade away this evening and overnight, and the wind is falling
:24:55. > :24:59.light as well, which means it will be dry, clear and cold, and fairly
:25:00. > :25:03.frosty as well. Here is the map from seven o'clock. Most showers confined
:25:04. > :25:07.to the Barnaul, is still a fresh breeze for Orkney and Shetland.
:25:08. > :25:11.Elsewhere, with light winds, close to freezing in towns and cities,
:25:12. > :25:15.with a widespread frost, but some parts of Aberdeenshire and pigeon
:25:16. > :25:19.may be as low as -4. A cold start to the day tomorrow, a bright start,
:25:20. > :25:23.but cold, and daily sunshine. Clouding over in the south-west,
:25:24. > :25:26.followed by outbreaks of rain which will work into the central ball by
:25:27. > :25:31.early afternoon and then further north by mid-afternoon. It falls as
:25:32. > :25:34.snow in the high ground, roundabout above 500 metres, so the highest
:25:35. > :25:38.road routes are affected. By mid-afternoon, where most people
:25:39. > :25:46.live, it is cold, wet and windy. Seven, eight, or nine degrees at
:25:47. > :25:52.best. Showers, slow-moving at times. The rain never quite reaches the top
:25:53. > :25:57.by in daylight, and hopefully Orkney and Shetland State Drive for most of
:25:58. > :26:00.the day, but rain later on. If you are hill walking climbing, some
:26:01. > :26:05.brighter skies, winds from the east around 25 miles an hour, rain
:26:06. > :26:11.turning to snow on high ground, and it will be windy. Steady speeds, but
:26:12. > :26:14.sometimes gusting to around 60 mph. Across the East, heavy snow through
:26:15. > :26:18.the Perthshire hills and the Angus hills. Blizzard conditions once you
:26:19. > :26:22.add on the wind speed and heavy rain across the borders as well. On the
:26:23. > :26:27.inshore waters, a southeasterly force six, then turning cyclonic in
:26:28. > :26:31.the afternoon before gale eight towards the evening. In the east,
:26:32. > :26:35.around the Firth of Forth, a site that would force five and then six
:26:36. > :26:39.through the evening. Fairly rough seas, but hopefully quite good
:26:40. > :26:43.visibility. The rest of the afternoon through overnight, the
:26:44. > :26:45.rain continued to travel northwards, maybe lingering across
:26:46. > :26:50.Aberdeenshire, which could bring some snow down to the highest road
:26:51. > :26:56.routes. As we had to Sunday, five proved. The low-pressure proof that
:26:57. > :27:00.were pulled away, and it is a case of sunshine and showers, although
:27:01. > :27:02.some rain in the East. Plenty of sunshine for many mainland part of
:27:03. > :27:07.the country. One or two showers pepper the West Coast. Cold despite
:27:08. > :27:10.the sun. Monday is probably the best day of whether next week will stop
:27:11. > :27:13.dry and bright with one or two scattered showers across the
:27:14. > :27:16.north-east, and the rain returns by Tuesday. Tonight, it will be cold
:27:17. > :27:24.and frosty. That is the forecast. Thanks, Chris. Now, a reminder of
:27:25. > :27:27.tonight's main news. The BBC broadcaster Paul Gambaccini
:27:28. > :27:29.has been arrested following historical allegations of sexual
:27:30. > :27:34.abuse. It forms part of Operation Yewtree. A series of police
:27:35. > :27:36.investigation that followed the Jimmy Savile scandal.
:27:37. > :27:40.Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it will not split its business in
:27:41. > :27:43.two as it tries to recover from the financial crisis, but instead create
:27:44. > :27:47.a separate internal bank to deal with ?38 billion worth of bad
:27:48. > :27:51.assets. Shares in the bank, which is mainly owned by the taxpayer, today
:27:52. > :27:54.fell by 7.5%. In the phone hacking trial, jurors
:27:55. > :27:58.have heard how the former News of the World editor Andy Coulson told a
:27:59. > :28:02.journalist working on a story about a TV celebrity to "do his phone".
:28:03. > :28:11.Andy Coulson, along with seven other defendants, deny all the charges
:28:12. > :28:14.against them. And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll
:28:15. > :28:18.be back with the headlines at eight and the late bulletin just after the
:28:19. > :28:19.Ten O'Clock News. Until then, from everyone on