:00:16. > :00:24.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: The extent of organised crime - police
:00:25. > :00:30.say it costs the economy ?2 billion a year and gangs are looking for new
:00:31. > :00:32.ways to make their money. As the UK Government announces
:00:33. > :00:36.additional support for offshore wind farms at the expense of onshore
:00:37. > :00:46.turbines, what does it mean for the industry in Scotland? Preparing for
:00:47. > :00:49.the worst as Scots and braces itself for gale force winds and travel
:00:50. > :00:52.disruption. Gillian Smart will also have a
:00:53. > :00:55.detailed weather forecast later in the programme. And in sport. And
:00:56. > :00:58.football referees call for urgent talks with the SFA about protecting
:00:59. > :01:02.match officials after this incident involving a Dundee United player.
:01:03. > :01:05.Police have revealed what they believe to be the extent of
:01:06. > :01:11.organised crime in Scotland - 227 groups involving 3,400 people.
:01:12. > :01:14.Organised crime is estimated to cost the Scottish economy ?2 billion a
:01:15. > :01:19.year and it's understood that gangs are now targeting public services
:01:20. > :01:28.and events. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson, has
:01:29. > :01:33.more. In a Blackpool car park, drugs are transferred into a vehicle of a
:01:34. > :01:38.member of a organised crime group. When police stopped the car, they
:01:39. > :01:42.found suitcases containing five kilos of heroin. Shoplifting for
:01:43. > :01:46.profit, and other serious crime, half of all shoplifting in Scotland
:01:47. > :01:54.is by organised groups. Police say they know where the groups are
:01:55. > :01:58.based, they say there are 227 groups organised as businesses and they
:01:59. > :02:03.have 3400 employees. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has
:02:04. > :02:05.contracts worth more than ?2.5 billion and police believe this is
:02:06. > :02:11.regarded as potentially rich pickings by groups. It is estimated
:02:12. > :02:16.that public contracts in Scotland are worth ?9 billion per year.
:02:17. > :02:19.Police say they have all of the evidence that organised crime groups
:02:20. > :02:24.are trying to get a slice of that action, bidding for contracts as
:02:25. > :02:29.varied as childcare, security and waste management. They have urged
:02:30. > :02:34.public bodies to tighten up on their tendering procedures. Police
:02:35. > :02:37.quantify their fightback in this seizure of criminals' assets like
:02:38. > :02:43.this luxury house on the outskirts of Oscar. For some time, cars taken
:02:44. > :02:50.from crime groups have been used by police to patrol the very areas
:02:51. > :02:54.where they operate. We have identified many assets this year
:02:55. > :02:59.already and that is identified so that they can confiscate that not.
:03:00. > :03:04.That must make a huge difference. We will hit them where it hurts, their
:03:05. > :03:07.pockets. We also locking them up and that is important. Police say
:03:08. > :03:13.another success story is activities like this, ?74 million worth of
:03:14. > :03:17.funding from crying proceeds. Cash support from the UK Government
:03:18. > :03:21.for onshore wind farms is to be cut and the money redirected to offshore
:03:22. > :03:24.wind farms. It will provide a boost for the renewables industry, but
:03:25. > :03:32.campaigners claim it won't stop wind farms blighting communities across
:03:33. > :03:37.Scotland. Our environment correspondent, David Miller,
:03:38. > :03:40.reports. This announcement was unexpected and it's left the
:03:41. > :03:44.renewable energy industry scrambling to assess what impact it would
:03:45. > :03:52.have. Tonight, we are getting different messages about what that
:03:53. > :03:55.impact will be. They are a common if controversial part of our landscape,
:03:56. > :04:01.but Scotland will need more than onshore wind farms if it is to meet
:04:02. > :04:07.its renewable energy ambitions. In future, we can expect to see more of
:04:08. > :04:13.these. Giant, offshore wind farms and power generators now know how
:04:14. > :04:16.much they will be paid to operate them. You mac it is about getting
:04:17. > :04:20.best value for money as well as making sure that offshore wind which
:04:21. > :04:26.has a huge potential to contribute to the economy has the commitment
:04:27. > :04:34.and support that it needs. In future, operators will receive ?90
:04:35. > :04:38.per every megawatt hour of electricity a get.
:04:39. > :04:47.That is ?5 less than expected. They will receive ?140 per megawatt
:04:48. > :04:52.generated for offshore wind farms. That compares with today's price of
:04:53. > :04:58.?52 paid for each megawatt hour of baseload electricity. There is
:04:59. > :05:04.frustration tonight at a higher price was not agreed for generators
:05:05. > :05:07.in Scotland's Islands. The UK Government have ignored their own
:05:08. > :05:13.research which pointed to the need for each of the islands, Weston,
:05:14. > :05:18.Orkney and Shetland to have their own specific person -- bespoke
:05:19. > :05:25.measure. I think it is tokenistic. They are trying to show that they
:05:26. > :05:29.are listening. Really, it will make no difference at all in Scotland.
:05:30. > :05:33.Tonight, senior sources here in Scotland have told me that they
:05:34. > :05:38.believe the UK Government's policy is being driven by the needs of
:05:39. > :05:42.English Conservative MPs. They are worried about the backlash about
:05:43. > :05:52.wind farm applications. That is something Danny Alexander denies.
:05:53. > :05:55.Plenty of wind energy tonight. Amber weather warnings are in place
:05:56. > :05:58.tonight across Scotland for gale force winds and snow. Gusts of up to
:05:59. > :06:00.70mph are predicted for some mainland areas tomorrow, and
:06:01. > :06:03.tonight, local authorities, businesses and emergency services
:06:04. > :06:06.are making preparations for serious disruption. Craig Anderson is at the
:06:07. > :06:17.Kessock Bridge in Inverness. Craig, what are we being told about what's
:06:18. > :06:21.coming? What we are being told is that in the very early hours of
:06:22. > :06:26.tomorrow morning, we will see these gales sweeping into the Hebrides and
:06:27. > :06:30.then on the West Coast. As they hit mainland Scotland, the Gaels will
:06:31. > :06:34.veer around and the high winds will cover most of the country as the
:06:35. > :06:44.morning progresses. We could see wind speeds of 70 or possibly even
:06:45. > :06:47.90 mph. There will be snow as well, only a few centimetres on
:06:48. > :06:56.lower-level roads, but possibly up to 20 centimetres on higher ground.
:06:57. > :07:00.The winds may affect the Kessock Bridge or the Forth Bridge, as
:07:01. > :07:05.well, and Transport Scotland are warning that lashing rain and high
:07:06. > :07:11.winds will make for difficult driving conditions and possible
:07:12. > :07:14.disruption. With the gusts up to 80 mph, we expect that there could be
:07:15. > :07:20.bridge closures, it could affect trees, we have already removed
:07:21. > :07:24.branches. We are monitoring the network year from the control
:07:25. > :07:28.centre, we have something like 380 cameras on the network. And what
:07:29. > :07:41.plans are being made to deal with any disruption? Come back to us,
:07:42. > :07:48.Craig! I'm just wondering what plans are being made to... Power companies
:07:49. > :07:54.say they have deployed extra staff around the country. They are
:07:55. > :07:58.preparing for possible disruption caused by power lines been down and
:07:59. > :08:08.power cuts. The operating companies on the rails say they are
:08:09. > :08:12.already... They say that services may be disrupted and they are also
:08:13. > :08:18.reducing speeds on some services. One platform in the North Sea is
:08:19. > :08:21.already -- has already had 85 people taken off it because of the
:08:22. > :08:28.potential of high winds. On the ferries, a number of services have
:08:29. > :08:34.already been cancelled for tomorrow. A number are also under review and
:08:35. > :08:38.they may well be cancelled as the weather picture becomes clearer.
:08:39. > :08:45.Local authorities from the islands down to the borders have been having
:08:46. > :08:49.emergency planning meetings and they say that power cuts may close
:08:50. > :08:52.schools and other facilities. I think it is fair to say that all of
:08:53. > :08:55.these services and authorities up and down the country are hoping for
:08:56. > :09:02.the best, but tonight they are preparing for the worst. Thank you.
:09:03. > :09:08.You are watching Reporting Scotland. Still to come: Join us in Norway
:09:09. > :09:13.where this plant is going to be the first in Europe to import shale gas
:09:14. > :09:17.from the US. The company that runs Grangemouth say that if they do that
:09:18. > :09:25.in Scotland, it was secure jobs there for the next 20 to 25 years.
:09:26. > :09:28.And in sport, ref's rage, why match officials are angry with the
:09:29. > :09:33.Scottish FA and what they intended to do about it. It is business as
:09:34. > :09:36.usual according to Inverness Caledonian Thistle's new manager. We
:09:37. > :09:38.will hear from him later. Air accident investigators are
:09:39. > :09:41.beginning their detailed examination of the helicopter which crashed into
:09:42. > :09:46.the Clutha bar in Glasgow last Friday. Nine people were killed and
:09:47. > :09:50.many more injured. Further tributes have been paid to the pilot of the
:09:51. > :10:00.helicopter, who died along with two police officers on board. Aileen
:10:01. > :10:06.Clarke reports. On the Clydeside, near the Clutha
:10:07. > :10:13.Vaults, the flowers keep coming. Yes, lots of flowers and lots of
:10:14. > :10:16.questions, too. Investigators from various agencies are trying to find
:10:17. > :10:19.the answers to what happened here, a specialist team is being put in
:10:20. > :10:24.place to liaise those with who are the most pressing reason to know
:10:25. > :10:27.more. We are acutely aware that the families of those who have died as
:10:28. > :10:33.well as the public more generally will want to know why this incident
:10:34. > :10:36.took place. It is important to make sure that the investigation is full
:10:37. > :10:44.and as thorough as possible to make sure that lessons are learned for
:10:45. > :10:48.future. Before a meeting of the Scottish police authority, a
:10:49. > :10:51.minute's silence. All of the dead and injured were in their thoughts,
:10:52. > :11:07.but particular mention of the police officers and pilots. They will be
:11:08. > :11:11.much missed and valued. They will all be sadly missed. I have met all
:11:12. > :11:17.three families in the last three days. No one can know what they are
:11:18. > :11:24.going through. But their grief is shared by a great many people. This
:11:25. > :11:31.lady says she was very proud to know the pilot. He would never walk past
:11:32. > :11:38.you. David Traill had a smile on his face when he was 18. He always had
:11:39. > :11:45.that smile on his face. I will remember him with that.
:11:46. > :11:48.The head of the Scottish Fire Service says he was "absolutely
:11:49. > :11:51.shocked" when he discovered that the former chief of Grampian had
:11:52. > :11:54.secretly recorded meetings with him. At a tribunal, 62-year-old David
:11:55. > :11:58.Dayell is claiming age discrimination after he failed to
:11:59. > :12:08.secure a top job in the new service. Kevin Keane reports. He was in an
:12:09. > :12:12.office in one of the buildings behind me when he had two meetings
:12:13. > :12:17.with Alistair Hay in the period running up to the transition from
:12:18. > :12:23.eight Fire services into one. During those meetings, he had a capable of
:12:24. > :12:29.track tape recorder on a chair and recorded what was said. Asked for
:12:30. > :12:32.his reaction, Mr Hayes said he was absolutely distressed and quite
:12:33. > :12:36.shocked that a fellow senior officer would behave in such a way and he
:12:37. > :12:41.said that if he had asked, he would have said yes. Asked about a
:12:42. > :12:45.severance package, Mr Hayes said that would not be available to
:12:46. > :12:50.uniformed officers without prior ministerial approval which he did
:12:51. > :12:54.not have. Asked whether age played any part in the decision not to give
:12:55. > :12:58.David one of the top jobs, he said absolutely not.
:12:59. > :13:02.Mary Riggins, the popular Scottish actress who was best known for her
:13:03. > :13:05.roles in Take the High Road and Balamory, has died. She played Effie
:13:06. > :13:10.in the long running STV soap opera before playing Susie Sweet in the
:13:11. > :13:13.BBC children's programme. She'd had a long career in radio, film and
:13:14. > :13:18.television until she suffered a stroke in April last year. Her
:13:19. > :13:24.family say she died peacefully on Monday at the age of 78.
:13:25. > :13:27.The company that runs the petrochemical complex at Grangemouth
:13:28. > :13:32.says jobs could be secure there for at least the next 20 years. Ineos is
:13:33. > :13:36.putting in place plans for the site to be the first in the UK to import
:13:37. > :13:40.American shale gas. Part of its plan includes building the biggest gas
:13:41. > :13:43.tank in Europe, to store the gas for the plant. It's following a model
:13:44. > :13:53.set up in Norway, from where Catriona Renton reports. Here in the
:13:54. > :13:56.south of Norway, they are putting in place the infrastructure to buy in
:13:57. > :14:03.shale gas from the United States. The reason? Even after shipping, it
:14:04. > :14:08.is much cheaper. Less than half the price of the gas they are currently
:14:09. > :14:13.buying from the North Sea. We import US shale gas to secure the future of
:14:14. > :14:20.the site. This will make sure that the site has a long life. Once up
:14:21. > :14:26.and running, this tank will store a 17,000 tonnes of liquefied gas which
:14:27. > :14:30.will be used to make plastics, just like the petrochemical plant at
:14:31. > :14:34.Grangemouth does. Both sites are run by the same company, INEOS, but this
:14:35. > :14:40.site is profitable and its owners believe it will become more so. This
:14:41. > :14:43.is what Grangemouth can expect. I am right on top of the first tank in
:14:44. > :14:49.Europe to bring in shale gas from the United States and it's an
:14:50. > :14:53.impressive sight. We are 37 metres up in the air here and the one in
:14:54. > :15:00.Grangemouth, it will have twice the capacity. For months, the heat has
:15:01. > :15:03.been on here at Grangemouth. In October, the chemical plant nearly
:15:04. > :15:09.closed following a bitter dispute between management and the Unite
:15:10. > :15:12.union. 800 jobs were set to go. Staff accepted the terms and
:15:13. > :15:17.conditions and the owners agreed to invest in its future. You lack the
:15:18. > :15:23.first thing we have to do is get this investment. That maintains
:15:24. > :15:27.jobs. Then, once we are a profitable company, we can look to see if we
:15:28. > :15:33.can reinvest that cash, bring new plants, new products and as a result
:15:34. > :15:37.of that new jobs. Managements do plan to close down three of
:15:38. > :15:45.Grangemouth's less profitable assets. But tonight, the Unite union
:15:46. > :15:56.says there will be job losses. jobs will disappear from here. You can
:15:57. > :16:02.get away from that. If the investment goes ahead, INEOS says
:16:03. > :16:06.the plant will be secure for at least 20 years. In Norway, the
:16:07. > :16:12.future is bright, it could be in Grangemouth, too.
:16:13. > :16:17.Other stories from across Scotland this Wednesday: Trams are to begin
:16:18. > :16:19.running through the centre of Edinburgh early tomorrow morning -
:16:20. > :16:23.but without passengers. Engineers will take one for a test
:16:24. > :16:26.trip along Princes Street - at walking pace.
:16:27. > :16:30.Perth's City Hall is once again facing the threat of demolition. A
:16:31. > :16:33.report has found plans to turn it into a food market are not viable.
:16:34. > :16:37.Officials say the council should apply again to pull down the
:16:38. > :16:41.building, which has lain empty since 2005.
:16:42. > :16:45.Plans are being drawn up to sell off the former ferry terminal in
:16:46. > :16:48.Stranraer. The one-and-a-half acre site at the East Pier has lain empty
:16:49. > :16:52.since Stena moved its Irish Sea operation to Cairnryan two years
:16:53. > :16:55.ago. Work to improve visitor facilities
:16:56. > :16:59.in the Galloway Forest Park is almost complete. The ?4.5 million
:17:00. > :17:02.project has seen a new visitor centre built at Kirroughtree Forest
:17:03. > :17:08.- which is the park's major mountain-biking hub.
:17:09. > :17:11.A fundraising campaign has been launched to keep a historic gun in
:17:12. > :17:15.Scotland. The 17th century blunderbuss was taken from the
:17:16. > :17:18.Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden. It's been on loan to the visitors'
:17:19. > :17:24.centre for several years, but now the owners have put it up for sale.
:17:25. > :17:27.The First Minister has unveiled the artwork which will feature on his
:17:28. > :17:30.official Christmas card. It's a depiction of Artaban, the legendary
:17:31. > :17:38.fourth wise man, who missed the birth of Jesus because he stopped to
:17:39. > :17:45.help people on the way to Bethlehem. I don't doom too many happy people.
:17:46. > :17:51.I decided to try to make Artaban look happy. He looks happy but also
:17:52. > :17:54.slightly demented. That is probably because he has got this big
:17:55. > :17:56.challenge, to find Jesus. He doesn't make it.
:17:57. > :18:00.And there are more stories from your area - and all the latest news, 24
:18:01. > :18:06.hours a day - on BBC Scotland's website.
:18:07. > :18:10.The discovery of a message in a bottle on the banks of a Highland
:18:11. > :18:12.sea loch has led to new links being formed between schools in Lochaber
:18:13. > :18:15.and Wales. Six-year-old Samara McCormack and her family thought
:18:16. > :18:19.that the letters were written in a foreign language when they first
:18:20. > :18:22.found them near Fort William. But as Jackie O'Brien reports, they had
:18:23. > :18:35.travelled hundreds of miles from the Welsh coast.
:18:36. > :18:39.Samara McCormack and her cousin have been out on a family walk when they
:18:40. > :18:47.made the discovery on the banks of Loch Lenny. We had been walking and
:18:48. > :18:54.my uncle spotted the bottle. He went down to figure out where it came
:18:55. > :18:57.from. The funny writing, as she puts it, turned out to be Welsh but the
:18:58. > :19:03.letters inside the bottle could be quickly translated by their
:19:04. > :19:09.Lochyside RC Primary School teacher. Coincidentally, Andy Sturrock once
:19:10. > :19:18.lived and worked near the Welsh school which sent it. It was fate.
:19:19. > :19:26.As expected, there was huge excitement once the news reached
:19:27. > :19:31.Wales. It is quite amazing. You would not believe it would have got
:19:32. > :19:38.so far. When we looked at the map, the children were very shocked.
:19:39. > :19:40.Finding this was exciting enough for a six-year-old schoolgirl but the
:19:41. > :19:46.discovery has led to so much more than just a message. Because it has
:19:47. > :19:50.become a real-life context for the children's learning, they are
:19:51. > :19:53.writing to children from another school and comparing their cultures.
:19:54. > :19:56.It has brought the project alive for them and they have learned so much
:19:57. > :20:01.more about another country in the British Isles. During the age of
:20:02. > :20:05.high-speed communication and social media, these two very similar skills
:20:06. > :20:19.have been brought together by an old-fashioned message in a bottle.
:20:20. > :20:25.Let's get the sport now, from David. Scottish referees say they are
:20:26. > :20:31.unhappy about the message the FA are sending out about the treatment of
:20:32. > :20:35.referees. This follows a one match ban giving to a Dundee United player
:20:36. > :20:41.for putting a hand on a linesman's throat.
:20:42. > :20:44.It is this incident in the League Cup quarterfinal between Inverness
:20:45. > :20:52.and Dundee United that has caused so much controversy. David Dayell, seen
:20:53. > :20:58.here, among a number of players appearing to grab a linesman by the
:20:59. > :21:02.throat. -- Nadir Ciftci. A SFA panel have handed player a two-game ban,
:21:03. > :21:04.half of which is suspended, but senior football referees in Scotland
:21:05. > :21:19.are unhappy with the punishment. They say that...
:21:20. > :21:29.This former referee agrees with them. Is there any consistency here?
:21:30. > :21:32.Under the umbrella of the SFA, is Scottish amateur football and I know
:21:33. > :21:35.that the punishment dealt out for these types of incidents to the
:21:36. > :21:40.amateur and junior player is much more severe to the extent that
:21:41. > :21:44.people have been banned for life. FSA say they have not heard from the
:21:45. > :21:48.body representing these referees. They are adamant that it would have
:21:49. > :21:58.been befitting of a member 's organisation such as the seat and
:21:59. > :22:03.expiration... Both parties will now be looking for reconciliation on the
:22:04. > :22:08.matter and this season continues. -- such as SSFRA.
:22:09. > :22:12.The new Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager John Hughes says he won't be
:22:13. > :22:15.making big changes at the club - saying it'll be business as usual.
:22:16. > :22:17.The former Falkirk, Hibs and Hartlepool United boss succeeds
:22:18. > :22:21.Terry Butcher. Here Hughes, nicknamed Yogi, gives an insight
:22:22. > :22:25.into his management style. One thing I will say, I do not believe there
:22:26. > :22:29.is a place for a big stake in football. I am here to guide the
:22:30. > :22:33.boys, try to make them better, and as long as I know they have got a
:22:34. > :22:36.standard at this club that they try to play too, the dressing room looks
:22:37. > :22:41.after itself. Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish
:22:42. > :22:44.sport. Four goals from Nicky Clarke helped
:22:45. > :22:51.Rangers beat Forfar 6-1 in League One last night. It's Rangers 19th
:22:52. > :22:53.successive win - a post-war record for the club.
:22:54. > :22:59.Edinburgh rugby are in European Cup action this weekend. With one win
:23:00. > :23:05.and one defeat so far in the group stage, they're targeting a win over
:23:06. > :23:10.English club Gloucester. It is the home game. If you get beat at home,
:23:11. > :23:12.it is a cup challenge to qualify for the next stage.
:23:13. > :23:15.Meanwhile, Glasgow Warriors are aiming to beat Cardiff Blues on
:23:16. > :23:21.Friday. The Warriors are also with one win and one defeat in the
:23:22. > :23:25.competition. We have been at Wales a couple of times this year and come
:23:26. > :23:29.away with victory, so that is the aim, to go down to Wales and get a
:23:30. > :23:32.victory and return to home ground. And Warriors join Glasgow City
:23:33. > :23:36.football team and - seen here - the Scotland curling team, skipped by
:23:37. > :23:38.Eve Muirhead, on the short list for SportScotland's team of the year.
:23:39. > :23:42.Scotland have been drawn with Nepal, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates
:23:43. > :23:48.and Canada in the qualifiers for cricket's 2015 World Cup. Three
:23:49. > :23:51.teams from the group go forward to a play-off competition.
:23:52. > :23:55.And there are more sports stories - plus all the latest news, 24 hours a
:23:56. > :24:05.day - on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:24:06. > :24:07.That is all from me this evening. Let's find out more about what the
:24:08. > :24:12.comings oh has in store for us. comings oh has
:24:13. > :24:17.Batten down the hatches. Good evening. We are less than one week
:24:18. > :24:21.into winter but it is making its presence felt, some severe, Stormy
:24:22. > :24:25.weather on the cards for all of us tonight and tomorrow. The main issue
:24:26. > :24:29.is the strength of the wind. The Met Office have issued an amber weather
:24:30. > :24:32.warning, which means be prepared, because westerly winds will
:24:33. > :24:37.strengthening to severe gale force tonight. It is down to an area of
:24:38. > :24:41.low pressure tracking across to the north of us, bringing heavy pulses
:24:42. > :24:46.of rain. Look at the squeeze on those isobars. Through the early
:24:47. > :24:49.hours we will see gusts of 90 mph over Orkney and exposed western
:24:50. > :24:54.coasts. Tomorrow morning, the greatest impact transfers
:24:55. > :24:59.southwards, to the central belt, and then to the south-east, with gusts
:25:00. > :25:01.of 70 mph, we could see small-scale structural damage and travel
:25:02. > :25:06.disruption and potentially some power outages. For the afternoon,
:25:07. > :25:11.the rain clears, the strongest of the winds begin to ease and at our
:25:12. > :25:16.attention shifts to the north and north-east and frequent heavy snow
:25:17. > :25:19.showers. We have a separate yellow Met Office warning for those because
:25:20. > :25:26.we could see a pew centimetres of snow. Ten to 20 centimetres as
:25:27. > :25:29.possible over the high ground and it will be blowing a gale of Shetland
:25:30. > :25:33.and the coast and over the high ground. Blizzard conditions of the
:25:34. > :25:38.highest level roots tomorrow. Across most of the country in the afternoon
:25:39. > :25:42.it will be dry, some sunshine, it will be cold once that rain clears.
:25:43. > :25:48.We will see a few wintry flurries into the West. It shouldn't it to
:25:49. > :25:52.too much, though. It will stay when around the coasts and that is
:25:53. > :25:55.something to bear in mind, because big waves combined with a spring
:25:56. > :26:00.tide could lead to some flooding in coastal areas. It stays windy into
:26:01. > :26:06.tomorrow evening, particularly over Shetland, still gusts of 70 mph. We
:26:07. > :26:09.are pulling in arctic air, so this is no showers will continue in the
:26:10. > :26:13.north and north-east and it will be a cold night. On Friday, things
:26:14. > :26:16.start to settle down as high pressure builds to the south of us,
:26:17. > :26:22.but we are still pulling in that very cold there. There will be still
:26:23. > :26:26.some snow showers for the Northern Isles, otherwise it will be dry with
:26:27. > :26:31.sunshine, temperatures for many of us will not get much above freezing.
:26:32. > :26:35.It is mild in the weekend, on Saturday there will be rain in the
:26:36. > :26:39.north-west, dry weather in the East. Thanks. Now, a reminder of tonight's
:26:40. > :26:42.main news. Police have revealed what they believe to be the extent of
:26:43. > :26:43.organised crime in Scotland - 227 groups involving 3400 people.
:26:44. > :26:45.Thanks. Now, a reminder of tonight's main news. Organised crime is
:26:46. > :26:49.estimated to cost the Scottish economy ?2 billion a year and it's
:26:50. > :26:56.understood that gangs are now targeting public services and
:26:57. > :27:00.events. Cash support from the UK Government for onshore wind farms is
:27:01. > :27:04.to be cut and money redirected to offshore wind farms. It will provide
:27:05. > :27:06.a boost for the renewables industry. Campaigners claim it will not stop
:27:07. > :27:11.wind farms lighting communities in Scotland. Nigella Lawson had
:27:12. > :27:15.admitted in court that she has taken cocaine but denied she was an
:27:16. > :27:19.addict. Giving evidence at the fraud trial of two personal assistance,
:27:20. > :27:23.she said it happened when she was being subjected to what she called
:27:24. > :27:28.acts of intimate terrorism by her former husband Charles Saatchi. A
:27:29. > :27:30.further ?3 billion in cuts to government department is to be
:27:31. > :27:31.announced tomorrow when the Chancellor delivers his Autumn
:27:32. > :27:34.statement. And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll
:27:35. > :27:38.be back with the headlines at eight and the late bulletin just after the
:27:39. > :27:42.ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team here in Glasgow
:27:43. > :27:47.and around the country, have a very good evening.