:00:00. > :00:00.6pm. It's goodbye from me and on BBC One, we join our teams where you
:00:00. > :00:26.are. lorry driver has died and thousands
:00:27. > :00:30.of homes are without power tonight after gusts of 90 mph swept
:00:31. > :00:39.Scotland. It has been a day of travel chaos.
:00:40. > :00:45.I am live in Glasgow's Central Station with the very latest on the
:00:46. > :00:53.travel situation across the country. Energy companies battled to restore
:00:54. > :00:58.supplies. Also tonight, Scotland's, budget gets a ?300 million boost
:00:59. > :01:03.from the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, but a row has broken out
:01:04. > :01:07.between the Scottish and UK governments about the future of oil
:01:08. > :01:14.revenues. Back on track, the first time to
:01:15. > :01:20.travel along Princes Street since 1956 complete a successful test run.
:01:21. > :01:27.And Scotland's referees stop short of a strike but say they need better
:01:28. > :01:32.guarantees of protection. Good evening. Winter storms have
:01:33. > :01:37.battered Scotland over the past 24 hours, as rain, snow and hail
:01:38. > :01:42.brought the road and rail network to a standstill. In West Lothian, a
:01:43. > :01:46.lorry driver was killed when his truck was blown over. Electricity
:01:47. > :01:52.lines were brought down and is 1.100 and 30,000 homes were without power.
:01:53. > :01:56.Police warned people against taking to the rounds. Reporters have been
:01:57. > :01:59.out and about throughout the day. Let's join Catriona Renton at
:02:00. > :02:04.Glasgow Central Station. The whole rail network was shut down and the
:02:05. > :02:10.station evacuated this morning. What is the picture there now?
:02:11. > :02:16.This sign says it all and you will see the departure boards are pretty
:02:17. > :02:17.empty but things are starting gradually here to get back to normal
:02:18. > :02:27.this evening. This place was deserted this
:02:28. > :02:35.morning, as high wind brought the rail network to a standstill.
:02:36. > :02:38.Robbins on the road as well. Police advised motorists not to drive in
:02:39. > :02:42.the South, the West and the central belt. There have been multiple road
:02:43. > :02:46.traffic accidents and one lorry driver in West Lothian was killed.
:02:47. > :02:50.My colleagues from around the country will bring you the very
:02:51. > :02:55.latest this evening. First a report from the scene of that fatal crash
:02:56. > :03:01.just outside of age. It was just after 8am this morning that a gust
:03:02. > :03:07.of wind appears to have blown this lorry across the carriageway into
:03:08. > :03:13.the trees and of the road. -- Bathgate. The driver died but
:03:14. > :03:16.remarkably only four other people sustained minor injuries. When you
:03:17. > :03:20.see the impact of the trailer has had on the vehicles underneath its
:03:21. > :03:24.weight, it is remarkable their injuries were not more serious. In
:03:25. > :03:28.the West of Edinburgh, this car was crushed under a falling tree.
:03:29. > :03:32.The driver was freed and is in a stable condition in hospital. The
:03:33. > :03:36.wind tore through the city as people made their way to work and school.
:03:37. > :03:44.The Forth Road Bridge was vulnerable to the gusts. Be highest recorded
:03:45. > :03:53.wind speed was 191 mph this morning. IMac in the Borders, the A68 was
:03:54. > :04:00.closed for a time. Here even Christmas was on the ropes. We have
:04:01. > :04:11.lost our nativity scene. As the wind fell, the tide rose. The East Coast
:04:12. > :04:16.serge peaked at 4pm this afternoon. We have not had anything as bad here
:04:17. > :04:20.since 1953. The worst of the weather has passed that a flood warning
:04:21. > :04:26.remains in place for the early hours of tomorrow morning. No time to
:04:27. > :04:30.reflect on the wind damage as the Arctic last did all it could to
:04:31. > :04:36.hinder repair work. Is is still coming through. This family had a
:04:37. > :04:43.lucky escape when a tree crashed through their roof feet of from
:04:44. > :04:47.where they were sleeping. I heard this almighty bang so I went rushing
:04:48. > :04:52.through to my son's room to make sure he was OK. When I came onto the
:04:53. > :04:58.landing I looked up to see a tree through my bathroom roof. There were
:04:59. > :05:04.long tailbacks on the M90 after this lorry flipped over on the Friarton
:05:05. > :05:09.Bridge. This car in Info Rory was one of many which had to be dragged
:05:10. > :05:14.from floodwaters. The storms moved in from the North, heating Shetland
:05:15. > :05:25.first, where ferries were cancelled and fishing boats were pulled free.
:05:26. > :05:30.We were able to dispatch a tug boat and we now have the boats safely
:05:31. > :05:35.moored. The roof of this building in Lewis was blown off. It stopped
:05:36. > :05:44.short of crashing into nearby houses. It has not in the rear
:05:45. > :05:49.windscreen and caused heavy denting to one car and the other has damage
:05:50. > :05:52.to the roof. If the wind and rain had not made it clear enough, this
:05:53. > :05:58.snowy scene which followed reaffirmed the message that winter
:05:59. > :06:03.has arrived. All that is left of a taxi, hit by a
:06:04. > :06:08.tree in Hamilton. Its occupants were taken to hospital. Their condition
:06:09. > :06:12.is not known. In Glasgow's West end, the people in this car had a lucky
:06:13. > :06:19.escape. High sided lorries were particularly at risk. The A76 was
:06:20. > :06:23.blocked for a time near Dumfries. Police Scotland described road
:06:24. > :06:27.conditions as extremely dangerous. The whole of Scotland has been
:06:28. > :06:32.affected. Trees have fallen down. You can hear in the background the
:06:33. > :06:35.sound of trees being cleared. That is a familiar picture right across
:06:36. > :06:38.Scotland. We are recovering heavy goods be a cause which have crashed
:06:39. > :06:46.and unfortunately there has been a number of road crashes as well. Rail
:06:47. > :06:50.passengers fared no better. They had expected delays but eventually the
:06:51. > :06:59.entire rail network had to be shut down. O was evacuated when debris
:07:00. > :07:03.hit the roof. -- Glasgow Central Station was evacuated. The stigma it
:07:04. > :07:11.is just the weather in Scotland. I suppose I cannot blame them. Many
:07:12. > :07:15.homes are still without electricity. Extra engineers are
:07:16. > :07:19.still working to reconnect customers but despite their efforts, many will
:07:20. > :07:23.be without power overnight. Ferries and flights also remain disrupted.
:07:24. > :07:28.The advice is to check with your operator before setting out.
:07:29. > :07:33.That is the picture across the country from today. Let's get the
:07:34. > :07:36.latest on the travel situation on the trains. I'm joined by the
:07:37. > :07:41.managing director of ScotRail will stop it has been a difficult day for
:07:42. > :07:47.you and your passengers. What is happening now? Network rail have
:07:48. > :07:52.managed to improve the lot of roots and we can now introduce services so
:07:53. > :07:57.hopefully we will see services go back to some normality tonight.
:07:58. > :08:04.Let's look ahead to the morning. What is the situation there? We
:08:05. > :08:08.expect to run a near normal service tomorrow morning. We would just ask
:08:09. > :08:13.able to check the websites and we will put out as much information as
:08:14. > :08:20.we can tonight as we are advised how the roots of. Thank you. The
:08:21. > :08:24.passengers here had been extremely tolerant all day. Now there are
:08:25. > :08:30.still problems on the roads. Many remain locked because of fallen
:08:31. > :08:34.trees, debris, flooding and in the North even some snow. The advice is
:08:35. > :08:41.whatever mode of transport you are planning on taking, please check
:08:42. > :08:45.before you set out. Thank you. That is the picture for travellers
:08:46. > :08:49.on the road and rail networks but as we have been hearing, many people
:08:50. > :08:51.are still without electricity as engineers from Scottish Hydro and
:08:52. > :08:55.ScottishPower battle to restore supplies.
:08:56. > :09:02.Our reporter joins us from North Kessock.
:09:03. > :09:07.Yes, tens of thousands of people woke up this morning to darkness of
:09:08. > :09:11.outside and inside their homes. The lights of Inverness you can see over
:09:12. > :09:16.there but here in North Kessock, the only lights are our own. I invite
:09:17. > :09:20.was one of those people who woke up this morning without electricity. It
:09:21. > :09:25.shows you the dangers of having an electric alarm clock. Engineers were
:09:26. > :09:29.placed around the country in anticipation of problems this
:09:30. > :09:33.morning and they were mobilised as false were reported. Throughout the
:09:34. > :09:39.morning, more and more customers were phoning in to report no power.
:09:40. > :09:42.At one point, 130,000 people were without electricity, although
:09:43. > :09:48.throughout the day that has been much reduced. At this point, our aim
:09:49. > :09:53.is to have as many customers back on supply with him today as we possibly
:09:54. > :09:57.can manage, but as you say, it is an early stage, as we move through the
:09:58. > :10:07.highest rarities, additional work will come to light and we will be
:10:08. > :10:11.getting engineers out to those. And tonight engineers are still battling
:10:12. > :10:15.to restore supplies. The wind has abated but there are still some snow
:10:16. > :10:19.showers coming through and just a short time ago, something like
:10:20. > :10:22.40,000 homes were still without power. Most of those should be
:10:23. > :10:27.reconnected during the evening, but not all of them. What the power
:10:28. > :10:31.companies say is that people should be careful if they are using the
:10:32. > :10:35.likes of candles or paraffin heaters in their homes, and if they have
:10:36. > :10:39.been without power all day and they have neighbours who are perhaps
:10:40. > :10:45.elderly or vulnerable, it might be an idea to check how they are. A
:10:46. > :10:47.pretty rough day across the whole country.
:10:48. > :10:54.Our weather presenter is here now. How did all this happened? What
:10:55. > :10:59.causes this extreme weather? It is down to a deepening the Atlantic low
:11:00. > :11:03.tracking to the North of us. Look at the tightly packed isobars. They
:11:04. > :11:09.gave us the storm force wind. For a winter storm, it is not that
:11:10. > :11:16.unusual. The storm of January 2012 gave us a gust of 102 mph. But what
:11:17. > :11:20.is unusual this time is the potential for storm surges and for
:11:21. > :11:24.that to happen, several key elements in the two fall into place. You need
:11:25. > :11:27.the pressure, the high tide and the strong wind. In this instance,
:11:28. > :11:32.low-pressure sitting out in the North Sea and low-pressure when it
:11:33. > :11:35.is over open water leads to a rise in sea level and as the wind
:11:36. > :11:38.strengthens, that gets pushed towards the coast and that is when
:11:39. > :11:42.we can see some issues with coastal flooding, as we have seen to some
:11:43. > :11:47.extent in the East of Scotland, but it is more of a concern South of the
:11:48. > :11:53.border. And you will be back with a full forecast at the end of the
:11:54. > :11:55.programme. Still to come: Back on track.
:11:56. > :12:01.The first try to travel along Princes Street since 1956 completes
:12:02. > :12:12.a successful test run. -- the first tram.
:12:13. > :12:17.INAUDIBLE . In sport, Scottish referees will not
:12:18. > :12:28.strike that say more work is needed to give them more protection. More
:12:29. > :12:33.in the sports section. The Scottish Government's budget is
:12:34. > :12:36.set to increase by more than ?300 million pounds over the next two
:12:37. > :12:39.years, the Chancellor has announced. George Osborne says the extra cash,
:12:40. > :12:42.part of his Autumn Statement, means spending by the Scottish Government
:12:43. > :12:46.would be cut by less than 0.2%. But Finance Secretary John Swinney says
:12:47. > :12:50.the increase fails to make up for earlier cuts. In a moment, we'll get
:12:51. > :12:52.the reaction in Holyrood from our political editor, Brian Taylor, but
:12:53. > :13:02.first here's our westminster correspondent, Tim Reid.
:13:03. > :13:12.Autumnal scenes at Westminster, no sign of the high winds elsewhere,
:13:13. > :13:15.instead a political storm. . Oil forecast are independently produced
:13:16. > :13:21.by the Office for Budget Responsibility so either the SNP
:13:22. > :13:26.believes that it has been -- numbers have been fiddled to stack up their
:13:27. > :13:32.against independence or the truth is this, they are making a false
:13:33. > :13:35.promise to the Scottish people. The Office for Budget Responsibility has
:13:36. > :13:40.reduced by ?4 billion the amount that North Sea oil will contribute
:13:41. > :13:51.to the economy, ?3 billion less than the SNP estimates. It assumes
:13:52. > :13:56.increased investment in the North Sea oil and gas sector, and that
:13:57. > :14:00.leads to less production in the medium and longer term, I don't
:14:01. > :14:02.think those two assumptions of increased investment and lower
:14:03. > :14:08.production are particularly credible. The Chancellor has
:14:09. > :14:12.allocated extra money to Scotland's budget with ?10 million for building
:14:13. > :14:16.on Shetland in Scotland's ministers match it. You're the Scottish
:14:17. > :14:21.Government now has to make a choice about whether they are going to take
:14:22. > :14:25.the same priorities that we have two help the economy to go or whether
:14:26. > :14:29.they want to spend the money elsewhere. Scottish ministers say
:14:30. > :14:34.plans that could see school leavers having to work until 69 before
:14:35. > :14:38.getting a pension will be reviewed after independence. Opponents say
:14:39. > :14:44.that raises more questions. With the prediction on decreasing oil
:14:45. > :14:49.revenues, with the challenge of raising pension ages, the SNP need
:14:50. > :14:55.to give this -- a sense of how they will fill these black holes. No
:14:56. > :15:01.disagreement today, over ?10 million for a sign said -- re-signed centre.
:15:02. > :15:10.This statement is the last before Scotland decide its future. It has
:15:11. > :15:16.become one more battle ground for those who want independence and
:15:17. > :15:21.those who do not. I'm joined now from the Scottish
:15:22. > :15:24.parliament Brian Taylor, Brian, I am sure the Scottish Government will
:15:25. > :15:30.have been watching the statement closely. What is the reaction in
:15:31. > :15:36.Holyrood? because of that referendum, everything is seen
:15:37. > :15:41.through the prism. Let's talk about pensions. You have to work longer to
:15:42. > :15:46.get one. The Scottish Government say some of the increase can be deferred
:15:47. > :15:51.and -- and then -- under independence. Business rates, the
:15:52. > :15:57.Chancellor is capping business rates in England. I'm betting that John
:15:58. > :16:01.Swinney will match that exactly when he announces next Wednesday.
:16:02. > :16:04.Childcare, you have that core issue and argument, the Scottish
:16:05. > :16:09.Government says it is a big offer under independence as a venue can
:16:10. > :16:13.get the tax revenues back that allow it to be funded. The opponents say
:16:14. > :16:17.you have some money now, get on with it. Alexander is comforted by one
:16:18. > :16:24.thing that the issue of the possible offer is being discussed by his
:16:25. > :16:29.rivals. He borrows the line from Burns.
:16:30. > :16:32.It was billed as a Dragons' Den-style competition to regenerate
:16:33. > :16:35.struggling Scottish town centres. But BBC Scotland can reveal that all
:16:36. > :16:39.seven of the winners of the pilot Retail Rocks project have now either
:16:40. > :16:43.shut down or moved out of the Aberdeen community where it launched
:16:44. > :16:52.three years ago. Fiona Stalker reports.
:16:53. > :16:58.Final preparations for the opening of her new gallery. This artist was
:16:59. > :17:06.a retail rock winner. She shut up shop in Tory last week. It was great
:17:07. > :17:12.at first. There was a tangible air of something happening. After six
:17:13. > :17:16.months, it all died down and we were left it to our own devices. There
:17:17. > :17:22.was some support, but I think they should have been more strategic
:17:23. > :17:26.support and a longer term plan. The aim was to help regenerate the
:17:27. > :17:30.community, once a thriving district. Now, all of the Retail Rocks
:17:31. > :17:40.businesses have either shot or left the area. Budding entrepreneurs were
:17:41. > :17:48.given empty shops for a year. What went wrong? Don't think football is
:17:49. > :18:00.enough just yet. But I will say is that the Retail Rocks came at a time
:18:01. > :18:05.during the downtime - downturn. Shops don't last long around here.
:18:06. > :18:12.They're here for a few months and gone. They just aren't making a
:18:13. > :18:17.success any more. The streets just like this now with hardly any shops.
:18:18. > :18:30.Sheila hopes her business can continue to grow, sadly not here.
:18:31. > :18:33.Plans for an offshore wind farm which would be seen from Donald
:18:34. > :18:36.Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort have been put back to 2017. The
:18:37. > :18:39.Trump Organisation has taken legal action over the Scottish
:18:40. > :18:41.Government's decision to approve the project.
:18:42. > :18:45.HGVs using the A9 between Dunblane and Inverness will be allowed to
:18:46. > :18:52.travel at up to 50mph as a result of average-speed cameras being
:18:53. > :18:55.introduced next year. Lorry drivers have warned that the existing 40mph
:18:56. > :18:59.limit would lead to long tailbacks and more accidents.
:19:00. > :19:02.A ?13 million redevelopment of the terminal at Aberdeen Airport will be
:19:03. > :19:07.the biggest change since it opened in 1977. New baggage reclaim areas
:19:08. > :19:11.and more shops and restaurants are included in the plans.
:19:12. > :19:15.The work should be completed by 2017.
:19:16. > :19:18.The arts charity NVA has been given a first grant from the Heritage
:19:19. > :19:23.Lottery Fund to develop the derelict St Peter's College in Cardross as a
:19:24. > :19:30.visitor attraction. The former training college for priests closed
:19:31. > :19:32.more than 30 years ago. A new centre for scientific innovation is to
:19:33. > :19:35.named after the Nobel-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs.
:19:36. > :19:44.It'll be built at Edinburgh's Royal Observatory and will focus on space
:19:45. > :19:48.technologies. And there are more stories from your area - and all the
:19:49. > :19:53.latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.
:19:54. > :19:58.It may be years late and hundreds of millions of pounds over budget, but
:19:59. > :20:01.the Edinburgh tram project finally has something to celebrate. Late
:20:02. > :20:04.last night, a tram successfully completed the first test run along
:20:05. > :20:16.the capital's most famous shopping street. Our transport correspondent,
:20:17. > :20:23.David Miller, was there to watch. 11pm, Haymarket station and tram to
:20:24. > :20:29.64 is heading for Princes street. It is the first one to run on these
:20:30. > :20:35.streets for more than 50 years. It is emotional as I was here in 1956
:20:36. > :20:40.on my father's shoulders. And ever thought I would see it again. The
:20:41. > :20:48.tram is flanked by teams of engineers. Tram bosses say they are
:20:49. > :20:54.back in control. We have all worked together, whether that is transport
:20:55. > :21:01.Scotland, we have all worked together to make sure that we get
:21:02. > :21:08.back on the timetable. It is approaching 1230 am and the tram has
:21:09. > :21:14.completed its first run up long Princes street. This is a milestone
:21:15. > :21:18.for the project. But it is a milestone that is long overdue. And
:21:19. > :21:26.there are many more tests to be completed before the trams can enter
:21:27. > :21:30.service next May. It is a start. Our team have been delighted to bring
:21:31. > :21:39.the first tram back into the city. There is a great excitement for it.
:21:40. > :21:55.The trams are almost silent at times, unlike there many critics.
:21:56. > :21:58.Now it is time for the sports news. Two of Scottish football's most
:21:59. > :22:01.senior managers say referees need to be protected.
:22:02. > :22:04.It follows the two-match ban given to Dundee United striker Nadir
:22:05. > :22:07.Ciftci, for excessive misconduct towards an official. And although
:22:08. > :22:09.the Referees Association say the length of the ban is deeply
:22:10. > :22:18.dissatisfying, they're not considering a strike, as John Barnes
:22:19. > :22:24.reports. This is the incident that has
:22:25. > :22:27.Scottish football talking. Dundee United's Nadir Ciftci placing his
:22:28. > :22:32.hands on the throat of the assistant referee. Today, the referees say
:22:33. > :22:35.they will not back down on their battle for protection. Despite
:22:36. > :22:41.having been given the reasons for the two-game ban, the referees say
:22:42. > :22:44.they stand by their original communication at the leniency of the
:22:45. > :22:58.band sent out the wrong message. They added:
:22:59. > :23:06.one man who was close to the incident understands clarity over
:23:07. > :23:12.punishment is important. It is good to talk things through, we don't
:23:13. > :23:18.talk about that enough. If we can do that, then an event like that --
:23:19. > :23:21.events like that, we can get to the bottom quickly and make sure that
:23:22. > :23:26.everyone knows what the punishments are and why they have been
:23:27. > :23:43.delivered. Another with history when it comes to referees understands
:23:44. > :23:47.there. I understand that some people think it was too lenient, you have
:23:48. > :23:52.to take each individual case on its own merits. That is what has
:23:53. > :23:58.happened here. You wanted to detect referees, to. More talking to be
:23:59. > :24:01.done, but no strike. Stephen Maguire has been knocked out
:24:02. > :24:04.of the UK Snooker Championship. Going through is the Australian
:24:05. > :24:07.world number one Neil Robertson who beat Maguire by six frames to two.
:24:08. > :24:17.Maguire was the last remaining Scot in the competition but has exited in
:24:18. > :24:26.the quarterfinals. Andy Murray won't win the Australian Open in January,
:24:27. > :24:30.according to John McEnroe. Murray has yet to play a match since a back
:24:31. > :24:34.operation in September, and McEnroe thinks he won't be fit enough to add
:24:35. > :24:37.to his Wimbledon title. Dunfermline will play Rangers at
:24:38. > :24:41.Ibrox in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. Ryan Thomson scored
:24:42. > :24:46.for the Pars as they beat Ayr United 1-0 in their fourth round replay.
:24:47. > :24:49.Glasgow Warriors have named their side to meet Cardiff Blues tomorrow.
:24:50. > :24:52.Warriors skipper Al Kellock will make his 50th Heineken Cup
:24:53. > :24:57.appearance at Cardiff Arms Park tomorrow night. He made 20 Cup
:24:58. > :25:01.appearances for Edinburgh and 30 for Glasgow.
:25:02. > :25:04.Eilidh Child will carry the flag as she captains the first ever Scotland
:25:05. > :25:07.team to contest the Glasgow International Match in January. The
:25:08. > :25:10.hurdler will lead a 22-strong team. It's the first major international
:25:11. > :25:12.event in Glasgow in Commonwealth Games year.
:25:13. > :25:14.And there are more sports stories, plus all the latest news, 24 hours a
:25:15. > :25:35.day on BBC Sport Scotland's website. That is all of the sport. Before we
:25:36. > :25:38.find out about the weather, this was the genetic scene our cameras
:25:39. > :25:43.captured in Glasgow at lunchtime. the genetic scene our cameras
:25:44. > :25:50.captured in At day refreshed by from the winds and rain, dark clouds
:25:51. > :25:54.spread across the sky bringing snow. How is it looking?
:25:55. > :26:01.I am pleased to say that the winds have calmed down. Tonight, our
:26:02. > :26:06.attention shifts away from the strength of the wind and tin --
:26:07. > :26:10.towards further snow and outbreaks of rain. You can see the strongest
:26:11. > :26:14.winds push away to the east along with that area of low pressure.
:26:15. > :26:19.Tonight, we have a Met Office and yellow be aware warning in force for
:26:20. > :26:23.those snow showers. We could see five or ten centimetres for Shetland
:26:24. > :26:29.and the North Highlands and Aberdeenshire. Strong to gale force
:26:30. > :26:32.winds here, just saw 70 mph the Shetland. Miserable conditions with
:26:33. > :26:37.drifting and blizzard conditions over the high ground. Elsewhere, it
:26:38. > :26:41.becomes dry. A few showers drifting down the West Coast, on the whole
:26:42. > :26:46.it'll be clear, cold and there will be a risk of ice. Is separate Met
:26:47. > :26:50.Office warning is in force for that, particularly where services are wet
:26:51. > :26:55.following showers. Temperature, tonight will be widely below
:26:56. > :27:02.freezing, -6 or seven Celsius in parts. Tomorrow will start bitterly
:27:03. > :27:05.cold. We will keep a fleet of snow showers coming into the Northern
:27:06. > :27:09.Isles and around northern coasts. Through the day, cloud increases in
:27:10. > :27:14.the West as this week warm front pushes in. I say warm, but as the
:27:15. > :27:18.moisture in it meets the cold air, we will see outbreaks of light and
:27:19. > :27:23.patch is now pushing north eastwards across the country. Should not
:27:24. > :27:26.amount to much. For most places, dry weather with some sunshine although
:27:27. > :27:36.cloud increasing for the afternoon. It will be a cold day with
:27:37. > :27:38.temperatures not getting much above freezing. But we have lost the
:27:39. > :27:41.strong winds. Still strong over Shetland at first. Then they will
:27:42. > :27:45.ease. Winds will be easing down, but it will be a bitterly cold day. That
:27:46. > :27:49.theme continues through the rest of the afternoon. This weather front
:27:50. > :27:53.continues to push in and eventually will bring milder air, so the snow
:27:54. > :27:57.will turn increasingly to rain which is a sign of things to come for the
:27:58. > :28:03.weekend. Milder, but rain in the West, we will lose the strong winds.
:28:04. > :28:09.That is Reporting Scotland. I will be back with the headlined at 8pm
:28:10. > :28:14.and the late bulletin at 10:30pm. Good night.