:00:17. > :00:22.Good evening. NHS Lothian has apologised for failings in its
:00:23. > :00:25.procedures after a patient was infected with hepatitis C after
:00:26. > :00:28.being admitted to hospital. An investigation shows that the patient
:00:29. > :00:30.is likely to have become infected through cross-contamination, while
:00:31. > :00:43.being treated in the hospital. Lisa Summers reports.
:00:44. > :00:48.It was in July that the patient came here. It was my understanding he was
:00:49. > :00:53.undergoing a certain medical procedure when they cross
:00:54. > :00:57.contamination of current. Hepatitis C affects around 1% of the
:00:58. > :01:01.population in Scotland but it can cause serious damage to the lover
:01:02. > :01:16.and symptoms such as depression and fatigue. NHS Lothian apologised
:01:17. > :01:21.unreservedly. We are offering the patient treatment. What happened was
:01:22. > :01:25.the hepatitis C infection spread from one patient to another and we
:01:26. > :01:32.believe that was the result of blood contamination. It card at one
:01:33. > :01:37.particular time in the emergency department. The health board has
:01:38. > :01:41.said it has now be viewed its procedures to make sure it does not
:01:42. > :01:46.happen again. Patients treated at the same time have been offered
:01:47. > :01:50.testing and advice as a precaution. A special helpline has been set up
:01:51. > :01:53.for anyone with any concerns. A convicted murderer has pleaded
:01:54. > :01:56.guilty to killing a man he met while in prison. Andrew Fisher met Craig
:01:57. > :01:59.McKenzie while serving time in jail for killing his wife. Catriona
:02:00. > :02:08.Renton reports from the High Court in Edinburgh.
:02:09. > :02:12.48-year-old Andrew Fisher admitted in court today he killed a man but
:02:13. > :02:18.it was not the first life he had taken. In 1990 he murdered his wife
:02:19. > :02:25.and was released on licence 11 years later. While in prison he met Craig
:02:26. > :02:32.McKenzie who also had a conviction for murder. He came to Craig
:02:33. > :02:38.McKenzie's flat in Edinburgh and repeatedly stabbed him. He said he
:02:39. > :02:45.did this because Craig MacKenzie had raped him but the court said there
:02:46. > :02:51.was no evidence of this. He has been diagnosed with a psychotic illness.
:02:52. > :02:56.Andrew Fisher's lawyer said it would be of concern to the public that a
:02:57. > :03:01.man with a conviction for murder had been released and gone on to take
:03:02. > :03:06.the life of another. He is to be detained in a state hospital for the
:03:07. > :03:12.next three months and psychiatrists will then delivered a report. His
:03:13. > :03:15.lawyer said the public will be protected from him for many years
:03:16. > :03:17.that he is ever released at all. Final preparations are underway for
:03:18. > :03:21.Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations which are marking their 21st
:03:22. > :03:24.anniversary. The famous street party and fireworks will see people coming
:03:25. > :03:30.to the capital from over sixty countries across the world.
:03:31. > :03:39.Organisers say they expect it to pass off peacefully, with very few
:03:40. > :03:45.arrests. We fully sit in a very low-key way. We try to engage with
:03:46. > :03:50.the public and make sure they enjoy themselves but also remains safe and
:03:51. > :03:53.well and that has played out positively in terms of the
:03:54. > :03:55.atmosphere of the crowd on the success of the party.
:03:56. > :03:59.The renowned Scottish artist Eric Auld has died at the age of 82. The
:04:00. > :04:02.north east of Scotland featured heavily in his work, and an art
:04:03. > :04:05.collection spanning 60 years was displayed at Aberdeen University
:04:06. > :04:09.earlier this year. Eric Auld was a graduate of Gray's School of Art in
:04:10. > :04:13.Aberdeen and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
:04:14. > :04:17.Around 2000 homes are still without power in Scotland. The majority are
:04:18. > :04:20.in Dumfries and Galloway and parts of South Ayrshire. ScottishPower
:04:21. > :04:24.says high winds are delaying repairs to some power lines. The company
:04:25. > :04:28.says it's bringing in extra contractors to work in the worst
:04:29. > :04:31.affected areas. Let's get the weather outlook for
:04:32. > :04:35.tonight and tomorrow now, from Judith.
:04:36. > :04:51.Thank you. Good evening. It is a quiet outlook to the weekend but
:04:52. > :04:56.leaves low-pressure moves northwards with showers and when conditions but
:04:57. > :05:01.things easing in the South. Two warnings in place this weekend and
:05:02. > :05:05.we went and sat at the peak at the moment. Further outbreaks of heavy
:05:06. > :05:13.rain in the south and parts of the lowlands. The ground is already
:05:14. > :05:19.saturated sodium is the potential for localised flooding particularly
:05:20. > :05:24.Tayside. The showers keep piling in through the evening but the ease and
:05:25. > :05:30.the wind settles feeling fresh everywhere. Temperatures around
:05:31. > :05:34.about four Celsius by the end of the night so tomorrow we will see bands
:05:35. > :05:41.of showers feeding and across western and northern Scotland. Dry
:05:42. > :05:48.conditions and the South with the best in the Borders and
:05:49. > :05:51.Aberdeenshire. Highs tomorrow around six Celsius but feeling cold and a
:05:52. > :05:57.much better day on Sunday. And that's Reporting Scotland. Our
:05:58. > :05:58.next update is just before quarter past ten tonight. Until then, good
:05:59. > :06:13.evening. Good evening. What a week it has
:06:14. > :06:16.been, a stormy start, a law through Christmas, then a wild end to the
:06:17. > :06:17.week, had to keep up, isn't