:00:18. > :00:22.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland... Rail fares go up, but passengers
:00:23. > :00:31.groups say increased prices should be matched with an improvement in
:00:32. > :00:36.service. And think it is an absolutely ridiculous entries.
:00:37. > :00:42.Particularly when you often cannot get a seat and had to stand all the
:00:43. > :00:45.way between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Also tonight, more bad weather on
:00:46. > :00:49.the way. Council tax has not gone up for
:00:50. > :00:52.seven years, but would you be happy to pay more, if it meant better
:00:53. > :00:56.services? And we will have a round-up of all
:00:57. > :01:00.the goals in the New Year football action.
:01:01. > :01:05.Rail fares in Scotland have gone up today. Fares for peak-time
:01:06. > :01:10.travellers are rising by 3.1%, but ScotRail says it has frozen fares
:01:11. > :01:13.for 40% of journeys. Passenger groups say rail users want the fare
:01:14. > :01:26.increase matched with better service. The company carried the
:01:27. > :01:37.rate cut 85 million passengers last year. The cost of peak time travel
:01:38. > :01:47.has risen 3.1% by, affecting 60% of the journeys. Today, the cost of the
:01:48. > :01:55.peak time has risen up to ?22 50. The cost of a season ticket has
:01:56. > :02:02.risen to ?3620. But the pace of off-peak travel has been frozen. The
:02:03. > :02:09.price freeze has limited the average price increase to 1.9%, better than
:02:10. > :02:15.south of the border. Any increase is unfortunate, but we have to
:02:16. > :02:20.recognise that it has to probably match the rate of inflation. It is a
:02:21. > :02:27.good service, but the trains are very busy. It is ridiculous.
:02:28. > :02:30.Especially when I sometimes cannot get the seat and how to stand all
:02:31. > :02:41.the way between Glasgow and Edinburgh. It will give better value
:02:42. > :02:45.for money. We want the ability for every passenger to get a seat, good
:02:46. > :02:53.quality information and good facilities and stations. ScotRail
:02:54. > :03:01.says rising fuel prices are pushing the cost up. They say they only make
:03:02. > :03:06.3p profit on every ?1 they collect. With the franchise up for renewal,
:03:07. > :03:12.they will be keen to show that they can provide the perfect service.
:03:13. > :03:16.Heavy rain and high winds are expected to return to the west of
:03:17. > :03:19.Scotland over the next 24 hours, hitting areas affected by flooding
:03:20. > :03:23.earlier in the week. The storm also coincides with a high tide and there
:03:24. > :03:26.is a warning that there could be further flooding in Ayrshire and on
:03:27. > :03:34.the Clyde Coast. Our reporter Julie Peacock is in Ardrossan tonight.
:03:35. > :03:38.What is the latest? There are flood warnings in place for virtually
:03:39. > :03:42.every part of Scotland. But it is in this part of the model that is at
:03:43. > :03:46.the most risk of flooding because of a number of factors coming
:03:47. > :03:54.together. Tomorrow, we will see one of the highest tides of the year. It
:03:55. > :04:00.is just passed low tide just now, but that water will rise by almost
:04:01. > :04:05.3.5 metres by tomorrow afternoon. That will happen at the same time as
:04:06. > :04:10.a storm surge, heavy rain and high winds. This area will have a much
:04:11. > :04:17.higher likelihood of seeing flooding. That risk will be from all
:04:18. > :04:34.the way from the Dumfries Galloway caused up to open in the Northwest.
:04:35. > :04:41.River levels are also saw high that areas in the east are also affected.
:04:42. > :04:47.How bad is it expected to be? It has been pretty bad weather, pet pretty
:04:48. > :04:51.unsettled conditions over the past couple of weeks. However, we are not
:04:52. > :04:59.expecting the wind to be so severe tomorrow. We are looking wobbly at a
:05:00. > :05:07.high of around 60. The environment agency says the flooding tomorrow
:05:08. > :05:12.will be less severe than we saw on December the 30th and also on the
:05:13. > :05:16.27th of December. Having said that, the Scottish Gottman has had the
:05:17. > :05:24.meeting and put in a number of precautions in place. The heavy bus
:05:25. > :05:26.replacement service in place in case any of the railway lines are
:05:27. > :05:33.flooded. The government have given this advice for people giving
:05:34. > :05:38.travelling to work tomorrow. I would assent to keep the face given to
:05:39. > :05:43.them, with regard to disruption to traffic services and roads. There
:05:44. > :05:51.could be a risk of coastal flooding. I would encourage them to check with
:05:52. > :05:54.the operator and to register with the flood plain, so they will get an
:05:55. > :06:00.automated message on the phone. Those are two key things people can
:06:01. > :06:04.do to help themselves to give them the maximum possible time to prepare
:06:05. > :06:11.for traffic disruption or potential problems on other transport. Because
:06:12. > :06:16.of that high wind tomorrow, we expect disruption to ferry services.
:06:17. > :06:20.Caledonian MacBrayne and other ferry operators are asking other
:06:21. > :06:23.travellers to be flexible with their plans, because there could be delays
:06:24. > :06:29.or cancellations. As for the weather, we will have the full
:06:30. > :06:33.detailed weather report later in the programme. She says we can expect to
:06:34. > :06:38.see the same kind of weather over the next few days. If you want a
:06:39. > :06:42.more detailed idea of the risk of flooding, you can go to our website
:06:43. > :06:50.or alternatively you can phone the flood plain, the number on the
:06:51. > :06:54.screen below. And we will have that fool weather forecast shortly.
:06:55. > :06:57.More than one in ten young Scots is said to be suffering mental health
:06:58. > :07:00.problems from being out of work. The charity, The Prince's Trust,
:07:01. > :07:04.interviewed 16-25 year olds across the country. It is calling for more
:07:05. > :07:11.to be done, to help them cope with the psychological effects of
:07:12. > :07:15.long-term unemployment. Stephen was out of work for eight years. He said
:07:16. > :07:19.he really left the house in that time. He was depressed and anxious
:07:20. > :07:26.and still finds it difficult to talk about it. It affects your self-worth
:07:27. > :07:30.and self of belonging to the community. If you less motivated.
:07:31. > :07:37.When it goes on, it becomes much bigger. It would seem he is not
:07:38. > :07:42.alone. The Prince's Trust Found that one quarter of Scots interviewed
:07:43. > :07:49.felt depressed, sometimes feeling like outcasts. More than one in ten
:07:50. > :07:55.where self harming or turning to drugs or drink. Those who are
:07:56. > :08:02.unemployed, 40% of them may experience mental health issues. For
:08:03. > :08:07.example, tweezers many are likely to be on antidepressants. Stephen has
:08:08. > :08:13.turned his life around. He has no working with the The Prince's
:08:14. > :08:21.Trust, helping other people get their lives back contract. If there
:08:22. > :08:25.is young people I see who are experiencing similar challenges to
:08:26. > :08:31.myself, I can be able to empathise with them. I can maybe inflation
:08:32. > :08:39.within the states that help me I could also then help them. The
:08:40. > :08:43.charity is calling for urgent support from government, the health
:08:44. > :08:46.service and lawyers. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:08:47. > :08:49.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...
:08:50. > :08:54.The countdown is now well and truly on to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
:08:55. > :08:57.In sport, all the day's football news and results and some of the
:08:58. > :09:05.goals from the premiership's New Year's Day matches. See you soon.
:09:06. > :09:09.It is being claimed that most Scots would be prepared to pay more
:09:10. > :09:14.council tax if it meant better local services. The council tax has not
:09:15. > :09:18.gone up for seven years, but councils have had to make millions
:09:19. > :09:21.of pounds worth of cuts and expect that to continue in the years ahead.
:09:22. > :09:25.Our local government correspondent Jamie McIvor is with us.
:09:26. > :09:28.The Scottish government sees the council tax freeze as an
:09:29. > :09:32.achievement. It has not gone up since 2007. But would you want to
:09:33. > :09:36.pay more, if it meant better roads, schools or care for the elderly?
:09:37. > :09:39.A survey conducted for a group looking at ideas for the future of
:09:40. > :09:43.local government suggests most of us would. Two thirds said they would be
:09:44. > :09:47.prepared to pay more council tax, if they could be guaranteed the money
:09:48. > :09:51.would go on local services. And only about half think their council has
:09:52. > :10:01.enough money to deliver the services their community needs. Dull new golf
:10:02. > :10:06.course in Clydebank is run by the council. It is considering cutting
:10:07. > :10:13.the size of the course, one of several options to answer the local
:10:14. > :10:18.budget. In this year of austerity, finding ways to save money is harder
:10:19. > :10:25.and the council leader is not surprised by the findings of the
:10:26. > :10:29.survey. We have a very strong part of the community who came out and
:10:30. > :10:36.said Friday work we not increase council tax. It was a simple and
:10:37. > :10:42.strong message and it is something we do consider every year. We are
:10:43. > :10:47.essentially hemmed them by the Scottish government policy. In the
:10:48. > :10:54.streets, mixed views. How would you feel about being more council tax
:10:55. > :10:59.for better services? The council tax, I do not agree with it, but we
:11:00. > :11:05.have to pay for it. It would depend for the money is going to. I think
:11:06. > :11:12.we have had an awful lot of cutbacks as it is. Across Scotland, the poll
:11:13. > :11:18.suggests many people who would be more if they could be guaranteed
:11:19. > :11:24.better services. The cross-party group will know that this for the
:11:25. > :11:28.years ahead. If money is spent badly, nobody is going to like that.
:11:29. > :11:34.If the public money is going to be spent well, people will like that
:11:35. > :11:40.and know that the money should be sent on services. Sometimes, people
:11:41. > :11:48.are given the answer is that they want. People are getting council tax
:11:49. > :11:54.freezes during the duration of the parliament, which is a great thing.
:11:55. > :11:58.Across the country, people support council tax freezes. And no wonder.
:11:59. > :12:01.Now the group the polling was done for is looking at how to strengthen
:12:02. > :12:04.local democracy within Scotland, once the referendum is out of the
:12:05. > :12:08.way. The details released tonight also suggest most of us want more
:12:09. > :12:12.say in how local services are run and only a minority of us feel part
:12:13. > :12:16.of how decisions are made. But with austerity set to continue for some
:12:17. > :12:19.time, it is the suggestion so many might be prepared to pay more
:12:20. > :12:25.council tax that might provoke the most lively debate.
:12:26. > :12:28.Detectives investigating a serious sexual assault in Edinburgh
:12:29. > :12:32.yesterday have released new information about the suspect. A
:12:33. > :12:36.21-year-old woman was attacked in the Canongate area of the Royal Mile
:12:37. > :12:40.in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police are looking for a
:12:41. > :12:43.white man in his late teens or early twenties who was wearing a
:12:44. > :12:51.distinctive furry headband. They are urging anyone who can help identify
:12:52. > :12:54.him to contact them. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are
:12:55. > :12:57.calling for action to protect patient confidentiality, after more
:12:58. > :13:00.than 700 breaches in the past five years. Figures obtained by the party
:13:01. > :13:03.through Freedom of Information laws detail incidents of data loss, leaks
:13:04. > :13:07.or breaches of the Data Protection Act by health boards. The Scottish
:13:08. > :13:12.government says it is working to address the problem.
:13:13. > :13:16.This is the year when the people of Scotland will vote in the
:13:17. > :13:19.independence referendum. Both the Yes and No campaigns will be
:13:20. > :13:22.stepping up their campaigns to win votes. In the first of two
:13:23. > :13:24.interviews, our political editor Brian Taylor has been speaking to
:13:25. > :13:31.Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. She has been setting out
:13:32. > :13:35.the arguments for independence. I think this will be a year of when
:13:36. > :13:46.the focus is on what Scotland can do and what we can achieve, not what we
:13:47. > :13:52.can do and can achieve. Do you feel the need to revitalise the campaign,
:13:53. > :13:56.to redirect our target the campaign? We are very clear on the campaign we
:13:57. > :14:02.will run over the course of this year. There is the strands to the
:14:03. > :14:08.campaign. Firstly, it will centre on the economy. I firmly believe who
:14:09. > :14:13.wins the economic argument will when the referendum. We believe Scotland
:14:14. > :14:20.can more than afford to be independent. Secondly, we need power
:14:21. > :14:25.over the economy to get faster and more sustainable growth into our
:14:26. > :14:30.economy. Secondly, we will focus on the lack of any alternative vision
:14:31. > :14:35.coming from the no campaign. We published a White Paper at the end
:14:36. > :14:40.of last year, but that is the only visionary as for the of Scotland.
:14:41. > :14:46.There is no answers from the no campaign about what happens to the
:14:47. > :14:50.budget, Joe poverty Aubrey we will be in relation to Europe. Sadly,
:14:51. > :14:54.there will be a focus on the benefits to Scotland - a
:14:55. > :15:01.transformation to each engine childcare, and things we can do to
:15:02. > :15:05.get the economy growing. I think it is the message that will come the
:15:06. > :15:13.debate and will see the yes campaign winning. Let's pick up on the
:15:14. > :15:23.economy. Your opponents do not concede. We will start life in a
:15:24. > :15:31.strong fiscal and financial position. We have a strong diverse
:15:32. > :15:40.economy. We have to pursue the economies that grow our economy
:15:41. > :15:43.faster. Parents particularly mothers will be helped into work with child
:15:44. > :15:50.care improvements, that would generate extra money and our
:15:51. > :15:56.economy. Bill macro on that point do you accept you have a problem with
:15:57. > :16:01.female voters? Women perhaps take longer to make up their minds than
:16:02. > :16:06.men but I readily accept we are coming from behind in the opinion
:16:07. > :16:11.polls and we require to close that gap and overtake the no campaign. We
:16:12. > :16:16.have the message, the policies and the determination to do that.
:16:17. > :16:22.Westminster policies are plunging more and more children into
:16:23. > :16:25.poverty. Let us have some clear answers from the no campaign
:16:26. > :16:33.highlights looks for Scotland if we do not vote yes. Say they would need
:16:34. > :16:36.to be in agreement with the remainder of the United Kingdom on
:16:37. > :16:45.the economy. The Chancellor says that agreement would not exist and
:16:46. > :16:48.things would be unstable. I do not think any UK politician has said
:16:49. > :16:54.there would not be a currency union because we know that is in the
:16:55. > :16:59.overwhelming interests of Scotland and the whole of the UK. I simply
:17:00. > :17:05.put forward the proposition and I hear this from people increasingly
:17:06. > :17:10.on a day-to-day basis, there is not enough for the no campaign simply to
:17:11. > :17:15.shout you cannot do that. They have to come up with more and put forward
:17:16. > :17:19.propositions that manifestly would be against the interest of the
:17:20. > :17:29.public elsewhere in the UK. People are not stupid and want to win it. I
:17:30. > :17:34.absolutely believe we are going to win it by persuading people that
:17:35. > :17:39.independence is the right way to secure a better future for this and
:17:40. > :17:43.future generations. I am optimistic and confident that if we put our
:17:44. > :17:50.arguments properly then we will win the referendum. Tomorrow we will
:17:51. > :17:56.hear from Alistair Darling, head of the better together campaign. The
:17:57. > :18:02.countdown is no one for this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
:18:03. > :18:10.Glasgow will make the games according to Valley Mitchell who has
:18:11. > :18:25.to recruit the 15,000 volunteers. -- Valley. -- Valerie. Have a good,
:18:26. > :18:34.good day. They may not have gone unheard but beware the games heroes.
:18:35. > :18:39.The games makers where said to have made the games in London and there
:18:40. > :18:47.has been no shortage of people keen to make a similar impact in Glasgow
:18:48. > :18:55.2014. We had 700 applications, amazing, more than Manchester and
:18:56. > :18:58.Melbourne put together. Soon, all 15,000 will have an idea of what
:18:59. > :19:09.they will be doing through the games. This Clydeside will be
:19:10. > :19:15.working at Hampden. I watched the Olympics and was inspired by the
:19:16. > :19:19.whole thing. I could not resist it. I am doing spectators services, I
:19:20. > :19:26.will be standing at the concourse and stadium getting people
:19:27. > :19:30.directions, helping F they are lost. The majority of volunteers are from
:19:31. > :19:40.Scotland but some are from other home nations and overseas. Training
:19:41. > :19:49.gets under way shortly. Now some more sport. Thank you. It is the two
:19:50. > :20:02.of Scottish football's New Year schedule. One match was played
:20:03. > :20:08.today. That ended in a 2-1 win for Kilmarnock. That took command to
:20:09. > :20:11.eighth in the league table. There were plenty more goals and
:20:12. > :20:18.excitement in the four New Year's Day matches yesterday. A new year
:20:19. > :20:27.and in keeping with recent tradition, Celtic won without
:20:28. > :20:32.conceding a goal. Joe Ledley is free to speak to other clubs this January
:20:33. > :20:36.but has indicated to his manager he is keen to sign a new deal with
:20:37. > :20:47.Celtic. Motherwell are working hard to keep one of the old heroes two.
:20:48. > :20:52.Nigel aims of is close to extending his loan from Rotherham. That 4-0
:20:53. > :20:59.win keeps them two points clear of Aberdeen. They won the much
:21:00. > :21:04.anticipated encounter with Indy United thanks to this injury time
:21:05. > :21:10.goal watch to the delight of a big travelling support. And it was the
:21:11. > :21:16.away fans who went home happy from the Highland derby. This goal proved
:21:17. > :21:20.to be the winner for Ross County, they moved 16 points clear of the
:21:21. > :21:24.bottom side. Hearts could narrow that gap to 13 points if they win
:21:25. > :21:28.away to their archrivals Hibernian tonight. It kicks off at a 7:45. You
:21:29. > :21:31.can listen on BBC Radio Scotland. Online and on digital. And you can
:21:32. > :21:41.watch highlights of the Edinburgh derby in Sportscene on BBC One
:21:42. > :21:46.Scotland at 10:35. There is one game under way at the moment in league
:21:47. > :21:57.one, leaders, Rangers, looking to extend their unbeaten run. The
:21:58. > :22:01.latest score is the United nail, Rangers one. As for the rest of
:22:02. > :22:07.today's football the rest of the results are in. We will start with
:22:08. > :23:05.the championship. -- Airdrieonians. Now onto rugby.
:23:06. > :23:10.Glasgow have a 20-16 lead from the first leg at Murrayfield on Boxing
:23:11. > :23:13.Day but the home leg at Scotstoun scheduled for yesterday was
:23:14. > :23:20.postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Now he is a character in the
:23:21. > :23:27.world of darts, Peter snakebite right just failed in his attempt to
:23:28. > :23:34.win these board's championship. He lost 7-4 to this man from Holland in
:23:35. > :23:42.the final. You would suit your her like that. I was going to get one in
:23:43. > :23:50.there! Thank you. More fun and games in the weather. What is to be
:23:51. > :23:55.expected? More wet and windy weather. That has been the pattern.
:23:56. > :24:01.We are on the receiving end of some very wet and windy weather. The
:24:02. > :24:06.reason for this repetitive type of weather is the Jetstream. It is a
:24:07. > :24:13.ribbon of very strong and fast-moving wins that has been
:24:14. > :24:17.static. It has been there since the start of the meteorological winter.
:24:18. > :24:22.You can see why we are seeing these lows piling towards us. The wind has
:24:23. > :24:32.been faster than normal with wind speeds normally around 100 mph,
:24:33. > :24:36.reaching 250. It will initially looked right but then we see rain
:24:37. > :24:42.gathering and extending across many parts. There will be a touch of
:24:43. > :24:48.Frost. The bulk of the rain does clear away to the north. Winds will
:24:49. > :24:55.strengthen by the end of the night. Overnight lows around five Celsius.
:24:56. > :25:00.Tomorrow driving will clear -- driving rain will clear but
:25:01. > :25:06.predominantly for Western areas we have a warning for wind. The
:25:07. > :25:10.combination of these deals and Western areas coupled with high
:25:11. > :25:18.tides tomorrow, the proximity of the law, there is a strong possibility
:25:19. > :25:27.of coastal flooding. Later in the day that is particularly likely in
:25:28. > :25:30.Oban and tidy. Outbreaks of rain and expected in many central parts and
:25:31. > :25:36.there is a yellow flood warning in force for localised flooding across
:25:37. > :25:40.the South. Similarly for areas in the north of the Central Belt. In
:25:41. > :25:48.timber meth and the North Coast the rain will not appear until later. By
:25:49. > :25:52.evening rain will carry on for a while, pushing northwards after that
:25:53. > :25:57.and becoming more shallowly in nature. It will become confined to
:25:58. > :26:02.northern parts with drier conditions to end the night in the South.
:26:03. > :26:12.Saturday will be a quieter day. More in these way of sunshine. There is
:26:13. > :26:17.another deep area of low pressure coming in from the Atlantic on
:26:18. > :26:24.Sunday. Sunday start stride but it will not be long until the wind and
:26:25. > :26:29.rain start to march across. Now a reminder of tonight's main news.
:26:30. > :26:37.Rain fears have gone up today. ScotRail says it has frozen fears
:26:38. > :26:43.for 40% of journeys. Passenger groups want the increase matched
:26:44. > :26:49.with the better service. High winds are expected to return to areas of
:26:50. > :26:56.western Scotland over the next 24 hours. Coinciding with the high tide
:26:57. > :27:04.there is the risk of flooding in her sure. Nigella Lawson says it was
:27:05. > :27:08.mortifying to have details of her personal life and drug taking
:27:09. > :27:14.revealed in court last month. She told the US TV station that her only
:27:15. > :27:21.desire during the case had been to protect her children. That is off
:27:22. > :27:29.from us for now. Good night. Goodbye.