:00:00. > :00:15.showers in the west and south. That's all from the
:00:16. > :00:20.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: Paying for the national debt.
:00:21. > :00:24.The Treasury steps in to reassure international money markets if
:00:25. > :00:28.Scotland became independent. A murder trial hears that it was
:00:29. > :00:32.difficult to tell how this woman died because her body had lain
:00:33. > :00:35.undiscovered for so long. The Athletes' Village in Glasgow is
:00:36. > :00:45.completed and officially handed over to the organisers of the
:00:46. > :00:47.Commonwealth Games. I am in Linlithgow, hoping for some
:00:48. > :00:54.stargazing. And the boxers who nearly came to
:00:55. > :00:57.blows before the fight. Scots fighter Steven Simmons loses his
:00:58. > :00:58.cool at an event that was supposed to be promoting world champion Ricky
:00:59. > :01:07.Burns' next fight. The Treasury is promising the
:01:08. > :01:10.international money markets that it will honour all UK Government debt
:01:11. > :01:13.issued up to the date of independence. It's making the move
:01:14. > :01:17.to stop uncertainty about the sharing of debt pushing up the cost
:01:18. > :01:26.of borrowing. Here's our business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser.
:01:27. > :01:32.Remember this? The bills are about to come in. If you are looking at
:01:33. > :01:35.?1200 for the festive splurge, imagine what it looks like for the
:01:36. > :01:43.Government. It is facing a bill that is...
:01:44. > :01:53.That has brought as roads, hospitals, schools, ships, it has
:01:54. > :01:57.kept public services running. In the independence debate, switching to a
:01:58. > :02:01.new Holyrood credit card, both sides agree that they would have to
:02:02. > :02:06.negotiate a fair share of the debt. The SNP Government said it could be
:02:07. > :02:10.up to ?130 billion, but it says that it doesn't get joint control of the
:02:11. > :02:18.pound and a sheriff assets then it is not promising a deal on
:02:19. > :02:21.liabilities. At the Treasury in London, they see investors are
:02:22. > :02:26.nervous that a dispute could raise the risk of nonpayment and that
:02:27. > :02:29.could push up borrowing costss. The coalition Government thinks that
:02:30. > :02:34.Scotland will face higher costs anyway. The markets fear that the
:02:35. > :02:38.independent Scotland will be as creditworthy as the UK. The risks
:02:39. > :02:45.are made higher by Mr Salmond going around threatening to default.
:02:46. > :02:48.The Scottish Government responds that only the Treasury could have
:02:49. > :02:52.defaulted on the First Minister thinks he has nailed down a
:02:53. > :02:55.concession. If you take your share of the liabilities, you are entitled
:02:56. > :03:01.to your share of the assets, that is reasonable. The Treasury, up until
:03:02. > :03:05.now, have not been prepared to discuss that. Hopefully now with
:03:06. > :03:11.this announcement, this victory for common sense, we can get into some
:03:12. > :03:16.discussions. Finance experts welcomed the clarity and a serious
:03:17. > :03:20.issue. I think it is important they reassure the market as there has
:03:21. > :03:24.been a lot of discussion of dividing debt and assets and it has never
:03:25. > :03:28.been clear what is involved. Coming out and making it clear that
:03:29. > :03:33.investors who hold UK Government debt will be paid by the UK
:03:34. > :03:38.Government. This is important as our debt levels are high and the UK has
:03:39. > :03:42.a track record going back to Charles II of never having default it on its
:03:43. > :03:48.debt. The next question is the interest rate. The answer may be
:03:49. > :03:53.very technical, but sharing out the debt is highly political.
:03:54. > :03:56.Our political editor Brian Taylor joins me now. So, Brian, is there a
:03:57. > :04:04.political motivation behind all this? Everything is political in
:04:05. > :04:10.this year, but this one is especially political as it is about
:04:11. > :04:13.trust. It is about reassurance. From the Treasury perspective, Danny
:04:14. > :04:17.Alexander is saying there is an institutional anxiety, a core
:04:18. > :04:21.fundamental problem, about the concept of independence and that has
:04:22. > :04:26.been borne out in the market, hence the... Alex and says this is
:04:27. > :04:31.perfectly a common-sense response. He said it was highlighted in the
:04:32. > :04:35.White Paper. He also says this is about the Treasury blinking first in
:04:36. > :04:39.terms of these negotiations about independence and he thinks it gives
:04:40. > :04:42.Scots and leverage over the issue of the sterling zone. No, says the
:04:43. > :04:44.Treasury. The Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has also been
:04:45. > :04:50.speaking today about independence, what has he been saying? A New Year
:04:51. > :04:56.and new initiatives from the new sides -- the two sides. Nicholas
:04:57. > :05:01.Turgeon believes they must put forward detail of the room. Mr
:05:02. > :05:04.Carmichael says it will be done on his terms and his terms are that
:05:05. > :05:11.there are huge advantages to be gained from the unions staying
:05:12. > :05:16.together. We have greater financial protection for savers and
:05:17. > :05:19.pensioners. We have greater levels of competition, delivering cheaper
:05:20. > :05:25.mortgages and insurance is for families and businesses. We invest
:05:26. > :05:29.in research, infrastructure and industry to remain at the forefront
:05:30. > :05:32.of new developments. We have a single labour market which allows
:05:33. > :05:37.people to move freely within the UK for jobs and we use our
:05:38. > :05:43.international influence to make a positive difference. The Scottish
:05:44. > :05:48.Government has set out in detail the case for an independent Scotland, it
:05:49. > :05:55.is set out in the White Paper. The onus is on the no campaign to stop
:05:56. > :05:59.spreading fears and smears and instead answer some questions of
:06:00. > :06:03.their own. I have published 50 questions that it is really
:06:04. > :06:06.incumbent on the no campaign to answer. Let's have some answers from
:06:07. > :06:11.them and then we can compare and contrast. What did Alastair
:06:12. > :06:16.Carmichael have to say about that? He pointed out that his own party
:06:17. > :06:22.have a plan in place, that Labour and the Conservatives will shortly
:06:23. > :06:26.coming up with their plans for potential more powers for Holyrood.
:06:27. > :06:30.He believes there will be an offer, maybe not a single offer, but he
:06:31. > :06:37.believes they will be an offer to rival independence.
:06:38. > :06:40.And BBC Scotland has a new series of referendum debates, beginning in
:06:41. > :06:43.Greenock on the 21st of January and touring the country over the next
:06:44. > :06:46.nine months. If you'd like the chance to come along and put your
:06:47. > :06:49.questions to senior politicians, then go to our website for details.
:06:50. > :06:53.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the
:06:54. > :06:58.programme: Food for thought, the new academic qualification for all
:06:59. > :07:02.things gastronomic. In sport, Ricky Burns says he and
:07:03. > :07:06.his broken jaw are ready for action. He faces what some are calling the
:07:07. > :07:09.toughest fight of his career in March.
:07:10. > :07:12.And the heat is on Andy Murray as temperatures soar in Melbourne. It's
:07:13. > :07:15.his first grand slam after back surgery and Murray's rivals say he's
:07:16. > :07:27.still a threat. All the big hitters in the sport coming soon.
:07:28. > :07:30.A murder trial has heard that it wasn't possible to tell how a woman
:07:31. > :07:33.whose dismembered body was found on a hill in Edinburgh had died. A
:07:34. > :07:36.pathologist said the condition of Philomena Dunleavy's remains made it
:07:37. > :07:39.difficult to reach a conclusion on the nature of her death. Mrs
:07:40. > :07:41.Dunleavy's son James denies murdering and dismembering his
:07:42. > :07:50.mother, and burying her on Corstorphine Hill. Joanne Macaulay
:07:51. > :07:53.was in court. Doctor Ian Wilkinson, a pathologist
:07:54. > :07:58.for NHS Lothian, examine the remains when they were still on Corstorphine
:07:59. > :08:02.Hill last June and later carried out a full postmortem examination.
:08:03. > :08:06.Doctor Wilkinson described marks and bruising on the head and broken
:08:07. > :08:10.ribs. He said there was also reading on the head, possibly caused by a
:08:11. > :08:16.blunt instrument. But the pathologist said because of the
:08:17. > :08:20.time, it was not possible to say how she died and the official cause of
:08:21. > :08:26.death was listed as I ascertained. Doctor Wilkinson was asked whether
:08:27. > :08:31.it is possible that she was alive but unconscious when they saw blade
:08:32. > :08:35.was used on one of her thighs. He said it was most likely that she was
:08:36. > :08:41.already dead when her legs and head were cut off. He said because of the
:08:42. > :08:47.condition of the body, it was difficult to get a conclusive cause
:08:48. > :08:51.of death. The court also heard from Detective Brian Manchester who was
:08:52. > :08:55.one of the police officers who detained the accused James Dunleavy
:08:56. > :08:58.last summer after he reported his mother missing. A transcript of an
:08:59. > :09:02.interview was read in which he answered no comments to most of the
:09:03. > :09:08.questions which were put to him. A month earlier, Mrs Dunleavy's body
:09:09. > :09:12.had been on Earth from the shallow grave on Corstorphine Hill. James
:09:13. > :09:18.Dunleavy denies murder. The trial at the High Court in Edinburgh
:09:19. > :09:25.continues with the prosecution expected to close its case tomorrow.
:09:26. > :09:28.A man who killed a former leader of East Dunbartonshire Council with a
:09:29. > :09:31.single punch days before last Christmas has been jailed for five
:09:32. > :09:35.years. 25-year-old Darren Murphy hit John Morrison in the face in Dunlop
:09:36. > :09:38.Street in Glasgow causing him to fall over and hit his head. Murphy
:09:39. > :09:42.then left the 50-year-old lawyer in the street to go to a nightclub. He
:09:43. > :09:45.claimed to have acted in self defence, but was convicted of
:09:46. > :09:47.culpable homicide at the High Court in Glasgow.
:09:48. > :09:50.It is one of the biggest housing projects in Europe and the
:09:51. > :09:53.Commonwealth Athletes' Village in the East End of Glasgow is now
:09:54. > :09:56.complete. Today, organisers have taken ownership of the properties to
:09:57. > :10:04.get them ready for the games. Here's our Commonwealth Games reporter,
:10:05. > :10:07.Lisa Summers. Just a little landscaping left and
:10:08. > :10:11.the shape of this village in the heart of the East End of Glasgow is
:10:12. > :10:15.complete. It has been a challenge to design a village fit for over 6000
:10:16. > :10:20.athletes, as soon as the games as gone can be turned into family homes
:10:21. > :10:24.and stop this place will be buzzing. This home will accommodate
:10:25. > :10:30.about 16 athletes, so for example this room will be a communal living
:10:31. > :10:34.space. The real challenge for builders is to how to turn it into
:10:35. > :10:41.family homes after. After the games, this will be sealed off and an
:10:42. > :10:44.entirely different family home. Living spaces will become attics,
:10:45. > :10:49.walls will be partitioned and bedrooms turned into kitchens.
:10:50. > :10:54.We have a one-bedroom flats, up to four bedroom detached houses. Then
:10:55. > :11:00.we have a care home. There will be other facilities in time, small,
:11:01. > :11:05.shop facilities and a new community centre. The first of the homes goes
:11:06. > :11:10.on public sale at the start of debris ranging from ?75,000 up to
:11:11. > :11:16.?200,000. 400 properties will be rented. It is part of the
:11:17. > :11:20.regeneration project for Glasgow's east end. The work to reconvert them
:11:21. > :11:24.won't start until November. Now it is down to the team to make if you
:11:25. > :11:31.decisions. Which teams don't like each other? It is easier to say
:11:32. > :11:35.which teams do. There is always quite a camaraderie, but also a
:11:36. > :11:40.rivalry between the home nations. A lot of the smaller teams tend to
:11:41. > :11:44.club together. When the new owners pick up the keys, someone have a
:11:45. > :11:49.good story to tell about the previous occupants.
:11:50. > :11:52.Last week, the BBC TV series Stargazing Live 2014 had us all
:11:53. > :11:55.gazing skywards. Tonight, there's a further chance to learn more about
:11:56. > :11:58.everything from comets to constellations at a spin off event
:11:59. > :12:01.in Linlithgow. Our reporter Aileen Clarke is there poised amongst the
:12:02. > :12:09.telescopes. Aileen, you're hoping for a clear night sky, how's it
:12:10. > :12:14.looking? After tell you that it is a bit
:12:15. > :12:20.cloudy. Fingers crossed, you never know, we'll keep them crossed. The
:12:21. > :12:24.rain is. The telescopes are out and poised. After last week on the telly
:12:25. > :12:32.we have been looking towards the sky. It has whetted our appetites.
:12:33. > :12:37.Some people still got a pretty good view in the north of Scotland of the
:12:38. > :12:41.Northern lights. On the 2nd of January, John in Orkney decided it
:12:42. > :12:46.was too cold to sit out and instead set the camera up outside his house
:12:47. > :12:52.to do the watching for him. This is the result of around 300
:12:53. > :12:56.photos taken between 9pm and 12:30am. Despite some cloud, you can
:12:57. > :13:01.see the green light to show illuminating the horizon. We are
:13:02. > :13:05.used to seeing rainbows, but in Shetland Johnny Simpson caught
:13:06. > :13:12.this. It is created by moonlight. In this
:13:13. > :13:19.one, you can see the aurora making an appearance on the left. In
:13:20. > :13:26.Caithness, Karen was out at 11:30pm to capture the aurora above some
:13:27. > :13:31.standing stones. Here in Linlithgow, this event is
:13:32. > :13:37.here to help us find out what else we should be looking for. I'm joined
:13:38. > :13:39.by someone from the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. Northern
:13:40. > :13:45.lights were a bit disappointing, but there is more to look for. Lots of
:13:46. > :13:50.things to look out for. One thing people could look out for in
:13:51. > :13:54.Scotland at the moment is Jupiter, is to spot, very bright. Lots of
:13:55. > :14:02.mums and dads and children coming tonight. What is the first thing
:14:03. > :14:06.they should look out for? One of the easiest consolations to spot, to
:14:07. > :14:13.recognise, is Orion and that is very visible in the South. One of the
:14:14. > :14:17.easiest ways to recognise it is the three stars of Orion's out, almost
:14:18. > :14:26.the same brightness in a straight line. It is a great place to start.
:14:27. > :14:30.To help them in that regard, you have a planetarium set up inside the
:14:31. > :14:36.hall here. That will give them a few clues. We have lots of activities
:14:37. > :14:42.going on inside. Even though we have clout, we have a night sky inside.
:14:43. > :14:47.We are keeping our fingers crossed that the cloud does move and that --
:14:48. > :15:00.and dust part so we get a good view of the night sky. -- has part.
:15:01. > :15:06.Other stories from across Scotland this Monday.
:15:07. > :15:13.A fatal accident inquiry has heard that the helicopter did not undergo
:15:14. > :15:19.an engine shutdown between flights. The helicopter came down in 2009
:15:20. > :15:23.killing all 16 men on board. A man has been jailed for eight
:15:24. > :15:28.years for raping a woman after she walked home along this road after a
:15:29. > :15:34.light out. -- a night out. He dragged her into bushes. He held a
:15:35. > :15:38.screwdriver to her neck as he carried out the attack in September,
:15:39. > :15:42.2012. Extra police have been put on duty
:15:43. > :15:47.in Edinburgh city centre at weekends to help combat drink related
:15:48. > :15:50.incidents. It follows a review of operations and feedback from the
:15:51. > :15:55.public. Work has started on a new ?15
:15:56. > :15:59.million bridge over a river in Aberdeen. It is hoped it will help
:16:00. > :16:04.ease traffic congestion and should be complete by autumn of next year.
:16:05. > :16:09.This is a clear sign that this project is happening and it is going
:16:10. > :16:14.to be built. The money is there, the work is happening. They will be able
:16:15. > :16:20.to look forward to driving over it in the autumn of 2015. A number of
:16:21. > :16:23.landowners say they will oppose moves by the Highland Council to
:16:24. > :16:28.take over their land to build the so-called West Link bypass around
:16:29. > :16:32.Inverness. It could mean a public inquiry will have to be held. Cars
:16:33. > :16:38.will be banned from Edinburg's Waverley station. Only taxis
:16:39. > :16:45.retirements and some disabled travel services will be granted access. The
:16:46. > :16:49.move is to reduce congestion and increase safety. Scottish locations
:16:50. > :16:52.could feature in more Hollywood blockbusters after the Ministry of
:16:53. > :17:00.Defence launched a drive to promote military sites as film sets. Sites
:17:01. > :17:03.are being offered to film makers and broadcasters.
:17:04. > :17:14.More stories from your area and all of the latest news on BBC
:17:15. > :17:18.Scotland's website. Have you enjoyed some feasting over
:17:19. > :17:21.the past few weeks? Well, the UK's first MSc in gastronomy begins near
:17:22. > :17:25.Edinburgh this month. But it's not a course in how to eat well. It spans
:17:26. > :17:27.everything from global food injustice to food history and
:17:28. > :17:33.subjects range from diets to politics. Morag Kinniburgh reports.
:17:34. > :17:40.Gastronomy comedy at of good eating. The UK's first MSc in it
:17:41. > :17:47.claims to be more than fine dining. Students will learn from experts on
:17:48. > :17:54.side. -- on site. It is not about pretty pictures on plates. It is
:17:55. > :17:57.about real food with integrity. Soup kitchens and food banks are as
:17:58. > :18:02.important as top end cuisine. We want to create a more serious
:18:03. > :18:07.dialogue around food and drink in Scotland. We also want to try and
:18:08. > :18:13.reconnect people with good, local, healthy food. There is funding for
:18:14. > :18:16.five years. The hope is graduates will become agents of change,
:18:17. > :18:23.promoting a more holistic approach to healthy eating. My interest is to
:18:24. > :18:29.help people to negotiate the food industry and their weekly shop, to
:18:30. > :18:33.have more knowledge and understanding and confidence of what
:18:34. > :18:39.they are buying. It gives me a base where I can network more, make more
:18:40. > :18:42.contacts and have that sort of formal qualification. Hopefully, it
:18:43. > :18:48.would take me to a job where I can try and influence the way people
:18:49. > :18:53.think about food in the country. University thinks the course will
:18:54. > :18:56.pave the way for changing Scotland's food and drink, making
:18:57. > :19:05.the degree more a matter of social change rather than fine dining.
:19:06. > :19:09.It all looks lovely! Let's turn our attentions to sport
:19:10. > :19:14.and some verbal sparring at the boxing, Rhona.
:19:15. > :19:18.Scotland's world boxing champion Ricky Burns says his jaw is ready to
:19:19. > :19:21.face his American challenger Terence Crawford. Burns' jaw was broken in
:19:22. > :19:25.his last fight, but he's now back sparring ahead of his first bout
:19:26. > :19:29.back in March. However, the build up to all of that was overshadowed
:19:30. > :19:32.today, as Alasdair Lamont reports. This report contains flash
:19:33. > :19:37.photography. Today was supposed to be about this plan, defending this
:19:38. > :19:44.belt. Instead, Ricky Burns took second billing to Stephen Simmons.
:19:45. > :19:50.You are getting smashed. He is defending his international silver
:19:51. > :19:54.cruiserweight title against the Englishman. As you can hear, there
:19:55. > :20:00.is no love lost. Shall we go out in the car park now? Maybe not a great
:20:01. > :20:07.idea to allow them to get up close and personal than. It did not end
:20:08. > :20:12.there. You are going to be in a world of pain. The real star knows
:20:13. > :20:17.all about pain. He says his jaw is standing up to the punches. The
:20:18. > :20:23.first one, that was the worry. Always in the back of your head. Now
:20:24. > :20:29.it has been tested, I know it is OK. Another six weeks to go. Fingers
:20:30. > :20:32.crossed, we will have no accidents. I remember sitting in the hospital
:20:33. > :20:35.with him and he was in a huge amount of pain. I was not sure he would
:20:36. > :20:41.never fight again. But something in him once to do it again, don't ask
:20:42. > :20:45.me what it is. He is a warrior. Scotland should be proud. It will be
:20:46. > :20:54.huge night. That could be an understatement.
:20:55. > :20:57.It's back to Grand Slam business for Andy Murray after back surgery. He
:20:58. > :21:00.opens his account at the Australian Open tomorrow. Murray meets Japan's
:21:01. > :21:04.Go Soeda around 6am UK time. Now, the Scot is playing down his chances
:21:05. > :21:07.of success, but his rivals aren't. Kheredine Idessane reports from the
:21:08. > :21:14.sweltering heat of Melbourne. Day one and the sparkling sunshine
:21:15. > :21:23.of Melbourne. Fun for all the family. Andy Murray has been putting
:21:24. > :21:26.his back into practice. All is well after surgery last year. But after a
:21:27. > :21:30.three-month outcome he is talking down his chances of a third grand
:21:31. > :21:37.slam title. I am not looking at that this year. The expectations can
:21:38. > :21:42.change through the course of an event, but I am not thinking so much
:21:43. > :21:47.about that just now. I do love this tournament. I have played some of my
:21:48. > :21:50.best tennis here. Andy Murray says he will not know whether he is a
:21:51. > :21:54.genuine contender until he gets a few matches under his belt. A
:21:55. > :21:59.potential quarterfinal opponent who knows a thing or two about the game
:22:00. > :22:05.says he cannot be discounted. He has played great tennis at Wimbledon and
:22:06. > :22:11.here at the Australian open last year. He won the US Open. He knows
:22:12. > :22:14.how to play on the hard courts. Also sweet on Andy Murray's prospects,
:22:15. > :22:20.the defending champion had chocolates for the media and warm
:22:21. > :22:22.words for the Scot. One of the main contenders wherever he plays because
:22:23. > :22:28.he has improved his game significantly. Since he started
:22:29. > :22:33.working with Ivan Lendl. He has been more aggressive on the court. This
:22:34. > :22:40.is the man Andy Murray faces first, Japan's Go Soeda leader. -- goes so
:22:41. > :22:47.I either. Perhaps the more formidable challenge will be the
:22:48. > :22:51.heat. Some people's protection is less effective than others!
:22:52. > :22:58.Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:22:59. > :23:01.Neil Lennon's attempts to sign the Norwegian midfielder Stefan Johansen
:23:02. > :23:06.are an advanced stage. He left his national team's training camp with
:23:07. > :23:11.the Norwegian FA saying he was in final negotiations with a club.
:23:12. > :23:15.Edinburgh rugby scrum halves Sean Kennedy and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne have
:23:16. > :23:18.extended contracts until at least 2016. They are considered some of
:23:19. > :23:24.the brightest talents in the Scottish game. If Alan Soloman's
:23:25. > :23:28.master plan coming to fruition? The process will take some time to come
:23:29. > :23:31.to fruition. We are making good progress and that is the important
:23:32. > :23:35.thing. Still a long way to go. I'm really happy with the progress we
:23:36. > :23:38.have made to date. John Higgins is true to the quarterfinals of the
:23:39. > :23:43.Masters snooker in London. He beat Stuart Bingham bust up he will face
:23:44. > :23:49.the reigning champion Mark Selby next fireplace the semifinals.
:23:50. > :23:54.World-class athletics is set to stay in the capital until at least 2018.
:23:55. > :24:00.The new Deal has been signed for the event-macro -- for the Great
:24:01. > :24:04.Edinburgh XCountry event. There are most sports stories plus
:24:05. > :24:10.all of the latest news 24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:24:11. > :24:21.We will be back tomorrow with a report on Andy Murray.
:24:22. > :24:27.Good evening. Tricky conditions on the roads tonight one way or
:24:28. > :24:31.another. We have a band of heavy showers tracking east. That is only
:24:32. > :24:35.half the story. We have a yellow warning from the Met Office of a
:24:36. > :24:40.risk of ice. That is right across the country. Skies will clear and
:24:41. > :24:45.temperatures will tumble and we will see a widespread frost with
:24:46. > :24:51.temperatures as low as minus four in parts of Aberdeenshire and mist and
:24:52. > :24:56.fog forming too as winds stay light. A frosty start. Mist and fog
:24:57. > :25:00.lingering in places. Most places will see sunshine. In the
:25:01. > :25:04.afternoon, cloud increases from the West ahead of this next feature, a
:25:05. > :25:07.band of rain. After such a cold start, the sun will not have much
:25:08. > :25:20.time to warm things up before the cloud full to them. The coalfields
:25:21. > :25:24.of the day. -- a cold feel to the day. Winds will freshen and we will
:25:25. > :25:29.see something a wee bit milder faux western coastal fringes. The winds
:25:30. > :25:32.will reach gale force over the western Isles by the end of the day.
:25:33. > :25:37.By tomorrow evening, the rain pushes in and it turns to snow over the
:25:38. > :25:43.high ground. We have a second Met Office yellow warning in force
:25:44. > :25:46.particularly for the high ground of the Highlands, Perthshire and
:25:47. > :25:51.Aberdeenshire. A few centimetres settling at lower levels. As much as
:25:52. > :25:55.ten centimetres over high ground. It will turn to rain as the milder air
:25:56. > :26:00.pushes in. Strong winds go with it. Wednesday, cloud and rain hanging
:26:01. > :26:05.around. A grey and wet and windy start. It stays wet and windy over
:26:06. > :26:09.Shetland. Elsewhere, we will see a gradual improvement from the
:26:10. > :26:15.Northwest through the day. It is a slow process. Temperatures, the
:26:16. > :26:18.mildest day of the week. Thursday, we lose a little on the temperature
:26:19. > :26:25.front. But we gain a brighter day with sunshine. The best of it in the
:26:26. > :26:29.East. Now, a reminder of tonight's main
:26:30. > :26:32.news. The Treasury is promising the international money markets that it
:26:33. > :26:35.will honour all UK Government debt issued up to the date of Scottish
:26:36. > :26:38.independence. It's making the move to stop uncertainty about the
:26:39. > :26:40.sharing of debt pushing up the cost of borrowing.
:26:41. > :26:43.A pathologist has told a murder trial that the condition of
:26:44. > :26:46.Philomena Dunleavy's remains made it difficult to reach a conclusion on
:26:47. > :26:49.the nature of her death. Mrs Dunleavy's son James denies
:26:50. > :26:50.murdering and dismembering his mother and burying her on
:26:51. > :26:53.Corstorphine hill. Councils in England are being
:26:54. > :26:56.offered millions of pounds in extra business rates if they back
:26:57. > :26:59.controversial fracking schemes. Warnings from health experts that
:27:00. > :27:03.half the British population will be obese by 2050 could actually be an
:27:04. > :27:06.underestimate. The National Obesity Forum is claiming that, unless
:27:07. > :27:10.there's a significant change in our lifestyle, we're heading for what it
:27:11. > :27:14.calls a doomsday scenario. And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll
:27:15. > :27:17.be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just after the
:27:18. > :27:20.ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team, have a very
:27:21. > :27:26.good evening.