:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. The Justice Secretary has promised he will not
:00:12. > :00:15."cash-limit" access to justice if corroboration is abolished. No cap
:00:16. > :00:18.would be placed on the thousands of extra cases that could come to
:00:19. > :00:23.court. Abolishing corroboration is designed to secure more prosecutions
:00:24. > :00:25.for sexual offences. But representatives of the procurators
:00:26. > :00:36.fiscal believe they'd struggle to cope without extra resources. Here's
:00:37. > :00:42.Andrew Kerr. It has been a difficult week for the justice secretary who
:00:43. > :00:51.wants to up Lashkar robber oration. -- abolish corroboration. But the
:00:52. > :00:58.justice committee said they did not support the change and are backed by
:00:59. > :01:00.the majority of judges. The procurators fiscal said they are
:01:01. > :01:08.already struggling with a workload and it would get worse. Nobody can
:01:09. > :01:14.get a handle on harmony cases it is going to be. What the additional
:01:15. > :01:17.workload will be. What is clear is that our members and staff in the
:01:18. > :01:22.fiscal service are already under pressure. And even a relatively
:01:23. > :01:29.small number of additional cases will create further pressure. One
:01:30. > :01:41.source said that the system wasn't creaking, but croaking. The justice
:01:42. > :01:45.secretary told the BBC there would not be a capped rate cash limit on
:01:46. > :01:51.justice. He said as many cases should be brought forward as need
:01:52. > :01:57.be. I will not say to a victim of rape, a child who has been abused,
:01:58. > :02:03.that is just tough. You are a victim of a crime where we cannot get
:02:04. > :02:09.access to justice. We will guarantee that people have access to justice.
:02:10. > :02:15.Supporters of the plans agree that the move would help widen access to
:02:16. > :02:20.justice for victims of rape and violent abuse cases in particular. A
:02:21. > :02:23.commission will look into what safeguards are needed to prevent
:02:24. > :02:26.miscarriages of justice. Parents who claim their babies'
:02:27. > :02:29.ashes weren't disposed of correctly in Aberdeen are taking legal action
:02:30. > :02:32.against the city council. BBC Scotland revealed last year that no
:02:33. > :02:34.ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated at
:02:35. > :02:43.Hazlehead Crematorium over a five-year period. The council found
:02:44. > :02:45.no wrongdoing. Police are anxious to trace a
:02:46. > :02:52.missing 12-year-old boy from Inverness. Thomas Healy was last
:02:53. > :02:56.seen yesterday, is five foot tall, well built, with short hair and
:02:57. > :03:04.brown eyes. He may be carrying a skateboard.
:03:05. > :03:06.Police are investigating after threatening mail was sent to
:03:07. > :03:09.Aberdeen football club, following allegations of abuse directed at
:03:10. > :03:13.Celtic manager Neil Lennon. Mr Lennon said he was verbally abused
:03:14. > :03:16.and had a coin thrown at him as he watched the League Cup semifinal
:03:17. > :03:18.last Saturday when Aberdeen beat St Johnstone.
:03:19. > :03:22.On the pitch, Dundee United beat St Mirren 2-1 to make it to the quarter
:03:23. > :03:28.finals of the Scottish Cup. Ryan Gauld put United ahead in the 21st
:03:29. > :03:31.minute. Kenny McLean levelled from the spot five minutes later after
:03:32. > :03:35.being fouled. But Nadir Ciftci scored the winner with a header five
:03:36. > :03:40.minutes after half -time. And here's the draw for the Scottish
:03:41. > :03:43.Cup quarter finals. League Two side Albion Rovers' first appearance in
:03:44. > :03:47.the tournament's last eight for 80 years takes them to Ibrox to face
:03:48. > :03:51.Rangers. To the Sochi Olympics now, and a
:03:52. > :03:55.Scot is aiming to lead the British men's curling team to their first
:03:56. > :03:58.Olympic medal since 1924. Skipper David Murdoch, from Lockerbie, has
:03:59. > :04:02.won two world and three European titles, but has yet to earn to enjoy
:04:03. > :04:06.Olympic success. The curlers are up against home nation Russia in their
:04:07. > :04:14.first match which takes place in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
:04:15. > :04:22.It is going to be noisy. That'll be a little bit different. The noise
:04:23. > :04:26.during the games. We will just have to play it as it is. There is a lot
:04:27. > :04:31.of pressure on the Russians, their first game in front of a home crowd.
:04:32. > :04:34.We will try to take advantage, the aggressive and ask questions.
:04:35. > :04:38.Meanwhile, cross-country skier Callum Smith yesterday become the
:04:39. > :04:40.first Scot to take part in the Sochi Olympics. The 21-year-old from
:04:41. > :04:47.Inverurie came 62nd out of 68 in what was his first Olympic
:04:48. > :04:51.competition. Let's get the weather prospects for
:04:52. > :04:53.this evening - and the start of the week - and Christopher is at the
:04:54. > :05:07.map. Still a number of showers around and
:05:08. > :05:13.it will be chilly in places. Where the ground is wet from today's
:05:14. > :05:18.showers we could see icy patches. Somewhat cooler in the Borders.
:05:19. > :05:22.Tomorrow there will be a number of showers to start with but it is an
:05:23. > :05:30.improving day. I the afternoon they will be fewer and further between.
:05:31. > :05:36.Overnight, towards Tuesday, this weather front works its way in and
:05:37. > :05:49.could bring with the of snow. -- the risk. This rain band is sweeping in.
:05:50. > :05:49.Perhaps a tricky commute on Tuesday morning. Tuesday itself, generally
:05:50. > :06:16.dry. But it will feel cold. number of severe warnings out. Most
:06:17. > :06:19.of them have been issued on the River Thames today. Now, of course,