:00:00. > :00:00.from BBC News. It is goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: After several fatal crashes, a major
:00:08. > :00:12.crackdown on helicopter safety in the North Sea. Among 32
:00:13. > :00:15.recommendations are bans on flying in poor sea conditions, and limits
:00:16. > :00:22.on the number and size of passengers.
:00:23. > :00:25.Britain has won the bronze medal! Scotland's female curlers clinch
:00:26. > :00:37.Olympic bronze in dramatic style in Sochi, with tears of joy to follow.
:00:38. > :00:42.I am so happy. These girls have put in so much work and it is good to
:00:43. > :00:45.know everyone wants it as much as each other. We all push each other.
:00:46. > :00:50.We'll have the story from Russia, as well as reaction here in Scotland.
:00:51. > :00:54.Also on the programme: Thank you. Scotland, stay with us.
:00:55. > :00:56.Bowie backs the union, with a supermodel's help, but can
:00:57. > :01:00.celebrities really influence the independence referendum?
:01:01. > :01:06.Uncertainty round the corner for Rangers as the troubled club seeks a
:01:07. > :01:09.loan of up to ?1.5 million. And re-enacting the 14th century
:01:10. > :01:10.using 21st century graphics - a new experience for visitors to
:01:11. > :01:31.Bannockburn. A major overhaul of helicopter
:01:32. > :01:34.safety in the North Sea has been recommended by the Civil Aviation
:01:35. > :01:38.Authority. It follows a series a fatal crashes - the latest being the
:01:39. > :01:46.accident off Shetland last year in which four people died. Among the
:01:47. > :01:49.recommendations are: A ban on flights when sea conditions are at
:01:50. > :01:52.their most severe. Helicopters will only be allowed to fly if passengers
:01:53. > :01:56.are seated next to an emergency exit. And there'll be a limit on the
:01:57. > :01:59.physical size of anyone travelling offshore. Our reporter Kevin Keane
:02:00. > :02:09.has been assessing the impact of the recommendations.
:02:10. > :02:16.It was when this helicopter crashed into the sea off Shetland in August
:02:17. > :02:20.last year that the pressure intensified to urgently improve
:02:21. > :02:23.safety. Four were killed in the accident and it was the fifth
:02:24. > :02:28.ditching in the North Sea in as many years. James Nugent is one who
:02:29. > :02:33.survived the crash and he thinks safety improvements are long
:02:34. > :02:37.overdue. They are old helicopters that are
:02:38. > :02:45.being maintained to do the job they need to do. We need to bring in an
:02:46. > :02:50.expiry date on these helicopters. They were manufactured in the 60s
:02:51. > :02:55.and 70s. Some of the changes will have a big
:02:56. > :02:59.effect on the helicopter industry. Passengers who are too big to fit
:03:00. > :03:04.through escape windows will not be allowed on and all workers will have
:03:05. > :03:09.to sit next to annex it. Each helicopter is laid out slightly
:03:10. > :03:14.different team. This one has seating for 19 passengers. In this case,
:03:15. > :03:20.clearly only these seats and these are next to emergency exits so all
:03:21. > :03:25.of the central ones would have to remain unoccupied. The industry's
:03:26. > :03:31.regulator which has published the report told me reducing the number
:03:32. > :03:36.of passengers will affect flights. There will be some impact, in the
:03:37. > :03:42.order of up to 20% on some flights but we are not sure of the overall
:03:43. > :03:46.impact yet. However, given that safety is the overall priority we
:03:47. > :03:51.believe this should be and will be managed by the operators themselves.
:03:52. > :03:57.Tighter rules on weather conditions means more flights will be cancelled
:03:58. > :04:00.when the sea is at its worst and better emergency breathing equipment
:04:01. > :04:05.will become mandatory for all passengers. Unions say it is vital
:04:06. > :04:11.that the CAA now delivers on the recommendations.
:04:12. > :04:14.As time passes, different priorities arise and our pressure is to keep
:04:15. > :04:20.the pressure on to make sure they do what they say in the report.
:04:21. > :04:25.The worst of the recent helicopter crashes in 2009 resulted in the
:04:26. > :04:30.deaths of all 16 on board. The solicitor for many families left
:04:31. > :04:31.behind says today's report will not silence their calls for a full
:04:32. > :04:39.public enquiry. Scotland's women curlers have won
:04:40. > :04:42.bronze at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. All the pressure was on the
:04:43. > :04:45.skip, Eve Muirhead from Perthshire, to deliver an inch-perfect final
:04:46. > :04:48.stone in the tenth end against Switzerland. And she kept her cool
:04:49. > :04:57.to lead Team GB to its coveted Olympic medal. From Sochi David
:04:58. > :05:03.McDaid reports. One last match, one last shot, one
:05:04. > :05:12.last chance for Eve Muirhead to win an Olympic medal. They go in the
:05:13. > :05:18.air, the brushes, and Britain has won a medal.
:05:19. > :05:23.I am so proud. What a massive relief to get the
:05:24. > :05:29.Olympic medal round our necks. Today, the tears of joy replaced
:05:30. > :05:34.yesterday 's tears of despair at missing out at the shot on gold.
:05:35. > :05:38.We were devastated yesterday but we put it behind us and we made sure we
:05:39. > :05:43.were not coming home without a medal today. We dug deeper and did really
:05:44. > :05:49.well. There was also satisfaction for the
:05:50. > :05:54.gold who won -- for the coach who herself won gold in 12 years ago.
:05:55. > :05:58.I have lost many in my career and it is not a good position to be in, but
:05:59. > :06:03.I am really proud of the girls. They fought tooth and nail and really
:06:04. > :06:06.deserved that win. Does winning make you feel
:06:07. > :06:13.different? It does. It is what every athlete
:06:14. > :06:18.dreams of and I am super happy. Now, how to celebrate achieving that
:06:19. > :06:25.Olympic dream? Back to social media!
:06:26. > :06:33.So today's bronze success means to doubt -- guaranteed medals for Team
:06:34. > :06:38.GB. Tomorrow the men are back to play against calendar and to see if
:06:39. > :06:41.they get silver or gold. -- against Canada.
:06:42. > :06:48.There was delight at Eve Muirhead's home rink in Perth. Our reporter
:06:49. > :06:53.Julie Peacock is there tonight. Sally, who hasn't been following the
:06:54. > :06:59.fortunes of the British curling team over the past couple of weeks? Today
:07:00. > :07:03.we were rewarded with bronze from the ladies and now the possibility
:07:04. > :07:08.of gold or silver from the men tomorrow. This is where it all
:07:09. > :07:13.starts. Local clubs like this one here in Perth. This is Eve
:07:14. > :07:18.Muirhead's local club and where she has trained for years. It is a
:07:19. > :07:23.hugely popular sport here with lots of people taking part. Even here,
:07:24. > :07:28.they have noticed a real gem in popularity in curling since the
:07:29. > :07:32.start of the Olympic Games. It was all eyes on Sochi at her home
:07:33. > :07:41.rink as she played the final shot to secure bronze for Britain. It was
:07:42. > :07:46.wonderful. So exciting. The -- she's such a nice girl and deserves
:07:47. > :07:50.everything that comes her way. Perth, like Scotland, is in the grip
:07:51. > :07:55.of Olympic fever and taking to the ice is the best cure. This ice rink
:07:56. > :08:00.was full of people wanting to give it a try.
:08:01. > :08:09.We have got some friends who live nearby. It is harder than I thought.
:08:10. > :08:16.When we saw an advert for it, it was a good opportunity to come along.
:08:17. > :08:18.It is hoped today's success will inspire the next generation of
:08:19. > :08:23.curlers. A lot of people have come because of
:08:24. > :08:29.the Olympics. Do you think it will convert to medals?
:08:30. > :08:35.People do get inspired to try new sports in the Olympics. A lot of
:08:36. > :08:39.people will think, I can do that. I have been watching a bit of this
:08:40. > :08:49.curling and it has got me thinking. How hard can it be?
:08:50. > :09:02.It is going in. Oh, right on the button! South Korea here I come!
:09:03. > :09:07.I have to confess to using a body double in that final shot. If you
:09:08. > :09:11.think you can do better, clubs across Scotland are running taster
:09:12. > :09:16.sessions to try and get more people involved in the game and, hopefully,
:09:17. > :09:22.convert some of our infuser you have them into medals in the future. --
:09:23. > :09:25.enthusiasm. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:09:26. > :09:28.from the BBC. Still to come on tonight's programme: In the third of
:09:29. > :09:32.our special reports on unpaid carers, we look at the challenges
:09:33. > :09:36.facing people in rural areas. In sport, fears of the fans that the
:09:37. > :09:43.club could be heading for administration once again. The
:09:44. > :09:46.Rangers club. And, Scotland rugby players have
:09:47. > :09:48.checked in for Rome, determined to avoid their third straight defeat.
:09:49. > :09:50.Pressure mounts for Scott Johnson. We consider their Six Nations
:09:51. > :09:58.chances. Last night, David Bowie became the
:09:59. > :10:02.latest celebrity to add his voice to the referendum debate by calling on
:10:03. > :10:05.Scotland to stay with the UK. But does celebrity endorsement, one way
:10:06. > :10:06.or another, make a difference? Here's our political correspondent,
:10:07. > :10:23.Glenn Campbell. It is pop, not politics. But at last
:10:24. > :10:28.nights bricks, the best male sado -- fellow artist used his speech to
:10:29. > :10:34.urge stocks -- Scots to stick with the UK. What made it unusual, he
:10:35. > :10:41.sent Kate Moss to deliver the message. Scotland, stay with us!
:10:42. > :10:46.If intervention has made him one of the heroes of the pro-union
:10:47. > :10:52.campaign. A perhaps more rebel, rebel for those in favour of
:10:53. > :10:56.independence. However you see it, you could say his short composition
:10:57. > :11:04.on the referendum was intended as a sort of love note to Scottish
:11:05. > :11:07.voters. It comes soon after the Prime Minister appealed to people
:11:08. > :11:12.across the rest of the UK to use their influence in the independence
:11:13. > :11:22.debate. From us to the people of Scotland let the message BBS, we
:11:23. > :11:29.want to stay. The "yes Scotland" campaign launched
:11:30. > :11:37.their own celebrity backing. It is about time we...
:11:38. > :11:42.At last year 's parade in New York another endorsement for the yes
:11:43. > :11:49.side. It will be an interesting new period for Scotland. Why not?
:11:50. > :11:52.More recently, John Barrowman backed the union, but will any of these
:11:53. > :11:59.interventions and influence the vote?
:12:00. > :12:03.I think it is a great tactic for celebrities to get involved because
:12:04. > :12:09.people listen to them, unlike politicians, but I don't think it
:12:10. > :12:14.will influence what people think. Pop stars and celebrities have
:12:15. > :12:17.plenty of opportunity to attract attention but their political clout
:12:18. > :12:22.is less certain. A baby who was seriously burned in a
:12:23. > :12:26.gas explosion in Pakistan is expected to arrive at Glasgow
:12:27. > :12:31.airport for life-saving treatment in the next hour. He lost his father,
:12:32. > :12:36.mother and brother in the accident. He will be taken to Yorkhill
:12:37. > :12:40.Children's Hospital for an assessment. Our reporter is at the
:12:41. > :12:43.airport tonight and you may find some pictures in her report
:12:44. > :12:47.upsetting. In just over half an hour, through
:12:48. > :12:51.this arrivals gate at Glasgow airport will come the little baby
:12:52. > :12:56.after a very long journey from Pakistan. He is only four months old
:12:57. > :13:04.but his barn -- life has been marred by tragedy already. His parents and
:13:05. > :13:08.brother were killed in a gas explosion in Peshawar. It left him
:13:09. > :13:13.with horrific burns to his face and body. His family in Scotland were
:13:14. > :13:19.incredibly worried about infection setting in so they got the ball
:13:20. > :13:25.rolling and got in touch with MPs and MSP's and last week, the
:13:26. > :13:31.Scottish Government said they would stump up the cash for his care here.
:13:32. > :13:36.So, he is about to arrive and when he does, he will be whisked to
:13:37. > :13:42.hospital in Glasgow where he will begin a long process of recovery and
:13:43. > :13:46.years of possible painful surgery to his face. But his family want to say
:13:47. > :13:50.how grateful they are that people here have given him a second chance
:13:51. > :13:55.at life. A look at some other stories from
:13:56. > :14:01.across Scotland this Thursday night: An investigation into why a fishing
:14:02. > :14:05.boat ran aground and sank last summer has concluded the skipper was
:14:06. > :14:09.at fault. A Marine accident investigation Branch report found
:14:10. > :14:15.the skipper had been distracted by his mobile phone while changing
:14:16. > :14:19.course. His radio was so low he failed to hear to warnings from the
:14:20. > :14:23.ports watchkeeper. BBC Scotland understands plans will
:14:24. > :14:28.be revealed tonight for a ?40 million investment in the Borders.
:14:29. > :14:39.It is understood they are for a distillery run by -- by... Based on
:14:40. > :14:42.the outskirts of Edinburgh. Campaigners in the Highlands say
:14:43. > :14:47.children with particular problems like autism could lose out after a
:14:48. > :14:51.local authority voted to cut its budget for additional support. The
:14:52. > :14:59.number of youngsters with additional support needs is rising.
:15:00. > :15:03.Nearly 70 firefighters tackled a serious fire which destroyed and
:15:04. > :15:08.Aberdeen beach-front restaurant. Crews were called shortly before
:15:09. > :15:12.half past four this morning. The flames tore through the roof of the
:15:13. > :15:17.building causing extensive damage and disrupting rush-hour traffic.
:15:18. > :15:22.Dumfries has the highest rejection rate for credit card applications in
:15:23. > :15:26.the whole of the UK according to a new study. The credit card
:15:27. > :15:31.comparison site said two thirds of resident in the postcode area were
:15:32. > :15:37.turned down in the past 12 months. But rejection rates, it says, has --
:15:38. > :15:38.have been increasing everywhere as credit card companies tighten up
:15:39. > :15:45.their criteria. This week, we've been looking at the
:15:46. > :15:49.experience of Scotland's unpaid carers. In our third and final film
:15:50. > :15:51.in the series, we're looking at the challenges facing many of the
:15:52. > :15:54.country's rural carers. Ian Hamilton reports.
:15:55. > :15:59.Living in rural Scotland can be peaceful and it elected. But if you
:16:00. > :16:09.are caring for a loved one, it can be a silly deep and lonely. --
:16:10. > :16:14.idyllic. So getting support from one another at a caring centre like this
:16:15. > :16:21.one, where I have come to meet some carers, is vital. My husband lost
:16:22. > :16:27.both of his legs and he has got renal failure as well. And I was not
:16:28. > :16:32.aware of anything, people that could help me and I felt very isolated. It
:16:33. > :16:35.is this your distances involved that makes life tough just to do the
:16:36. > :16:41.simplest things and get a little help. We have five towns and the
:16:42. > :16:45.majority of all the services people will need of any age are all based
:16:46. > :16:51.around those towns. As is the public transport. Get two or three miles
:16:52. > :16:56.out of these towns and you are starting to meet up with problems.
:16:57. > :17:00.Being a rural carer can be fraught with problems, particularly if you
:17:01. > :17:04.do not drive. People tell me they are what makes them stay is a strong
:17:05. > :17:11.sense of community. The Scottish Government currently have a bill of
:17:12. > :17:14.consultation. It is up to local authorities to provide more support
:17:15. > :17:18.for Scotland's caterers. Local authorities say the bill is not
:17:19. > :17:20.necessary. We think there are quicker ways of delivering
:17:21. > :17:29.improvements, through working together with the NHS. Over the next
:17:30. > :17:33.20 years, it is estimated the number of carers in Scotland will rise from
:17:34. > :17:39.650,000 to 1 million. This means that more than one in five of us
:17:40. > :17:48.will have some form of caring role, a role that few of us are prepared
:17:49. > :17:53.for. Time for the sport. Good evening.
:17:54. > :17:57.A Rangers fans group spokesman has told BBC Scotland that he fears the
:17:58. > :18:00.possibility of the club going into administration again. He was
:18:01. > :18:03.speaking as the Ibrox club has admitted it's asked for a ?1.5
:18:04. > :18:05.million loan from two major shareholders. It's a situation a
:18:06. > :18:12.financial expert says is a ''significant concern.'' Jane Lewis
:18:13. > :18:20.reports. On the pitch, things are going well.
:18:21. > :18:26.A typical header. But for the pitch, does this latest News raise
:18:27. > :18:29.concerns? The Rangers board confirmed to the stock exchange this
:18:30. > :18:34.morning that they are in discussions with two major shareholders with a
:18:35. > :18:37.view to organising a loan. They say they are looking for up to ?1.5
:18:38. > :18:45.million to provide working capital for the club. It is a significant
:18:46. > :18:48.concern, I suspect. They seem to be asking for this money for a
:18:49. > :18:52.short-term needs and to look for such a significant sum of money to
:18:53. > :18:56.meet short-term requirements, I think, as a Rangers supporter I
:18:57. > :19:04.would be asking the board but its long-term planets. BBC Scotland
:19:05. > :19:08.understands the loan discussions involve partners James and Sandy
:19:09. > :19:12.Easdale. The brothers who both hold positions on the board of Rangers.
:19:13. > :19:15.These developments come on the same day that Rangers' Chief Executive
:19:16. > :19:18.Graham Wallace e-mailed supporters encouraging them to engage with the
:19:19. > :19:25.football club at it looks to move forward. Because their input is
:19:26. > :19:28.valuable. Mr Wallace has on many occasions said that, under no
:19:29. > :19:32.circumstances, was Administration and option. Unfortunately, this
:19:33. > :19:38.recent announcement does not do much to alleviate fans' fears that it is
:19:39. > :19:42.a possibility. Rangers may be keen to hear from supporters. Tonight it
:19:43. > :19:49.seems fans want the club's board to do the talking.
:19:50. > :19:52.The Scotland rugby squad say they have erased all thoughts of the
:19:53. > :19:55.wooden spoon in this year's Six Nations campaign. The team have
:19:56. > :19:58.flown out to Rome ahead of Saturday's crucial match against
:19:59. > :20:01.Italy still nursing wounds after a heavy defeat to England in their
:20:02. > :20:08.last match. Brian McLauchlin reports.
:20:09. > :20:14.Checking in for what they hope will be a victory. The Scotland players
:20:15. > :20:17.chasing victory that so far in this season's Six Nations had eluded
:20:18. > :20:20.them. Scotland may have had a dreadful start to this season's Six
:20:21. > :20:24.Nations, losing their opening two fixtures. They have also lost their
:20:25. > :20:30.last three trips to Italy but these players feel that the tide is about
:20:31. > :20:33.to turn. We have got a very positive attitude this week. That is one of
:20:34. > :20:37.the things we set out to do at the start of the week, get about the
:20:38. > :20:40.England game. If everyone was to talk about the England game and
:20:41. > :20:44.focus on what happened, that is their decision but we have got a
:20:45. > :20:50.responsibility to beat Italy. Roll back the clock two years. This
:20:51. > :20:53.defeat to Italy in Rome meant Scotland ended up with the wooden
:20:54. > :20:58.spoon. A scenario not being entertained by this squad. There is
:20:59. > :21:03.plenty more rugby to play in the championship. It is the third game
:21:04. > :21:09.in the Six Nations as a whole so we are certainly looking to put things
:21:10. > :21:11.right on Saturday. Disappointing results mean interim head coach
:21:12. > :21:16.Scott Johnson's position has been questioned. A victory in would go
:21:17. > :21:22.some way to answering his critics. Now, a look at what else is
:21:23. > :21:26.happening across Scottish sport. David Murdoch says he is inspired by
:21:27. > :21:34.Eve Muirhead's rink winning runs that Sochi. Tomorrow he will play
:21:35. > :21:39.Canada with his team. He will muster all of his experience going for
:21:40. > :21:44.gold. Train harder, throw more stones, I have been doing everything
:21:45. > :21:48.from previous campaigns to get experience of the guys of what it is
:21:49. > :21:51.going to be like here. All of the things we have learned about how to
:21:52. > :21:57.win games over the years to try and help them focus.
:21:58. > :22:01.Joe Ledley says he knew his Celtic career was over as soon as the club
:22:02. > :22:04.accepted an offer for him from Crystal Palace. The midfielder moved
:22:05. > :22:09.to the English Premier League on transfer deadline day, despite being
:22:10. > :22:13.offered a new deal at Parkhead. For a couple of years, yes, and when I
:22:14. > :22:16.heard Crystal Palace put an offer in, a Premier League opportunity
:22:17. > :22:20.with a great club and great fans, I thought it was time for me to go.
:22:21. > :22:25.And play in the best league in the world.
:22:26. > :22:28.It's the end of the road for Stephen Gallacher after the first round of
:22:29. > :22:32.the World Matchplay golf in Arizona. With three to play, the Scot
:22:33. > :22:34.squandered a two-hole lead to the two-time Open Champion Ernie Els.
:22:35. > :22:38.Welcome to the Pars Wash. Dunfermline are the first Scottish
:22:39. > :22:42.club to launch their own car wash facility. All profits are going to
:22:43. > :22:44.Pars United. And don't worry - first team players are not usually
:22:45. > :22:48.responsible for the wash. And there are more sports stories -
:22:49. > :22:55.plus all the latest news, 24 hours a day - on BBC Sport Scotland's
:22:56. > :22:57.website. That is all of your sport for
:22:58. > :23:02.tonight. Thank you.
:23:03. > :23:05.Visitors to the historic Bannockburn site in Stirling will soon have the
:23:06. > :23:08.chance to re-enact the famous battle of 1314. State-of-the-art graphics
:23:09. > :23:15.and Hollywood special effects are at the heart of a new ?9 million
:23:16. > :23:20.tourist attraction. Andrew Anderson's been to have a look.
:23:21. > :23:24.This doorway will transport me back 700 years to the battle of Alnwick
:23:25. > :23:29.urn, recreated here at the visitor centre. By 21st-century digital
:23:30. > :23:35.technology. # The Battle of Bannockburn. The
:23:36. > :23:38.first room we come to recreates the eve of the two-day battle with the
:23:39. > :23:42.English and Scottish armies making their preparations for what lay
:23:43. > :23:47.ahead. Very little was found at the sight of the Battle of Bannockburn
:23:48. > :23:49.in terms of artefacts, so historians have been lustily involved to make
:23:50. > :23:56.this as realistic and as historically accurate as possible.
:23:57. > :24:00.What we have done is showcased in 48 hours the Battle of Bannockburn in a
:24:01. > :24:03.highly immersive experience with a lot of historical research into the
:24:04. > :24:08.detail of how the nights and different aspects of the battle took
:24:09. > :24:11.place. This is the final room, the room with the battle laid out on the
:24:12. > :24:16.table in front of the players. On one side, the English army led by
:24:17. > :24:20.Edward the second, on the other side of the Scottish army led by Robert
:24:21. > :24:28.the Bruce. Will it work out the way it did 700 years ago? Today I was on
:24:29. > :24:33.the side of the English army. That should have been a major tactical
:24:34. > :24:39.disadvantage. Attack! Just attack! 700 years ago,
:24:40. > :24:45.the Battle of banned urn was fought over two days. -- the Battle of
:24:46. > :24:51.Bannockburn. Today it was over in just half an hour. And with an
:24:52. > :24:54.unexpected outcome. That is the Battle of Bannockburn 2014 over, can
:24:55. > :24:58.you believe it, the English army won. But unlike 700 years ago, both
:24:59. > :25:02.of those armies will live to fight another day as this battle is
:25:03. > :25:11.re-enacted and re-enacted once the visitors centre is open.
:25:12. > :25:17.He was so getting into that. Hello. It was a rather wet afternoon
:25:18. > :25:21.through parts of the Central Belt and the South but this evening we
:25:22. > :25:24.revert to breezy with showers. Low pressure sitting towards the north
:25:25. > :25:29.and within the flow of the low, westerly winds continue to feed the
:25:30. > :25:33.showers in. And so showers crossing the country west to east in the next
:25:34. > :25:37.few hours, but by the end of the night it turns dry for many central,
:25:38. > :25:40.southern and eastern parts of the country and temperatures down close
:25:41. > :25:44.to freezing at in towns and cities holding just above. One to rural
:25:45. > :25:50.parts seeing a patch of frost and some icy patches. Tomorrow, Friday,
:25:51. > :25:53.is another day of showers, mostly in the West, a dry start in the East
:25:54. > :25:58.but with that strong wind the showers will be blown right across
:25:59. > :26:01.the country. By mid-afternoon, it is an East Flash West split, the
:26:02. > :26:12.further east you are it will be drier but not entirely dry. --
:26:13. > :26:17.East-West. Wintry over the hills and high ground. Tempered arise, seven
:26:18. > :26:20.or eight Celsius, but it is feeling colder in the wind. A decent day
:26:21. > :26:23.through parts of Aberdeenshire and into Inverness and up towards
:26:24. > :26:27.Caithness, Ark not feeling too bad, Shetland far better than this
:26:28. > :26:29.morning. The rest of the afternoon into the evening, the showers
:26:30. > :26:33.continue to pile their way in from the west. If we take a look ahead
:26:34. > :26:38.towards the weekend, will pressure still nearby towards the North.
:26:39. > :26:43.Another out in the Atlantic but the study weekend on Saturday morning it
:26:44. > :26:46.is not too bad, reasonably dry and bright. One or two light showers
:26:47. > :26:49.around and still breezy. Temperatures seven or eight degrees
:26:50. > :26:53.and by mid-afternoon we start to see that rain uprooting the West Coast
:26:54. > :26:58.and it worked its way in a night, so if you are out on Saturday night,
:26:59. > :27:02.expect to get wet. It will be a wet and windy start for Sunday morning
:27:03. > :27:05.but it should improve as the head through the afternoon, the rain
:27:06. > :27:09.becoming confined to southern parts of the country. The central belt is
:27:10. > :27:13.more showery, still windy but it should be mild, nine or 10 degrees.
:27:14. > :27:17.Saturday is probably better than Sunday.
:27:18. > :27:21.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news. More than twenty people have
:27:22. > :27:24.been killed in one of the bloodiest days in the crisis gripping the
:27:25. > :27:26.Ukrainian capital Kiev. Gun battles broke out between security forces
:27:27. > :27:28.and anti-government protesters, shattering a fragile truce that had
:27:29. > :27:31.been agreed overnight. A major overhaul of helicopter
:27:32. > :27:34.safety in the North Sea has been recommended by the Civil Aviation
:27:35. > :27:37.Authority following a series of fatal crashes. Its recommendations
:27:38. > :27:41.include a ban on flights when sea conditions are at their most severe
:27:42. > :27:43.and a limit on the physical size of anyone travelling offshore.
:27:44. > :27:47.And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll be back with the headlines at eight
:27:48. > :27:51.and the late bulletin just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from
:27:52. > :27:52.everyone on the team - right across the country - have a very good
:27:53. > :27:54.evening.