:00:13. > :00:26.Good evening. Victims of hate crime are being urged to come forward and
:00:27. > :00:28.report incidents as part of a Scottish Government led campaign.
:00:29. > :00:31.Those behind 'Speak Up Against Hate Crime say highlighting the problem
:00:32. > :00:35.sends out a clear message. It was here, in the heart of Scotland 's
:00:36. > :00:39.largest city that a BBC documentary team filmed racist abuse of a
:00:40. > :00:46.busker. That highlighted one example of the kind of hate crime in new
:00:47. > :00:51.campaign is aiming to tackle. It is encouraging anyone who has been
:00:52. > :00:56.targeted on the grounds of race, sexuality, disability or gender and
:00:57. > :01:01.reported to police. The campaign is being led by the Scottish Cup meant
:01:02. > :01:07.and has wider support. At the moment, we know that people do not
:01:08. > :01:12.feel 100% confident in reporting to the police for all sorts of reasons.
:01:13. > :01:20.We will be sending out a powerful signal that Scotland will not
:01:21. > :01:26.tolerate this kind of hate crime. Police in Scotland are working at a
:01:27. > :01:31.national and international level. Those behind this new campaign argue
:01:32. > :01:42.that by coming forward, witnesses and those who have been targeted
:01:43. > :01:47.will help prevent abuse. . Football... And Scotland have been
:01:48. > :01:51.handed a tough draw for the 2016 European Championship qualifiers. It
:01:52. > :01:57.was here this afternoon that Scotland learned the identity of the
:01:58. > :02:01.Euro 2016 qualification opponents. Germany are the top seeds and will
:02:02. > :02:06.be the clear favourites to top the section. Plenty more intrigue in the
:02:07. > :02:10.group. The Republic of Ireland manager is none other than the man
:02:11. > :02:22.who preceded Gordon Strachan Celtic boss, Martin O'Neill. Scotland play
:02:23. > :02:25.the polls in a friendly. After the draw, I caught up with Gordon
:02:26. > :02:31.Strachan and asked him to his feelings on the group. Excited. That
:02:32. > :02:35.is the one thing you can say about this group. Others might be a bit
:02:36. > :02:41.mundane. This one, where you have one of the best team ever, the
:02:42. > :02:46.German side, a new nation in the tournament in Gibraltar then you
:02:47. > :02:53.have four other teams who are all possible to get the second place.
:02:54. > :02:57.That is exciting. Exciting indeed. The top two in the group qualify
:02:58. > :03:01.automatically. Third place might be good enough. That gives Scotland
:03:02. > :03:05.their best chance in a long time of reaching a major tournament for the
:03:06. > :03:13.first time since 1998. That was in the World Cup here in France. The
:03:14. > :03:17.closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics is well under way. But
:03:18. > :03:21.there's one Scot who's still taking centre stage, even though he has no
:03:22. > :03:27.chance of a medal. Jackie O'Brien reports from Sochi. Ladies and
:03:28. > :03:32.gentlemen, the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.
:03:33. > :03:36.The broadcaster was lost for words when he was selected from hundreds
:03:37. > :03:40.of contenders to be the English-speaking voice of the Winter
:03:41. > :03:44.Olympics opening and closing ceremonies in Sochi. Introducing
:03:45. > :03:49.President Putin to a global audience was one of the most daunting moment
:03:50. > :03:55.of his career so far. It provided an experience he is not likely to
:03:56. > :04:01.forget. I was moved by it. I was choked by it. I thought, this is a
:04:02. > :04:07.global spectacle of an incredible degree and I am part of it. It was
:04:08. > :04:12.an exciting moment. Add to that, we would press the buttons on the mics
:04:13. > :04:17.and we'll be talking to a global audience of 2.5 billion people. Or
:04:18. > :04:23.somebody like me, that is a great thrill. Ladies and gentlemen, the
:04:24. > :04:26.worldwide broadcast... The Scottish accent was chosen because it was
:04:27. > :04:33.considered to be the listener friendly. Along with his Russian and
:04:34. > :04:37.French speaking announcers, he had to keep his role at the Olympics are
:04:38. > :04:44.closely guarded secret until the lavish proceedings started. It came
:04:45. > :04:49.out on the night. Suddenly there was a litany of people asking on
:04:50. > :04:54.Facebook, did I hear you? Was that you? It was a big surprise for a
:04:55. > :05:01.lotta people. It has been quite that way since. I am sure I heard you on
:05:02. > :05:05.the Olympics. Yes, guilty your honour! The Scottish broadcaster
:05:06. > :05:10.return for his final performance on the Olympic stage, bringing the most
:05:11. > :05:16.expensive Winter Games in history to a close.
:05:17. > :05:22.It was wet and windy for many of us today. The strongest winds will ease
:05:23. > :05:27.tonight but the heavy rain has not finished with us. It will return to
:05:28. > :05:31.central and southern Scotland. Difficult conditions on the roads
:05:32. > :05:36.and potentially some flooding. Ultimately, the strongest winds will
:05:37. > :05:40.become confined to the far north. Temperature wise, around five
:05:41. > :05:44.Celsius for many. May be low enough for a touch of ground frost. Into
:05:45. > :05:49.tomorrow, the weather front bringing that rain will pull away. It is a
:05:50. > :05:54.cloudy start with outbreaks of showery rain which will clear away
:05:55. > :05:58.eastwards. There will be good spells of sunshine. Much lighter winds than
:05:59. > :06:07.today. That is the forecast. And that's Reporting Scotland.
:06:08. > :06:13.Hello. Still no sign of the weather really settling down next week.
:06:14. > :06:16.There should be an improvement for most of us tomorrow. It will not be
:06:17. > :06:20.as windy as it has been today, and the band of rain will slowly peter
:06:21. > :06:22.out. We still have some rain to come through the night. This band of rain
:06:23. > :06:23.is quite slow