01/03/2014

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:00:00. > :00:07.on the BBC News Channel, we are back with the late news 10:10. Now on

:00:08. > :00:12.Good evening. Campaigners have staged a protest against plans for a

:00:13. > :00:17.housing development near Culloden, the site of the last pitched battle

:00:18. > :00:20.fought on British soil. Developers have been given permission to build

:00:21. > :00:24.16 houses. The Scottish Government says the plans would not have an

:00:25. > :00:34.adverse impact on the historic site. Gillian Sharpe reports.

:00:35. > :00:40.Gathering at the battle field this afternoon to make themselves heard.

:00:41. > :00:45.Protesters are angry that the developer has been given permission

:00:46. > :00:53.to build homes on a Brownfield site just 400 metres away from the wider

:00:54. > :00:58.boundary of the 1746 battle. We should be strong and stand tall and

:00:59. > :01:04.say no. They fear that development could be the thin end of the wedge.

:01:05. > :01:09.The people that died in this field, whether they were British or

:01:10. > :01:13.Klansman, it is a sacred area to us all. It is our history and our

:01:14. > :01:24.future. We should not be developing in this area. The National Trust for

:01:25. > :01:28.Scotland has voiced 's concern. But the Scottish Government ruled it was

:01:29. > :01:32.unlikely that the proposal would have any impact on the character and

:01:33. > :01:38.ambience of the site. It adds that it values the battlefield site.

:01:39. > :01:41.Police investigating a robbery at a bookmaker's shop in Ayrshire have

:01:42. > :01:45.released an image of a man. William Hill in Beith was raided around 9pm

:01:46. > :01:48.on the 19th of February. A man wearing a motorbike helmet and

:01:49. > :01:52.carrying a weapon demanded money from staff.

:01:53. > :01:56.A former chairman of Scottish Labour has announced he'll vote for

:01:57. > :02:00.independence. Bob Thomson, a Labour member for more than 51 years,

:02:01. > :02:06.declared his support for a YES vote, as the campaign reaches 200 days to

:02:07. > :02:09.go. The new Battle of Bannockburn

:02:10. > :02:12.Visitor Centre has opened to the public. The centre aims to provide

:02:13. > :02:17.an interactive experience, making use of 3D technology to bring the

:02:18. > :02:21.medieval battle to life. The 3D Robert the Bruce is based on the

:02:22. > :02:26.iconic 1960s monument at the Bannockburn site. The centre has

:02:27. > :02:35.opened ahead of the 700th anniversary of the battle in June

:02:36. > :02:43.this year. We have 3-D technology that is marvellous. Full-size

:02:44. > :02:49.warriors from the medieval period and characters, interactive

:02:50. > :02:54.characters, that you can meet. Can you win the battle? Can you lose the

:02:55. > :02:57.battle? It is going down extremely well. There's nothing like this

:02:58. > :03:00.anywhere else. Tennis - and despite winning the

:03:01. > :03:03.opening set, Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Mexican Open. He

:03:04. > :03:07.lost his semifinal to Bulgarian Gregor Dimitrov in three sets.

:03:08. > :03:11.Fourth seed Dimitrov hadn't won a set in his previous three matches

:03:12. > :03:15.against Murray. In football, Celtic are 21 points in

:03:16. > :03:18.the lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership after a 5-0 win at home

:03:19. > :03:22.against Caley Thistle. St Mirren moved out of the relegation play-off

:03:23. > :03:29.spot, scoring two late goals against Kilmarnock.

:03:30. > :03:32.Rangers beat East Fife 1-0 with a penalty from Lee McCulloch in the

:03:33. > :03:36.third minute of injury time. Rangers are unbeaten in League 1 and need

:03:37. > :03:39.two more wins to clinch the title. Ricky Burns will make the fifth

:03:40. > :03:42.defence of his WBO Lightweight title when he faces the American Terence

:03:43. > :03:47.Crawford at the SECC in Glasgow tonight. The Scot goes into the

:03:48. > :03:52.fight as the underdog against the man from Nebraska, who's unbeaten in

:03:53. > :03:58.22 fights. Time for the weather outlook.

:03:59. > :04:10.Thank you. Some rain in the forecast tonight but once that clears, there

:04:11. > :04:16.is a Met Office warning for ice. Icy patches on untreated surfaces. A dry

:04:17. > :04:22.and cold start in the North initially. Rayner will march in from

:04:23. > :04:27.the west. Some high roots may be effective. The rain moves northwards

:04:28. > :04:30.and eastwards. It becomes showery in nature. If fairly widespread fast

:04:31. > :04:41.and some missed and fog patches forming. Tomorrow morning, we have

:04:42. > :04:45.ice to content with. Some fog as well. Then brightening up. Another

:04:46. > :04:53.area of rain edging in across the south-west. Edging into most places.

:04:54. > :04:58.Quite breezy as well. That rain will turn to snow over higher ground.

:04:59. > :05:04.And that's Reporting Scotland. Our next update is tomorrow lunchtime

:05:05. > :05:12.during Sunday Politics Scotland. Have a great night.

:05:13. > :05:20.Hello. For some of us, it was quite a decent state, some sunshine

:05:21. > :05:22.around, but not the case right now in Northern Ireland and parts of

:05:23. > :05:28.Scotland, chilly with some rain as well, you will have to warm yourself

:05:29. > :05:32.up a bit this evening. Rain on the way for tomorrow, this is the cloud

:05:33. > :05:34.streaming out of the Atlantic, this will be in place over our

:05:35. > :05:36.neighbourhood for most