:00:00. > 3:59:59That's it for now. We're back with the late news at 10. 15pm. Now it's
:00:00. > :00:09.time for the Good evening. The Church of
:00:10. > :00:13.Scotland's General Assembly has opened with a call from the Queen
:00:14. > :00:17.for people to work together, whatever the outcome of September's
:00:18. > :00:20.independence referendum. The message was echoed by the assembly's new
:00:21. > :00:31.moderator at its annual gathering in Edinburgh. Andrew Black reports.
:00:32. > :00:37.A traditional opening to the General Assembly, but in a year unlike any
:00:38. > :00:42.other. We pass over to you the millennium cross. Inside, the
:00:43. > :00:48.proceedings began with the installation of John charmers. In a
:00:49. > :00:53.historically for Scotland, he called for respect and reconciliation. From
:00:54. > :01:00.now until the referendum, we keep the dialogue respectful, the
:01:01. > :01:04.temperature down, and we have a serious debate about substance, and
:01:05. > :01:09.afterwards, we are ready quickly to become one again. That sentiment was
:01:10. > :01:13.also expressed in a letter from the Queen read out during proceedings.
:01:14. > :01:18.in this important year of referendum, whatever the outcome,
:01:19. > :01:26.people of faith and people of goodwill will work together for the
:01:27. > :01:29.social good of Scotland. And with the opening ceremonial events
:01:30. > :01:33.concluded, it is now down to business. Over the next week, the
:01:34. > :01:36.General Assembly will discuss issues that the ordination of gay ministers
:01:37. > :01:41.and Scottish independence. The Church of Scotland say this
:01:42. > :01:43.demonstrates the important role the institution continues to play in
:01:44. > :01:47.public life. A policeman who died in a road
:01:48. > :01:51.accident near Earlston in the Borders yesterday has been named as
:01:52. > :01:57.PC Mark Murtagh. He was based at Galashiels Police Station.
:01:58. > :02:00.Family and friends of a missing Glenrothes man have staged a march
:02:01. > :02:03.to try to jog people's memories about the night he disappeared six
:02:04. > :02:07.months ago. Allan Bryant hasn't been seen since he left a nightclub in
:02:08. > :02:10.the town in November. To football, and St Johnstone have
:02:11. > :02:17.won the Scottish Cup, their first major trophy. They beat Dundee
:02:18. > :02:27.United 2-0 in an exciting final at Celtic Park.
:02:28. > :02:29.It was a duel between two teams from Tayside, Dundee United hoping for a
:02:30. > :02:33.third Scottish cup victory, Tayside, Dundee United hoping for a
:02:34. > :02:39.the St Johnstone, it was the first final in this condition. It proved
:02:40. > :02:45.to be a interesting match. St Johnstone got the lead just before
:02:46. > :02:50.half-time. A free kick was only just kept out by the keeper. In a
:02:51. > :02:54.controversial moment, when the Saint striker bundled the ball over the
:02:55. > :02:59.line with his hand, the linesman spotted it and it was no goal.
:03:00. > :03:03.Another near miss centre showed United's Clark was out. And that was
:03:04. > :03:10.confirmed with Steven MacLean's scribbled setting goal which sealed
:03:11. > :03:14.the result. -- scrambled goal. It was a game that had absolutely
:03:15. > :03:18.everything. In the end, it was history for St Johnstone Football
:03:19. > :03:25.Club, and I'm delighted to say I am joined by some delirious fans. Can
:03:26. > :03:31.you believe it? Fantastic result. First time in a years. What more
:03:32. > :03:40.could you ask for? I'm speechless. What now? Europe. Europe for next
:03:41. > :03:42.season? For now, you can guarantee there will be a party in Perth this
:03:43. > :03:52.evening. What a day. Time now for the weather for tonight
:03:53. > :03:56.and tomorrow, and Kawser is at the map for us.
:03:57. > :04:02.I do have my cloudy bowl, but I could have had a dry and bright one.
:04:03. > :04:05.Missed fortunes, but we do have the north-west and south-west split.
:04:06. > :04:12.Heavy rain throughout the day today. Tomorrow, we could see up to 40
:04:13. > :04:16.millimetres falling. That rain will continue overnight tonight. Clear
:04:17. > :04:21.skies for the south-east, and here we will see temperatures dipped to
:04:22. > :04:27.around 10 Celsius tonight to stop around eight Celsius towards the
:04:28. > :04:32.north. Tomorrow, a similar day. A split, with that rain becoming heavy
:04:33. > :04:38.at times, but showery as the day progresses. Further to the south, we
:04:39. > :04:43.will see some hazy sunshine with high cloud around. Temperatures
:04:44. > :04:49.could reach 17 or 18 Celsius. Thank you. Not too bad at all. That
:04:50. > :04:54.is Reporting Scotland. Our next update is tomorrow lunchtime.
:04:55. > :04:59.Remember there is more news as usual on our website from right across the
:05:00. > :05:01.country. Until then, from everyone on the team, enjoy what is left of
:05:02. > :05:15.your Saturday night. Good evening. Who needs an expensive
:05:16. > :05:21.holiday? Today at 24 degrees, Suffolk was warmer than Ibiza and
:05:22. > :05:24.Crete. There was lots of warm sunshine to be found across England
:05:25. > :05:25.and Wales. Of course, that hasn't been the story