:00:00. > :00:16.House-builders say the Help to Buy scheme is putting pressure on the
:00:17. > :00:18.construction industry because there are not enough bricks.
:00:19. > :00:21.The men who care - a charity says we need to change our
:00:22. > :00:29.view of carers, as research suggests more than 40% of them are male.
:00:30. > :00:38.To come home and be a housekeeper, a Cooke, and everything, it is a
:00:39. > :00:40.dramatic difference for a man to cope with.
:00:41. > :00:44.We'll have the latest from Iceland as Celtic begin their campaign
:00:45. > :00:51.in Reykjavik to qualify for the Champions League.
:00:52. > :00:55.We are crossing from blogs to Millport. -- Largs.
:00:56. > :00:57.We're also bringing you some sad news about one
:00:58. > :01:06.John Milne, one of the best known faces on Reporting Scotland,
:01:07. > :01:26.There's been unprecedented demand in the housing market for the Scottish
:01:27. > :01:29.Government's Help to Buy scheme and it's putting huge pressure
:01:30. > :01:35.Just three months into the financial year, more than
:01:36. > :01:37.half of the mortgage top-up funding has already been allocated.
:01:38. > :01:40.It's led to so much new housing being built across Scotland that
:01:41. > :01:47.Our economics correspondent, Colletta Smith, has the story.
:01:48. > :01:54.Demand for new homes is fuelling a crisis in the construction sector.
:01:55. > :01:59.There are not enough of the most basic building element, bricks. 40
:02:00. > :02:04.years ago, there were 36 bricks factories in Scotland, but now there
:02:05. > :02:09.is only one left. We are supplying approximately 15% of the they sing
:02:10. > :02:13.brick market in Scotland. If the builder orders bricks today, we will
:02:14. > :02:18.give them a lead-in time which could be anything from six weeks to 16
:02:19. > :02:22.weeks. That is a long time to wait in the world of construction. The
:02:23. > :02:26.demand for homes in Scotland has increased massively over the last
:02:27. > :02:31.year, but turning all of this into the number of these that we need is
:02:32. > :02:35.not an easy or a quick process. They are operating at full capacity,
:02:36. > :02:41.thanks to the Help to Buy scheme. The deal sees the Government fund of
:02:42. > :02:46.two 20% of the value of your home, as long as it is a new build. That
:02:47. > :02:52.has meant a lot more construction and there are not enough bricks. I
:02:53. > :02:55.have seen -- I have told them their turnaround time and the other going
:02:56. > :02:58.back out the door and I am left with nothing. Why wait another month for
:02:59. > :03:02.them to come in. Some suppliers are looking to bring in bricks from
:03:03. > :03:06.Europe to meet the demand in Scotland. Cut down on the number of
:03:07. > :03:13.ex-needed at this construction site, there is a new idea. You are looking
:03:14. > :03:19.at acrylic bricks, they look and have the texture of bricks. The
:03:20. > :03:24.company says it is tough for a small builders to compete. The bigger
:03:25. > :03:29.companies are certainly more able to use the economy as a scale to
:03:30. > :03:34.barter, to a greater extent, but companies like us have evolved other
:03:35. > :03:40.methods to deliver. The project you see behind me uses different
:03:41. > :03:45.technology, it uses the occasion of brick slips. -- application. Brick
:03:46. > :03:48.shortage is set to continue with more money set aside for the Help to
:03:49. > :03:49.Buy scheme for the next financial year and the industry already at
:03:50. > :03:51.capacity. Plans to halt EU expansion over
:03:52. > :03:54.the next five years, announced by the new President of the European
:03:55. > :03:57.Commission, have dealt a blow to an independent Scotland's membership,
:03:58. > :04:02.according to pro-Union campaigners. Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU
:04:03. > :04:04.needs to Joining me now
:04:05. > :04:08.from Westminster is our What's the claim regarding
:04:09. > :04:26.the effect on Scotland? Well, it was a few days ago when
:04:27. > :04:34.Jean-Claude Juncker said that joining the U would not be as easy
:04:35. > :04:37.as writing a letter. His predecessor had previously also said an
:04:38. > :04:40.independent Scotland's membership would be difficult. Those comments
:04:41. > :04:47.were picked up by those who oppose independence, but Mr Younger said
:04:48. > :04:55.there would be no new member state within the next five years. Alex
:04:56. > :05:03.Salmond says Lee you would be -- says Scotland would be a member of
:05:04. > :05:07.the EU says he was talking about countries like Montenegro. He has
:05:08. > :05:10.already made it clear that Scotland will have to apply from a ship, he
:05:11. > :05:14.has said it would not be as simple as sending a letter. Today he is
:05:15. > :05:19.saying there will be no more states in the EU for five years. If
:05:20. > :05:24.Scotland reach the UK, it would mean going from 28 to 29 states in the EU
:05:25. > :05:28.so it is pretty clear he does not see Scotland becoming a member of
:05:29. > :05:34.the EU effort was an independent state within the next five years. ,
:05:35. > :05:40.another argument, David Cameron's reshuffle, lots of new faces. Those
:05:41. > :05:45.wanting Scottish independence have picked up a couple of apartments,
:05:46. > :05:48.one of them is Priti Patel, the new Treasury Minister, she has
:05:49. > :05:51.previously said that Scotland's funding formula should be looked at
:05:52. > :05:56.again in terms of the independence referendum, the SNP said that is bad
:05:57. > :06:00.news, they also say the only threat to EU membership is Philip
:06:01. > :06:06.Hammond's support today. He has become the Foreign Secretary, he has
:06:07. > :06:11.previously said there should be a withdrawal from the EU by Britain if
:06:12. > :06:19.there was no reassessment of that membership. That is what Alex
:06:20. > :06:23.Salmond pick today. Philip Hammond is the Cabinet minister who said he
:06:24. > :06:29.would vote no to EU membership. Priti Patel is someone who has said
:06:30. > :06:33.that the constitutional debate is a good idea to slash spending in
:06:34. > :06:42.Scotland. So, what David Cameron has done is demoted someone who wants to
:06:43. > :06:48.take the UK out of Europe and promoted someone who wants to take
:06:49. > :06:49.money out of Scotland. Needless to say, that is not the last we have
:06:50. > :06:52.heard of any of these arguments. Journalists and technicians
:06:53. > :06:54.at the BBC are to strike next Wednesday, to coincide with
:06:55. > :06:57.the opening ceremony of Members of the National Union
:06:58. > :07:01.of Journalists, BECTU and Unite will walk out at noon
:07:02. > :07:06.for 12 hours in a dispute over pay. The opening ceremony begins
:07:07. > :07:17.at Celtic Park at 9pm. One of Scotland's leading
:07:18. > :07:20.organisations for carers is calling for more recognition
:07:21. > :07:23.for the work done by men. Carers Trust Scotland says many
:07:24. > :07:26.people currently think just women fulfil the role,
:07:27. > :07:43.but research suggests more than 40% Tommy met Reena because they loved
:07:44. > :07:46.dancing. They were married for almost 57 years but towards the end
:07:47. > :07:51.she developed Atkinsons disease. Tommy looked after her for years,
:07:52. > :07:56.before she had to move to a care home. I feel for men it can be
:07:57. > :08:01.difficult. Normally, a man is working and he is the breadwinner.
:08:02. > :08:06.He has all the male things going for him. To suddenly come home and be
:08:07. > :08:12.the housekeeper, to be a Cooke, the washer and everything, that is a
:08:13. > :08:17.true Matic -- dramatic difference for a man to cope with. Tonight he
:08:18. > :08:23.is not alone. 44% of unpaid carers in Scotland are men. Back more than
:08:24. > :08:26.a quarter of them do not call themselves carers, which means
:08:27. > :08:31.missing out on support. More than four in ten said the caring they do
:08:32. > :08:34.has damaged their own physical or mental health. The research was
:08:35. > :08:39.carried out by the men's health Forum and the Carers Trust. They are
:08:40. > :08:42.entitled to the support through their caring role and accessing the
:08:43. > :08:46.support will help them to have a life outside of caring but will also
:08:47. > :08:51.enable them to continue caring much more successfully. Rena died in
:08:52. > :08:59.February last year but Tommy stayed involved in a group for male carers
:09:00. > :09:01.he helped to set up. You do not see these meals, they are kind of
:09:02. > :09:05.hidden, they stay away and do not know how to integrate. That made
:09:06. > :09:11.these men. They need all the help they can get. The carers group say
:09:12. > :09:15.alignment to access tailored support will cost money, but not providing
:09:16. > :09:16.it would cost even more in the long run.
:09:17. > :09:21.And coming up a bit later in tonight's programme:
:09:22. > :09:26.The number one bowler in the world from Troon on his chances of a medal
:09:27. > :09:27.at the Commonwealth Games. In sport, we'll have the very latest
:09:28. > :09:30.news from Rekjavik as Celtic prepare to kick off their new campaign
:09:31. > :09:33.for the Champions League. And we are in Hoylake to preview
:09:34. > :09:35.the Scots and their chances The traditional exploration of space
:09:36. > :09:45.is usually in search of strange new But how about boldly going
:09:46. > :09:52.in search of high speed internet? Scientists at Heriot-Watt university
:09:53. > :09:55.have been awarded 1 million euros in EU funding to develop terminals
:09:56. > :10:00.that hope to do that using Here's our science correspondent,
:10:01. > :10:11.Kenneth Macdonald. We are living through an information
:10:12. > :10:17.revolution. But without a decent signal, the revolution will not be
:10:18. > :10:23.digitised. Our digital devices of angry for data, but if you are on
:10:24. > :10:26.the move in a country like Scotland, getting a signal can be pretty
:10:27. > :10:31.difficult. In here, they are working on a new approach. Get your data
:10:32. > :10:34.from up there. The next generation of satellite broadband will arrive
:10:35. > :10:39.as radio signals with wavelengths ushered in just millimetres. For us
:10:40. > :10:43.to be able to use it down here, it will need a new kind of antenna
:10:44. > :10:50.small enough to fit on planes, trains and cars. They are creating
:10:51. > :10:55.them here at Heriot Watt University. We are looking to make that
:10:56. > :11:00.connection faster so that it will allow individualised connection per
:11:01. > :11:07.user, per passenger, connection to the internet on their smart devices.
:11:08. > :11:14.There is already wi-fi on some trains in Scotland. But the faster
:11:15. > :11:17.the broadband, the faster your mode of transport, the higher you will
:11:18. > :11:24.have to look for your data. For aeroplanes, which are out of range,
:11:25. > :11:29.I think satellite is probably one of the key technologies for delivering
:11:30. > :11:32.internet on the move. There is still a lot of work to be done, but it
:11:33. > :11:42.could change the way we communicate and travel. The aim of being always
:11:43. > :11:46.connected can be true. The goal is to create antenna small enough to
:11:47. > :11:49.travel and powerful enough to send signals to and from orbit. It could
:11:50. > :12:03.represent the next generation of communication.
:12:04. > :12:05.A man who violently shook a three-month-old baby, causing him
:12:06. > :12:08.serious brain injuries, has been jailed for 15 years after being
:12:09. > :12:11.36-year-old John Dobbie fractured the child's skull and left him blind
:12:12. > :12:14.and brain damaged, after repeatedly shaking him and striking his head.
:12:15. > :12:17.A man and a woman have appeared in court charged with the murder
:12:18. > :12:19.of a 20-year-old man in South Queensferry.
:12:20. > :12:21.46-year-old Jack Mallon and 36-year-old Charlene Wilson made
:12:22. > :12:23.no plea or declaration and were remanded in custody.
:12:24. > :12:25.Jordan Mackay, a joiner from Kirkliston, died
:12:26. > :12:27.following an alleged serious assault in The Loan in South Queensferry
:12:28. > :12:37.A look at other stories from across the country:
:12:38. > :12:39.Six of the eight sites shortlisted for the UK's first spaceport,
:12:40. > :12:43.due to open in 2018, are in Scotland.
:12:44. > :12:46.Glasgow Prestwick and RAF Lossiemouth are among them.
:12:47. > :12:49.All have to meet strict criteria, including a runway that can be
:12:50. > :12:51.extended to more than 3,000m and being a safe distance
:12:52. > :13:00.A new way for firms and individuals to show their connection to Scotland
:13:01. > :13:08.can be chosen instead of .com or .co.uk.
:13:09. > :13:11.It's one of a number of new "top level" domains becoming available
:13:12. > :13:17.this year, such as .wales, .london and .NYC.
:13:18. > :13:20.A new mortuary at Dundee University has been named after the Scottish
:13:21. > :13:26.It follows a public vote after she and other crime writers lent their
:13:27. > :13:30.The new facility will use an embalming method which keeps bodies
:13:31. > :13:36.flexible, allowing more realistic testing of new medical techniques.
:13:37. > :13:39.Taxi drivers in Moray are being told to smarten up.
:13:40. > :13:42.The local council is introducing a dress code for drivers which will
:13:43. > :13:47.The authority says it's had complaints about the scruffiness
:13:48. > :13:52.of drivers and wants to create a better impression.
:13:53. > :13:55.The National Galleries of Scotland has persuaded a stand-up comic to be
:13:56. > :14:00.an artist in residence for August to broaden the galleries' appeal.
:14:01. > :14:02.Phill Jupitus has volunteered to sketch paintings and deliver
:14:03. > :14:17.It is taking them along with me on the discovery of the works, they are
:14:18. > :14:25.not just serious lectures. Anyone thinking they are serious, I got
:14:26. > :14:28.another pipe. The Commonwealth Games baton has taken to the water again
:14:29. > :14:33.on its journey around Scotland. Cameron Buttle was with it.
:14:34. > :14:40.Well, we are crossing over from Largs to Millport. That baton has
:14:41. > :14:44.done more than 120,000 miles, it has been all over the world, but today,
:14:45. > :14:48.people here believe this baton is finally coming home. For this
:14:49. > :14:57.windsurfer, and exhilarating ride to his hometown of Millport. I ran for
:14:58. > :15:04.a bit, it was quite awkward. Then I came over here. I had not run for
:15:05. > :15:10.quite a while. Longer than most. This is where it all began. The
:15:11. > :15:14.handle was carved from one of the countries. This was the first time
:15:15. > :15:20.this craftsman at CNET since it left to travel the Commonwealth.
:15:21. > :15:26.Beautiful, very happy with it. He may have made it, but it came from
:15:27. > :15:29.Millport and they are proud of it. Fantastic, brilliant. Great to see
:15:30. > :15:33.something like that happening in Millport. I thought it was
:15:34. > :15:41.wonderful, great to see such a big turnout here for the baton. This was
:15:42. > :15:45.a big day for the island. One she will no doubt he had about when she
:15:46. > :15:48.is old enough, but all too soon, the baton was speeding back to the
:15:49. > :15:52.mainland, edging closer to the opening ceremony every day.
:15:53. > :15:56.and one of Scotland's hopefuls for a medal.
:15:57. > :15:59.Paul Foster is the number one ranked bowler in the world, and he,
:16:00. > :16:02.along with Alex Marshall, are strong favourites to win gold in the pairs.
:16:03. > :16:04.Foster, like many competing at the Games, juggles
:16:05. > :16:08.And as our Games reporter Jane Lewis discovered,
:16:09. > :16:12.the Troon man is in with a "fare" chance of success in Glasgow.
:16:13. > :16:19.Taxi drivers often boast about who has been in the back of a taxi, but
:16:20. > :16:28.it is Paul Foster who is carrying them around. I am playing in the
:16:29. > :16:35.Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The man from Troon is one of ten in the
:16:36. > :16:41.bowling squad. I guess it pays the bills? It does. I enjoy relaxing
:16:42. > :16:54.while I am driving. I meet different people every day. That gold medal,
:16:55. > :16:58.coming in 2006, Foster's first Commonwealth Games, ending in
:16:59. > :17:03.success. We are driving to the bowling club now where it all
:17:04. > :17:18.started. I first started when I was 12. I played with my father. There
:17:19. > :17:26.was disappointment when Scotland failed to win any bowling medals at
:17:27. > :17:35.the deli Games. Since then, Foster has been in sensational form. Before
:17:36. > :17:40.the season started, I had four world titles, I now have 11. It has been a
:17:41. > :17:45.phenomenal three years. Something I will never forget. There is a lot of
:17:46. > :17:50.pressure on for the Commonwealth Games. There is a lot of
:17:51. > :17:54.expectations but I believe that we can get gold medals. If he returns
:17:55. > :18:03.to the day job with a gold medal, Paul Foster has a promise for his
:18:04. > :18:06.passengers. Will your prices go up? Not at all. Lets get the sport now.
:18:07. > :18:08.And we start with football tonight, as Scottish Champions Celtic begin
:18:09. > :18:10.their campaign to qualify for the Champions League.
:18:11. > :18:13.At 8 o'clock they will kick off the first leg
:18:14. > :18:16.Our reporter Brian McLaughlin is there with the latest
:18:17. > :18:27.Welcome to Reykjavik for a very important football match. Celtic
:18:28. > :18:34.trying to ease their way through to the group stages of the Champions
:18:35. > :18:41.League. Joining us now is Mark McGhee. How will the new Celtic boss
:18:42. > :18:47.be feeling? I do not think he will be nervous, he will be excited. He
:18:48. > :18:50.wants his tenure as manager to kick on and start in earnest. I think
:18:51. > :18:54.this is an opportunity rather than something to fear. He will have been
:18:55. > :19:00.in places like this many times and be familiar with it. Some of his
:19:01. > :19:07.players may be alien to surroundings like this. Only 1500 fans will be
:19:08. > :19:14.here. But this is still pre-season. Although there is a serious aspect
:19:15. > :19:18.to it tonight, I think they will have played in places like this
:19:19. > :19:22.before and I think it will take care of it professionally, butchered
:19:23. > :19:28.properly and they will get a performance that will win the game.
:19:29. > :19:32.I think they have to be respectful of their opponents, they are only
:19:33. > :19:36.part time, but they will be up for this, it is an important game for
:19:37. > :19:41.them. Play against Celtic. I think Celtic will do the business but they
:19:42. > :19:45.will have to concentrate. It has been a chilly day here in
:19:46. > :19:54.Reykjavik. The rain is now starting, just an hour before kick-off.
:19:55. > :20:01.However, I am sure the fans will enjoy.
:20:02. > :20:04.It's been another practice day at Hoylake, where this year's
:20:05. > :20:05.Open Championship begins on Thursday.
:20:06. > :20:07.And for one young Scot, it's a whole new experience.
:20:08. > :20:10.19-year-old Bradley Neil is playing his first Major after being crowned
:20:11. > :20:13.But far from being overawed, the Perthshire teenager says
:20:14. > :20:20.Here's our golf reporter, Phil Goodlad.
:20:21. > :20:28.I have grown up watching every single championship. It is really
:20:29. > :20:33.different, it is incredible. Bradley Neil has earned the rate to be here.
:20:34. > :20:43.He won last year's -- last month's amateur championship. I have been in
:20:44. > :20:46.demand a lot this last few weeks. I have not had a lot of time to
:20:47. > :20:50.myself. I just want to get back to normal. Isildur get messages and
:20:51. > :20:59.phone calls, it is incredible to have that support. -- I still get.
:21:00. > :21:02.Bradley has no plans to turn pro yet, but don't think his amateur
:21:03. > :21:09.status means he is just here to make up the numbers. We are here to win.
:21:10. > :21:13.Everyone who is he has earned the spot by playing good enough golf.
:21:14. > :21:17.Just to see where that compares to with the likes of these guys. It
:21:18. > :21:21.would be the ultimate very tail if he was to win here this week.
:21:22. > :21:23.Realistically, the aim is to learn from the best and make sure this
:21:24. > :21:27.championship is the first of many. Now, a look at what else is
:21:28. > :21:29.happening across Scottish sport. Dundee United's new signing
:21:30. > :21:32.Jaroslaw Fojut is delighted to be The Polish defender has signed at
:21:33. > :21:48.Tannadice five years after leaving Artefact I am really excited, I
:21:49. > :21:52.always wanted to come back to the UK, this is the step that I planned
:21:53. > :21:57.for a long time. Once the opportunity came up, I did not
:21:58. > :21:58.really thing for a long time about the move here.
:21:59. > :22:00.Aberdeen have announced Thursday's Europa League qualifying
:22:01. > :22:02.tie against FC Groningen will be an all ticket match.
:22:03. > :22:05.If you want to see McInness's men, season ticket holders have
:22:06. > :22:10.until 7 to reserve their seat before they go on general sale.
:22:11. > :22:13.Seven Scots have been named in Team GB to take part in the European
:22:14. > :22:18.Lynsey Sharp will defend her 800m European crown.
:22:19. > :22:24.Eilidh Child is currently ranked the top European in the 400m hurdles.
:22:25. > :22:26.Malaysia top the Commonwealth Games badminton seedings,
:22:27. > :22:30.but Team Scotland are ranked a creditable 5th.
:22:31. > :22:33.They lie ahead of New Zealand, Canada and Australia.
:22:34. > :22:39.Scotland won team bronze in the Manchester Games in 2002.
:22:40. > :22:42.And there are more sports stories, plus all the latest news,
:22:43. > :22:51.24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:22:52. > :22:58.The Chief Executive of UK athletics will decide tomorrow if he is fit or
:22:59. > :23:10.not to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
:23:11. > :23:13.As the new head of the EU says there will be no further in March and for
:23:14. > :23:17.another five years, we will be in Strasbourg, debating what this means
:23:18. > :23:19.for Scotland. That is at half past ten on BBC Two tonight.
:23:20. > :23:22.The former Reporting Scotland presenter John Milne has died
:23:23. > :23:25.During a career with the BBC spanning 40 years,
:23:26. > :23:28.he was a familiar face and voice on both radio and television.
:23:29. > :23:43.For three decades, John Milne had one of the most well-known faces on
:23:44. > :23:49.television in Scotland, and his was a familiar voice to radio listeners.
:23:50. > :23:53.A mass meeting at Govan should builders ends in uproar. He joined
:23:54. > :24:02.the BBC after working in newspapers and presented on the radio from the
:24:03. > :24:06.late 1970s. Well read and well informed about news stories at home
:24:07. > :24:09.and worldwide, he was able to hold politicians to account, even those
:24:10. > :24:19.he had previously worked alongside. Ewe he was gritty, but polite. --
:24:20. > :24:28.Hugh was a gritty, but polite journalism. -- he was. He was
:24:29. > :24:33.trusted by people in Scotland. He achieved what most broadcasters aim
:24:34. > :24:38.for, he was averted if without being overbearing, and he was approachable
:24:39. > :24:43.without being chummy or patronising. He was in every sense of the term a
:24:44. > :24:48.professional. A really decent man at the same time. For ten years, John
:24:49. > :24:51.Milne presented Reporting Scotland with a variety of colleagues, they
:24:52. > :24:57.say his professionalism aid him easy to work with. He was very emphatic
:24:58. > :25:01.about the importance of getting it right. I worked with him at
:25:02. > :25:05.Lockerbie, probably the biggest story our work on, apart from
:25:06. > :25:09.sharing the studio with him. He was a master at just bringing everything
:25:10. > :25:18.together, making everything very concise and telling the story, and
:25:19. > :25:24.that is my greatest memory of him. In the days when radio and TV ad
:25:25. > :25:28.separate staff and newsrooms, John Milne was comfortable presenting
:25:29. > :25:34.programmes in each. He was at home with radio and television. Equally
:25:35. > :25:38.at home. Also, he was comfortable in either short pieces of journalism,
:25:39. > :25:45.or longer for investigative journalism. He is found every aspect
:25:46. > :25:49.of the profession. -- he stand. Always professional and courteous,
:25:50. > :25:55.he nevertheless took a ride view of his senior colleagues. We are all
:25:56. > :25:58.hired as journalists and those who could did the sort of presentation
:25:59. > :26:06.and reporting, those who couldn't became the editor. John Milne, who
:26:07. > :26:12.retired seven years ago on his 65th birthday, leaves a wife and two
:26:13. > :26:19.sons. Time now for a look at the weather.
:26:20. > :26:24.Good evening. Well, a pleasant day across many parts of the country. 21
:26:25. > :26:29.Celsius in Fife. Some late sunny spells across most of Scotland. For
:26:30. > :26:35.the first part of this evening and overnight, dry and settled. Clouding
:26:36. > :26:39.over in the West. Some strengthening southerly winds. The rain fringing
:26:40. > :26:45.into the western central belt by dawn. Average is nothing to gold,
:26:46. > :26:50.around 10 Celsius at the lowest. Tomorrow, very different, a cloudy
:26:51. > :26:54.and damp start. The rain moving East as we head through the morning. But
:26:55. > :26:59.it should not last, it goes through quite quickly. After lunch, it is an
:27:00. > :27:06.improving story. Some bright and sunny skies from many parts. In the
:27:07. > :27:09.best of the brighter moments, to around 20 Celsius. Still fairly
:27:10. > :27:17.breezy across the East Coast. Winds tending to fall later. Through the
:27:18. > :27:19.Northwest, it will be fairly persistent rain. As it will be
:27:20. > :27:24.through Orkney and Shetland, interspersed with brighter or
:27:25. > :27:28.sunnier skies at times. The rest of the afternoon into the evening and
:27:29. > :27:31.overnight, we hold onto the damp conditions in the North West.
:27:32. > :27:37.Elsewhere, some tuning showers and some bright or sunny skies.
:27:38. > :27:42.Thursday, settled, dry, brighter skies, temperatures up, baby 22
:27:43. > :27:48.Celsius in mind. Always a touch cooler around the coast. By the end
:27:49. > :27:55.of the week, much warmer air coming up from the continent. Temperatures
:27:56. > :27:59.will respond, to around 24 or 25 Celsius in the Northwest. But along
:28:00. > :28:04.with that, we have an area of low pressure and some heavy downpours.
:28:05. > :28:08.Just fringing in towards the southern happens during the day, but
:28:09. > :28:14.before it arrives, a dry and bright start on Friday. Temperatures warm
:28:15. > :28:18.in the North West. The risk of some wet weather towards the end of the
:28:19. > :28:22.day. That's all from Reporting Scotland,
:28:23. > :28:26.from all the team, good evening.