:00:00. > :00:00.news at Six. Goodbye from me. On BBC One we can join the BBC's news teams
:00:00. > :00:00.where you are. Insufficient staff
:00:07. > :00:09.and low performance, that's the verdict of a review
:00:10. > :00:11.into police's handling The review was ordered after the
:00:12. > :00:15.three-day long delay in responding to John Yuill and Lamara Bell's
:00:16. > :00:28.crashed car on the M9. I would hate to see anybody else go
:00:29. > :00:31.through that, three days, just terrible. I just want to make sure
:00:32. > :00:33.there is change and that this can never happen again.
:00:34. > :00:37.former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael admits
:00:38. > :00:40.trying to mislead an investigation into that leaked memo.
:00:41. > :00:42.The SNP stops Conservative government plans
:00:43. > :00:45.for extended Sunday trading in England.
:00:46. > :00:51.The farmer facing eviction after 20 years on this land in East Lothian.
:00:52. > :00:53.And Scotland's manager says his squad are ready for
:00:54. > :01:11.next year's World Cup qualifiers, despite our Euro 2016 failure.
:01:12. > :01:18.A report on police call handling in Scotland says
:01:19. > :01:21.no more call centres should be closed for now
:01:22. > :01:24.because of weaknesses in the way the project has been handled.
:01:25. > :01:27.The review was ordered after the deaths of John Yuill and Lamara
:01:28. > :01:30.Bell, who lay undiscovered for days in their car after it crashed
:01:31. > :01:34.Tonight, Lamara Bell's family said the report was a damning indictment
:01:35. > :01:45.Here's our home affairs correspondent Reevel Alderson.
:01:46. > :01:51.It took police three days last July to arrive at the scene of a car
:01:52. > :01:56.crash off the M9 near Stirling after a farmer had reported the accident.
:01:57. > :02:00.When officers got there, the driver, John Yuill was dead, and his
:02:01. > :02:05.girlfriend, Lamara Bell, was seriously injured. She died later in
:02:06. > :02:09.hospital. Her family say it has been tough waiting for answers as to why
:02:10. > :02:14.nobody responded to the emergency call. There are constant reminders
:02:15. > :02:18.of what she went through, they will stick with me all the time, and I
:02:19. > :02:23.would hate to see anybody else have to go through that. Three days my
:02:24. > :02:27.sister went through, just terrible. I just want to make sure that there
:02:28. > :02:32.is change and that this can never happen again. This is the Bilston
:02:33. > :02:35.control room in Midlothian which handled the control about the crash.
:02:36. > :02:39.It is now dealing with calls that used to go through Stirling, which
:02:40. > :02:43.has closed. How the closure programme has been handled was
:02:44. > :02:46.investigated by the Inspector of Constabulary. He looked at the way
:02:47. > :02:55.calls adult with a cross Police Scotland. He said oversight of the
:02:56. > :03:00.closure programme was inadequate and call handlers were sometimes under
:03:01. > :03:03.pressure to end calls quickly. Some used notepad instead of putting
:03:04. > :03:07.information into the computer system. He said further planned
:03:08. > :03:11.closures should not go ahead without guarantees the service will not
:03:12. > :03:16.suffer. Police say things are improving. We are in the middle of a
:03:17. > :03:21.long and complex programme of change, and it provides important
:03:22. > :03:26.assurances about our call handling capacity, capability and processes.
:03:27. > :03:30.We, of course, acknowledged that there have been challenges and
:03:31. > :03:33.issues, and today's report recognises that we have made
:03:34. > :03:37.progress in addressing those issues. The Scottish Police
:03:38. > :03:40.Federation agrees things are improving, thanks to more
:03:41. > :03:45.investment, but it says problems were inevitable because the force
:03:46. > :03:49.has to save ?1.1 billion over 13 years. The almost single focus on
:03:50. > :03:53.trying to save money at the cost of everything else was clearly one of
:03:54. > :04:00.the driving factors that resulted in such a poor servers being delivered
:04:01. > :04:05.to the public, it can come as no surprise that on the back of a cash
:04:06. > :04:09.investment that enabled the people in place also enabled significant
:04:10. > :04:15.improvements. Police Scotland receives 3.7 million calls on the
:04:16. > :04:19.999 and 101 numbers. Opposition MSPs called the report damning and a
:04:20. > :04:23.shocking indictment of reorganisation, but the Justice
:04:24. > :04:26.Secretary insist it is working. Collectively, we accept that the
:04:27. > :04:29.issue of how the call centres were taken forward could have been
:04:30. > :04:34.handled better, and the recommendations by HMIC have said
:04:35. > :04:37.very clearly about the need for improvement and how these changes
:04:38. > :04:41.are managed in the future. What we now have to do is make sure that the
:04:42. > :04:46.progress that the report highlights has been made in recent months, that
:04:47. > :04:50.we build on that progress. Another report into how the incident itself
:04:51. > :04:53.was handled was ordered by the Lord Advocate, and it will be published
:04:54. > :04:57.next year. Reevel Alderson, Reporting Scotland.
:04:58. > :04:59.The former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has said he
:05:00. > :05:03.didn't lie over a leaked memo in an attempt to protect his reputation.
:05:04. > :05:06.He said the reason he told the lie was to keep media attention
:05:07. > :05:08.focused on the alleged double standards of the SNP in
:05:09. > :05:12.He was giving evidence for a second day at a special election
:05:13. > :05:15.court in Edinburgh which will decided whether he broke the law.
:05:16. > :05:29.Trying times for Alistair Carmichael as he arrives at court faced with
:05:30. > :05:35.accusations he repeatedly lied about a leaked memo. This is already on
:05:36. > :05:40.the public record, I received a phone call on Friday afternoon from
:05:41. > :05:44.a journalist... He accepted the lied to Channel 4 television and to a
:05:45. > :05:48.newspaper reporter and misled the Cabinet Office inquiry into the
:05:49. > :05:51.leaked memo in a calculated move. Challenged repeatedly in court that
:05:52. > :06:04.he had lied to save his reputation, he said...
:06:05. > :06:09.Back in April this year, he authorised the leak of a memo, the
:06:10. > :06:12.basis of a newspaper article that claimed the First Minister had told
:06:13. > :06:15.the French ambassador she wanted David Cameron to remain as Prime
:06:16. > :06:22.Minister after the general election, something Nicola Sturgeon
:06:23. > :06:27.denied. The Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland constituency...
:06:28. > :06:30.A month after, he was returned as MP for Orkney and Shetland, but days
:06:31. > :06:34.later evidence emerged he had lied about the leaked memo. His
:06:35. > :06:37.constituents have taken him to court, arguing he misled the public
:06:38. > :06:41.in the run-up to his real action is MP. He was asked if this episode had
:06:42. > :06:46.taken its toll on him and his family. He replied it had been a
:06:47. > :06:49.difficult few months. Asked if he regretted his involvement in the
:06:50. > :06:55.leaks, he replied, enormously. Alistair Carmichael left court this
:06:56. > :06:59.afternoon, his evidence finished. Both legal teams are due to present
:07:00. > :07:02.closing submissions tomorrow. At stake is his political career. If he
:07:03. > :07:05.loses the case, he could lose his seat.
:07:06. > :07:08.The UK Government has put plans to relax Sunday trading laws
:07:09. > :07:09.on hold while talks continue with opposition parties.
:07:10. > :07:12.The SNP had threatened to vote against the proposals.
:07:13. > :07:16.They said even though the plans applied only to England and Wales,
:07:17. > :07:25.on shop workers' pay across the whole of the UK.
:07:26. > :07:31.We are in favour of Sunday trading, but not on the back of lower paid
:07:32. > :07:35.shop staff, and the effect of the government plans, which had no
:07:36. > :07:39.safeguards or guarantees on pay, could have led to staff having their
:07:40. > :07:45.pay is squeezed not just in Scotland but the rest of the UK as well. Tim
:07:46. > :07:50.Reid is at Westminster tonight, Tim, how significant is this SNP
:07:51. > :07:53.intervention? Well, officially, the word from Number Ten is that their
:07:54. > :07:57.plans have not changed and that they will come back with next steps at a
:07:58. > :08:01.later date. Unofficially, they have been put on hold pending further
:08:02. > :08:10.discussions with the opposition party leaders here, and I think the
:08:11. > :08:13.figures simply did not stack up for the Government if they had pushed
:08:14. > :08:15.this to a vote if it had been brought before the house, they could
:08:16. > :08:17.have lost because the SNP were threatening to vote against it,
:08:18. > :08:20.despite it being measure for England and Wales. Angus Robertson said he
:08:21. > :08:24.had been persuaded by shop workers and unions that wages may be
:08:25. > :08:27.affected by this, and significantly he was today spotted in Downing
:08:28. > :08:31.Street, having a meeting with the Prime Minister on other matters, but
:08:32. > :08:35.I think it is safe to assume this is one of the things at the top of his
:08:36. > :08:38.agenda. And the fact that the Government is going to have to go
:08:39. > :08:43.back to the drawing board on this is a significant flexing of the SNP's
:08:44. > :08:47.muscles here. Ironically, though, it is today after the Scotland Bill,
:08:48. > :08:50.where the SNP could not get way entirely on the Scotland Bill last
:08:51. > :08:55.night on a measure relating to Scotland, but it has managed to
:08:56. > :08:59.cause some element, inflict some damage on the Prime Minister on a
:09:00. > :09:02.matter which was only England and Wales. So perhaps the English votes
:09:03. > :09:07.for English laws that the Government has introduced not going to be quite
:09:08. > :09:10.as easy as they had hoped. Also discussed at Westminster and
:09:11. > :09:15.Holyrood, the forthcoming trade union bill. Yes, workers' right at
:09:16. > :09:20.the top of both genders today, Nicola Sturgeon was here today
:09:21. > :09:23.meeting her MPs, head of discussion of the trade union bill in the House
:09:24. > :09:34.of Commons. Opposition parties here and that Holyrood against those
:09:35. > :09:35.changes to workers' writes, the SNP saying they were an ideological
:09:36. > :09:36.attack. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:09:37. > :09:38.from the BBC. Still to come
:09:39. > :09:39.on tonight's programme: Councillors back revised plans
:09:40. > :09:41.for new flood defences in Dumfries, In sport, the Scotland boss
:09:42. > :09:49.Gordon Strachan says we need a winning mentality across
:09:50. > :09:52.all levels of Scottish football. We meet the Scots rider
:09:53. > :09:56.racing for gold in Rio. Campaigners gathered at Holyrood to
:09:57. > :10:05.demand that the Scottish Government does more to stand up
:10:06. > :10:11.for the rights of tenant farmers. Among them is Andrew Stoddart, who
:10:12. > :10:14.faces eviction in two weeks' time after more than 20 years
:10:15. > :10:30.farming land in East Lothian. Whatever the day, whatever the
:10:31. > :10:35.weather, there is much work to be done. Andrew Stoddart has fond here
:10:36. > :10:39.since 1993, investing in a business and a future for his family. But at
:10:40. > :10:44.the end of the month, his wife and three children will have to leave.
:10:45. > :10:51.It is totally devastating, we have spent 22 years here. We have built
:10:52. > :10:56.the place up, made it our home. And, you know, it is just absolutely
:10:57. > :11:01.gutting to have to leave. He believed legislation brought in in
:11:02. > :11:05.2003 would give him a security of tenure, but two years ago the law
:11:06. > :11:09.was ruled defective. Now his landlord wants the farm back. The
:11:10. > :11:14.trust owns the land, the trust has taken the view that they would like
:11:15. > :11:18.to farm the land themselves, and in many ways that is their prerogative,
:11:19. > :11:21.it is their land, they ended into the tenancy originally of their own
:11:22. > :11:26.free will, and this is now their decision. Andrew is not alone -
:11:27. > :11:31.seven other farmers face eviction because of the defective law. You
:11:32. > :11:35.have sons going into businesses with their fathers, and in fact some have
:11:36. > :11:41.actually moved onto the next generation. So there is a profound
:11:42. > :11:45.human aspect to this position, whereby, as families, they do not
:11:46. > :11:49.know what the future holds for them. Today land reform campaigners
:11:50. > :11:52.gathered at Parliament, calling on the Government to step in. My
:11:53. > :11:56.officials are working on this case as a matter of urgency, given that
:11:57. > :11:59.the end of this tenancy is approaching fast, to see how we can
:12:00. > :12:05.help them, because we do not know what the position is when he is not
:12:06. > :12:09.able to continue farming. We want to do all we can to help them.
:12:10. > :12:12.Meanwhile, back in East Lothian, Andrew can now only hope for
:12:13. > :12:14.compensation to help them start again, something the trusts say they
:12:15. > :12:17.are discussing with him. The Scottish Government's decision
:12:18. > :12:18.to award ?150,000 to the organisers of T in the Park
:12:19. > :12:21.is to be reviewed by the public spending watchdog
:12:22. > :12:26.Audit Scotland. The Culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop,
:12:27. > :12:28.was called before a parliamentary committee in September
:12:29. > :12:31.to be quizzed on the award. it will examine the funding
:12:32. > :12:36.as part of a wider review. MSPs are being asked to approve
:12:37. > :12:39.an increase in their expenses to allow them to employ
:12:40. > :12:45.an extra member of staff. The Parliament's management
:12:46. > :12:46.are recommending that staffing allowances increase by almost
:12:47. > :12:49.?23,000 after the next election to ensure all office staff
:12:50. > :12:53.are paid the living wage and to deal with the
:12:54. > :12:55.increased workload because of the new powers coming
:12:56. > :13:10.to the Scottish Parliament. Now a look at other stories from a
:13:11. > :13:14.chorister country. A private funeral will be held for 16-year-old Bailey
:13:15. > :13:18.Gwynne, who died after being stabbed at Cults Academy in Aberdeen. The
:13:19. > :13:23.16-year-old boy who was charged with murder has been amended in custody.
:13:24. > :13:27.A man went on the run for more than a decade has been jailed for
:13:28. > :13:32.trafficking heroin worth more than ?200,000 into Aberdeen. 41-year-old
:13:33. > :13:36.Scott Coleman was caught in Liverpool in 2003 but failed to
:13:37. > :13:40.reappear after being released on bail. He was detained in Amsterdam,
:13:41. > :13:44.extradited and jailed for five years. Police in Edinburgh are
:13:45. > :13:48.hunting three men who attacked a shopkeeper during an armed robbery.
:13:49. > :13:54.They stole a 4 figure sum of cash and a large quantity of cigarettes
:13:55. > :13:56.from the newsagent's at around five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
:13:57. > :13:59.shopkeeper was threatened with a knife and hammer before being struck
:14:00. > :14:01.on the back of the head as the man-made off.
:14:02. > :14:04.The Education Secretary has indicated she might be willing
:14:05. > :14:06.to consider amending or removing controversial provisions
:14:07. > :14:15.Universities and opposition MSPs have complained that ministers are
:14:16. > :14:23.seeking to increase their power over institutions.
:14:24. > :14:28.The Scottish crofting federation has welcomed the governments decision to
:14:29. > :14:32.look at the potential of reintroducing loans for building or
:14:33. > :14:36.improving croft houses. The federation said such a systems could
:14:37. > :14:42.help young crofters get onto the housing ladder. -- assistance. A
:14:43. > :14:46.conservation charity says that it is cautiously optimistic that new
:14:47. > :14:49.planning guidance about wild land is stopping the building of wind farms
:14:50. > :14:57.in key areas of outstanding natural beauty. It comes after a proposed 14
:14:58. > :15:00.turbine wind farm was rejected by Scottish Government planning
:15:01. > :15:02.officials following an appeal by the developers.
:15:03. > :15:06.Councillors in Dumfries have backed a controversial flood-defence scheme
:15:07. > :15:08.for the town's Whitesands area, which involves building
:15:09. > :15:15.Last year, thousands of people signed a petition objecting to the
:15:16. > :15:17.plan and, although it's now been scaled back, opposition remains.
:15:18. > :15:33.The last big flood in Dumfries was in 2009, but the River bursts its
:15:34. > :15:37.bank here every year. The council came up with this proposed solution
:15:38. > :15:44.a three meter high embankment with a walkway on top. The scale of the
:15:45. > :15:49.structure which would block the River view and wipe out car parking
:15:50. > :15:55.prompted an outcry. Officials came back with this. A lower raised
:15:56. > :15:59.walkway 1.3 meterers here which a glass wall on top which could be
:16:00. > :16:04.heightened further to prevent even the worst one in 75 year flood
:16:05. > :16:07.experienced here. That concept was approved today by the council's
:16:08. > :16:12.environment and infrastructure committee. Councillors have listened
:16:13. > :16:17.to this problem and failed to take a decision. We have a solution that
:16:18. > :16:20.will tackle the flooding problem it will regenerate the area and make it
:16:21. > :16:27.an attractive place for people to visit. Most floods in Dumfries won't
:16:28. > :16:32.come above this railing. The council want something that is two to three
:16:33. > :16:38.meters high. It's not necessary. Opponents concede the less design is
:16:39. > :16:43.less visually intrue sieve than the earlier one, but still don't want.
:16:44. > :16:48.It This barrier is going to be here all year round. Now, if it's made of
:16:49. > :16:52.glass, that's a massive maintenance problem for them. Think of all the
:16:53. > :16:55.cleaning they will have to do all year round to prevent a flood for
:16:56. > :17:04.two-days. It's a nonsense. It's crazy. It goes into a detail design
:17:05. > :17:08.and planning phase. The Scottishings Government will be asked to come up
:17:09. > :17:13.with 80% of the expected ?15 million cost. With a favourable tide, it
:17:14. > :17:19.could be built by the end of the decade.
:17:20. > :17:30.Thank you very much. Good evening to you.
:17:31. > :17:33.The Scotland manager believes we should demand a winning mentality
:17:34. > :17:38.Gordon Strachan doesn't want youngsters to be over-protected from
:17:39. > :17:43.One of which is that we won't be at Euro 2016 next summer.
:17:44. > :17:45.Despite that, Strachan says he and his senior players do have
:17:46. > :17:58.Run away from the Scotland manager's job - no way says Gordon Strachans
:17:59. > :18:05.despite concerns from his employers he may have called it a day. I
:18:06. > :18:08.wanted to make sure that after the final games that everybody was happy
:18:09. > :18:12.where we have to go and happy with the progress. I mean everybody. I
:18:13. > :18:20.mean the staff, the players, my bosses. The fans. We got a positive
:18:21. > :18:27.reaction. I just needed that confirmation. With the manager
:18:28. > :18:30.signed up for another qualifying campaign, his senior players
:18:31. > :18:36.indicated they are also committed. They are positive. I don't see why
:18:37. > :18:39.not. This week he is alongside under-21 boss observing what he
:18:40. > :18:43.hopes will be stars of the future whachl does he see as progress for
:18:44. > :18:47.the youngsters? They want to win. That is what we are about. Forget
:18:48. > :18:51.about the nonsense we have to progress and play this. Football,
:18:52. > :18:55.from whatever age, whatever sport, you want to win. That is part of
:18:56. > :19:01.life. It's part of what makes your character. People say, we don't want
:19:02. > :19:07.to show the scores it will upset the kids. Show the scores. You will be
:19:08. > :19:18.upset. Then you do something about it. That's life. Deal with problems.
:19:19. > :19:21.That's my rant there. See you later. In good form there.
:19:22. > :19:24.David Denton says he had an incredible six years
:19:25. > :19:29.The 25-year-old is leaving for a move south to Bath.
:19:30. > :19:32.should link up with the Premiership side later this week
:19:33. > :19:39.since returning from Scotland duties at the World Cup.
:19:40. > :19:43.Andy Murray has repeated his warning that he may have to pull out of next
:19:44. > :19:46.week's World Tour Finals if his body reacts badly to practising this week
:19:47. > :19:52.A man who knows him well, and used to coach him, was focused
:19:53. > :19:58.He was coaching school kids from Cambuslang with
:19:59. > :20:07.Mark Petchey does expect Murray to make the end of season finale.
:20:08. > :20:13.I personally think he will be there. You know it's such a great honour
:20:14. > :20:18.and a prif ledge, also recognition of what a fantastic year that he's
:20:19. > :20:26.had. He has never finished as World Number Two year end. There is a big
:20:27. > :20:33.prize there in terms ofty staying away from Djokovic until the final.
:20:34. > :20:37.That is a big thing for him to try and achieve -- of.
:20:38. > :20:39.From a world tennis Number Two to a World Number One.
:20:40. > :20:42.Helensburgh's Gordon Reid has, for the first time in his career,
:20:43. > :20:44.reached the top ranking in wheelchair doubles.
:20:45. > :20:47.He won both the US and French Open Wheelchair Doubles titles this year.
:20:48. > :20:53.Jen McIntosh is the most decorated female medal winner in Scottish
:20:54. > :20:57.Now, she dreams about becoming the first British woman to win
:20:58. > :21:01.The 24-year-old has taken a step closer to realising that aim
:21:02. > :21:05.after being named today in Team GB for next summer's Olympics in Rio.
:21:06. > :21:08.McIntosh competed in London 2012, and she believes that experience
:21:09. > :21:18.I want to go out there and do myself proud and do the very best I can. I
:21:19. > :21:22.know if I do all of that, that my opportunities are the same as
:21:23. > :21:26.everybody else to win medals and make finals. As long as I'm happy,
:21:27. > :21:30.at the end of the day, you can't really control the result.
:21:31. > :21:32.Triple European cycling Gold medallist, Katie Archibald,
:21:33. > :21:35.says she's had to move 200-miles from home to have any chance
:21:36. > :21:40.The Scot's become a key member of the British Women's Pursuit
:21:41. > :21:43.Team, who now want to take their European success onto the Olympic
:21:44. > :21:51.Jane Lewis went to Manchester to find out more.
:21:52. > :21:59.Hitting the roads in training, but this Scot has hit the road south in
:22:00. > :22:03.a bid to realise her Olympic dream. I'm based down here with the rest of
:22:04. > :22:08.the Team Pursuit girls. Four of the girls I train in day in and out with
:22:09. > :22:12.the aim of performing at Rio. It's important we have one base. The Ied
:22:13. > :22:19.mid--le of the country. We have come to Manchester. She is following in
:22:20. > :22:24.the footsteps of not just one of her cycling heroes but a fellow Scot who
:22:25. > :22:28.knows about success on a bike. It gives you goose bumps. It's
:22:29. > :22:31.inspiring to be on the same track, walking the same hallways and
:22:32. > :22:38.dealing with the same coaches at times. Pretty privileged. Her move
:22:39. > :22:44.to Manchester is proving fruitful. COMMENTATOR: It's arch bald. It's
:22:45. > :22:50.Gold for Great Britain. GB Women's Pursuit Team were World Champions in
:22:51. > :22:55.2014. They won Silver this year. They are the current European
:22:56. > :23:00.Champions. Living in each others pockets. Give constructive fedback
:23:01. > :23:07.and relevant criticisms at times. You think it would be tricky, we get
:23:08. > :23:11.on well. I'm bragging, maybe there is a secret to success in there. The
:23:12. > :23:15.question is - will that success continue in Rio? I guess everybody
:23:16. > :23:19.is confident, aren't they, in the world of sport people get bye-bye
:23:20. > :23:24.assuming they will be the best. For some people it works. I feel good
:23:25. > :23:28.about how training is going and how I've been performing at races. I
:23:29. > :23:35.hope it's going to pay off. If it does, that would be some journey for
:23:36. > :23:37.this 21-year-old. That's. It I'm so sorry much you can call me David -
:23:38. > :23:47.You are given. What am I like? Here's Shelley Joffre
:23:48. > :23:58.with details of Scotland 2015. Is the Scottish Government doing
:23:59. > :24:01.enough to protect tenant farmers. Join me at 10.30pm over on BBC Two.
:24:02. > :24:12.It was another fairly cloudy and in places wet day. Thank you to our
:24:13. > :24:15.weather watcher, Alastair, who sent in this autumnal picture from
:24:16. > :24:20.Glasgow. Whilst it has been wet for many today, tonight is dry for many,
:24:21. > :24:24.but cooler than last night. Still some wet weather to the south,
:24:25. > :24:27.drifting down towards England. Heavy showers to the north-west. For a
:24:28. > :24:31.good part of the country, dry with clear conditions. Windy to the
:24:32. > :24:37.north-west from a south-westerly direction. By the end of the night,
:24:38. > :24:42.temperatures wise, seven or eight Celsius to the north, 10 in the
:24:43. > :24:45.south. The rural north-east two or three. Tomorrow, wet weather to the
:24:46. > :24:49.south pulling away. Cloudy here. Showers to the highlands, drifting
:24:50. > :24:54.further east during the course of the day. A much dryer, brighter day
:24:55. > :25:07.than today. By mid afternoon in the south, cloud around, a few showers,
:25:08. > :25:12.the rain waning. Showers to go with the sunshine. Winds lighter, 11
:25:13. > :25:16.maybe 12 Celsius. A number of showers to the northern isles and
:25:17. > :25:19.breezy at times. Into the evening, the next batch of rain will arrive
:25:20. > :25:25.from the south-west. Wet evening community. It journeys up to the
:25:26. > :25:29.north coast fairly smartly. Thursday, it gets off to a dry,
:25:30. > :25:33.bright start. The cloud will increase, rain will follow on and
:25:34. > :25:37.winds will strengthen. Temperatures to 12 Celsius. That wet and windy
:25:38. > :25:41.weather due to this area of low pressure out in the Atlantic.
:25:42. > :25:46.Actually, it's our first named storm of the season, Storm Abigail. A wet
:25:47. > :25:49.windy night, Thursday to Friday. High winds, particularly to the
:25:50. > :25:54.north-west of the country on the southern flank of that low. Because
:25:55. > :25:59.of that we do have a Met Office yellow be aware early warning for
:26:00. > :26:02.wind. We are likely to see disruption on the ferries, bridges
:26:03. > :26:10.and branches taken down, that sort of thing. That is the exact area for
:26:11. > :26:13.the weather warning. Gusts of 60-80mph overnight Thursday to
:26:14. > :26:17.Friday. On Friday there will be colder air, a bitter feel at times
:26:18. > :26:23.as we head through towards the end of the week as the cold air shunts
:26:24. > :26:27.the mild air out of the way. Rain around on Friday. The temperature
:26:28. > :26:31.you will notice, the wind feeling like two or three Celsius. That
:26:32. > :26:35.rain, it's cold enough to fall as snow on the top of the hills and
:26:36. > :26:37.mountains down to around 400 meters. That's the forecast for now. Thank
:26:38. > :26:38.you, Christopher. That's the forecast for now. Thank
:26:39. > :26:42.you, Now,
:26:43. > :26:43.a reminder of tonight's main news: A report on police call handling
:26:44. > :26:46.in Scotland says no more call centres should be closed
:26:47. > :26:49.for now because of weaknesses in the The review was ordered after
:26:50. > :26:53.the deaths of John Yuill and Lamara Bell, who lay undiscovered for days
:26:54. > :26:56.in their car after it crashed The Prime Minister has outlined
:26:57. > :27:00.the reforms he'll be looking for in negotiations over Britain's
:27:01. > :27:02.relationship with the EU. David Cameron's four demands include
:27:03. > :27:06.curbs on benefits for migrants, but some of his own backbenchers have
:27:07. > :27:09.accused him of demanding too little. I'll be back with the headlines
:27:10. > :27:16.at 8.00pm and the late bulletin Until then, from everyone
:27:17. > :27:21.on the team, right across the