:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me and on
:00:00. > :00:00.BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:09.Could the House of Lords delay new powers for the Scottish Parliament?
:00:10. > :00:12.Peers say they want more information on how Holyrood's
:00:13. > :00:17.A week on from the Paris attacks, faith leaders call
:00:18. > :00:28.for communities to unite amid fears of growing tensions.
:00:29. > :00:32.I walked past and they mother pulled her child away from me.
:00:33. > :00:35.The fatal accident inquiry into the death of this vulnerable
:00:36. > :00:38.woman found in a bath hears the emergency call made by her carer.
:00:39. > :00:40.Celtic's board face criticism from shareholders at
:00:41. > :00:50.And recorded for ?50 in his bedroom - could this Glasgow artist's debut
:00:51. > :01:07.album bag Scotland's second successive Mercury Music Prize?
:01:08. > :01:12.A House of Lords committee has called for the Scotland Bill to be
:01:13. > :01:16.halted until more details about its financial implications are known.
:01:17. > :01:21.The Bill's due to give new tax and spending powers to Holyrood.
:01:22. > :01:23.The Lords' Economic Affairs Committee also says the Barnett
:01:24. > :01:27.Formula, which helps set the level of money Scotland gets, should be
:01:28. > :01:29.scrapped, something both the UK and Scottish governments have ruled out.
:01:30. > :01:35.More from our Political Editor, Brian Taylor.
:01:36. > :01:42.The Scottish parliament is to get limited new powers over welfare and
:01:43. > :01:47.from 2017 will set your income tax. It's a question of Allen 's. The new
:01:48. > :01:54.powers mean Holyrood will raise much of its own money. It will control
:01:55. > :01:58.Scottish income tax rates and bands, meaning a balancing cut in the block
:01:59. > :02:03.grant from Westminster. The argument is over how to determine the size of
:02:04. > :02:07.that cut. The Scotland Bill, providing new powers, is going
:02:08. > :02:10.before the House of Lords. The economic affairs committee say they
:02:11. > :02:14.cannot rule on it until there is a deal on the money. We are still in
:02:15. > :02:20.the dark about what they will mean and how it will impact the block
:02:21. > :02:25.grant that comes from the rest of the UK to Scotland. Under some
:02:26. > :02:28.scenarios, that block grant could shrink dramatically. There is
:02:29. > :02:33.obviously an intention that there should be no detriment, but on the
:02:34. > :02:37.other hand there has to be an element of risk sharing. Until we
:02:38. > :02:42.know the rules, we simply don't have a clue. The committee also says the
:02:43. > :02:45.current Barnett Formula, which sets the Scottish budget, is not a
:02:46. > :02:50.sustainable method to calculate funding. That has angered the
:02:51. > :02:54.Scottish Finance Secretary, who says the Barnett Formula is a core
:02:55. > :02:58.element of the entire package. The only conclusion you can arrive at
:02:59. > :03:01.from the House of Lords report is that their Lordships have either
:03:02. > :03:05.been sleeping well the Smith commission was being constructed and
:03:06. > :03:10.reporting, or they are trying to use this as a means of raiding the
:03:11. > :03:15.Scottish budget. We certainly will have no truck with the raiding of
:03:16. > :03:18.the Scottish budget. I have made clear that the financial framework
:03:19. > :03:23.that must be put in place must be fair to the people of Scotland. And
:03:24. > :03:29.UK ministers say they will honour the Smith commission package in
:03:30. > :03:31.full. Barnett stays. We are determined to make the Scottish
:03:32. > :03:37.Parliament the most powerful devolved parliament in the world. In
:03:38. > :03:40.parallel with that, we need to put in place a fiscal framework that is
:03:41. > :03:46.fair to Scotland, fair to the rest of the UK and built to last. The
:03:47. > :03:50.suspicion lingers at Holyrood that the Treasury may be trying to cut
:03:51. > :03:54.Scotland's money using new powers as cover, but UK ministers are adamant.
:03:55. > :03:58.They say they want a workable, fair deal and they do not want the delay
:03:59. > :04:00.is fair to Scotland, fair to the rest of the UK and built to last.
:04:01. > :04:03.The suspicion lingers at Holyrood that the Treasury may be trying to
:04:04. > :04:05.cut Scotland's money using new powers as cover, but UK ministers
:04:06. > :04:08.are adamant. They say they want a workable, fair deal and they do not
:04:09. > :04:09.want the delays suggested the talks are continuing but will undoubtedly
:04:10. > :04:10.now stretch into the New Year. Well,
:04:11. > :04:12.tonight a group of leading academics have also questioned how workable
:04:13. > :04:22.the new package of powers might be. This is the Institute for Fiscal
:04:23. > :04:25.Studies as well as an economist at Stirling University, and they are
:04:26. > :04:28.saying what we probably already knew. This is very complicated, more
:04:29. > :04:33.complicated than politicians have been admitting. All the more so
:04:34. > :04:39.because of two principles set out in the Smith commission nearly a year
:04:40. > :04:42.ago. One is that if one parliament, either Holyrood or Westminster,
:04:43. > :04:47.makes a tax change that impacts on the other, it should compensate for
:04:48. > :04:50.that. The other one is that if either parliament raises a tax and
:04:51. > :04:54.the other gets the benefit of extra spending from that without raising
:04:55. > :04:59.the tax, that, too, should lead to compensation. These experts are
:05:00. > :05:04.saying that is unworkable, that these principles conflict. It is
:05:05. > :05:08.relatively easy to cut next year's block grant to Holyrood based on how
:05:09. > :05:12.much income tax has been paid. But the years after that become very
:05:13. > :05:15.much more complex. Depending on whether you calculate on the basis
:05:16. > :05:19.of revenue or spending or population change as well, you can get very
:05:20. > :05:24.different outcomes. They are calculating in this report that it
:05:25. > :05:29.could be as much as ?1 billion after ten years adrift, depending on which
:05:30. > :05:34.one you use, Scotland being up or down by ?1 billion. That is 1
:05:35. > :05:37.billion out of 30 billion, which is a significant amount. Can they use
:05:38. > :05:44.the existing Barnett Formula to help? That formula has been around
:05:45. > :05:47.for 37 years. Because it limits the amount of haggling between
:05:48. > :05:51.Westminster and Scottish ministers, it served its purpose is quite well,
:05:52. > :05:54.but both the Lords committee and also these finance experts are
:05:55. > :05:58.saying it is time to review and probably replace this. Finance
:05:59. > :06:05.experts suggest a share out depending on need in different parts
:06:06. > :06:07.of the UK. That is opposed across Scottish political parties, who
:06:08. > :06:12.probably fear Scotland might come out of that assessment badly. The
:06:13. > :06:15.Smith commission last year got agreement by parking a lot of these
:06:16. > :06:19.difficult issues, but no one wants to lose out as a result of this, so
:06:20. > :06:21.the financial and political stakes are high.
:06:22. > :06:23.Police say there've been dozens of racially motivated hate crimes
:06:24. > :06:26.in Scotland in the week since the terrorist attack in Paris.
:06:27. > :06:28.They include online, verbal and physical abuse.
:06:29. > :06:30.Today police, community and religious leaders came
:06:31. > :06:33.together to call for the country to unite against such hate crimes.
:06:34. > :06:53.Friday prayers at Glasgow Central mosque. This is Scotland's largest
:06:54. > :06:56.mosque. Almost 2500 people worship here and today they welcomed the
:06:57. > :07:03.local police commander as their guest. We all stand together in our
:07:04. > :07:08.condemnation of these atrocities. Before prayers, united front from a
:07:09. > :07:13.variety of faiths and the authorities against racist and
:07:14. > :07:16.religious abuse. We must stand united against Islamophobia and
:07:17. > :07:22.anti-Muslim bigotry, to ensure Muslims are not victimised for the
:07:23. > :07:25.crimes of others. We will not hesitate to tackle anyone who
:07:26. > :07:29.commits intolerant and prejudicial acts, and they will feel the full
:07:30. > :07:33.force of the law. This woman says this week she has detected a change
:07:34. > :07:39.in attitudes towards herself and her friends. You walk past, and someone
:07:40. > :07:43.would mutter something under their breath, or I walked past and a
:07:44. > :07:48.mother pulled her child away. My friend was racially abused, called
:07:49. > :07:55.absolutely vile names when her child was with her. She reported that.
:07:56. > :07:59.This retired GP has lived in Glasgow since 1977 but he is worried about
:08:00. > :08:05.what he is hearing this week. This sort of thing did not happen before,
:08:06. > :08:09.apart from 7/7, initially. But now it is happening more, as if
:08:10. > :08:14.something is building up, and that is what we are worried about, that
:08:15. > :08:18.the thugs will be getting very stronger and they have to do
:08:19. > :08:24.something before they start to hurt innocent people. Police say they are
:08:25. > :08:30.investigating 64 hate crimes which were reported since Friday.
:08:31. > :08:34.Physical, verbal and another online through the internet. My message is
:08:35. > :08:38.to encourage people, if you are subject to a hate crime, if you
:08:39. > :08:42.witness a hate crime, don't dismiss it, don't think you can shake it
:08:43. > :08:48.off, shrug it off, reported to police Scotland. Police say extra
:08:49. > :08:50.patrols will be on Scotland's Street this weekend.
:08:51. > :08:53.The officer in charge of Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party says police
:08:54. > :08:55.are reviewing security in the wake of the the Paris attacks.
:08:56. > :08:58.At the launch of the festive safety campaign, Chief Superintendent Mark
:08:59. > :09:00.Williams insisted there was no specific threat to the event.
:09:01. > :09:03.He urged people not to be alarmed, but to be vigilant,
:09:04. > :09:08.Last year 75,000 people packed onto Princes Street
:09:09. > :09:11.and the surrounding gardens to see in the New Year, the largest
:09:12. > :09:17.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:09:18. > :09:21.Still to come on tonight's programme:
:09:22. > :09:24.We meet the island students who've become the first in the world to
:09:25. > :09:30.In sport, the Celtic board stand by their Lord and accuse some fans
:09:31. > :09:35.And can Scottish Tennis find the next Andy and Jamie Murray?
:09:36. > :09:47.The Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of a vulnerable woman
:09:48. > :09:51.who was found in a bath has heard the emergency call made by a carer.
:09:52. > :09:53.50-year-old Margaret Gilchrist, who received full time care,
:09:54. > :10:07.Catriona Renton reports from Glasgow Sheriff Court.
:10:08. > :10:14.These pictures of Margaret Gilchrist when she was 20 have been shown to
:10:15. > :10:18.the enquiry. She had severe learning difficulties and was registered
:10:19. > :10:23.blind. She was 50 when she died. It was in this house in the East End of
:10:24. > :10:26.Glasgow where she and another woman were supported by carers from the
:10:27. > :10:33.learning disability organisation cap back enables.
:10:34. > :10:38.On the night she died, a carer, usage was on her own with the women,
:10:39. > :10:42.made a 999 call. She sounded upset and breathless and she said, she's
:10:43. > :10:46.drowned in the bath. The operator can be heard to say, listen, I need
:10:47. > :10:52.you to calm down so I can get some of you. Asked if Margaret was still
:10:53. > :10:57.under water she replied, No, I have pulled the plug out. The operator
:10:58. > :11:01.asked, is she awake. The carer replied, she is unconscious, as
:11:02. > :11:05.white as a ghost. The carer said Margaret had been in the bath for
:11:06. > :11:11.about 20 minutes to half an hour. The operator said, right, right, we
:11:12. > :11:15.are going to try CPR on her, are you able to pull her right down so she
:11:16. > :11:20.is flat on her back? The carer replied, I can't, I need somebody.
:11:21. > :11:24.At that point the paramedic arrived. The carer carries on
:11:25. > :11:30.talking and is heard to say, about 20 minutes ago I was down the stair,
:11:31. > :11:33.trying to do stuff in the house. I'm so sorry, I can't believe this. I
:11:34. > :11:39.don't know if I left the water on. There's been that much happening
:11:40. > :11:42.tonight. I can't believe this. The first paramedic to arrive at the
:11:43. > :11:46.house gave evidence to the enquiry today. He said he went into the
:11:47. > :11:50.bathroom and found the woman lying in the bath. She showed no sign of
:11:51. > :11:55.life. He said a tap was still running but not fast. He said there
:11:56. > :11:58.was skin left on the sides of the bath and he formed the impression
:11:59. > :12:03.that that had come from either her hands or her hips. Papers lodged for
:12:04. > :12:07.the enquiry claim that Margaret was left alone for around an hour in the
:12:08. > :12:10.bath when she was found, and she had been scolded. The fatal accident
:12:11. > :12:27.enquiry continues in January. A former Syrian doctor jailed for
:12:28. > :12:30.having a haul of explosive ingredients and recipes for bombs
:12:31. > :12:34.will not be subject to police visits when he is freed. The High Court
:12:35. > :12:37.agreed with his lawyers, who objected to a social services
:12:38. > :12:41.request potentially allowing a supervising officer being
:12:42. > :12:45.accompanied by the police. Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled
:12:46. > :12:50.from RAF Lossiemouth last night intercept two Russian bombers. The
:12:51. > :12:55.initially unidentified jets were detected flying over the Atlantic in
:12:56. > :13:00.international airspace. The Russian planes were latex -- escorted by the
:13:01. > :13:05.RAF jets. The Ministry of Defence says at no time did the Russian
:13:06. > :13:09.aircraft crossed into UK airspace. CCTV image of a man police believe
:13:10. > :13:14.may have information in connection with an assault at a 5 train station
:13:15. > :13:19.has been released. A 25-year-old man was attacked shortly before midnight
:13:20. > :13:24.at car called the station. Two people were rescued from a
:13:25. > :13:27.burning fishing boat last night. No one was injured in the blaze. One
:13:28. > :13:32.other man was rescued from the harbour but is not believed to be
:13:33. > :13:37.aboard the fishing vessel. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
:13:38. > :13:44.Health experts are warning that levels of Lawro virus are
:13:45. > :13:47.increasing. Nor row virus occurs all year round but becomes particularly
:13:48. > :13:51.virulent in winter. The public are being asked to stay at home 48 hours
:13:52. > :13:55.after symptoms have stopped to reduce the spread of the virus.
:13:56. > :13:58.Detectives hunting an Edinburgh rapist are looking for names of
:13:59. > :14:00.people who were acting suspiciously at the time of the attack,
:14:01. > :14:04.It's been three months since a 19-year-old woman was
:14:05. > :14:18.It has been three months but officers are still waiting for that
:14:19. > :14:21.breakthrough. Back at the crime scene today, the lead detective is
:14:22. > :14:24.no further forward. The attack happened in late August at half past
:14:25. > :14:29.no further forward. The attack midnight. A major investigation was
:14:30. > :14:33.launched, forensic teams spent days scouring this field, which runs
:14:34. > :14:37.alongside a suburban estate. They built up a full DNA profile of the
:14:38. > :14:42.suspect and now they want to rule people out. I am asking the public
:14:43. > :14:47.for anyone who knows who was responsible, or suspect they may
:14:48. > :14:51.know, to get in touch. Through the DNA process, they can be quickly
:14:52. > :14:55.eliminated or otherwise from our enquiry. After finishing work, the
:14:56. > :14:59.woman got off a bus at the end of the road and was walking down this
:15:00. > :15:03.pavement when the man grabbed her from behind, pulled her across the
:15:04. > :15:07.road and grabbed her -- dragged her into this field where he raped her.
:15:08. > :15:12.After subjecting her to the violent attack, the man ran back up towards
:15:13. > :15:15.the main road. The suspect is described as white, around six foot,
:15:16. > :15:21.with a slim build and possibly long hair. He may speak with an Edinburgh
:15:22. > :15:23.or an English accent. A few weeks earlier in another part of the city
:15:24. > :15:31.a 21-year-old woman was sexually attacked. Police believe the two
:15:32. > :15:36.incidents are likely to be linked. Earlier this week, the case was
:15:37. > :15:41.mentioned on Crimewatch. It led to only one call. With so little to go
:15:42. > :15:44.on, police are now casting a wider net. In the meantime, they ask
:15:45. > :15:48.people to remain vigilant. Pupils at a Tobermory High School
:15:49. > :15:51.are among the first students in the world to try out
:15:52. > :15:54.a new way of learning which involves them teaching, and
:15:55. > :15:58.even planning their own lessons. Jackie O'Brien has been to find out
:15:59. > :16:08.how it works. It may look and sound like any
:16:09. > :16:11.classroom but pupils and teachers here at Tobermory High School are
:16:12. > :16:16.embracing a very different style of education. You get the chance to
:16:17. > :16:20.learn from people in your own age and you get a say in what you learn.
:16:21. > :16:25.A number of senior pupils known as lead learners act up to help
:16:26. > :16:28.organise class in this new approach known as Visible Learning where
:16:29. > :16:33.teachers give pupils more say in how they are taught. We decided we would
:16:34. > :16:39.focus on things like feedback, to try to prevent students being
:16:40. > :16:43.spoon-fed, for more dialogue in the classroom and we wanted to look at
:16:44. > :16:46.how we observe learning and teaching because research shows that just
:16:47. > :16:50.observing teachers does not necessarily impact so we wanted to
:16:51. > :16:54.make sure people were reflecting on themselves and what they are doing.
:16:55. > :16:58.The school is one of just 15 schools across the globe to be featured in a
:16:59. > :17:02.new book written by Professor John Hattie, the respected educationalist
:17:03. > :17:06.who developed the new method credited with helping to improve
:17:07. > :17:10.outcomes for young scholars, clearly happy to see an end to some of the
:17:11. > :17:16.more traditional teaching concepts. I think you have to think a lot more
:17:17. > :17:19.about what you're going to do, especially to finish a task instead
:17:20. > :17:24.of just asking the teacher what to do next, you get a different
:17:25. > :17:27.activity like planning, and making questions and ideas is a better way
:17:28. > :17:32.of learning rather than just doing what everybody tells you to all the
:17:33. > :17:36.time. The initiative is already said to be improving results and has
:17:37. > :17:41.helped put this school onto the world map of education.
:17:42. > :17:46.Let's get the Friday night sports round-up now from Rhona.
:17:47. > :17:49.The Celtic chairman Ian Bankier says some of the online abuse directed at
:17:50. > :17:53.the club's director, Ian Livingston, has been criminally racist.
:17:54. > :17:56.Lord Livingston, who recently voted in favour
:17:57. > :17:59.of cuts to tax credits, has been the subject of a fans campaign to
:18:00. > :18:07.Here's our Senior Football Reporter Chris McLaughlin.
:18:08. > :18:15.At football AGM for Law, the shareholders are fans and facing
:18:16. > :18:19.them is the board of directors. This director is also a Conservative Lord
:18:20. > :18:23.and some fans want him out for his recent stance on tax credits.
:18:24. > :18:26.Stepping into that I'd went today with the Celtic chairman who hit
:18:27. > :18:40.back at an online campaign -- into that argument. He said...
:18:41. > :18:50.Lord... You're quite happy with him? Delighted. He represents Celtic and
:18:51. > :18:57.he has to represent the core values of Celtic. The manager was also the
:18:58. > :18:58.focus of some attention given the club's recent European
:18:59. > :19:02.disappointments but Chief Executive Peter Lawwell back Tim, saying... --
:19:03. > :19:18.backed him. I talk with pizza every day so it is
:19:19. > :19:21.nothing new for me. -- with Peter. I have good communication with
:19:22. > :19:25.everybody in the club. There were three main issues up for discussion
:19:26. > :19:30.today, the manager, Lord Livingston and, once again, the living wage.
:19:31. > :19:34.The club say they will not sign up to it but insist they already pay
:19:35. > :19:38.it. Some shareholders say that is not enough, and believe that the
:19:39. > :19:42.club founded for charitable reasons should lead by example.
:19:43. > :19:45.The new incoming chairman of Tennis Scotland says plans are in place to
:19:46. > :19:48.Blane Dodds has spoken exclusively with BBC Scotland,
:19:49. > :19:51.responding to comments from the Murrays that not enough has been
:19:52. > :19:53.done in Scotland to make the most of their international success.
:19:54. > :20:11.If practice makes perfect Andy Murray gets closer every day. A top
:20:12. > :20:17.20 player for nearly a decade, he broke into the top four in 2008.
:20:18. > :20:22.Time, his mum feels, has been wasted by those running the sport. Those
:20:23. > :20:26.sons could win the Davis Cup next week but she fears Scotland will not
:20:27. > :20:31.capitalise. My biggest fear is that we missed the boat. I feel much
:20:32. > :20:35.better because I'm now going out and I feel like I'm doing the things
:20:36. > :20:39.that need to be done but we could do more with more backing. My biggest
:20:40. > :20:45.fear is that Andy retires in two years' time and we have started to
:20:46. > :20:49.late. There was agony for Judy and her elder son last night, a bad miss
:20:50. > :20:52.from partner John Peers denied Jamie my place in the last four of the
:20:53. > :20:57.World Cup finals. The Bryan brothers advanced with Jamie sharing his mum
:20:58. > :21:01.'s fears for tennis legacy in Scotland. It would be a shame not to
:21:02. > :21:08.make the most of it and capitalise on the interest in the sport. I
:21:09. > :21:12.guess I just hope that when we stop playing there is something to show
:21:13. > :21:15.for it. The good news for the Murray brothers, who are still here in
:21:16. > :21:21.London, is that change is coming to Scottish tennis. The new and an --
:21:22. > :21:26.the new man at the helm has revealed he is planning a shake-up. We need
:21:27. > :21:28.to make sure that we have opportunities at all levels of the
:21:29. > :21:33.community in Scotland to participate, increased
:21:34. > :21:36.participation, and we also want to increase the performance and
:21:37. > :21:42.standard, coaches and facility development. And that is resources
:21:43. > :21:44.as well in terms of commercial resources and partnership resources.
:21:45. > :21:48.We are very excited about the planned in place in those areas and
:21:49. > :21:53.I'm sure they will make a big difference in developing the Andy
:21:54. > :21:54.and Jane Pollard macro of the future. Andy Murray has done all he
:21:55. > :22:00.can. -- the Andy and Jamies. Gregor Townsend says
:22:01. > :22:02.his players have trained hard this week in anticipation
:22:03. > :22:05.of a difficult game against English Glasgow Warriors begin
:22:06. > :22:09.their European Rugby Champions Cup They'd been due to play
:22:10. > :22:14.their opener against Racing 92 last Townsend says now it's important
:22:15. > :22:29.to make a good start. I think the initial two games you
:22:30. > :22:32.have to do well. If you can pick up maximum points, brilliant, if you
:22:33. > :22:35.get the win and something from the away game you still in the
:22:36. > :22:40.tournament when it comes to the back-to-back games. We want to play
:22:41. > :22:46.well and we know we will have two to beat Northampton because they are a
:22:47. > :22:47.quality side. And good luck to Edinburgh tonight, playing in the
:22:48. > :22:50.European challenge cup. Could the winner of the
:22:51. > :22:52.Mercury Prize for the best album made by a British
:22:53. > :22:55.or Irish act hail from Scotland Glasgow singer-songwriter C Duncan
:22:56. > :23:02.recorded his first album Our Arts Correspondent Pauline
:23:03. > :23:24.McLean reports. Many a musician starts out like
:23:25. > :23:28.this. But Chris Duncan created a whole album here in his Glasgow
:23:29. > :23:33.home, thinking, playing all the instruments and mixing it himself. I
:23:34. > :23:41.really like recording, in my studio in my bedroom. I work late into the
:23:42. > :23:45.night and I can play a few instruments, not very well but
:23:46. > :23:49.enough to be able to record so I can play around with layers. I always
:23:50. > :23:55.wanted to do it from home so I have as much time as I needed. Now his
:23:56. > :24:03.album is one of 12 nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. Young
:24:04. > :24:06.Fathers! Like lasted's winners, Edinburgh band Young Fathers, is a
:24:07. > :24:10.rank outsider but that is no bad thing if a prize which celebrates
:24:11. > :24:14.the wide range of music being made. I have always loved the idea that
:24:15. > :24:17.you can have someone who has made something in their bedroom without
:24:18. > :24:23.reference to the industry but also someone who is also a huge pop
:24:24. > :24:27.star, someone like Florence and the Machine. Although he will be back in
:24:28. > :24:34.his bedroom to make a second album, he is branching out on tour a live
:24:35. > :24:39.band. It is nice to be out of my bedroom and to the people! You have
:24:40. > :24:46.got the balance 18 being alone and composing and also performing? --
:24:47. > :24:48.between being alone. Yes, it's perfect.
:24:49. > :24:50.Now, much colder this weekend than last,
:24:51. > :25:04.Spot on. We have been talking all week about this arctic blast,
:25:05. > :25:12.whatever you want to call it, it is just cold. Snow on the mountains in
:25:13. > :25:19.this picture and more by the end of tonight with a Met Office warning in
:25:20. > :25:23.force. An arc from the Northwest down the eastern side, snow on the
:25:24. > :25:28.hills, the high road routes and a few centimetres in lower levels. Try
:25:29. > :25:34.further west and still cold, and really quite windy on the south-west
:25:35. > :25:37.coast. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow, perhaps some sleet showers
:25:38. > :25:42.around Glasgow and Edinburgh. Most of that will clear in the early
:25:43. > :25:45.hours with clearing skies and plummeting temperatures behind it
:25:46. > :25:51.and risk of ice, particularly on untreated and services. A cold and
:25:52. > :25:55.chilly start the weekend but plenty of sunshine for most. A few showers
:25:56. > :25:59.on the north-east coast the western side but for many it is a sunny and
:26:00. > :26:04.crisp day and by mid afternoon the warmest part of the day. Not exact
:26:05. > :26:10.the warm! The wins will be lighter than tonight but still a bitter,
:26:11. > :26:13.cold feel. Rain showers on the West Coast, turning to snow across the
:26:14. > :26:19.hills, perhaps some wintry showers across the hills but most will have
:26:20. > :26:23.a dry and bright day. The cloud increases the further north you are.
:26:24. > :26:29.If you are walking or climbing, expect a few snow showers in the
:26:30. > :26:34.mountains. The winds coming from the west and north-west. Steady speeds
:26:35. > :26:37.but gusting up to 35 mph. Away from the north-west, largely dry with
:26:38. > :26:44.plenty of sunshine and great visibility but still the risk of
:26:45. > :26:48.some showers. In the south-west, a force seven but easing to force
:26:49. > :26:53.five, must sees at times but generally good visibility with a few
:26:54. > :27:00.rain showers. In the East, the wins from the Northwest again, forced
:27:01. > :27:04.six, easing to force for. Largely dry to end the day but still cold
:27:05. > :27:08.with a few showers in the West edging inland. Looking ahead to the
:27:09. > :27:13.second part of the weekend, high-pressure coming in which will
:27:14. > :27:18.kill off a lot of the showers, another dry day but cold on Sunday.
:27:19. > :27:23.Some sunshine: A few light showers in the north and down the East but
:27:24. > :27:28.for most dry and sunny, temperatures four or five Celsius but lighter
:27:29. > :27:32.winds. And it will be cold. Thank you.
:27:33. > :27:34.And that's all from Reporting Scotland for now.
:27:35. > :27:37.We'll be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just
:27:38. > :27:42.From everyone on the team, right across the country, bye for now.