:00:00. > :00:00.of wind. Back to you, Huw. Many thanks come about is all from
:00:00. > :00:07.BBC News at Westminster. Now we will join our news teams where you are.
:00:08. > :00:13.We look at the impact here of the Chancellor's spending review
:00:14. > :00:20.Police Scotland is accused of spying on a journalist's sources
:00:21. > :00:27.Also on the programme, the murderer who played the concerned son.
:00:28. > :00:34.She went to the doctor, she didn't want to be here any more.
:00:35. > :00:37.Ross Taggart told police his mother Carol had gone missing
:00:38. > :00:41.Today he was jailed for life for killing her and hiding her body.
:00:42. > :00:44.Shrinking the size of a glass of wine glass in our pubs
:00:45. > :00:47.and bars, the scheme to encourage people to think
:00:48. > :00:52.And we have the latest from Belgium as Andy Murray and Britain's Davis
:00:53. > :01:12.The Chancellor's U-turn over cuts to tax credits has been welcomed
:01:13. > :01:20.The spending review has also set the amount of money the
:01:21. > :01:23.Scottish Government will have to spend in the next financial year.
:01:24. > :01:24.Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr has been watching
:01:25. > :01:36.We are the builders, the Chancellor said. As workers attended to the
:01:37. > :01:40.crumbling palace at Westminster, George Osborne had to attend to his
:01:41. > :01:46.reputation following the tax credit fiasco. Lord blocked plans for ?4
:01:47. > :01:50.billion worth of cuts and Conservative backbenchers were in
:01:51. > :01:56.revolt. I have had representations that these changes should be phased
:01:57. > :02:00.in. I've listened to the concerns, I hear and understand them and because
:02:01. > :02:03.I have been able to announce an improvement in the public finances,
:02:04. > :02:08.the simplest thing to do is not to phase in the changes but to avoid
:02:09. > :02:13.them altogether. 12 billion of welfare cuts will be delivered by
:02:14. > :02:17.2020. This helps the Chancellor to balance the books. Scotland will
:02:18. > :02:22.reap benefits from more health spending and we won't take a hit as
:02:23. > :02:24.police spending stays static. The Chancellor was keen to knock down
:02:25. > :02:29.the SNP argument for independence with this swipe. With world oil
:02:30. > :02:38.prices falling and revenues from the North the forecast by the OBR to be
:02:39. > :02:42.down 94%, we would have seen catastrophic cuts in Scottish public
:02:43. > :02:47.services. But the SNP returned to the big story of the day. I was
:02:48. > :02:52.intrigued that the Conservative backbenchers cheered the humiliating
:02:53. > :02:55.U-turn on tax credits. It seems that three or four X ago they were
:02:56. > :03:01.cheering on and voting for the implementation. Width the Chancellor
:03:02. > :03:12.said that they should not complain because the capital budget was going
:03:13. > :03:19.up. Mr Hosie said that benefits were being cut. There was a more moderate
:03:20. > :03:21.comment from his colleague. The devil is in the details, this
:03:22. > :03:27.Chancellor produces budgets that unravel within days. The caravan
:03:28. > :03:30.tax, those sorts of things which have unravelled. We will wait for
:03:31. > :03:34.the detail but we are pleased about the reversal. For five years the Lib
:03:35. > :03:37.Dems were at the heart of government, but now on days like
:03:38. > :03:43.this they are very much outside in the cold. Liberal Democrat votes in
:03:44. > :03:48.parliament, the vote I cast against the tax credit cut in the Lords was
:03:49. > :03:50.effective. That vote alone has forced the U-turn that has benefited
:03:51. > :03:59.thousands of people across Scotland. The Chancellor is keen to
:04:00. > :04:02.build his political career. Taking on his opponents he says that the
:04:03. > :04:08.SNP should talk about the powers they have. Now Scotland's's Finance
:04:09. > :04:12.Secretary has the numbers he can deliver his budget next month.
:04:13. > :04:15.I'm joined from Westminster by our correspondent David Porter
:04:16. > :04:17.and from Holyrood by our political editor Brian Taylor.
:04:18. > :04:19.Firstly, David, that was a pretty spectacular u-turn
:04:20. > :04:29.It was, you could almost hear the tyres screeching in the House of
:04:30. > :04:35.Commons when he made the announcement. To mix my metaphors,
:04:36. > :04:38.you have a situation where George Osborne realised he was in a
:04:39. > :04:42.political hole and he should stop digging and get himself out of it.
:04:43. > :04:46.He is able to do it because the public finances are better than he
:04:47. > :04:50.thought a few months ago. So he can actually not go ahead with these
:04:51. > :04:55.cuts he was planning. Let's not underestimate the size of the
:04:56. > :04:59.U-turn, it will affect the lives of families in the UK and hundreds of
:05:00. > :05:05.thousands in Scotland. His opponents have welcomed it but they say they
:05:06. > :05:08.believe there is more pain to come. The UK Government says its
:05:09. > :05:12.priorities for Scotland and the rest of the UK are national security and
:05:13. > :05:17.economic security but the Chancellor's opponents say that by
:05:18. > :05:22.2020, the UK and Scotland could have gone through a decade of austerity.
:05:23. > :05:26.The Chancellor has had his say. His political opponents have had their
:05:27. > :05:29.initial say and now people will go through the documents with a fine
:05:30. > :05:37.tooth comb. One prediction, the arguments will continue. Brian,
:05:38. > :05:41.relax and from Holyrood? The SNP will be happy with the U-turn, but
:05:42. > :05:47.for more than just the obvious reasons. They are, this changes the
:05:48. > :05:51.dynamic of Scottish politics. The SNP were frankly punching the air,
:05:52. > :05:54.firstly because they believe that tax credits are iniquitous and
:05:55. > :06:01.secondly it gets them off a very sharp and pointed hook that Labour
:06:02. > :06:05.was preparing because Labour were preparing for Scotland alone to
:06:06. > :06:10.reverse any tax in tax credits using Scottish tax money. The Chancellor
:06:11. > :06:14.isn't going ahead with it, the Fox has been shot, the issue has gone
:06:15. > :06:19.and thereby the challenge to the SNP to match that Labour offer is no
:06:20. > :06:24.longer valid. The settlement will allow negotiations to start in
:06:25. > :06:31.earnest on the implementation of new tax powers for Holyrood. Yes, good
:06:32. > :06:35.cop, bad cop. In the same breath as the Chancellor was talking about the
:06:36. > :06:41.cuts in the value of oil and teasing and tormenting the SNP about that he
:06:42. > :06:44.was making an offer, let's talk about the fiscal framework, the
:06:45. > :06:48.general spending pattern that will accompany the new tax powers that
:06:49. > :06:52.are due to come here. The Chancellor is offering a new deal, John Swinney
:06:53. > :06:56.says he is ready to talk but it has to be a fair deal. He now says he
:06:57. > :07:01.knows the basic figures, the baseline and below that he says that
:07:02. > :07:05.Scotland shouldn't slip below it as a consequence of those negotiations.
:07:06. > :07:09.If it comes from government decisions that is one thing but he
:07:10. > :07:13.says the negotiations must not weaken Scotland's financial
:07:14. > :07:24.position. I think there is a deal on the horizon. Thank you for joining
:07:25. > :07:28.us. A watchdog has ruled that Police Scotland misused legislation five
:07:29. > :07:29.times to obtain the details of a journalist's sources. An
:07:30. > :07:31.investigation found police didn't have proper grounds to intercept
:07:32. > :07:33.emails and phone calls, and it slammed their actions as "reckless."
:07:34. > :07:36.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson, has the story...
:07:37. > :07:42.How far can police go in this into communications the law is quite
:07:43. > :07:45.clear, if they are intercepting e-mails or phone calls it must be
:07:46. > :07:49.reasonable to do so and appropriate, and there must be
:07:50. > :07:54.permission from a senior police officer and a judge, or sheriff.
:07:55. > :07:58.Earlier this year during a cold case reinvestigation of the murder of
:07:59. > :08:00.Glasgow prostitute in a cold world police intercepted the
:08:01. > :08:05.communications of four people they believed were feeding information to
:08:06. > :08:09.a BBC radio producer. He says that the action was reprehensible. Now we
:08:10. > :08:15.know it has been concerned that sources I relied on had their
:08:16. > :08:18.personal coming occasions put under surveillance, I can only conclude
:08:19. > :08:24.that this was done to try and protect the reputation and image
:08:25. > :08:27.either of Police Scotland, or the officers concerned. The breaches of
:08:28. > :08:31.legislation were only discovered when Police Scotland was inspected
:08:32. > :08:34.by an independent body, the Interception of Communications
:08:35. > :08:35.Commissioner, which says the proper approval had not been sought for the
:08:36. > :08:50.surveillance, adding... Police Scotland say that the
:08:51. > :08:54.breaches were not intentional. We are looking at individuals who
:08:55. > :08:58.released information from our databases and that's what our
:08:59. > :09:02.investigation was about. We were looking at what we believed to be a
:09:03. > :09:07.serious breach of that and we carried out investigations into that
:09:08. > :09:12.and subsequently we found we were in breach of the codes of practice. The
:09:13. > :09:16.Liberal Democrats are consistent critics of Police Scotland, saying
:09:17. > :09:20.it is outrageous that officers thought they were above the law.
:09:21. > :09:22.This has been an atrocious cover-up, Police Scotland have known about
:09:23. > :09:27.this for months and said nothing and done nothing about it. They must be
:09:28. > :09:30.held to account. White the government says that Police Scotland
:09:31. > :09:34.have been working on an action plan to ensure there is no repeat but
:09:35. > :09:37.this evening it is understood that at least one individual whose
:09:38. > :09:41.communications were intercepted is considering legal action.
:09:42. > :09:43.Still to come on tonight's Reporting Scotland:
:09:44. > :09:47.The scheme to shrink wine glasses in our pubs and bars
:09:48. > :09:53.In sport, we're in Belgium with Andy Murray in the run-up to
:09:54. > :09:58.He is calling it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
:09:59. > :10:01.And you'll find out why Celtic will be without their captain
:10:02. > :10:08.for tomorrow's match against Ajax, and a while after that too.
:10:09. > :10:12.Ross Taggart reported his mother missing and sparked a police search.
:10:13. > :10:15.But the 31 year old from Fife had murdered her and disposed
:10:16. > :10:31.What is your mum's name? Carol. Carol Taggart was reported missing
:10:32. > :10:36.before Christmas last year. Her son said that she left their home after
:10:37. > :10:45.a row. Has there been any argument? We had an argument, she has been
:10:46. > :10:53.depressed. She had the doctor in last week and she said she didn't
:10:54. > :10:57.want to be here any more. As the search for Carol grew, Ross Taggart
:10:58. > :11:01.was seen on CCTV at an Edinburgh pawnshop. He sold a piece of his
:11:02. > :11:06.mother's jewellery, claiming he was given it by her, and he drew money
:11:07. > :11:10.from her account. He thanked those helping to look for his mum but in
:11:11. > :11:14.fact he had murdered her and hours after he went out for casual sex,
:11:15. > :11:22.cocktails and a trip to the cinema. His family were relieved by the
:11:23. > :11:28.unanimous guilty verdicts. She was a mum and she was a grand to five. She
:11:29. > :11:32.was loved by us all -- a grandmother. She is missed every day
:11:33. > :11:36.by us and we are devastated how cruelly she was taken from us. Carol
:11:37. > :11:40.Taggart had been battered and strangled, her body taken to a
:11:41. > :11:44.caravan. She had been tied and bound, her body was found hidden in
:11:45. > :11:50.the void believe a vacant neighbouring caravan. There are
:11:51. > :11:52.holiday snaps that look so happy but in the months before, Taggart had
:11:53. > :11:58.lied and cheated his mother, pretending to go to work when he had
:11:59. > :12:03.actually been stealing money from her. He had hard times and was
:12:04. > :12:07.struggling financially, that is the impression we got, but to do that to
:12:08. > :12:12.your mother and two showed total disregard even after he killed her,
:12:13. > :12:18.placing her under a caravan, behind convention -- beyond. The judge said
:12:19. > :12:23.that Taggart had committed a total crime and embarked on a course of
:12:24. > :12:27.deceit. He showed no remorse and continued to lie ludicrously in the
:12:28. > :12:30.face of overwhelming evidence. She had called him her blue-eyed boy but
:12:31. > :12:35.Carol Taggart was murdered in her own home by her own son. The rest of
:12:36. > :12:39.the family still grieving after such cruel and casual indifference.
:12:40. > :12:42.The government is axing its ?1 billion competition to
:12:43. > :12:49.develop "carbon capture and storage" technology.
:12:50. > :12:52.Peterhead power station was in the running for the funding along
:12:53. > :12:55.Our reporter John McManus is at Peterhead power station for us
:12:56. > :13:01.John, does this mean that the plant won't go ahead now?
:13:02. > :13:07.It certainly looks that way this evening. The technology that was
:13:08. > :13:10.being developed here was touted as a way of dealing with climate change,
:13:11. > :13:15.by capturing the carbon that is emitted when we burn fossil fuels
:13:16. > :13:20.like oil, gas and coal and then storing it on the ground --
:13:21. > :13:24.underground so it cannot contribute to rising temperatures.
:13:25. > :13:28.Environmentalists working and until the afternoon the government seemed
:13:29. > :13:29.keen as well. There has been some reaction including from the Scottish
:13:30. > :13:39.energy secretary, Fergus Ewing. The UK Government has wielded the
:13:40. > :13:44.axe again and scrapped one of the most promising, one of the best and
:13:45. > :13:54.one of the most significant energy projects there has ever been in this
:13:55. > :13:57.country. Well, the two backers here, Shell and SSP have given their
:13:58. > :14:01.reaction and Shall say they believe in the technology but without
:14:02. > :14:05.government funding it is not viable to develop it here so it's going to
:14:06. > :14:08.look elsewhere around the world, which will be a blow for Scotland.
:14:09. > :14:12.-- Shell. Thank you for joining us. The Education Secretary has called
:14:13. > :14:15.on a former college principal to Holyrood's public audit committee is
:14:16. > :14:17.investigating the severance package awarded to
:14:18. > :14:20.John Doyle when he left Coatbridge Here's our political correspondent,
:14:21. > :14:32.Glenn Campbell. This is the man who pocketed
:14:33. > :14:38.?304,000 when he left Coatbridge College. I welcome John Doyle, the
:14:39. > :14:43.former principal and Chief Executive. At Holyrood he has been
:14:44. > :14:47.recalled to explain how he got 30 months of salary when official
:14:48. > :14:51.guidelines recommend a 13 month cap. This is one of the reasons you
:14:52. > :14:57.are back before the committee, creating a smoke screen. I take
:14:58. > :14:59.exception that I am in some way laying a smoke screen. Let me answer
:15:00. > :15:06.the question. He denies withholding information from those who
:15:07. > :15:10.supervised his severance. You failed to alert the funding council, you
:15:11. > :15:14.have failed to alert the internal auditor and you failed to ensure
:15:15. > :15:18.that there is a business case. Is that three clear failings? I'm
:15:19. > :15:25.sorry, I disagree. He insists his package was deserved. I lost my job
:15:26. > :15:30.through no fault of my own, I lost a source of income, I have no other
:15:31. > :15:35.source of income. I feel in the context of an employee, let down.
:15:36. > :15:41.You won't pay the money back? There is no reason for me to do that. The
:15:42. > :15:46.Education Secretary doesn't want him to keep the cash. It is clear to me
:15:47. > :15:55.that there has been a lack of stewardship of public funding, and
:15:56. > :16:02.of course, I would want Mr Doyle to pay back money that he has received
:16:03. > :16:04.at the expense of the public purse. The minister
:16:05. > :16:10.at the expense of the public purse. how cash might be clawed back from a
:16:11. > :16:11.former college principal who seems determined to hang onto every of his
:16:12. > :16:14.payoff. If you're a wine drinker,
:16:15. > :16:17.do you always know how much is New research shows that 70%
:16:18. > :16:24.of us don't know how much wine is From today bars
:16:25. > :16:28.and restaurants across a Scottish council area will be the first to
:16:29. > :16:44.trial the smallest glass. College It's a welcome sound for a
:16:45. > :16:49.lot of us, a glass of wine can be relaxing and enjoyable. But do we
:16:50. > :16:53.know how much is in it? When we go to the bar many of us will order
:16:54. > :16:57.this, the 250 millilitres glass because we assume it will be
:16:58. > :17:02.cheaper, but that contains as much as three, 3.5 units but today in
:17:03. > :17:09.East Dunbartonshire this will be offered, the 125 millilitre glass
:17:10. > :17:14.because that one .5 units. The council leader thinks bigger glasses
:17:15. > :17:18.have become a habit. We think people get offered a certain size and they
:17:19. > :17:21.just go with it, they don't think it through. If you are offered a
:17:22. > :17:26.smaller size it makes you think about how much you are drinking. New
:17:27. > :17:31.research by YouGov reveals 70% of adults don't know how much wine is
:17:32. > :17:38.in a small, medium or large glass. Customers in one restaurant agreed
:17:39. > :17:43.with that this lunchtime. They agreed with smaller measures. You
:17:44. > :17:48.tend to empty the bottle into your glass at home. If you are topping up
:17:49. > :17:53.you don't realise how much you are drinking, this way you are
:17:54. > :17:56.controlled. I wouldn't normally take a large one, I would normally go
:17:57. > :18:01.with the medium-size, I'm happy with that. Most people would be the same
:18:02. > :18:05.now, they are not quite sure how many units they are having in a
:18:06. > :18:10.glass of wine. Industry are behind this but for pub owners, aren't
:18:11. > :18:14.smaller classes and less wind like turkeys voting for Christmas? I
:18:15. > :18:18.don't think so. At certain times of the day it is important to offer a
:18:19. > :18:25.small glass of wine, for instance at lunchtime people don't always want
:18:26. > :18:28.175 or 250 and if you offer 125 and make it known you can attract more
:18:29. > :18:31.customers forced up the Christmas party season is just around the
:18:32. > :18:36.corner, the message today is be aware of how much you are drinking
:18:37. > :18:37.and size does matter. Suzanne Allan, Reporting Scotland, East Dumbarton
:18:38. > :18:44.share. -- East and Barton Loneliness among older people is
:18:45. > :18:46.a growing problem, but a new scheme to provide them
:18:47. > :18:49.with company could also help younger Home Share Scotland matches up older
:18:50. > :18:53.people who've got a spare room with Ian Hamilton's been to see it
:18:54. > :19:04.in operation. hello, Ian, welcome. Nice to meet
:19:05. > :19:08.you too. I went to see Michael at his home in Fife and before retiring
:19:09. > :19:13.Michael was a professor of geography at the University of St Andrews.
:19:14. > :19:15.Let's go into the dining room, another big room in this big house.
:19:16. > :19:19.Michael is still very active but another big room in this big house.
:19:20. > :19:22.feels he could do with some company. At the same time, providing some
:19:23. > :19:27.accommodation for someone who needs somewhere to stay. I know what
:19:28. > :19:36.happens to older people. They start neglecting their diet, they don't
:19:37. > :19:40.have meals regularly, and you really need the social occasion of sitting
:19:41. > :19:45.down together and eating breakfast and lunch and dinner when you can
:19:46. > :19:51.have conversations. We call this the front hall. Michael's situation is
:19:52. > :19:55.not unique, currently 250,000 people in Scotland over the age of 65 live
:19:56. > :20:02.alone and over the next 25 years that is going to double to close to
:20:03. > :20:04.500,000. Which is the same publishing as Edinburgh. With a
:20:05. > :20:11.shortage of affordable accommodation for younger people it seemed like a
:20:12. > :20:15.simple solution to pair them up. As part of the agreement the younger
:20:16. > :20:19.person will be expected to provide ten hours of support are weak.
:20:20. > :20:25.Kirsty is not keen to live on her own so she would seriously consider
:20:26. > :20:28.home sharing. Moving in by yourself is quite intimidating so I would
:20:29. > :20:32.enjoy the company as much as the other person. Home share Scotland
:20:33. > :20:39.only set up this scheme so it is still DVD is -- early days but it
:20:40. > :20:41.could be a solution for housing needs of different generations. Ian
:20:42. > :20:44.Hamilton, Reporting Scotland, Fife. Sport now
:20:45. > :20:46.and David has your round-up. Their captain Scott Brown has
:20:47. > :20:56.a knee injury that could keep him And he's not the only midfielder
:20:57. > :21:04.who'll be missing tomorrow. More from our senior football
:21:05. > :21:12.reporter Chris McLaughlin. Celtic captain and star of the
:21:13. > :21:17.club's recent Christmas advert, these days Scott Brown is the face
:21:18. > :21:20.and the footballer at Parkhead. But this was him hobbling off the pitch
:21:21. > :21:24.after the weekend draw at Kilmarnock. His manager thought he
:21:25. > :21:34.was fine, but he could be out for months. It's almost, as I said,
:21:35. > :21:42.tough to lose your captain and -- always. It gives the other players
:21:43. > :21:46.even more responsibility. So, who will get the responsibility? The
:21:47. > :21:52.manager admitted he will have to build a new midfield. The 4-2-3 -1
:21:53. > :21:57.formation is unlikely to change but regulars will all miss out. He could
:21:58. > :22:02.call on the likes of Charlie Mulgrew, Scott Fallon, Stuart
:22:03. > :22:08.Armstrong and Tom Rogic. -- Scott Allan. It is a blow for the team, he
:22:09. > :22:13.was devastated. We have players that can fill in in that position, number
:22:14. > :22:17.of players that can play in that position. The players looking to
:22:18. > :22:22.take advantage arrived in Glasgow earlier. So how does the manager's
:22:23. > :22:35.brother rate Ajax's chances? 50-50. Celtic at home is difficult to
:22:36. > :22:39.beat. In Europa League group a basic just one point above Ronny Deila's
:22:40. > :22:46.side. Celtic could draw tomorrow and still hope to progress it results in
:22:47. > :22:52.the final fixtures go their way. The Celtic Christmas campaign and the
:22:53. > :22:55.club captaincy, fans must believe. But for the next few months at least
:22:56. > :22:56.they will have to believe without him.
:22:57. > :22:59.The Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Danny Lopez has apologised
:23:00. > :23:03.publicly for spitting on an opponent.
:23:04. > :23:16.It happened during a development league match against St Johnstone.
:23:17. > :23:18.Lopez has been fined by Cally Thistle who will donate
:23:19. > :23:24.Andy Murray is preparing for what he calls a "once in a
:23:25. > :23:26.lifetime opportunity," the chance to lead Great Britain to their first
:23:27. > :23:37.Andy's big brother Jamie is also in the team to play Belgium
:23:38. > :23:41.It starts on Friday in Ghent, from where Kheredine Idessane reports.
:23:42. > :23:48.Right now the whole place seems more of a warehouse, kind of an empty
:23:49. > :23:49.aircraft hangar at getting refurbished and refitted and ready
:23:50. > :23:54.for the big occasion. refurbished and refitted and ready
:23:55. > :23:57.plenty still to do and there will be extra security measures in place as
:23:58. > :24:01.well. Fans arriving here will not be able to bring bags into the arena,
:24:02. > :24:06.but special lockers have been set aside for that very purpose. Over
:24:07. > :24:10.and above the security and locations are of course the sporting ones.
:24:11. > :24:15.Andy Murray believes this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity he is
:24:16. > :24:22.determined to take. We haven't been in a final for over 30 years. Who
:24:23. > :24:26.knows if we will get there again in the next 30? It is a great but unity
:24:27. > :24:30.obviously for the fans to come and watch this. We will need as much a
:24:31. > :24:34.port as we can get. We may not do it on Sunday, but I know I have been
:24:35. > :24:37.very proud to be part on Sunday, but I know I have been
:24:38. > :24:41.Over the weekend we will go out there and give it our best effort
:24:42. > :24:45.and hopefully get the outcome that we want. There is little doubt how
:24:46. > :24:48.much this means to Andy Murray, who is back on court now having another
:24:49. > :24:51.much this means to Andy Murray, who practice session with big brother
:24:52. > :24:56.Jamie. Of course, it's been a family affair for the Murrays, the backbone
:24:57. > :25:00.of the British Davis Cup team. Can they go on and create what would be
:25:01. > :25:02.their crowning glory and win tennis's equivalent of the World Cup
:25:03. > :25:05.final? We will find out in due course.
:25:06. > :25:07.Scotland's women are through to the semi-finals of the
:25:08. > :25:10.Eve Muirhead's rink sealing their place
:25:11. > :25:16.in the last four with a 7-5 win over world champions Switzerland.
:25:17. > :25:20.Well done to them. That is all from me.
:25:21. > :25:24.Now here's David Henderson with details of Scotland 2015.
:25:25. > :25:29.On the programme tonight, tax credits and public services. What
:25:30. > :25:33.impact will the government's spending review have here in
:25:34. > :25:37.Scotland. We will ask the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. And,
:25:38. > :25:41.Police Scotland are embroiled in yet another scandal, this time for an
:25:42. > :25:44.illegally targeting of a journalist. We will have the full story over on
:25:45. > :26:01.BBC Two at 10:30pm. It was fairly sunny today,
:26:02. > :26:03.particularly in the east, weather watchers sent in blue sky photos,
:26:04. > :26:06.thank you to Sean for this one. As we head into this evening it is
:26:07. > :26:09.mostly dry, some clear spells, some light rain to get out of the way
:26:10. > :26:12.first. On the chart you can see most of it is to the north and north-east
:26:13. > :26:15.and clearing away, behind the sky is clear across the north-east and
:26:16. > :26:18.south-east and in rural parts of Aberdeenshire and in the Borders the
:26:19. > :26:22.coldest spots but further west cloud building with further spells of
:26:23. > :26:27.light rain. Temperatures in town around 6 degrees. Tomorrow it is a
:26:28. > :26:31.fairly cloudy start, big rate in the west with low cloud and spots of
:26:32. > :26:35.rain. Further east largely dry and quite bright, some sunshine across
:26:36. > :26:38.the Northeast. As we head towards the afternoon the wet weather in the
:26:39. > :26:43.west turns more persistent and we end up with an East-West split by
:26:44. > :26:48.mid-afternoon. So, come the 3pm across the South, fairly cloudy and
:26:49. > :26:53.wet in the west, around the Kintyre Coast up towards argyle, further
:26:54. > :26:59.east dry and a few spots of rain but temperatures, a much milder day.
:27:00. > :27:02.14, maybe 15 degrees, not bad for the end of November. Further west
:27:03. > :27:06.the rain will be heavy and persistent and windy around northern
:27:07. > :27:10.coasts from the west or Southwest. As we head through the rest of the
:27:11. > :27:12.afternoon into the evening the cloudy and wet weather continues,
:27:13. > :27:17.particularly across the north-west and the wind holds on as well.
:27:18. > :27:20.Talking of rain, as we had on to Friday we will all get a dose of
:27:21. > :27:26.heavy rain at times, a squally will buy the front coming in and some
:27:27. > :27:30.windy weather with it too. As it clears Caldaire makes a return.
:27:31. > :27:33.Looking at the detail on Friday it self, a wet and windy day, a warning
:27:34. > :27:37.from the Met office because of the persistent nature of the rain. It
:27:38. > :27:40.will clear through but watch out for the temperatures falling away as the
:27:41. > :27:45.cold air rises and we will see a risk of wintry showers. Over the
:27:46. > :27:48.weekend it will stay unsettled, wet at times and windy too, particularly
:27:49. > :27:52.come Sunday night. That's the forecast for now.
:27:53. > :28:03.Not very nice. Thank you for now, Christopher.
:28:04. > :28:05.I'll be back with the this evening's main round-up at 10:25.