:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland - Alastair Carmichael will remain
:00:09. > :00:11.in Parliament after surviving a legal challenge against his
:00:12. > :00:19.But views about the outcome in his Northern Isles constituency
:00:20. > :00:29.I still think what he did was wrong, and I still feel he should have
:00:30. > :00:32.stepped down. I think to leave him be now. Better the devil you know.
:00:33. > :00:41.Donald Trump finds himself on the receiving end of that famous
:00:42. > :00:43.catchphrase, losing an honorary degree and a place on a group
:00:44. > :00:45.promoting Scottish business in one afternoon following his
:00:46. > :00:51.As Celtic fly out to Istanbul for their final European match
:00:52. > :00:54.of the season, John Collins says it's one game the team could do
:00:55. > :01:01.And we'll explain why these giant pink bunnies are proving
:01:02. > :01:17.the antidote to the Granite City gloaming.
:01:18. > :01:22.The Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland,
:01:23. > :01:24.Alistair Carmichael, has survived a legal challenge
:01:25. > :01:33.He lied about the leaking of a memo during the general election
:01:34. > :01:35.campaign, and four of his constituents had argued that meant
:01:36. > :01:41.But two judges have ruled his behaviour was not in breach
:01:42. > :01:49.Here's our Political Editor Brian Taylor.
:01:50. > :01:57.As the member of Parliament... Elected in May, Alistair Carmichael
:01:58. > :02:01.now continues as MP for Orkney and Shetland. With customary pomp, the
:02:02. > :02:05.news was relate to the House of Commons by Speaker John Bercow. The
:02:06. > :02:11.judges have determined that the petition be dismissed. Here's where
:02:12. > :02:16.we started, a report in the Telegraph in April, a month out from
:02:17. > :02:19.the UK general election. Alistair Carmichael eventually admitted
:02:20. > :02:22.leaking an internal memo suggesting Nicola Sturgeon had indicated at a
:02:23. > :02:27.meeting with the French ambassador she wanted to see David Cameron
:02:28. > :02:32.returned as Prime Minister. But first Alistair Carmichael denied all
:02:33. > :02:35.knowledge in a Channel 4 interview. This is already on public record,
:02:36. > :02:38.the first time I knew this was when I received a phone call on Friday
:02:39. > :02:43.afternoon from a journalist making me aware of it. Nicola Sturgeon
:02:44. > :02:48.strenuously denied the claims and diplomats stressed they were wrong.
:02:49. > :02:52.Petitioners from Mr Carmichael's constituency said his election was
:02:53. > :02:57.based on a lie and took the case to an election court who heard the case
:02:58. > :03:02.from both sides. Today the judges provided a verdict on three points.
:03:03. > :03:06.They said firstly missed, core's comments constituted a false
:03:07. > :03:10.statement of fact, in other words a lie. Secondly, they noted the
:03:11. > :03:14.intention of his conduct was to further his own electoral interests.
:03:15. > :03:21.They said election law did not apply to lies in general. It applies only
:03:22. > :03:26.to lies in relation to the personal character or conduct of a candidate.
:03:27. > :03:29.On the third and final test, the judges were not satisfied beyond
:03:30. > :03:34.reasonable doubt. The case was dismissed. It has been a very
:03:35. > :03:39.difficult, stressful and expensive few months for me and the rest of my
:03:40. > :03:43.family. I have been cleared today of the breach of representation of the
:03:44. > :03:46.people act which was put against me by nationalists. They brought what
:03:47. > :03:52.has been a highly politically motivated case. What a lot of
:03:53. > :03:56.nonsense. The only politically inspired acts in all of this, as
:03:57. > :04:01.admitted by Mr Carmichael himself, was leaking a memo he knew to be
:04:02. > :04:08.false in order to somehow try to attack the Scottish National party.
:04:09. > :04:11.In Kirkwall this afternoon, the petitioners voiced disappointment
:04:12. > :04:17.but claimed a moral victory. No matter what political party a person
:04:18. > :04:20.belongs to, they should be honest. They are representing us. Our
:04:21. > :04:29.democracy is a very fragile thing. If we allow people to represent us
:04:30. > :04:35.in a dishonest manner, then I think the democracy will fall. The full
:04:36. > :04:41.court ruling also considers the MP's dealings with the Cabinet Office
:04:42. > :04:49.enquiry. At this he says he was at best disingenuous and at worst
:04:50. > :04:54.evasive. This afternoon he was back at work in the Commons and says he
:04:55. > :04:56.will devote his efforts to serving his constituents.
:04:57. > :04:58.Our reporter Craig Anderson is in Kirkwall.
:04:59. > :05:01.Our reporter Craig Anderson is in Kirkwall for us.
:05:02. > :05:07.What are Mr Carmichael's constituents making of all this?
:05:08. > :05:13.You have to look at the political context here. The generations,
:05:14. > :05:16.Orkney and Shetland have been among the strongest heartlands for the
:05:17. > :05:21.Liberal Democrats and liberals in the whole of the UK. Alistair
:05:22. > :05:27.Carmichael, in the footsteps of people like Joe Grimond and Jim
:05:28. > :05:31.Wallace. He had a fairly comfortable majority until the election in May
:05:32. > :05:36.when it was slashed to just over 800 with the SNP snapping at his heels.
:05:37. > :05:42.He lost 20% of his vote, they put 27% on theirs. Some of the language
:05:43. > :05:46.since this action was launched against him has ranged from the
:05:47. > :05:52.fairly intemperate to the unbelievable vitriolic. In small
:05:53. > :05:55.communities like there are up and down the Northern Isles, I think
:05:56. > :06:03.some of these divisions will take time to heal. Because of that,
:06:04. > :06:08.there's little wonder that on the streets both here in Orkney and
:06:09. > :06:10.Shetland today, the differences were clear to see and hear.
:06:11. > :06:17.I still think what he did was wrong, and I still feel like he should have
:06:18. > :06:20.stepped down. He's a good politician, but he made a mistake. A
:06:21. > :06:26.lot have done a lot worse and got away with it. It's nonsense. The man
:06:27. > :06:30.is a proven liar, he admitted it. Now he has permission to carry on
:06:31. > :06:36.line until the next general election. He did some unwise stuff,
:06:37. > :06:40.but over the years he has been a good MP. Any grievance I have had,
:06:41. > :06:48.he's done what an MP should do. I trust him. You have been hearing
:06:49. > :06:53.from the people who brought the court case, will the legal fight
:06:54. > :06:59.continue? I don't think it will, actually. They say this is the end
:07:00. > :07:03.of the road legally for them. They are not going to seek a judicial
:07:04. > :07:09.review of this very unusual election court hearing. They are looking at
:07:10. > :07:13.the finances as well. It has cost them over ?200,000 so far, most of
:07:14. > :07:19.that raised through crowdfunding. They have most of the money, but if
:07:20. > :07:23.costs are awarded against them, and that hearing still has to be held,
:07:24. > :07:27.then they would have to pay for Alistair Carmichael's legal expenses
:07:28. > :07:31.as well. They say they will not be pursuing any more legal action, but
:07:32. > :07:36.that might not be the end of the whole affair. As they point out,
:07:37. > :07:46.some of the comments that the judges made will now be going, in the whole
:07:47. > :07:49.of this judgment, to the Parliamentary standards Commissioner
:07:50. > :07:52.down at Westminster. That Commissioner might have something to
:07:53. > :07:56.say about Alistair Carmichael's future as an MP.
:07:57. > :08:01.Well our correspondent David Porter is at Westminster.
:08:02. > :08:03.David, a sigh of relief no doubt, from Alistair Carmichael,
:08:04. > :08:10.but this isn't the end of the matter for him.
:08:11. > :08:18.Alistair Carmichael has spoken of his relief at the court findings,
:08:19. > :08:22.and has been key to be portrayed as a picture of business as usual. He
:08:23. > :08:26.was betrayed in the House of Commons taking part in debate this
:08:27. > :08:29.afternoon. The challenge is not over, now it's the turn of the
:08:30. > :08:35.Parliamentary Commissioner for standards. As far as she is
:08:36. > :08:38.concerned there is an ongoing enquiry against Alistair Carmichael.
:08:39. > :08:42.Katherine Hudson can come to three conclusions. She could decide there
:08:43. > :08:46.is no case to answer. Or there has been a technical breach in which
:08:47. > :08:50.case an apology would do. Or if she believes its serious enough, she
:08:51. > :08:55.could refer it to MPs and they can decide what, if any action, to take
:08:56. > :08:59.against Mr Carmichael. You talk to the commission, and they say the
:09:00. > :09:03.enquiry is ongoing. They will not give a commentary. When asked how
:09:04. > :09:06.long it will take, they say, it will take as long as it takes.
:09:07. > :09:08.And Shelly Joffre will have more reaction and analysis
:09:09. > :09:10.of the Carmichael judgement, on Scotland 2015 tonight,
:09:11. > :09:21.Donald Trump has been dropped as a Scottish business ambassador
:09:22. > :09:24.by the Scottish Government, and stripped of his honorary degree
:09:25. > :09:28.Mr Trump, a presidential candidate in the United States,
:09:29. > :09:40.has called for Muslims to be banned from entering the USA.
:09:41. > :09:41.Here's our political correspondent Andrew Kerr
:09:42. > :09:44.on the First Minister's action against him.
:09:45. > :09:53.Donald Champ made the comments after a multiple shooting in California.
:09:54. > :10:01.Are you a bigot? Not at all. Probably believes that anyone you've
:10:02. > :10:04.met. Donald Trump has been moved as a global Scott, since their business
:10:05. > :10:08.ambassador for the country. I think we've seen in terms of the reactions
:10:09. > :10:11.to the comments he has made this week, just how rightly offended
:10:12. > :10:17.people are. My judgment is that he's not the kind of person who is
:10:18. > :10:23.suitable to represent dockland in the way global Scots do. That's why
:10:24. > :10:30.I've taken this decision. He has extensive business links in
:10:31. > :10:33.Scotland, including a golf links in Aberdeenshire, and the Turnberry
:10:34. > :10:38.resort, as well as aviation in Prestwick airport. No word from him
:10:39. > :10:46.tonight, but the First Minister's opponents say he she should have
:10:47. > :10:49.taken action more quickly. Donald Trump has been saying these things
:10:50. > :10:52.for months now. For example, saying things about Mexicans coming to
:10:53. > :10:59.America, and I did not see the First Minister saying things then. He's
:11:00. > :11:03.upset Muslim leaders here as well. His comments are just as extreme as
:11:04. > :11:10.Isis. Isis are very much like, let's kill anyone who doesn't, with us,
:11:11. > :11:18.goes against us, and is not part of our ideology. Which is nothing to do
:11:19. > :11:22.with Islam. And in Westminster, a call from an SNP MP to have the
:11:23. > :11:28.presidential hopeful banned from entering the UK. He's certainly been
:11:29. > :11:32.a frequent visitor since 2006. Politicians from all parties like to
:11:33. > :11:36.court big business, but sometimes big business can come back and bite
:11:37. > :11:41.you. That's why the First Minister has taken firm action today.
:11:42. > :11:44.And in the last hour we've heard that Robert Gordon University has
:11:45. > :11:46.decided to revoke the honorary degree they awarded to Mr Trump
:11:47. > :11:49.Our reporter John McManus is there for us tonight.
:11:50. > :11:59.John, they've been under a lot of pressure, haven't they?
:12:00. > :12:06.Yes, this drama has played out over the last three days pretty quickly.
:12:07. > :12:10.He made his comments about Muslims on Monday. On Tuesday he was roundly
:12:11. > :12:14.condemned on both sides of the Atlantic, and a petition asking
:12:15. > :12:18.Robert Gordon University to revoke his degree was started. This time
:12:19. > :12:22.yesterday we were told the principle was still considering the issue, but
:12:23. > :12:25.in the last hour and a half they have confirmed they are terminating
:12:26. > :12:30.their relationship with Donald Trump. They say comments in as made
:12:31. > :12:32.during the course of the US presidential election campaign, are
:12:33. > :12:41.incompatible with the ethos and values of the University. It seems
:12:42. > :12:48.that his own brand, his public image is incompatible with the university,
:12:49. > :12:51.and they are not prepared to countenance that.
:12:52. > :12:53.Scottish Labour has accused transport minister Derek MacKay
:12:54. > :12:54.of misleading parliament over maintenance works
:12:55. > :12:58.Labour claim comments Derek MacKay made on BBC Radio Scotland
:12:59. > :13:02.The row centres around whether planned repairs
:13:03. > :13:04.to the bridge five years ago would have replaced the section
:13:05. > :13:07.of the crossing which is now damaged.
:13:08. > :13:10.Tonight, Mr MacKay clarified his stance that the current fault
:13:11. > :13:13.was not in need of repair five years ago.
:13:14. > :13:20.Meanwhile Holyrood's Infrastructure Committee is planning an enquiry.
:13:21. > :13:22.Up to ten councils could lose money for breaking a deal
:13:23. > :13:24.with the government on teacher numbers.
:13:25. > :13:27.The government gave councils cash so they would not
:13:28. > :13:33.But according to official statistics out today,
:13:34. > :13:36.ten of them are still employing fewer teachers than last year.
:13:37. > :13:38.Our education correspondent Jamie McIvor is here,
:13:39. > :13:44.The number of teachers has been falling for several years.
:13:45. > :13:46.And the Scottish Government wanted this to stop.
:13:47. > :13:50.But they don't employ teachers, councils do.
:13:51. > :13:53.So this year councils were told they would get ?51 million
:13:54. > :13:57.between them specifically to maintain teacher numbers.
:13:58. > :14:00.Despite this, in ten council areas, the number of teachers still fell
:14:01. > :14:08.and, in some cases, this could now lead to financial penalties.
:14:09. > :14:16.Trying to maintain teacher numbers is a tricky challenge. Even giving
:14:17. > :14:21.councils money to do this, is no miracle cure. While most managed,
:14:22. > :14:24.ten didn't. Of course I'm disappointed that a small number of
:14:25. > :14:29.local authorities have not met their commitments. But to be in constant
:14:30. > :14:32.dialogue with partners in local government, we will be in
:14:33. > :14:36.discussions about this, and Mr Swinney will stay more about this
:14:37. > :14:39.next week during the budget. Nationally the government has got
:14:40. > :14:44.its way. Teacher numbers across Scotland were practically the same
:14:45. > :14:50.as last year. But some councils reported significant drops. In North
:14:51. > :14:56.Lanarkshire, 58 fewer teachers. In Glasgow, 45. In relatively small
:14:57. > :14:58.Argyll Bute, 31. There are big concerns there. In certain areas
:14:59. > :15:03.there are issues that need to be addressed. Areas like Glasgow, which
:15:04. > :15:08.had a significant drop, there has to be further incident investigation
:15:09. > :15:12.into why that happened. Funding always splits opinion. The body that
:15:13. > :15:14.represents most councils calls the focus on teacher numbers crazy,
:15:15. > :15:17.simplistic and ill thought through. But councils did still sign up
:15:18. > :15:20.to the budget deal on teachers, even if some felt they had
:15:21. > :15:22.no real alternative. The government is likely to be
:15:23. > :15:25.sympathetic to councils that tried hard to maintain numbers,
:15:26. > :15:27.but narrowly failed. Should any lose out on cash, though,
:15:28. > :15:34.it could provoke a huge row. How do you teach people
:15:35. > :15:37.about energy, how much we all depend on it and how to keep
:15:38. > :15:39.supplies secure? A new exhibition at Glasgow's
:15:40. > :15:41.Science Centre aims to let people experience the power and importance
:15:42. > :15:45.of energy for themselves. Our Science Correspondent
:15:46. > :15:57.Ken MacDonald has been Who is going to keep the lights on?
:15:58. > :16:03.In all polity, this generation, this is where they are learning and the
:16:04. > :16:08.fun begins. You can explore all of the primary sources of energy such
:16:09. > :16:15.as the wind, solar power, hydro, tidal, they can generate electricity
:16:16. > :16:16.by dancing on a dance floor. Essentially, understanding all of
:16:17. > :16:23.the technology behind power generation. Powering the future
:16:24. > :16:27.opens tomorrow. This lucky bunch got a special preview. Their verdict? I
:16:28. > :16:32.think it's amazing they've managed to make all of this. I really like
:16:33. > :16:37.it and I have enjoyed it and I've learned lots of new things. I think
:16:38. > :16:43.it's really cool that they are able to make such good examples of things
:16:44. > :16:48.that would happen. I think it's amazing they've just completed this
:16:49. > :16:54.and it's absolutely amazing. It's designed to be more than amazing. To
:16:55. > :16:59.LA us and inspire young people to choose careers in the energy sector.
:17:00. > :17:04.The younger we engage young people who find these things interesting
:17:05. > :17:07.than the sooner we can develop innovative solution focused young
:17:08. > :17:13.people to join the energy industry including oil and gas. With so many
:17:14. > :17:16.energy sources, some of the highly controversial, resenting a balanced
:17:17. > :17:20.picture could have been compensated. We keep it simple. We take it back
:17:21. > :17:27.to the science on the physics and then we create a level playing field
:17:28. > :17:31.where different options are compared side-by-side. The young people got
:17:32. > :17:39.to test everything apart from one thing. Nuclear power is very much
:17:40. > :17:46.apolitical hot potato. Just imagine these mousetraps and these ping-pong
:17:47. > :17:50.balls representing uranium with neutrons energy being released. If
:17:51. > :17:57.only we had a spare neutron to drop into the mix. Yes, we have.
:17:58. > :18:00.Let's get the latest sport now with David.
:18:01. > :18:03.The Celtic manager Ronny Deila has told us he'll select a young side
:18:04. > :18:08.His assistant John Collins agrees the match against Fenerbhace is one
:18:09. > :18:13.Celtic could do without, given they can't qualify
:18:14. > :18:16.for the Europa League knockout stage.
:18:17. > :18:18.But, as Chris McLaughlin reports from Turkey,
:18:19. > :18:28.Deila's dilemma is that his side needs more experience in Europe.
:18:29. > :18:36.Good evening from the stadium here in Istanbul. Celtic trailing behind
:18:37. > :18:40.me as you can see. They arrived around two hours ago and left
:18:41. > :18:43.Glasgow airport early this morning. They are well aware this game
:18:44. > :18:47.tomorrow night is pretty much meaningless, in fact, so much so,
:18:48. > :18:51.the assistant manager John Collins said it's a game they could pretty
:18:52. > :18:59.do without, so does the manager agree? I think it's a good challenge
:19:00. > :19:02.for us. We have to do use the games in Europe to get the experience we
:19:03. > :19:07.need because we have a young squad. This game is one of them, what we
:19:08. > :19:16.have to handle and hopefully we'll get into Europe next year and tried
:19:17. > :19:20.to get better. Around 1000 1200 Celtic fans are expected ahead of
:19:21. > :19:24.this game tomorrow night. I have some special advice from the Foreign
:19:25. > :19:28.Office given recent security scares, being told not to travel on the
:19:29. > :19:33.metro and also advising not to congregate in large groups with
:19:34. > :19:36.colours and flags. Plenty more build-up tomorrow across all BBC
:19:37. > :19:38.outlets head of the match. The Scotland international
:19:39. > :19:41.Steven Naismith says he could be approaching a crossroads
:19:42. > :19:42.in his career. He's been a bit-part player
:19:43. > :19:45.at English Premiership club Everton recently and may have to move
:19:46. > :19:47.in the January transfer window But he's not just concerned
:19:48. > :20:03.about his own wellbeing, Steven Naismith can't pick used of
:20:04. > :20:08.not thinking of others less fortunate than himself. The Scotland
:20:09. > :20:11.striker was in Glasgow at a Christmas lunch which he sponsors
:20:12. > :20:16.for the city 's homeless. I enjoy it, you meet a lot of great
:20:17. > :20:20.characters, who will tell you what they think about football and how
:20:21. > :20:24.good a footballer and a bad footballer you are and things like
:20:25. > :20:30.that, so it's great to go in and the afternoon. Home in footballing terms
:20:31. > :20:34.for him at Everton but having only started five matches this season,
:20:35. > :20:37.he's contemplating his future. If something comes up in January and
:20:38. > :20:41.the manager thinks it's best for me to move on, then it's something to
:20:42. > :20:51.think about but it's got to be the right thing. Everything out there in
:20:52. > :20:56.my career so far, it's felt right. I think I need to have the same
:20:57. > :20:59.feeling. Having been a first-team regular at Kilmarnock and Rangers,
:21:00. > :21:05.this is his biggest challenge of his club career. At the start of the
:21:06. > :21:09.season, one I wasn't playing, not many people would have said they
:21:10. > :21:13.would have scored a hat-trick, it shows you how quickly things can
:21:14. > :21:14.change. He inspired those he met today and he will be chewing over
:21:15. > :21:18.his own future in the coming weeks. One of Scotland's star performers
:21:19. > :21:21.at the recent rugby World Cup says the national team should be aiming
:21:22. > :21:24.to win all their matches at next John Hardie feels the form Scotland
:21:25. > :21:28.showed must be carried The Edinburgh forward has been
:21:29. > :21:42.talking to our reporter Brian Just a few weeks to go before the
:21:43. > :21:45.big event, it's not Christmas, but the double-header between Glasgow
:21:46. > :21:49.and Edinburgh Rugby and the children here at the academy have been
:21:50. > :21:52.getting some expert coaching from one player who will be involved in
:21:53. > :21:59.these games. John, you must be looking forward to this event? Yes,
:22:00. > :22:03.I've heard so much about it at the rivalry and I hear it goes up a
:22:04. > :22:08.notch, so I'm looking forward to it. Catching up with a few mates in the
:22:09. > :22:13.Glasgow team, it will be a bit of fun, great. You're catapulted
:22:14. > :22:18.straight into the Scottish Rugby World Cup squad, so how do enjoy the
:22:19. > :22:24.experience? It was an awesome experience, something I'll never
:22:25. > :22:29.forget. It was awesome. I can't put other words on it, to be honest. It
:22:30. > :22:35.has a great experience. The boys played well. We are not too far away
:22:36. > :22:40.from making a semifinal which would be cool. Of course, the six Nations
:22:41. > :22:43.coming up just after the New Year. How high should Scotland be
:22:44. > :22:49.challenging in the six Nations next year? I think we'll season high
:22:50. > :22:54.standards. If I'm involved, yeah, we'll be looking to every game and
:22:55. > :23:00.that always the goal, taking one game at a time, and we know we can
:23:01. > :23:04.make sure we play with the best. We should go in there confident.
:23:05. > :23:09.Exciting times for Scotland and for Edinburgh and Glasgow Rugby in a
:23:10. > :23:13.couple of weeks' time. This weekend, European action for both clubs. Keep
:23:14. > :23:15.up-to-date on the BBC sport website. I'm sure we will, David. Thank you
:23:16. > :23:18.very much indeed. Now as Christmas approaches,
:23:19. > :23:21.we're seeing more than enough giant illuminated Santas,
:23:22. > :23:23.reindeer and snowflakes. But in Aberdeen, people are seeing
:23:24. > :23:26.a rather different festive image. Aberdonians are not over
:23:27. > :23:29.indulging in seasonal spirit. Instead, it's an art project
:23:30. > :23:31.bringing seven-metre high luminous and our reporter Fiona Stalker
:23:32. > :23:48.has been to see them. Massive lit up air filled rabbits,
:23:49. > :23:53.like something from your wildest dreams. This colony of bunnies made
:23:54. > :23:58.union Terrace Gardens there Warren in the name of art. Making artwork I
:23:59. > :24:02.get a bit frustrated there is a barrier between people that they're
:24:03. > :24:04.not allowed to touch things but I deliberately make these things so
:24:05. > :24:10.people can gently touch them and every now and then you might see
:24:11. > :24:15.lipstick mark kisses on them. People get quite amorous with them which I
:24:16. > :24:19.really like. I like crossing over that boundary. These bunnies have
:24:20. > :24:23.lit up skies and imaginations, from Sydney to Istanbul to Boston and now
:24:24. > :24:30.they are here as part of Aberdeen's Winter Festival, only a hop away
:24:31. > :24:35.from the Christmas village. I like them. Why'd you like them? Because
:24:36. > :24:43.they are big. There are great, good use of space. Fantastic. But the
:24:44. > :24:46.rabbits have got some very twitchy. My first impression, really
:24:47. > :24:51.disappointed for some it reminds me of Easter. This is Christmas, and we
:24:52. > :24:55.have bunnies. It would be lovely to see a nativity something which
:24:56. > :25:00.reflected Christmas. We have Christmas music and Christmas lights
:25:01. > :25:04.so where is the Nativity? Organisers say it's about attracting people to
:25:05. > :25:08.the city centre. As the wind started a blowhard in Aberdeen, the bunnies
:25:09. > :25:11.face a difficult first night in the new Scottish open.
:25:12. > :25:14.And the bunnies have actually had to be deflated tonight
:25:15. > :25:19.Now just before the weather, here's a reminder of how much rain
:25:20. > :25:22.Greenkeepers at an Aberdeen golf club were called into action
:25:23. > :25:25.to rescue a salmon that had become trapped in a bunker.
:25:26. > :25:28.It happened at Peterculter Golf Club on Monday morning.
:25:29. > :25:31.The course was flooded over the weekend, after the River Dee
:25:32. > :25:38.And one of the keepers managed to grab hold of the fish and release
:25:39. > :25:42.So, will it be raining cats and dogs, and salmon?
:25:43. > :25:54.Yes, wet and windy weather still to be had, I'm afraid. It has been very
:25:55. > :25:58.wet and windy, reports of trees being blown down in the Borders.
:25:59. > :26:03.Some lorries were blown over in the Isle of Skye. Wet and windy weather,
:26:04. > :26:07.strong gusts, it's not over yet, a moody picture across the Hebrides.
:26:08. > :26:15.Yes, we have had some quite gloomy weather so far today. You can see
:26:16. > :26:21.the strongest gusts, 75 mph, in the Borders, 70 miles an hour, and the
:26:22. > :26:25.Central Belt, 50-60 mph. We will continue to see some very strong
:26:26. > :26:29.wind as we had to the evening, some weather warnings in force, yellow
:26:30. > :26:34.warnings, for wind, rain, and they will expire as we had through the
:26:35. > :26:37.night but a warning for the wind, it will continue tomorrow as well
:26:38. > :26:41.across the northern and western aisles, and for the north-west
:26:42. > :26:45.coast, too. We have seen the back of the rain continuing to edge away
:26:46. > :26:49.from us. Behind it, much colder air after what has been a mild day
:26:50. > :26:54.today, still some strong gusts to be had across the Northern Isles,
:26:55. > :26:58.perhaps storm force for a while. Temperatures dipping 21-3 and the
:26:59. > :27:02.showers falling snow up over the higher levels towards the North and
:27:03. > :27:06.even the lower level for a time with a risk of icy stretches tomorrow
:27:07. > :27:12.morning. Generally, brighter day. There will be some very blustery
:27:13. > :27:16.showers falling snow over the hills, especially towards the north but
:27:17. > :27:21.also some sunny spells as well, so a close look tomorrow afternoon, some
:27:22. > :27:24.strong gusts, feeling much colder, 5-6 and further towards the north,
:27:25. > :27:28.the showers falling snow over the higher ground and to lower levels
:27:29. > :27:32.for a time. The best of any brightness towards the East, with
:27:33. > :27:37.gusts of 60 miles an hour across the northern isles and then, by Friday,
:27:38. > :27:41.still some showers, still quite blustery, some snow over the hills
:27:42. > :27:45.and there will be some brighter spells and feeling much colder, 5-6,
:27:46. > :27:49.but the wind will tend to ease and they will tend to ease for Saturday,
:27:50. > :27:51.as well. Some rain in store for Sunday.
:27:52. > :27:58.I'll be back with the headlines at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just
:27:59. > :28:02.Until then, from everyone on the team, right across
:28:03. > :28:14.the country, have a very good evening.
:28:15. > :28:15.Christmas Day may be the highlight of the holidays...