:00:09. > :00:16.A record number of people in Scotland used food banks over
:00:17. > :00:19.the Christmas week, according to a charity which runs them.
:00:20. > :00:21.The Trussell Trust estimates more than 7,000 people needed help
:00:22. > :00:30.The Trust says it's a sharp increase on previous years.
:00:31. > :00:36.Wee bit and better than people who used a foodbank in the last week in
:00:37. > :00:42.Scotland. We are standing on the banks of the Clyde and we are
:00:43. > :00:46.talking -- talking about double the capacity of the armadillo, that is a
:00:47. > :00:49.lot of people who are experiencing financial pressure.
:00:50. > :00:51.Around 300 extra paramedics are to be recruited across Scotland
:00:52. > :00:55.The increase in staffing follows an ?11 million funding boost
:00:56. > :00:57.for the Scottish Ambulance Service which comes into effect
:00:58. > :01:00.The extra cash, announced in the latest budget,
:01:01. > :01:02.will also support the recruitment of new clinical advisers
:01:03. > :01:06.In addition it will be used to develop new care models for some
:01:07. > :01:09.of the country's more remote communities.
:01:10. > :01:12.Dog-owners in Scotland are being urged to get their animals
:01:13. > :01:14.microchipped in the early part of the New Year.
:01:15. > :01:17.A law comes into force in April which makes is compulsory
:01:18. > :01:22.It's in an effort to make it easier to trace lost or stolen dogs
:01:23. > :01:23.and hold irresponsible owners to account.
:01:24. > :01:41.Six-month-old Stefanie has recently been microchipped. A tiny device
:01:42. > :01:45.which has been inserted between her shoulder blades containing all her
:01:46. > :01:50.information so she can be easily identified. From April annual makes
:01:51. > :01:55.it mandatory for old dogs to be checked. Two thirds of dogs in this
:01:56. > :02:01.country are microchipped and most people are responsible owners. It
:02:02. > :02:05.will save a lot of heartache. There are few irresponsible dog owners out
:02:06. > :02:09.there and the authorities will also be able to reunite dogs with these
:02:10. > :02:12.owners and hold them to account. The Scottish government says there is
:02:13. > :02:19.overwhelming public support for this scheme. With the Dogs Trust we have
:02:20. > :02:25.partnered with various vets in the country and go along and had your
:02:26. > :02:31.pet chipped for free. We have various events in which we insert
:02:32. > :02:35.chips for three. Owners who do not meet the April deadline will be
:02:36. > :02:42.given three weeks to comply and after that they could face if I of
:02:43. > :02:47.?500. This dog was brought in as our street but she had not been chips
:02:48. > :02:53.saw her owners could not be found. She will now be chipped so that in
:02:54. > :03:16.the future her owners will be able to be found.
:03:17. > :03:19.The Scottish Liberal Democrats say more than half a million working
:03:20. > :03:21.days in the NHS have been lost to mental health problems
:03:22. > :03:25.They've obtained figures which show that sick leave because of mental
:03:26. > :03:27.illness rose from just over 86,000 days in 2011,
:03:28. > :03:31.The party's health spokesman, Jim Hume, says he'd like to see
:03:32. > :03:33.urgent mental health support put in place for NHS staff.
:03:34. > :03:35.The Bay City Rollers will perform live at
:03:36. > :03:37.BBC One Scotland's Hogmanay Live 2015 celebration.
:03:38. > :03:39.The legendary 70s rockers, led by singer Les McKeown,
:03:40. > :03:41.with band members Alan Longmuir and Stuart 'Woody' Wood,
:03:42. > :03:43.will perform hits Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby.
:03:44. > :03:46.The show will be streamed live for a worldwide audience online.
:03:47. > :03:49.In rugby, Edinburgh won the first leg of the 1872 Cup against Glasgow
:03:50. > :03:52.before a record crowd for the tie of more than 23,500 at Murrayfield.
:03:53. > :03:55.Warrior's Mark Bennett's early try was cancelled out by scores
:03:56. > :03:57.from Matt Scott and John Hardie with Sam Hidalgo-Clyne notching up
:03:58. > :04:00.13 points from kicks for the hosts with Finn Russel kicking two
:04:01. > :04:03.The final score Edinburgh 23, Glasgow 11.
:04:04. > :04:09.The return match is at Scotstoun on Saturday.
:04:10. > :04:11.Celtic have moved one point clear of Aberdeen at the top
:04:12. > :04:14.of the Scottish Premiership after a 2-2 draw with Hearts at
:04:15. > :04:18.Ronny Deila's men were leading 2-1 heading into the final moments
:04:19. > :04:22.of the match - before Osman Sow levelled the scoring in stoppage
:04:23. > :04:27.And there's more of all that on Sportscene tonight on BBC1
:04:28. > :04:36.The Met Office has issued an amber "be prepared" weather warning
:04:37. > :04:38.for heavy rain across central and southern Scotland for Wednesday.
:04:39. > :04:41.It follows on from warnings over severe gale force winds
:04:42. > :04:43.which are expected to hit the country later on Tuesday
:04:44. > :04:46.The amber warning has been issued for Strathclyde,
:04:47. > :04:47.Central, Tayside and Fife, and Dumfries, Galloway
:04:48. > :04:51.But for more immediate weather for tonight and tomorrow here's
:04:52. > :05:09.Thank you very much. Good evening. It was a lovely day across the
:05:10. > :05:15.country. Tonight we shall seek a band of weak green crossing the
:05:16. > :05:19.country. It clears as we had through the night. Strengthening
:05:20. > :05:24.south-easterly winds which will be a future for the next couple of days.
:05:25. > :05:32.Deals will develop in coastal areas. An early depth in temperatures as
:05:33. > :05:38.well. The start of the week looks Wednesday, mainly dry and it will
:05:39. > :05:42.remain mild. A bright start tomorrow morning. Quite breezy, gusty
:05:43. > :05:47.south-easterly winds with coastal deals. Sunny spells across the
:05:48. > :05:53.country. This band of rain appears in the West later in the day. That
:05:54. > :06:01.is the potential for severe gales in the Western Isles. We rage of high
:06:02. > :06:05.pressure for Tuesday and into the evening, a
:06:06. > :06:06.the New Year. -- gusts. -- then rain overnight into Tuesday.
:06:07. > :06:10.That's it for now, we'll be back just after the ten o'clock news.