:00:18. > :00:20.A record number of people in Scotland used food banks over
:00:21. > :00:24.the Christmas week, according to a charity which runs them.
:00:25. > :00:33.The Trust says it's a sharp increase on previous years.
:00:34. > :00:42.We are talking about 7000 people who used the foodbank in the last week.
:00:43. > :00:45.We are standing on the banks of the Clyde with the Armadillo
:00:46. > :00:48.talking about double the capacity of the Armadillo,
:00:49. > :00:50.that is a lot of people who are experiencing
:00:51. > :00:55.Around 300 extra paramedics are to be recruited across Scotland
:00:56. > :00:59.The increase in staffing follows an ?11 million funding boost
:01:00. > :01:01.for the Scottish Ambulance Service which comes into effect
:01:02. > :01:04.The extra cash, announced in the latest budget,
:01:05. > :01:06.will also support the recruitment of new clinical advisers
:01:07. > :01:11.In addition it will be used to develop new care models for some
:01:12. > :01:17.of the country's more remote communities.
:01:18. > :01:20.Dog-owners in Scotland are being urged to get their animals
:01:21. > :01:22.microchipped in the early part of the New Year.
:01:23. > :01:24.A law comes into force in April which makes is compulsory
:01:25. > :01:29.It's in an effort to make it easier to trace lost or stolen dogs
:01:30. > :01:31.and hold irresponsible owners to account.
:01:32. > :01:37.Six-month-old Stefanie has recently been microchipped.
:01:38. > :01:42.A tiny device which has been inserted between her shoulder blades
:01:43. > :01:44.containing all her information so she can be easily
:01:45. > :01:49.From April a new law makes it mandatory for all dogs to be
:01:50. > :01:54.Two thirds of dogs in this country are microchipped and most
:01:55. > :02:03.There are a few irresponsible dog owners out
:02:04. > :02:06.there and the authorities will also be able to reunite dogs with these
:02:07. > :02:11.The Scottish government says there is overwhelming public support
:02:12. > :02:19.With the Dogs Trust we have partnered with various vets
:02:20. > :02:22.in the country and you can go along and have your
:02:23. > :02:28.We have various events in which we insert
:02:29. > :02:34.Owners who do not meet the April deadline will be
:02:35. > :02:37.given three weeks to comply and after that they could face
:02:38. > :02:43.This dog was brought in as a stray but she had not
:02:44. > :02:47.been chipped so her owners could not be found.
:02:48. > :02:50.She will now be chipped so that in the future her owners will be
:02:51. > :03:04.The Scottish Liberal Democrats say more than half a million working
:03:05. > :03:07.days in the NHS have been lost to mental health problems
:03:08. > :03:10.They've obtained figures which show that sick leave because of mental
:03:11. > :03:12.illness rose from just over 86,000 days in 2011,
:03:13. > :03:16.The party's health spokesman, Jim Hume, says he'd like to see
:03:17. > :03:22.urgent mental health support put in place for NHS staff.
:03:23. > :03:25.The Bay City Rollers will perform live at
:03:26. > :03:28.BBC One Scotland's Hogmanay Live 2015 celebration.
:03:29. > :03:31.The legendary '70s rockers, led by singer Les McKeown,
:03:32. > :03:33.with band members Alan Longmuir and Stuart 'Woody' Wood,
:03:34. > :03:36.will perform hits Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby.
:03:37. > :03:44.The show will be streamed live for a worldwide audience online.
:03:45. > :03:58.Thank you very much. A very good evening to you. We are looking at
:03:59. > :04:04.some unsettled weather for the middle of the week. Tonight it will
:04:05. > :04:10.be dry and turning milder. Wind is strengthening. A largely dry day
:04:11. > :04:14.tomorrow. Strengthening south-easterly winds with coastal
:04:15. > :04:19.gales. Some rain in the West come the end of the afternoon. That will
:04:20. > :04:21.cross the country tomorrow night. Severe gales possible towards the
:04:22. > :04:27.Western Isles. Look at the Severe gales possible towards the
:04:28. > :04:32.temperatures, ten or 11 Celsius. The last of any rain tomorrow will
:04:33. > :04:35.clearly towards the north. The winds will continue to strengthen as we
:04:36. > :04:41.head through the afternoon, especially towards the west Coast,
:04:42. > :04:46.widespread gales here. This could continue into it and stay as well.
:04:47. > :04:52.This low pressure will introduce wet and windy weather on Tuesday. Met
:04:53. > :04:56.Office warnings are in place. Check the website. That's all for now. If
:04:57. > :05:01.you are back to work tomorrow morning, join us with the breakfast
:05:02. > :05:05.bulletins. From us, have a very good evening. Goodbye.
:05:06. > :05:10.That's T have a very good evening. -- that's it.
:05:11. > :05:19.Good evening. Severe flood warnings remain in force but thankfully the
:05:20. > :05:20.rain has eased. Across northern England, the next