27/12/2015 Reporting Scotland

A record number of people in Scotland used food banks over

the Christmas week, according to a charity which runs them.

The Trust says it's a sharp increase on previous years.

We are talking about 7000 people who used the foodbank in the last week.

We are standing on the banks of the Clyde with the Armadillo

talking about double the capacity of the Armadillo,

that is a lot of people who are experiencing

Around 300 extra paramedics are to be recruited across Scotland

The increase in staffing follows an ?11 million funding boost

for the Scottish Ambulance Service which comes into effect

The extra cash, announced in the latest budget,

will also support the recruitment of new clinical advisers

In addition it will be used to develop new care models for some

of the country's more remote communities.

Dog-owners in Scotland are being urged to get their animals

microchipped in the early part of the New Year.

A law comes into force in April which makes is compulsory

It's in an effort to make it easier to trace lost or stolen dogs

and hold irresponsible owners to account.

Six-month-old Stefanie has recently been microchipped.

A tiny device which has been inserted between her shoulder blades

containing all her information so she can be easily

From April a new law makes it mandatory for all dogs to be

Two thirds of dogs in this country are microchipped and most

There are a few irresponsible dog owners out

there and the authorities will also be able to reunite dogs with these

The Scottish government says there is overwhelming public support

With the Dogs Trust we have partnered with various vets

in the country and you can go along and have your

We have various events in which we insert

Owners who do not meet the April deadline will be

given three weeks to comply and after that they could face

This dog was brought in as a stray but she had not

been chipped so her owners could not be found.

She will now be chipped so that in the future her owners will be

The Scottish Liberal Democrats say more than half a million working

days in the NHS have been lost to mental health problems

They've obtained figures which show that sick leave because of mental

illness rose from just over 86,000 days in 2011,

The party's health spokesman, Jim Hume, says he'd like to see

urgent mental health support put in place for NHS staff.

The Bay City Rollers will perform live at

BBC One Scotland's Hogmanay Live 2015 celebration.

The legendary '70s rockers, led by singer Les McKeown,

with band members Alan Longmuir and Stuart 'Woody' Wood,

will perform hits Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby.

The show will be streamed live for a worldwide audience online.

Thank you very much. A very good evening to you. We are looking at

some unsettled weather for the middle of the week. Tonight it will

be dry and turning milder. Wind is strengthening. A largely dry day

tomorrow. Strengthening south-easterly winds with coastal

gales. Some rain in the West come the end of the afternoon. That will

cross the country tomorrow night. Severe gales possible towards the

Western Isles. Look at the Severe gales possible towards the

temperatures, ten or 11 Celsius. The last of any rain tomorrow will

clearly towards the north. The winds will continue to strengthen as we

head through the afternoon, especially towards the west Coast,

widespread gales here. This could continue into it and stay as well.

This low pressure will introduce wet and windy weather on Tuesday. Met

Office warnings are in place. Check the website. That's all for now. If

you are back to work tomorrow morning, join us with the breakfast

bulletins. From us, have a very good evening. Goodbye.

That's T have a very good evening. -- that's it.

Good evening. Severe flood warnings remain in force but thankfully the

rain has eased. Across northern England, the next