:00:00. > :00:07.That's all from me, stay with us on BBC1,
:00:08. > :00:11.The organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations say the build
:00:12. > :00:13.up to this year's event has been challenging,
:00:14. > :00:19.the tens of thousands of partygoers will be entertained and kept safe.
:00:20. > :00:21.The recent terror attacks in Paris highlighted security concerns,
:00:22. > :00:24.but the man in charge of policing the event says people should be
:00:25. > :00:44.Fireworks to welcome the New Year. The centrepiece of Edinburgh's
:00:45. > :00:49.Hogmanay celebrations. This afternoon, high up on the castle
:00:50. > :00:56.ramparts, two and a half tonnes of explosives are being prepared for
:00:57. > :00:59.this year's five minute display. The sad thing comes at the end there
:01:00. > :01:03.because after the fireworks are blown away, you have this massive
:01:04. > :01:08.roar from the street and it hits you. It is the most amazing feeling
:01:09. > :01:12.and they are down having a brilliant time and have loved what you have
:01:13. > :01:19.done. At street level, many hands are needed to put together an event
:01:20. > :01:24.that in the space of many decades has gone global. Scotland's biggest
:01:25. > :01:31.Hogmanay event is now a three-day festival. It is a big projects.
:01:32. > :01:34.There is probably 150 to 200,000 people in the city here for the
:01:35. > :01:38.things we are putting on. The build-up to this event has been set
:01:39. > :01:43.against a challenging backdrop. The Forth Road which was closed at a
:01:44. > :01:48.time when many were making their plans were Hogmanay and there is the
:01:49. > :01:54.ongoing is concern about consumer -- ongoing concern about security.
:01:55. > :02:02.Officers here are offering firm reassurance. In the context of what
:02:03. > :02:05.has happened over recent months, my messages be vigilant but don't be
:02:06. > :02:10.alarmed. I am confident that in terms of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, we
:02:11. > :02:13.have put in the contingency plan so people can come here and have a
:02:14. > :02:19.fantastic time but enjoy themselves safely. With the forecasters
:02:20. > :02:24.predicting relatively good conditions, it appears they can do
:02:25. > :02:26.so without worrying too much about the weather.
:02:27. > :02:28.Police have begun a murder investigation into the death of one
:02:29. > :02:31.The body of 53-year-old Martin Hamilton,
:02:32. > :02:33.who was nick-named the Blackhill Butcher,
:02:34. > :02:36.was found in woods near West Calder, on the 17th of December.
:02:37. > :02:39.A post mortem examination has shown he suffered serious injuries,
:02:40. > :02:42.which are believed to have led to his death.
:02:43. > :02:47.Hamilton had a string of convictions for drug dealing and violence.
:02:48. > :02:49.Two paddle-boarders were rescued by helicopter after getting
:02:50. > :02:51.into difficulty in the Firth of Forth off
:02:52. > :02:57.Kinghorn Lifeboat and a Royal Navy helicopter from Prestwick
:02:58. > :03:01.were called out to search for the two women, believed to be
:03:02. > :03:05.in their 50s, when they raised the alarm from a mobile phone.
:03:06. > :03:08.They were winched to safety and airlifted to hospital
:03:09. > :03:14.The mother of a premature baby whose life was saved by a blood
:03:15. > :03:16.transfusion, is encouraging people to make giving
:03:17. > :03:22.Shawn Waugh's son Conan weighed under two pounds when he was born
:03:23. > :03:40.When you were just 18 months old, even a reclining chair can make a
:03:41. > :03:46.good slide in first toddler makes the most of every chance to play.
:03:47. > :03:49.Born 15 weeks premature and weighing just ?1 and three quarters come it
:03:50. > :03:54.wasn't given that he would survive to be the active toddler he is now.
:03:55. > :04:00.At two days old come he had the first of two broad Strang treasons.
:04:01. > :04:03.He had a massive haemorrhage and his lungs lost a lot of blood and they
:04:04. > :04:08.told us on a Thursday morning, to the extent that we have to have the
:04:09. > :04:13.blood transfusion to save his life. Had the blood transfusion and it was
:04:14. > :04:21.like a tonic. It was a different baby. Conan was the star attraction
:04:22. > :04:24.at the appeal for more blood donors. Donations usually depend the festive
:04:25. > :04:30.period that the number of donors year round is decreasing. Active
:04:31. > :04:37.donors come anyone that has donated in the last 12 months, drops to less
:04:38. > :04:43.than 4%. It is important to encourage new donors and younger
:04:44. > :04:48.donors to come forward to replace the ageing donor base. The message
:04:49. > :04:55.is if you can find for a walk around the shops at this time of year, try
:04:56. > :05:00.to make time to give blood as well. My wife had to have quite a lot of
:05:01. > :05:08.blood when she had cancer. I come in four times a year. I thought I am
:05:09. > :05:10.going into Glasgow anyway, have a cuppa tea and go back down the road.
:05:11. > :05:13.The number of former members of the armed forces seeking the help
:05:14. > :05:15.of Citizens Advice has been rising steadily.
:05:16. > :05:17.In conjunction with the charity Poppy Scotland, it's helped around
:05:18. > :05:19.7,000 ex-service personnel over the past five years.
:05:20. > :05:21.Many of them struggled with homelessness and accessing
:05:22. > :05:36.benefits and didn't know where to get help.
:05:37. > :05:43.It was stressful and very worrying. Like I say, I have my family to
:05:44. > :05:47.think of. If I had to sleep down the street in a tent on the corner of
:05:48. > :05:48.the road, I would do it but I wouldn't expect my family to do
:05:49. > :06:01.that. Police are looking for a woman who
:06:02. > :06:02.has gone missing with her children. Officers urge anyone with her
:06:03. > :06:05.whereabouts to contact them. The Scotland international
:06:06. > :06:08.Steven Naismith will join Norwich City from Everton
:06:09. > :06:10.in the January transfer The transfer fee for the striker
:06:11. > :06:14.will be ?8 million. The 29-year-old started his career
:06:15. > :06:15.with Kilmarnock before There was one result
:06:16. > :06:21.in the Premiership Ross County beat Kilmarnock
:06:22. > :06:33.three goals to two. Scotland is bracing itself for Storm
:06:34. > :06:46.Frank. It Is These Trailing Weather Fronts
:06:47. > :06:58.And Strong Winds Associated With This System That Bringing The Stormy
:06:59. > :07:00.Tonight. Winds, -- rough seas, large waves and some coastal overtopping
:07:01. > :07:05.and on top of that, very heavy waves and some coastal overtopping
:07:06. > :07:12.rainfall. We have a yellow warning for the Met Office. We have an amber
:07:13. > :07:15.be prepared warning. One from Northern Ireland were because the 60
:07:16. > :07:21.millimetres of rain and double that for central and south west Scotland.
:07:22. > :07:27.Most at risk is the south-west, the western borders, Argyll,
:07:28. > :07:29.Stirlingshire and Perthshire and into Southern Aberdeenshire. Be
:07:30. > :07:34.prepared for some significant flooding. Anywhere across the
:07:35. > :07:40.country, you will see some nasty conditions tonight. Tomorrow, a very
:07:41. > :07:44.wet start to the day and that weather system is on the move. The
:07:45. > :07:48.rain will pull away eastwards into central and eastern England allowing
:07:49. > :07:54.for some drier combo -- conditions for the evening. A band of heavy
:07:55. > :07:58.showers will follow into the West later in the afternoon. It turns
:07:59. > :08:07.colder through the day and we introduce a winter wheat flavour
:08:08. > :08:11.over the hills. For Hogmanay, it is a day of light winds and a bright
:08:12. > :08:16.one, particularly for eastern Scotland. We have a wintry showers
:08:17. > :08:19.pushing eastwards during the late afternoon and early evening. Most
:08:20. > :08:30.places will try up again although it will be cold. There is more weather
:08:31. > :08:31.and travel News online. Our breakfast bulletins will be