01/01/2016 Reporting Scotland

Scotland has been celebrating the arrival of 2016.

The biggest event was Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival,

where up to 75,000 revellers brought the New Year in on Princes Street.

A piper started the countdown to 2016.

A piper started the countdown to fireworks spectacle from Edinburgh

Castle. They partied on Princes Street and was a ceilidh on the

Royal mile. The clean-up operation was almost complete by Don. Barely a

sign of the scale of the party from the night before. Organisers are

hearing its success. We have a unique offering, great bands, great

fireworks and an amazing three-day programme of events. We

fireworks and an amazing three-day bigger and better every year.

Elsewhere in Portobello, the increasingly popular early morning

run, the perfect way to start those New Year is resolutions. My new

years resolution is to stop eating chocolate. After words, a few David

years resolution is to stop eating Luiz opting for a dip. -- a few

dafties. Maybe I will do it again next year! I want to be a kelpie in

my next life. It's totally crazy. Certainly a good way to clear the

head. Certainly a good way to clear the

Who needs a towel when you can dance yourself dry?

Forecasters have warned of more heavy rain over the weekend,

as the clean-up effort continues in flood-hit areas of Scotland.

The Met Office has issued amber "be prepared" warnings of rain for much

Catriona Renton has been to a community which

Here in Castle Douglas, Andrew shows me the damage at his home and

holiday apartments. It came up a couple of inches inside. Inside all

the properties. The people on holiday in both the apartments. So

we had to evacuate them yesterday. Others in the town are feeling the

effects. You have got the sandbags out? Yes. Did you get

effects. You have got the sandbags house? No, but it was up to there.

Quite scary. There is some respite today but it will take some time to

clear up the devastation caused by the sheer amount of butter. And

there are some amber warnings in place for people in parts of central

and northern Scotland, starting from tomorrow. People down here are just

hoping that the rain will stay off. With so much what are already on the

ground, like here in Perthshire, there are concerns that there will

be yet more flooding to come. The Royal Navy's HMS gannet certain

rescue helicopter service in Scotland has been officially

replaced by a civilian run team at Prestwick airport.

It's run by Bristow Helicopters for Her Majesty's Coastguard

and completes the privatisation of search and rescue

Outwith the old and in with new. The distinctive red and white

helicopters operational today from a ?7 million base at Prestwick

airport, replacing the Sea King helicopters from HMS Gannet. I know

how much it meant on this region of the country to rely on these

helicopters. I can assure the people of Scotland that they will see no

diminishing of the service. This is the ?25 million Corsica helicopter.

Let's look inside. At the back, a large tour with a ramp for easy

access. Along the side, ten passenger seats to carry perhaps a

mountain rescue team. Space for two stretcher casualties and two crew

seats, one for the winch operator and one for the winchman, there will

be lowered to a cattle to using one of these two electric hoists. And

any cockpit, packed with state-of-the-art navigational

equipment, allowing this helicopter to get closer to the ground in more

dangerous conditions than many before it. I have flown it in 16

twins, basically throwing it to the ground. This aircraft can cope with

these conditions. -- 60 nought winds.

Police Scotland are using dogs and a helicopter to try and find

an elderly Crieff woman, who's been missing since yesterday morning.

The last known sighting of 84 year-old Euphemia Clark

was at around 6 yesterday morning in Crieff.

She was possibly wearing a cardigan, black trousers and black shoes.

Let's see how the weather is shaping for the weekend.

You forget or deities. Yes, the weekend is almost upon us. Some rain

to come over the next 24 hours. That rain has been feeding in across

south-west Scotland. The forward edge turning to snow over higher

ground. It will be sporadic in nature but the main focus will be in

the east, particularly towards the north-east. We will seek fresh to

Strong south-easterly winds, particularly along the east coast.

Generally dry towards the north-west and the Northern Isles, with

overnight lows of four or five. Looking at the pressure charts, we

will see this area of low pressure to the south, bringing in strong

south-easterly winds, especially to coastal areas, picking up moisture

and rain. This weather front adding two things, meaning a rather wet

spell to come. For this part of the world, the Met office have already

issued an early warning for rain, as Sally mentioned, and that is

important, between tomorrow lunchtime on Monday. Be prepared

because there has already been flooding in this part of the world.

The main focus of the rain will always be across eastern Scotland,

drier to the westward brightness. And that is the forecast.