01/01/2016 Reporting Scotland


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Forecasters are warning of more heavy rain over the weekend,

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

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

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for much of north-east and central Scotland.

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

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holiday apartments. It has come up a couple of inches inside the

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properties. There were people on holiday in both the holiday

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apartments, so we had to evacuate them yesterday. The police were

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carrying them out. Others in the town are feeling the effect as well.

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You have got the sandbags out? Yes. Did you get any water in the house?

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No, but it was up to there. Quite scary? Yes, quite scary. There is

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some respite in the weather today but it will take some time to clear

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up the devastation caused by the sheer amount of water. And there are

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amber be prepared warnings for people in central and northern

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Scotland starting tomorrow. Down here people are hoping the rain will

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stay off. With so much water already on the ground, like here in

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Perthshire, there are concerns that there will be yet more flooding to

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come. A 24-year-old man has died

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in a two-car crash in Moray. The accident happened at around noon

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today The man who died has been named

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as Daniel Gordon The 80-year-old woman driver

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of the other vehicle was taken to hospital for treatment

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to serious injuries. Police searching for an elderly

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woman missing in Crieff 84-year-year-old Euphemia Clark

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was reported missing Police say there's not yet been

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a formal identification, Scotland has been celebrating

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the arrival of 2016. The biggest event was

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Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival, where up to 75,000 revellers brought

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the New Year in on Princes Street. A piper started the countdown to

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2016. Then the seizing, dancing fireworks spectacular from Edinburgh

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Castle departed on Princes Street and continued on the Royal Mile.

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Before long it was dawn. The clean-up operation almost complete,

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barely a sign of the scale of the party the night before. Organisers

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are hailing it is success. We have a unique offering. Fireworks, bands

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and we're getting bigger and better every year. Elsewhere in Portobello,

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the increasingly popular prom marathon, a way to start the New

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Year 's resolutions in the manner you hope to continue. Might be

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helpful not to drink the night before a race. My news resolution is

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to stop eating chocolate. And afterwards some daft these going for

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a swim. I will do it next year! I want to be a kelpie in my next life!

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It is totally crazy! Who needs a towel when you can dance yourself

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dry? The Royal Navy's HMS Gannet search

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and rescue helicopter service in Scotland has been officially

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replaced by a civilian-run team It's run by Bristow Helicopters

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for the coastguard. Outwith the old, in the new. The

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distinctive red and white Agusta Westland Helicopters, operational

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today from a ?7 million base at Prestwick Airport, replacing the

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familiar seekings from HMS Gannett next door. I know just how much it

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meant for this region of Scotland to be able to rely on the wonderful old

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seeking aircraft and the crews who flew on them. I can assure the

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people of Scotland that they will see no dilution of service. I think

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they will soon come to love the red and white helicopter. Let's take a

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look inside. At the back here, a large door with a ramp for easy

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

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mountain rescue team. Along here, space the two stretch or casualties.

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And up front, two crew seats, one for the winch operator and one for

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the winch man, who will be lowered to a casualty using one of two and

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electric hoists. At the sharp end, the cockpit, packed with

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state-of-the-art navigational equipment allowing this helicopter

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to get closer to the ground in more

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dangerous conditions than many before it. I have flown in 60 or 70

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mile prow wins with a downdraught throwing us to the ground. This

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aircraft can cope with those -- conditions.

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Let's get the weather outlook for the weekend now, from Judith.

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Good evening. Things are set to turn rather unsubtle. There is an area of

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low pressure to the south of the border and that is introducing

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outbreaks of rain across Scotland, particularly across the East of

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Scotland, along with strong south-easterly winds, particularly

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in the East. This weather front becoming static across eastern

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Scotland and it will stay that way for a good few days. The Met Office

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have issued an amber be prepared warnings for Tayside, Angus, parts

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of Aberdeenshire. It means be prepared for localised flooding and

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difficult driving conditions. That warning will last until Monday. It

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is more the persistence of the rain falling on already sensitive ground,

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as I'm sure you already know. It will be a wet start to the day.

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Windy across eastern Scotland. Lighter winds in the West. It stays

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predominantly dry up to North Argyll and the north-west Highlands. It

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does stay windy, especially in the east. Highs tomorrow for around

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seven to eight Celsius. Feeling much colder when we hold onto the windy

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conditions. As we head into Sunday, things do not change. The wind keeps

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driving in across eastern Scotland. The Borders will see some rain. In

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the north-east corner we hold onto the driving rain with the amber

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warning in force. Rain pushing into the far south. Always staying dry up

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to the north-west corner. I think Shetland should fare pretty well.

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Feeling colder in general across the Northern Isles. The warnings will be

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updated regularly on the BBC website. That is your forecast.

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Thanks. And that's Reporting Scotland.

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From everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around

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the country - goodnight and enjoy your weekend.

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