:00:07. > :00:08.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:00:09. > :00:10.There are more than 30 flood warnings in Scotland tonight,
:00:11. > :00:13.mainly in Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perthshire.
:00:14. > :00:16.The Met Office has issued an amber "be prepared" warning for heavy rain
:00:17. > :00:23.Our reporter Aileen Clarke is in Ballater, where residents hope
:00:24. > :00:30.new barriers will prevent a repeat of last week's flood damage.
:00:31. > :00:37.The River Dee at Ballater today and on its banks, an illustration of how
:00:38. > :00:41.destructive it can be. At the local church this afternoon, a special
:00:42. > :00:48.Service of Thanksgiving. The water in the river, it's thanksgiving for
:00:49. > :00:57.the community. Donations are coming in. We can't thank everybody enough.
:00:58. > :01:00.It's feared this community might find itself flooded again which has
:01:01. > :01:07.led to this massive barrier being built. There is now 800 tonnes of
:01:08. > :01:11.sand making up this barrier. The idea is if the river burst its banks
:01:12. > :01:16.again comes over here through the golf course, the barrier will turn
:01:17. > :01:25.it around to run back into the river down there. Even here much help from
:01:26. > :01:31.volunteers. At 5am, we had the bags filled up for us. Local companies of
:01:32. > :01:38.governors the machinery, drivers to physically get the bags are here. We
:01:39. > :01:43.had wagons backed up this road. Many more people came over the weekend.
:01:44. > :01:49.Last night Aberdeen lifeboat crew help engineers restore power line
:01:50. > :01:52.across the river. Today work continues to check all the
:01:53. > :01:56.properties that have been flooded and reconnect them. But it will take
:01:57. > :02:02.more than electricity to put Ballater back on its feet. The golf
:02:03. > :02:06.course was virtually wiped out. The caravan site is wiped out. It
:02:07. > :02:12.doesn't leave a great deal in Ballater. We hope tourism will
:02:13. > :02:16.continue. For those people still trying to salvage possessions from
:02:17. > :02:21.flooded houses, the thought of more flooding is too much to bear. Very
:02:22. > :02:25.very frightened and scared, yes. A few miles from Ballater, there are
:02:26. > :02:28.fears for this castle after this week 's storm, it's so badly eroded
:02:29. > :02:32.the river banks. More teacher training places
:02:33. > :02:34.are being made available in Scotland to up the numbers of both primary
:02:35. > :02:38.and secondary staff. An additional ?2 million should see
:02:39. > :02:43.an additional 260 teachers. The Education Secretary Angela
:02:44. > :02:45.Constance says priority will be given to areas where they are needed
:02:46. > :02:48.most, such as Aberdeen and Highlands A grant of ?75,000 has been offered
:02:49. > :02:56.to the British Red Cross It will help the charity provide
:02:57. > :03:02.medical aid to refugees and migrants arriving on the Greek
:03:03. > :03:07.island of Lesbos. Scotland's Gary Anderson has
:03:08. > :03:09.retained his PDC World Championship darts title at Alexandra
:03:10. > :03:15.Palace in London. He sealed victory over Adrian Lewis
:03:16. > :03:18.of England with a double twelve, The 45-year-old from Eyemouth takes
:03:19. > :03:26.away a cheque for ?300,000. The match saw more 180 scores
:03:27. > :03:29.than any other in the history Let's get more detail on the bad
:03:30. > :03:49.weather that's set to continue Thanks very much, Sally. Good
:03:50. > :03:53.evening. And very unsettled start to the week. We have an area of low
:03:54. > :03:58.pressure south of the border. It is throwing at these weather fronts and
:03:59. > :04:02.a driving south-easterly wind as the weather fronts rest across the
:04:03. > :04:06.north-east of Scotland, which is why we are seeing that intense rain. The
:04:07. > :04:13.Met office has a rolling Amber Rudd be prepared warning for parts of
:04:14. > :04:19.Stirlingshire, Aberdeenshire, localised flooding, difficult
:04:20. > :04:26.driving conditions. -- rolling amber warning. The wind is slightly
:04:27. > :04:31.lighter although still noticeably windy towards the eastern coastal
:04:32. > :04:35.areas. To the west, it brightens up with sunny spells. Particularly up
:04:36. > :04:41.towards the north-west and also across the Western Isles. Showers
:04:42. > :04:47.pushing in later in the day. A few showers wintry in nature.
:04:48. > :04:50.Temperatures, 7-8. Colder across Orkney and Shetland. The rain in
:04:51. > :04:53.eastern Scotland tomorrow night becomes lighter in the East on
:04:54. > :04:54.Tuesday but dry in the West. That is your forecast.
:04:55. > :04:56.And that's all from Reporting Scotland for now.
:04:57. > :04:58.Our next update's at 6.25 tomorrow morning during Breakfast Time.
:04:59. > :05:10.Until then, from everyone on the weekend team, goodnight.
:05:11. > :05:12.Over 60 flood warnings at the moment.