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:00:00. > :00:13.People try to clean up and count the cost of Storm Frank.

:00:14. > :00:14.Homes across the country have been damaged

:00:15. > :00:27.It is probably here at the Ballater caravan park where the full extent

:00:28. > :00:32.of the havoc caused by Storm Frank can be found. Hardly a caravan,

:00:33. > :00:36.whether residential or a holiday home, has been left not damaged.

:00:37. > :00:43.Others have been swept down the river deed. -- River Dee.

:00:44. > :00:47.on the brink of collapse into the swollen River Dee.

:00:48. > :00:49.A railway bridge damaged by Storm Frank means

:00:50. > :00:51.the West Coast Line will be closed until February.

:00:52. > :00:53.We'll hear from our reporters across the country.

:00:54. > :00:55.Also tonight - diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

:00:56. > :01:01.18 months on Gordon Aikman is campaigning for better patient care.

:01:02. > :01:19.Gary Anderson is - once again - crowned world champion.

:01:20. > :01:23.High winds and heavy rain are continuing across the east

:01:24. > :01:27.and north east of Scotland hampering efforts to repair the damage caused

:01:28. > :01:33.There are still dozens of flood warnings in place and many roads

:01:34. > :01:43.We have a series of reports from across the country but first

:01:44. > :01:55.This is a small example of devastation, the only word for it,

:01:56. > :01:59.caused in Ballater last Wednesday when the river burst its banks and

:02:00. > :02:04.swept through the town. Not far from here, street after street in

:02:05. > :02:10.darkness. People have had to be moved elsewhere. The pavement,

:02:11. > :02:14.sodden carpets and sofas, washing machines and fridges that cannot be

:02:15. > :02:19.used, having to be taken away because they are no longer any use

:02:20. > :02:24.to anyone. Today, after three days of heavy and persistent rain, there

:02:25. > :02:28.was concern the River Dee would do more damage. There have been

:02:29. > :02:30.problems but it has not been as bad as some feared.

:02:31. > :02:39.A common scene on street after street in Ballater, the effect of

:02:40. > :02:46.last Wednesday's flood being felt. Residents emptying homes of sodden

:02:47. > :02:50.possessions. Water levels on the River Dee were high today after

:02:51. > :02:53.three days of heavy rain but nowhere near the conditions that caused

:02:54. > :03:02.devastation last week will stop nearby a local burn burst its banks.

:03:03. > :03:05.Help is at hand for home owners. Residents of two care homes were

:03:06. > :03:10.forced to leave. We have flooding coming from a different direction

:03:11. > :03:16.from the previous flooding. We have been involved in evacuating an old

:03:17. > :03:21.person's residential flats. Approximately 45 people evacuated

:03:22. > :03:27.there. We have been involved in evacuating this area. The water is

:03:28. > :03:35.rising six inches every hour. Back in Ballater, the clear up continued.

:03:36. > :03:42.It is probably at the caravan park where the full extent of the havoc

:03:43. > :03:45.caused by Storm Frank can be found. Hardly a caravan, whether

:03:46. > :03:52.residential or a holiday home, has been left not damaged. Others have

:03:53. > :03:57.been swept down the River Dee. We have managed to salvage some stuff.

:03:58. > :04:01.Some people on that side, it has totally gone down the river and they

:04:02. > :04:07.have lost everything. It is a disaster? Exactly, yes. I do not

:04:08. > :04:12.know if they will rebuild the site. There is the potential for it to

:04:13. > :04:18.happen again. In the outskirts of Aberdeen, this caravan park flooded

:04:19. > :04:23.a second time in a week. Thankfully residents had been moved out. Built

:04:24. > :04:27.in the 16th century to be impregnable, Abergeldie Castle near

:04:28. > :04:34.Balmoral looking vulnerable. The banks of the River Dee swept away.

:04:35. > :04:38.The Laird of Abergeldie is one of those who had to be rehoused.

:04:39. > :04:44.Deeside has been left reeling by the flooding. It has become difficult

:04:45. > :04:48.for people to recover because of the rain and difficult to assess damage

:04:49. > :04:53.because of the high river levels. There has been a community effort

:04:54. > :04:59.with voluntary groups set up to help those affected. Centres have been

:05:00. > :05:05.set up so that people can come and get essentials. As far as the

:05:06. > :05:09.weather prospects, the amber warnings that had been in place for

:05:10. > :05:14.the north-east of Scotland, remained until midnight. They are replaced by

:05:15. > :05:17.lesser yellow warnings after midnight, but people are urged to be

:05:18. > :05:24.vigilant and to think about whether they need to travel.

:05:25. > :05:25.Well you saw those striking images of

:05:26. > :05:27.of Abergeldie Castle, which looks in danger of slipping

:05:28. > :05:30.Our correspondent Lorna Gordon is there tonight.

:05:31. > :05:46.Abergeldie Castle has stood here in Royal Deeside for hundreds of years,

:05:47. > :05:53.but not perhaps for much longer. It is a visible sign of how much damage

:05:54. > :05:59.swollen rivers like the River Dee can cause. A huge swathe of the

:06:00. > :06:10.river bank was sized away during Storm Frank. -- taken away. Now the

:06:11. > :06:15.castle a few feet perhaps from the river itself. It is in danger of

:06:16. > :06:19.collapsing into the water. I am told engineers have been in to assess it.

:06:20. > :06:27.It is not clear as yet what can be done to save it. Baron Abergeldie

:06:28. > :06:34.left the property very reluctantly, I am told. I am told he is too

:06:35. > :06:40.distressed tonight to speak. It is tonight in a precarious situation,

:06:41. > :06:43.this 16th century castle in danger of slipping into the River Dee.

:06:44. > :06:45.The nearby village of Braemar has been virtually cut off

:06:46. > :06:50.Our reporter Andrew Anderson managed to get there this morning and has

:06:51. > :06:56.been finding out how residents are coping.

:06:57. > :07:03.The rain continues to fall in Braemar today. Torrents of water

:07:04. > :07:08.continue to come down the rivers. This village is virtually cut off to

:07:09. > :07:15.the outside world, certainly to vehicles. We are told the a 93 is

:07:16. > :07:20.close to the south but the main problem is the bridge that carries

:07:21. > :07:24.that road out of the village to Aberdeen. One part of the bridge

:07:25. > :07:28.damaged by the force of the water coming down the River Dee. We are

:07:29. > :07:32.now thinking the coming down the River Dee. We are

:07:33. > :07:38.on the River Dee and we can start to mobilise and get temporary works in

:07:39. > :07:44.and we will be working as fast as we can to get the bridge repaired.

:07:45. > :07:49.There are power cuts also in Braemar at the weekend but the main worry

:07:50. > :07:52.was when telephone lines went down. Satellite communications were put in

:07:53. > :07:57.place in the town square to ensure emergency calls could be made to

:07:58. > :08:03.summon help if needed. Villagers are trying to get on with life as best

:08:04. > :08:07.they can, but it has been a challenging few days. We managed to

:08:08. > :08:13.get the doctor armed with a phone and the fire officer, he put a 20 47

:08:14. > :08:20.fire crew from Dundee here. The coastguard would have lifted people

:08:21. > :08:24.had they needed it. The forecast will continue the next couple of

:08:25. > :08:29.days and there is talk of getting the army in to restore Braemar's

:08:30. > :08:30.links. It will be some weeks at least before things get back to

:08:31. > :08:34.normal for this community. Away from Deeside, other major

:08:35. > :08:49.rivers have again burst their banks Perth is a town that knows all about

:08:50. > :08:54.flooding, yet it was caught a little off-guard this afternoon. The River

:08:55. > :08:59.Tay rose more quickly than expected, the flood gates down at the

:09:00. > :09:03.Queensbridge. Firefighters pumped water from this building. Further

:09:04. > :09:05.north in Brechin, they worked hard to keep water at bay.

:09:06. > :09:10.north in Brechin, they worked hard childminder cleaning up after her

:09:11. > :09:15.house and business was flooded out. It is distressing. It happens so

:09:16. > :09:20.quickly. It is surprising how quickly water moves and the faucet

:09:21. > :09:24.comes in. It is hardest for the children, trying to keep them calm.

:09:25. > :09:25.comes in. It is hardest for the With farmland saturated the water

:09:26. > :09:32.had nowhere else to go. With farmland saturated the water

:09:33. > :09:39.site between Cooper and -- Cupar Angus and Forfar. This car got

:09:40. > :09:44.stuck. In Perthshire numerous roads are closed as the weather continues

:09:45. > :09:49.to be bad. Police are warning drivers not to disobey signs. In the

:09:50. > :09:55.Borders, two people have been charged. Do not drive through a

:09:56. > :10:00.closed sign. The emergency services are working to maintain the network.

:10:01. > :10:05.If the road is closed, you have to take a different route. As the

:10:06. > :10:10.afternoon wore on and the river continued to rise, some decided it

:10:11. > :10:15.was time to leave. We are going to be flooded because it is coming up

:10:16. > :10:20.from the floor and increasing. It has been coming up the last couple

:10:21. > :10:24.of hours. The whole street is coming up. All we have done is prepare. He

:10:25. > :10:29.has moved everything and we have put things as high as we can. We have at

:10:30. > :10:36.least had time to get ready, which a lot of places don't. And no body is

:10:37. > :10:41.hurt. So far, firefighters on stand-by, a familiar sight this

:10:42. > :10:46.evening, as we wait and hope for respite in this relentless rain.

:10:47. > :10:48.The main West Coast rail line between Glasgow and Carlisle

:10:49. > :10:53.A viaduct north of Lockerbie was damaged during last week's storm

:10:54. > :10:55.and is now expected to take weeks to repair.

:10:56. > :11:07.A bus journey was not what they wanted. There are no trains on the

:11:08. > :11:11.West Coast Main line and so passengers at Glasgow Central were

:11:12. > :11:16.taken to Carlisle by bus, adding an hour to their journey. A friend

:11:17. > :11:23.travels down yesterday. She said she had a terrible journey. You just

:11:24. > :11:28.hope for the best. I am upset because I have to children and it is

:11:29. > :11:33.supposed to be direct. It is the weather, right? So I don't mind. As

:11:34. > :11:39.long as I get there. What can you do, it is the weather, it is one of

:11:40. > :11:43.those things. It is because of this. The lamington viaducts near

:11:44. > :11:47.Lockerbie is closed. Storm Frank took out appear that supports the

:11:48. > :11:54.bridge and investigations are continuing into the damage, but they

:11:55. > :11:57.are being hampered by the bad weather. At the moment you can

:11:58. > :12:01.either get a bus from Glasgow Central to Carlisle and carry on the

:12:02. > :12:06.journey is normal, or get a train to Edinburgh and go by rail on the east

:12:07. > :12:09.Coast mainline. Virgin Trains tickets will be accepted for these

:12:10. > :12:33.journeys. Network Rail said today... Network Rail say they hope

:12:34. > :12:37.replacement buses will be a thing of the past by the end of January. They

:12:38. > :12:42.say they are working to repair the viaduct. The problem is a lot of the

:12:43. > :12:46.work is needed to be done under water and the weather is hampering

:12:47. > :12:51.efforts. Hopefully by February services will be back to normal.

:12:52. > :13:18.That is the round-up on the weather. Players are being inspired by Gary

:13:19. > :13:27.Anderson, who will go on to win more world titles. So says his manager.

:13:28. > :13:31.The story of a man's extraordinary journey after a devastating health

:13:32. > :13:35.diagnosis is told in a BBC documentary tonight. At the age of

:13:36. > :13:38.29, Gordon Aikman was told he was dying.

:13:39. > :13:40.He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

:13:41. > :13:42.Over the past year he's been telling his inspiring story

:13:43. > :13:55.This is Gordon Aikman before he got ill. At 29, working on the Scottish

:13:56. > :14:00.referendum campaign, he realised something was wrong. The first thing

:14:01. > :14:06.I noticed was my hands. I was not able to do the buttons on my shirt.

:14:07. > :14:11.I was struggling with cutlery, typing, tying isolators, very

:14:12. > :14:17.ordinary, everyday things. After tests, doctors gave him a

:14:18. > :14:21.devastating diagnosis. The muscle has been lost here, which is the

:14:22. > :14:25.hallmark of motor neuron disease. It is a cruel condition. It attacks

:14:26. > :14:30.your brain and your spinal-cord and your nerves, leading to muscle

:14:31. > :14:34.weakness. And then I will become increasingly disabled. Ultimately, I

:14:35. > :14:42.will be paralysed. But Gordon is not giving in without a fight. Three,

:14:43. > :14:48.two, one... He's raising cash to find a cure and demanding better

:14:49. > :14:52.patient care. He persuaded the First Minister to publicly fund a team of

:14:53. > :14:58.specialist nurses and give patients who can no longer speak the right to

:14:59. > :15:05.voice technology. But no matter how successful Gordon's campaign is,

:15:06. > :15:08.nothing can stop his body failing. Carers help in feeds, wash and

:15:09. > :15:21.dress. And he can no longer walk unaided. These are some of the last

:15:22. > :15:25.steps he took. It is my pleasure to declare you married. And you may

:15:26. > :15:34.kiss. Gordon's living life to the full. Because he does not know how

:15:35. > :15:38.long he has left. There is no point giving yourself that it is going to

:15:39. > :15:48.be easy for my mother to see her son pass within her own lifetime. Or for

:15:49. > :15:56.Joe to see his husband die. I am not going to sit here and pretend it

:15:57. > :16:00.will be easy. He has won awards for his campaign, which is on course to

:16:01. > :16:10.raise ?500,000. And friends have given their new baby, Gordon as a

:16:11. > :16:15.middle name in his honour. And you can see the fight of Gordon's life

:16:16. > :16:22.tonight on BBC One Scotland at 8:30pm. And now, look at other

:16:23. > :16:26.stories. Police have released the name of the kayaker who died in an

:16:27. > :16:34.accident on the River Findhorn last week. He was 54-year-old Lawrence

:16:35. > :16:38.Henderson from Aberdeenshire. A coastguard rescue operation was said

:16:39. > :16:44.to have been hindered by worsening weather conditions. His body was

:16:45. > :16:50.recovered on Hogmanay. Up to 160 retail jobs are to be created at

:16:51. > :16:54.Edinburgh airport this year. The announcement follows the

:16:55. > :16:55.redevelopment of retail space. The jobs are in addition to the opening

:16:56. > :17:09.of three new outlets in December. Police have cordoned off a Shetland

:17:10. > :17:12.beach after a highly toxic distress fully washed up on the shore. The

:17:13. > :17:14.marine locations layer was found on Saturday evening by a member of the

:17:15. > :17:18.public. Bomb disposal experts are not due at the scene until

:17:19. > :17:21.Wednesday. More than a quarter of homeowners are worried that they

:17:22. > :17:26.might not be able to cover the cost of housing during 2016. A survey by

:17:27. > :17:30.shelter Scotland suggested almost 10% of those concerned were worried

:17:31. > :17:34.about meeting payments this month. The charity said it had been

:17:35. > :17:44.contacted by dozens every day. A survey of more than 1000 people was

:17:45. > :17:50.carried out by you go of. -- two. A vessel is addressed eastern

:17:51. > :17:55.Montrose. It was being relocated to Gdansk in Poland when a towing line

:17:56. > :18:01.snapped in high seas. An offshore company is attempting to recover the

:18:02. > :18:05.vessel. Police covering what labour and sky knack have grabbed attention

:18:06. > :18:13.online with witty tweeting. This message has been retweeted more than

:18:14. > :18:14.4000 times. -- and Skye. You have been warned! Now let's get the

:18:15. > :18:31.sport. Fresh from being crowned world

:18:32. > :18:33.darts champion again, Gary Anderson's manager says there's

:18:34. > :18:36.more to come from the man they call Anderson successfully

:18:37. > :18:38.defended his PDC title at Alexandra Palace

:18:39. > :18:40.in London last night. And Anderson's success is helping

:18:41. > :18:42.to inspire the next generation of Scottish darts stars -

:18:43. > :18:48.as our reporter Brian McLauchlin The morning after the night before.

:18:49. > :18:54.Young Scottish darts players on the keep, watching their hero retained

:18:55. > :19:00.his world crown. -- on the oche. And Gary Anderson is still the king at

:19:01. > :19:04.the Palace! The Scot coming out on top after a tense battle against

:19:05. > :19:09.England's Adrian Lewis. It was not just all about the trophy last

:19:10. > :19:13.night. That was a small matter of ?300,000 prize for Gary Anderson.

:19:14. > :19:19.But these kids are only interested in winning tournaments. To call

:19:20. > :19:27.yourself World Champion Tom at number one, it is great. That is

:19:28. > :19:30.your ambition. Yes. He goes to an exhibition and he's good,

:19:31. > :19:35.encouraging the kids. When they see him on TV, winning something like

:19:36. > :19:39.that, they think, I could do that. Anderson's manager says there is

:19:40. > :19:43.more to come before he hangs up his arrows. There is no doubt another

:19:44. > :19:48.couple of World Championships in him. The fearful thing is that there

:19:49. > :19:50.couple of World Championships in are so many great players coming

:19:51. > :19:57.about. Last night, there were great players. Double 18, leaving 32. It

:19:58. > :20:00.was not all plain sailing as Anderson miscounted on a couple of

:20:01. > :20:08.occasions. One youngster said that this does not happen to them. I am

:20:09. > :20:16.really fast accounting. Better than Gary Anderson? Easy! -- fast at

:20:17. > :20:18.counting. Gary Anderson became only the third person to retain the darts

:20:19. > :20:21.title. Andy Murray says he would miss

:20:22. > :20:24.the final of the Australian Open, if he gets there, should his wife

:20:25. > :20:27.go into labour early. Murray admits it would be

:20:28. > :20:29.disappointing to miss the final - but far more disappointing to miss

:20:30. > :20:33.the birth of his child. He's been in action today playing

:20:34. > :20:46.both singles and doubles Andy Murray started the New Year as

:20:47. > :20:53.he finished the old, playing for work and helping Britain to victory.

:20:54. > :20:58.Looking good. They lead 4-1. It is not quite the Davis Cup but with the

:20:59. > :21:02.Australian open just two weeks away, the Hopman Cup, a extreme events, is

:21:03. > :21:08.all part of Andy Murray 's preparations for the first Grand

:21:09. > :21:11.Slam of the year. He outfoxed as his opponent. Playing doubles with

:21:12. > :21:14.Heather Watson will not be on the agenda in Melbourne, but it proved a

:21:15. > :21:23.successful partnership as they beat Caroline Garcia and her team-mate on

:21:24. > :21:32.a tie-break. Double delight for Judy Murray and a win for her Sun and

:21:33. > :21:36.Watson, who she is now coaching. Earlier, Andy Murray turned on the

:21:37. > :21:41.entertainment, en route to a more comfortable win in the singles.

:21:42. > :21:45.Despite complaining of a sore hip, he seems to be moving around well,

:21:46. > :21:54.as he eased to a straight sets victory. So his first competitive

:21:55. > :21:57.outing of 2016 went according to plan. He will be hoping that the

:21:58. > :22:00.next few weeks follow suit, with the Australian open and fatherhood

:22:01. > :22:06.inbound. Dundee have announced

:22:07. > :22:07.that James McPake has fractured his kneecap

:22:08. > :22:09.and will undergo surgery tomorrow. The defender had an MRI scan today

:22:10. > :22:12.after suffering the injury during their Dundee derby

:22:13. > :22:14.win at the weekend. He appeared to be in agony

:22:15. > :22:16.following a challenge on John The Dens Park club say they'll

:22:17. > :22:30.have a better idea of how long To say Christina Morrison has lived

:22:31. > :22:34.a long and eventful life During World War Two the pensioner

:22:35. > :22:44.from Inverness worked at the war office in London and decoded

:22:45. > :22:46.top-secret messages for Churchill. In fact her experiences have proved

:22:47. > :22:49.to be of such historical significance that she's

:22:50. > :22:58.had her first book Raised in Inverness along with nine

:22:59. > :23:02.siblings, Christina Morrison was sent to the intelligence service in

:23:03. > :23:08.Whitehall soon after war was declared. She had been transported

:23:09. > :23:13.to another world, and the feisty Highlander's arrival left her London

:23:14. > :23:21.colleagues used. A London girl said to me, Chris, why did they take you

:23:22. > :23:28.from the sticks to come to work in London? But after a couple of days,

:23:29. > :23:34.I realised that London girls were very efficient. They were very

:23:35. > :23:41.sophisticated, but they had not a clue as to what was happening in the

:23:42. > :23:44.rest of the country. Working as a decoder in Winston Churchill's

:23:45. > :23:50.underground bunker, the youngster deciphered messages for his eyes

:23:51. > :24:00.only. But she only met him once. In his pyjamas. In the dead of night. I

:24:01. > :24:08.saw this man walking along, with pyjamas. And when I got level with

:24:09. > :24:13.them, he said, good evening. At the age of 96, Christina has just

:24:14. > :24:17.published a book documenting her two very different lives. And she still

:24:18. > :24:24.has mixed emotions about the coding a message from the popular German

:24:25. > :24:28.general, Erwin Rommel, implicated in a plot to overthrow Hitler. I felt

:24:29. > :24:35.that he tears coming down because I had two brothers that fought against

:24:36. > :24:44.the Germans. I should have hated him but I did not. I thought of him as a

:24:45. > :24:49.patriot for his own country. And while living with the dangers of

:24:50. > :24:53.Germany raids, her job had its perks, including lunch and benchers

:24:54. > :24:58.for the Ritz. My mother used to say, I could not take you to the Ritz. --

:24:59. > :25:02.luncheon vouchers. I was quite pleased to tell her that I had been

:25:03. > :25:06.to the Ritz very often. The publication of the book, four years

:25:07. > :25:16.short of her 100th birthday, is another wonderful chapter in her

:25:17. > :25:19.long and remarkable life. Those parts of the country hit by

:25:20. > :25:23.the heavy rain will be hoping the weather will calm down a little.

:25:24. > :25:28.Judith has the latest. Not quite yet. More rain to come. It has been

:25:29. > :25:31.raining relentlessly across the north-east since Saturday and the

:25:32. > :25:35.reason for all of this, two things happening. This cast iron area of

:25:36. > :25:39.high pressure over Scandinavia. To the size of us, this area of low

:25:40. > :25:47.pressure. These weather fronts grinding to a front. -- grinding to

:25:48. > :25:50.a halt. More moisture from the North Sea, hence the rain we have seen

:25:51. > :25:59.across the north-east. There is still a rolling Amber warning across

:26:00. > :26:04.Angus and Tayside, and that is in place until tonight. More flooding

:26:05. > :26:07.is expected and also some difficult travel conditions. You can see the

:26:08. > :26:16.rain is relentlessly pushing and across the East. The rain will

:26:17. > :26:22.become less fierce overnight. Drier weather up towards the north-west

:26:23. > :26:28.corner. Still windy towards the east, with cold shower is.

:26:29. > :26:31.Generally, temperatures around four or five. Tomorrow, very little

:26:32. > :26:37.change. Eastern areas seeing relentless rain. Gradually turning

:26:38. > :26:40.right, with patchy rain or showers towards the south-west. In the

:26:41. > :26:45.afternoon, we will have those warnings in force across the

:26:46. > :26:48.south-east, with a yellow warning, ADI where warning. Further showers

:26:49. > :27:01.to come across the West. Temperatures six or seven. -- a be

:27:02. > :27:04.where warning. Turning cold the further north you are. As we had

:27:05. > :27:06.through the rest further north you are. As we had

:27:07. > :27:08.showers to come further north you are. As we had

:27:09. > :27:11.south-west and rain in the East. further north you are. As we had

:27:12. > :27:18.Overnight, it will stay the same. Wednesday, we will see a bit of

:27:19. > :27:22.respite. Eastern areas becoming lighter, staying dry with bright

:27:23. > :27:32.sunny spells. Gradually, the rain will ease. That is your forecast.

:27:33. > :27:34.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

:27:35. > :27:36.David Cameron has dismissed a video featuring a suspected British

:27:37. > :27:40.Intelligence officials are trying to identify the masked man

:27:41. > :27:42.in the footage, issued by the so-called