:00:08. > :00:14.There's new hope tonight for the future of the Scottish
:00:15. > :00:19.The international metals firm, Liberty House, has confirmed to BBC
:00:20. > :00:19.Scotland that it's interested in buying Tata's mothballed
:00:20. > :00:23.But the Scottish Government says a deal is not guaranteed.
:00:24. > :00:27.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:00:28. > :00:30.The steel mills of Lanarkshire need a new owner, if they're
:00:31. > :00:39.Interest from Liberty House is welcome.
:00:40. > :00:46.I'm hopeful we will make progress, but I do not wish to raise
:00:47. > :00:47.expectations and then see them dashed.
:00:48. > :00:49.But we're working optimistically, and this is a very positive
:00:50. > :00:57.For all the workforce who are affected in particular.
:00:58. > :01:17.In recent months, many steelworkers have been laid off.
:01:18. > :01:26.The plans are being mothballed but key workers are being kept on to
:01:27. > :01:29.keep the plant as attractive as possible to a potential buyer.
:01:30. > :01:31.In Motherwell locals say they cannotafford to lose steel.
:01:32. > :01:36.It's pretty bad, because it is pulling the place apart.
:01:37. > :01:37.You can see the state of Motherwell, it is pretty bad right now.
:01:38. > :01:40.UK steel is struggling to compete with cheap Chinese imports
:01:41. > :01:50.In October, Tata announced 270 job losses at Clyde bridge and DL
:01:51. > :01:59.By Christmas Tata was in talks with Grable Capital to sell
:02:00. > :02:15.Today International metals firm Liberty House confirmed its interest
:02:16. > :02:19.Given the condition of the steel market globally, it is probably
:02:20. > :02:23.in the best interests of the Scottish plants
:02:24. > :02:26.We believe the business model would sustain that.
:02:27. > :02:30.That means cutting costs by buying steel from the international rather
:02:31. > :02:40.25,000 men work for the Scottish division of the UK steel
:02:41. > :02:46.Never again will steel be Scotland's largest industrial employer,
:02:47. > :02:46.but it may still have a profitable future.
:02:47. > :02:48.Having recently saved this steel works in south Wales and another
:02:49. > :02:51.in the West Midlands, there is now a chance the Liberty
:02:52. > :02:56.Group could do the same for Scottish steel.
:02:57. > :02:59.The growing number of job cuts in the oil industry is having
:03:00. > :03:04.a "massive and dangerous" impact on the mental health of workers -
:03:05. > :03:04.that's according to a leading support group.
:03:05. > :03:06.More than 700 job losses in the sector have been announced
:03:07. > :03:12.The suicide-prevention group, Choose Life, says it's vital those
:03:13. > :03:20.affected seek help, as Fiona Stalker reports
:03:21. > :03:21.I was bursting into tears every now and again and crying.
:03:22. > :03:25.Me and my wife were arguing, at each other's throats.
:03:26. > :03:30.This oil worker's world fell apart when he lost his job.
:03:31. > :03:35.I came out of the job that day and burst into tears.
:03:36. > :03:39.I thought, "Sod it, I'm away for a swim."
:03:40. > :03:40.I actually thought of topping myself, until I saw my little boy's
:03:41. > :03:47.There are some very visible signs of the downturn in Aberdeen,
:03:48. > :03:52.but experts say this problem is often hidden.
:03:53. > :03:57.There are indications that what is happening in the oil and gas
:03:58. > :03:57.industry is impacting on our suicide figures.
:03:58. > :04:06.As part of the Choose Life group and Choose Life community,
:04:07. > :04:09.we target the north-east of Scotland, to try and get
:04:10. > :04:14.It's OK to talk about suicide, and especially OK to go and seek
:04:15. > :04:23.Many may not need that help but there are calls tonight for more
:04:24. > :04:25.They are broken, a lot of them are seriously hurt by it.
:04:26. > :04:27.Husbands and wives, sitting crying in cars,
:04:28. > :04:41.I know a few of them are struggling and are seeking support
:04:42. > :04:44.with the problems they are facing - financial problems, relationship
:04:45. > :04:50.problems - just breakdowns of the family, really.
:04:51. > :04:53.It was a fear of a family breakdown that led this oil worker
:04:54. > :05:00.My little boy is worth more than that, so I ended up
:05:01. > :05:04.I found the counselling quite helped.
:05:05. > :05:08.When I came out of there I felt a bit more worthwhile.
:05:09. > :05:11.And support staff hope this story of one oil worker will help lift
:05:12. > :05:18.the darkness facing many more in the weeks ahead.
:05:19. > :05:22.If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that report,
:05:23. > :05:26.you can call the BBC Action Line to hear recorded information
:05:27. > :05:26.about organisations that offer advice and support.
:05:27. > :05:39.Lines are open 24 hours and calls are free from landlines and mobiles.
:05:40. > :05:42.A Glasgow man, who murdered his neighbour in a row over dog fouling,
:05:43. > :05:44.will serve at least 14 years in jail.
:05:45. > :05:45.28-year-old Martin Carroll repeatedly stabbed Stephen Gannon
:05:46. > :05:51.in their tenement close in Springburn last August.
:05:52. > :05:59.Carroll later told his grandmother: "I've done something stupid."
:06:00. > :06:01.One of the first people in Scotland to benefit from a new surgical
:06:02. > :06:03.treatment for emphysema has been speaking about the huge improvement
:06:04. > :06:09.Patricia McCall had tiny valves inserted in her lungs as part
:06:10. > :06:10.of a trial at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.
:06:11. > :06:21.Our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford reports.
:06:22. > :06:23.Nine months ago, just cleaning her windows would have left
:06:24. > :06:27.It meant she had to give up her job as a cleaner.
:06:28. > :06:30.After a life of smoking, she told me how her emphysema had
:06:31. > :06:36.It's like someone has their arms around you and are just crushing
:06:37. > :06:38.you and then someone else has their hands over your mouth.
:06:39. > :06:40.You know, there is just nowhere you can go.
:06:41. > :06:45.Although Patricia couldn't breathe, her lungs were actually huge
:06:46. > :06:48.because they were trying to compensate for damaged tissue.
:06:49. > :06:55.Normally, the lungs should be approximately that size,
:06:56. > :06:55.and you can see the diaphragms have been pushed right down and the lungs
:06:56. > :07:00.Lung surgeon Alan Kirk was testing out this new valve and Patricia
:07:01. > :07:07.Going down through the throat, the titanium and silicon valves
:07:08. > :07:13.They allow air to come out of damaged areas,
:07:14. > :07:20.but not to go in, diverting it just to healthy parts.
:07:21. > :07:21.If the valves are put in place so that no air can get in,
:07:22. > :07:25.ultimately, that air will seep out through the one-way valve,
:07:26. > :07:29.shrinking that lobe right down, so that as the patient breathes
:07:30. > :07:31.normally, be it under normal conditions or stress,
:07:32. > :07:34.air cannot get into that damaged part.
:07:35. > :07:39.It replaces the need for major surgery and costs the same.
:07:40. > :07:40.Patricia now feels so much better, she is planning her first holiday
:07:41. > :07:48.Everybody I see, they cannot get over how good I'm looking.
:07:49. > :07:50.At one point I said to my sister, "Everybody's telling me..."
:07:51. > :07:52.I went, "What did I look like before it?!"
:07:53. > :07:59.Because the procedure being conducted here is part
:08:00. > :08:01.of a trial, it is not available to most people yet.
:08:02. > :08:07.But doctors here hope it could be suitable for up to a third
:08:08. > :08:08.of emphysema patients, a condition that's particularly
:08:09. > :08:18.The helicopters and crew of the Royal Navy's last search
:08:19. > :08:21.and rescue unit at HMS Gannet at Prestwick have been taking part
:08:22. > :08:31.The service has been taken over by the Maritime
:08:32. > :08:35.Cameron Buttle joined them as they made their lap of honour
:08:36. > :08:38.Callsign 177 takes to the air for the final time.
:08:39. > :08:40.Flying in formation, the two Sea Kings that made up
:08:41. > :08:45.the Royal Navy search and rescue team based at Prestwick.
:08:46. > :08:45.Their route would take them over their old patch,
:08:46. > :08:48.the huge swathe of the country that stretched for 98,000 square miles.
:08:49. > :08:50.They rescued thousands of people from all over it.
:08:51. > :09:11.This is the last flight of the HMS Gannett search and rescue unit
:09:12. > :09:17.- the last chance to see much loved helicopters in the Royal Navy.
:09:18. > :09:20.People have been out across the route to wish them well.
:09:21. > :09:24.They followed the Clyde through Glasgow, past the hospitals
:09:25. > :09:27.Then a graceful turn north into the Highlands and mountains.
:09:28. > :09:33.The scene of some of their most daring rescues.
:09:34. > :09:35.On the ground, rescue teams from all over fired flares,
:09:36. > :09:42.It's all understood, once again, thank you very much
:09:43. > :09:46.for all your support and help over the many years.
:09:47. > :09:55.A genuine show of affection for what we've done.
:09:56. > :10:08.You see how many people are around, the different types of people
:10:09. > :10:08.supporting us, whether it's fire brigade, ambulance service,
:10:09. > :10:11.These teams have seen these hills and mountains at their deadly worst,
:10:12. > :10:16.in blizzards and gales, but today, appropriately,
:10:17. > :10:32.The flight circled around Stirlingshire over
:10:33. > :10:41.and a special moment, down through the capital,
:10:42. > :10:42.past the castle, down Princes Street, over Arthur's Seat.
:10:43. > :10:44.And finally the last touchdown back at base.
:10:45. > :10:48.A lot more emotional than I thought it would be,
:10:49. > :10:55.a couple of the group mentioned that as we were taxiing out,
:10:56. > :10:55.seeing the people who turned out to say goodbye.
:10:56. > :10:59.Really fabulous trip, quite emotional for all of us,
:11:00. > :11:02.great to see everybody out there waving and sorry it's over,
:11:03. > :11:05.HMS Gannett was the last ever military search and rescue unit.
:11:06. > :11:09.The Coast Guard has now taken over, but after four decades in the air
:11:10. > :11:16.over Scotland, today was, quite simply, the end of an era.
:11:17. > :11:17.Let's get the weather outlook for tonight and tomorrow
:11:18. > :11:28.I suppose that means frost, Christopher?
:11:29. > :11:36.Yes, it does. Those clear skies tonight means it
:11:37. > :11:42.will be cold with the risk of snow and ice. At the moment, those
:11:43. > :11:48.showers are through the North and West but be moved out towards the
:11:49. > :11:52.South West. Wintry showers across Northern Ireland and Wales will
:11:53. > :11:59.shift to the Midlands. Temperatures, dawn, and the countryside will be
:12:00. > :12:04.around -5 minus six degrees. Friday morning it is a cold and frosty
:12:05. > :12:08.start. The wintry showers feeding in. A fairly fresh wind. Some
:12:09. > :12:13.disruption potentially on the travel firm because of those snow showers.
:12:14. > :12:20.Perhaps the Glasgow area and down towards Lanarkshire. The South is
:12:21. > :12:23.largely dry, December Aberdeenshire. For the West, the wintry showers are
:12:24. > :12:28.with us. Largely dry for the North but rain showers for the Northern
:12:29. > :12:31.Isles, although the winds will ease. For Friday morning itself, the
:12:32. > :12:41.showers continuing to march southwards. The South of the border,
:12:42. > :12:45.plenty of sunshine, chilly at times and similar for us in Scotland,
:12:46. > :12:52.chubby hubby from the West course. Two or three Celsius. The winds are
:12:53. > :12:55.more northerly in nature. Showers for Murray and Aberdeenshire. On
:12:56. > :12:59.Friday evening the same for the East coast. For many on Friday night it
:13:00. > :13:07.is dry, clear and cold. We could see temperatures close to negative
:13:08. > :13:09.double digits. Into the weekend, Saturday, high pressure with us but
:13:10. > :13:15.did because I won this weather system. For most, dry and sunny, but
:13:16. > :13:21.chilly. I can't pushing in turning the sunshine milky but if that rain
:13:22. > :13:25.arrives it could well turn into snow by Saturday night.
:13:26. > :13:27.Thank you, Christopher. Our next update is during Breakfast
:13:28. > :13:30.at 6:25 tomorrow morning. But from everyone on the late team
:13:31. > :13:34.here in Glasgow and around