:00:00. > :00:00.again. So, a lot going on. That is all from us. Now for the news where
:00:00. > :00:09.Safety on the West Coast railway line.
:00:10. > :00:12.A high-speed train was allowed to cross this viaduct,
:00:13. > :00:16.Rail accident investigators are scrutinising what they call
:00:17. > :00:24.As the Scottish Parliament prepares to take on new powers to set taxes,
:00:25. > :00:32.the Conservatives call for a new middle-income tax band.
:00:33. > :00:37.We hear from the driver of this car, hit by a landslip at The Rest.
:00:38. > :00:40.And Be Thankful as the government promises extra cash for the Argyll
:00:41. > :00:50.It was only when ever I was outside the car, I realised I was facing the
:00:51. > :00:53.cliff and was able to look back and see that my car was badly damaged.
:00:54. > :00:55.We'll be examining what can be done to fix the A83.
:00:56. > :01:01.Andy Murray wraps it up in straight sets.
:01:02. > :01:04.Andy Murray overcomes problems off the court to get through to the last
:01:05. > :01:21.And I am out and about as the winter watch gets under way in the
:01:22. > :01:31.It's been revealed that a train was allowed to cross
:01:32. > :01:35.the Lamington Viaduct in South Lanarkshire at high-speed
:01:36. > :01:37.after the bridge had suffered serious storm damage
:01:38. > :01:40.Rail accident investigators are now scrutinising what they call
:01:41. > :01:51.Our transport correspondent, David Miller, has more.
:01:52. > :01:57.This is as close as we can take you to the viaduct today but work goes
:01:58. > :02:04.on to repair the badly damaged structure. Just how serious an
:02:05. > :02:07.incident was this? We will have to wait for the investigators report
:02:08. > :02:12.before we can answer that with any degree of certainty but we do
:02:13. > :02:16.already have a much more detailed understanding of what happened here
:02:17. > :02:23.on the morning of the 31st of December. At 7:35am a train driver
:02:24. > :02:26.reported a dip in the track. A speed restriction was introduced
:02:27. > :02:41.until maintenance staff At 840 engineers observed unusual
:02:42. > :02:46.track movement and reconstruction was imposed again. The visitor, the
:02:47. > :02:50.line was closed to all trains after the engineers spotted a large crack
:02:51. > :02:56.in one of the piers supporting the bridge. Days of heavy rainfall
:02:57. > :02:58.leading up to Hogmanay had resulted in record water levels on this
:02:59. > :03:04.stretch of the River Clyde. The force of the water caused what is
:03:05. > :03:08.known as scour damage. The bridge and the piers are subject to an
:03:09. > :03:14.annual inspection regime that involves the use of divers and the
:03:15. > :03:20.last time they went down last year, there was no suggestion of any scour
:03:21. > :03:23.damage. The investigators will want to know why a train travelling at
:03:24. > :03:29.high speed was among those allowed to cross after the alarm was first
:03:30. > :03:32.raised. That is when the already damaged bridge would have been under
:03:33. > :03:35.the greatest stress. The speed limit on the section of the line is 120
:03:36. > :03:42.macro. -- 120 mph. Scotland should create a new middle
:03:43. > :03:44.band for income tax, according to a report
:03:45. > :03:47.from a commission set up The Scottish Parliament will have
:03:48. > :03:50.new powers to set income tax The report also outlines other
:03:51. > :03:53.policies for business Our political editor,
:03:54. > :04:00.Brian Taylor, can explain more. The Scottish Parliament is well used
:04:01. > :04:05.to talking about spending. But from next year, MSPs
:04:06. > :04:08.will control all income tax rates That forward thinking will play
:04:09. > :04:14.a huge part in this year's Holyrood Today's report goes
:04:15. > :04:22.beyond income tax. The commission set up by the Tories
:04:23. > :04:25.wants a reformed council tax, a freeze on business rates
:04:26. > :04:28.and the eventual scrapping of the Land and Buildings
:04:29. > :04:30.Transaction Tax for residential The commission wants a new midway
:04:31. > :04:37.30p rate so that aspirational families don't jump too abruptly
:04:38. > :04:38.into upper rates. There should be no increase
:04:39. > :04:42.in the top rate. In general, Scottish taxes shouldn't
:04:43. > :04:55.be higher than elsewhere in the UK. What the evidence tells us is if
:04:56. > :04:59.taxes are too high, but will hold back the growth of the Scottish
:05:00. > :05:03.economy so we need to design a tax regime that will be fair to
:05:04. > :05:07.everybody but will actually produce the tax revenues in the future. I
:05:08. > :05:11.think we have done that but it is over to the politicians to decide
:05:12. > :05:18.how exactly will implement that kind of philosophy. The commission says
:05:19. > :05:22.the economy is already fundable through remoteness from markets and
:05:23. > :05:27.does not need higher taxes. The Conservative leader agrees. The
:05:28. > :05:30.commission is clear, they want Scotland to be competitive and to
:05:31. > :05:34.grow the Scottish economy and in order to do that we should not have
:05:35. > :05:38.taxes higher than the rest of the UK and if and when affordable, we
:05:39. > :05:42.should endeavour to try to lower the tax burden on people. I would agree
:05:43. > :05:48.with that and Honda %. The other parties, only the Labour leader has
:05:49. > :05:53.set out early thinking on tax. Plans include restoring the 50p tax rate
:05:54. > :05:57.for those earning more than ?150,000 per year.
:05:58. > :05:59.The SNP are looking at that but already I hear
:06:00. > :06:03.Would a 50p rate raise be enough to make it worthwhile?
:06:04. > :06:06.Might top earners simply register for tax elsewhere in the UK?
:06:07. > :06:08.What would it signal about Scotland being open for business?
:06:09. > :06:11.We don't have long to wait for the answers.
:06:12. > :06:14.All the parties will set out their plans in detail before
:06:15. > :06:25.Police are continuing their search for a gunman who shot a Glasgow
:06:26. > :06:26.shopkeeper in the leg yesterday morning.
:06:27. > :06:31.The 23-year-old victim is said to be in a stable condition
:06:32. > :06:33.after he was shot at a convenience store in Yoker.
:06:34. > :06:36.His masked attacker, who had been armed with a handgun,
:06:37. > :06:41.demanded cash and cigarettes before firing the weapon and making off
:06:42. > :06:44.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:06:45. > :06:50.Still to come on tonight's programme...
:06:51. > :06:58.The Roma community celebrate a Burns Night with a difference.
:06:59. > :07:00.In sport, Andy Murray moves on to the quarterfinals
:07:01. > :07:03.of the Australian Open, but says it has been a stressful
:07:04. > :07:07.And celebrations after winning their spot against Celtic -
:07:08. > :07:10.but now where will East Kilbride play out their cup tie dreams?
:07:11. > :07:13.Today, Hamilton tell the SFA, "Not on our turf."
:07:14. > :07:25.A further ?6.5 million is to be spent improving the A83 in Argyll.
:07:26. > :07:30.The road is frequently closed by landslips at the Rest and Be
:07:31. > :07:33.The Old Military Road, which provides an alternative route
:07:34. > :07:36.But local people say a long-term solution is required.
:07:37. > :07:53.Jean depends on the A83 for work. On the 30th of December, while striving
:07:54. > :07:56.to Glasgow, her car was knocked sideways by rocks falling down the
:07:57. > :08:00.hillside. The road was clear one minute and all of a sudden there was
:08:01. > :08:05.this huge concrete plinth that came out of the left side towards the
:08:06. > :08:09.car. And instinctive reaction is to slam on the brakes and turn the
:08:10. > :08:13.stewarding will to miss it. And it was not until people helped me out
:08:14. > :08:18.but I realised I was facing the cliff that had been left hand side
:08:19. > :08:23.and I was able to look back and see the car was badly damaged. It is
:08:24. > :08:26.winter weather like this with lots of heavy rain and wind that can
:08:27. > :08:32.trigger a landslide and has been many. At one point, locals say there
:08:33. > :08:36.was one every year but the netting on the hillside has really helped
:08:37. > :08:41.and today, the Scottish government announced funding for more. Some of
:08:42. > :08:45.the measures include more netting because that has been effective in
:08:46. > :08:47.catching some of the mature real comment on the hillside,
:08:48. > :08:52.strengthening the old military road, which is a diversionary route and
:08:53. > :08:58.other works to mitigate against inevitable landslides as a
:08:59. > :09:03.consequence of the weather. For many it is a road with views of stunning
:09:04. > :09:07.beauty but for the people that live here it is the main arterial route
:09:08. > :09:14.through Argyll. Local businesses need passing trade from cars and
:09:15. > :09:17.lorries to survive. When the A83 is shut, the signs about telling you
:09:18. > :09:22.that the road ahead is shot and nobody wants to enter this far but
:09:23. > :09:28.when the A83 is running, we get lots of passing trade, the lorries and
:09:29. > :09:34.all of that kind of thing. We're busy from first thing until night.
:09:35. > :09:38.At the meeting today of government and business, the cash injection was
:09:39. > :09:43.welcomed at is this enough? The more defences we put up, the worst the
:09:44. > :09:47.climate gets and we're keeping the status quo and that is not good
:09:48. > :09:48.enough because we really need the government to give this money to us
:09:49. > :09:54.and give us support but also look at government to give this money to us
:09:55. > :09:57.the alternative. Businesses and residents want a long-term solution
:09:58. > :10:04.for the safety and ease of people living here.
:10:05. > :10:07.Conditions in the Calais migrant camp known as The Jungle have been
:10:08. > :10:08.described as dreadful, even inhumane.
:10:09. > :10:10.But a builder from Edinburgh has chosen to stay there.
:10:11. > :10:14.Ryan Ferrier went to Calais three months ago to put his skills to use
:10:15. > :10:16.helping people out and says he has no plans to leave.
:10:17. > :10:27.The skills of Ryan Ferrier undermanned, a builder by trade, he
:10:28. > :10:32.is today doing some joinery. Some man has asked me to attach the
:10:33. > :10:37.thought with the rest of his house. A friend asked him to come to the
:10:38. > :10:40.migrant camp, he plan to stay for a fortnight but find he could not
:10:41. > :10:44.leave. He has been living here for three months. I came here alone so I
:10:45. > :10:49.just walk around every day and see if I can find people to help, mostly
:10:50. > :10:53.it is building work and moving houses. At first, he stayed with a
:10:54. > :10:58.group of Sudanese migrants and he says despite the conditions there is
:10:59. > :11:02.a great camaraderie in the camp. Don't get me wrong, it is a terrible
:11:03. > :11:07.situation but the people around you are very friendly. It is quite nice
:11:08. > :11:11.to meet so many different cultures in one area and see them integrating
:11:12. > :11:14.successfully. How to deal with the migrants here is a controversial
:11:15. > :11:19.issue, French authorities have ordered many to leave the makeshift
:11:20. > :11:22.camp in what they say our efforts to improve conditions. Instead, they
:11:23. > :11:27.have converted shipping containers as temporary accommodation and aid
:11:28. > :11:33.workers say this but subcommunities. The Edinburgh builders says he will
:11:34. > :11:36.stay as long as he can help. My mother is worried out of what's most
:11:37. > :11:42.of the time but everybody else has been incredibly supportive. I have
:11:43. > :11:45.had support of all kinds from all of my friends. Ryan Ferrier is not
:11:46. > :11:49.asking more people to support those living here. -- is nine.
:11:50. > :11:52.A look at other stories from across the country...
:11:53. > :11:59.Police Scotland has announced a revised timetable for changes to the
:12:00. > :12:04.control rooms and the weak emergency and nonemergency calls are handled.
:12:05. > :12:07.It follows criticism of the force in the wake of the tragedy near
:12:08. > :12:12.Stirling and police failed for three days to attend to a car crash which
:12:13. > :12:18.left two people dead. The adventurer Mark Beaumont has been named the new
:12:19. > :12:21.rector of Dundee University. Mr Beaumont, who has completed
:12:22. > :12:25.insurance events including cycling around the world, succeeds the actor
:12:26. > :12:31.Brian Cox, he will be installed at a seminary later this year. Brian Cox
:12:32. > :12:34.did a phenomenal job over six years, he is well loved here and made a
:12:35. > :12:39.real impact in the media and with the court so my job is to get up to
:12:40. > :12:43.speed as quickly as possible with important issues and to represent
:12:44. > :12:48.the student body. As to what those important issues are, I have got a
:12:49. > :12:53.lot to learn. People who misused is able to parking permits cannot be
:12:54. > :12:56.instantly identified by police. It follows an agreement with local
:12:57. > :13:01.authorities which allows officers to access information using the blue
:13:02. > :13:09.badge database. It is the Spring clean to end all of them. 14 large
:13:10. > :13:12.plastic chandeliers are being inspected, dusted and painted. It is
:13:13. > :13:16.the first time they have been cleaned since the hall opened in
:13:17. > :13:21.1923. The face-lift will take several weeks. It will take
:13:22. > :13:26.approximately four weeks to complete the full work, which is not too bad
:13:27. > :13:29.but we have managed to work around the current programme which has
:13:30. > :13:36.already booked in. All events are taking place around this chandelier
:13:37. > :13:41.work. Anyone with gold or unwonted bagpipes are being asked to donate
:13:42. > :13:45.them to budding musicians. The Scottish pipes and drums trust is
:13:46. > :13:50.organising a collection which was launched at Govan Fire station in
:13:51. > :13:53.Glasgow. The project is supported by Scottish Fire and Rescue and
:13:54. > :13:55.contributions can be handed in to local fire stations.
:13:56. > :13:57.Burns Night traditionally celebrates Scottish music and culture.
:13:58. > :14:00.But an alternative Burns Night in Glasgow offers a platform for one
:14:01. > :14:06.of the country newest and most eclectic bands.
:14:07. > :14:09.Ee Kareeka Jaal was set up more than a year ago in the Govanhill
:14:10. > :14:11.area to celebrate the city's Roma community.
:14:12. > :14:13.They speak and sing in five languages.
:14:14. > :14:21.Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean went to meet them.
:14:22. > :14:28.The Govan Hill area of Glasgow is on to the biggest Roma community in the
:14:29. > :14:39.country and this and is similarly eclectic. The musicians played jazz,
:14:40. > :14:44.folk and traditional music, they speak and sing in five languages and
:14:45. > :14:47.draw from cultures around the world. In the band it is a fertile ground
:14:48. > :14:52.for exploring these kind of connections. And I think it is
:14:53. > :14:55.something that always happens in music. People get along through
:14:56. > :15:01.music and does not matter the background, you find a way. It is
:15:02. > :15:06.all folk music, whether it is Scottish or whatever, lots of the
:15:07. > :15:12.romance songs or older, they have more of folk roots. The culture is
:15:13. > :15:18.famous for music but it is normally done privately. Christmas and New
:15:19. > :15:24.Year and birthday parties, any party, we need to find a reason to
:15:25. > :15:31.make parties and have some music and to be happy. Gradually, Govanhill is
:15:32. > :15:35.becoming known for its music, like the newly formed big noise
:15:36. > :15:39.orchestra. And for Ee Kareeka Jaal, that has been an important
:15:40. > :15:42.breakthrough. I do not think the exposure at Govanhill is well
:15:43. > :15:47.balanced. We are one of these projects but there are different
:15:48. > :15:50.projects, there are cooking workshops, dancing groups and music
:15:51. > :15:58.groups. Things are happening. That is what I like about Govanhill, you
:15:59. > :16:04.would never come across such a diverse cultural or artistic
:16:05. > :16:11.environment in Scotland. Tonight, they will play their biggest gig at
:16:12. > :16:13.Celtic connections and they hope to keep on sharing Roma music with
:16:14. > :16:16.Scottish audiences for years to come.
:16:17. > :16:20.Now, here's Rhona, with all today's sport, and another fine performance
:16:21. > :16:24.from Andy Murray in Melbourne this morning.
:16:25. > :16:27.Andy Murray has reached the quarterfinals of
:16:28. > :16:30.the Australian Open for the seventh consecutive year.
:16:31. > :16:33.His straight sets win over Bernard Tomic comes
:16:34. > :16:36.after what he has called a "stressful couple of days".
:16:37. > :16:37.But as Kheredine Idessane reports from Melbourne,
:16:38. > :16:48.today it has been back to business as usual.
:16:49. > :16:58.Mixed messages from some before the match. Go, Andy! Go, Aussie! Others,
:16:59. > :17:03.not so conflicted. Murray in three. I am going to same as in four. Such
:17:04. > :17:08.confidence was well placed, as Andy Murray took the first two games to
:17:09. > :17:11.quieten the Rod Laver crowd, who had come to cheer on the last Aussie
:17:12. > :17:15.standing. There was not a great deal to get them excited. Bernard Tomic
:17:16. > :17:25.was unable to stop the Scot taking the first set. It was the same story
:17:26. > :17:32.and the same scoreline, 6-4, in the second. In the third, but players
:17:33. > :17:36.raised their game is a little. The match was decided by a third set
:17:37. > :17:42.tie-break. It was the Scot whose nerve held firm. He had had a
:17:43. > :17:45.difficult few days in which he had considered pulling out of the
:17:46. > :17:50.tournament after his father-in-law collapsed at a match over the
:17:51. > :17:55.weekend. The way it up and, on the court and stuff, it was tough to
:17:56. > :18:01.find out as soon is you come off the court. Because you go off the court
:18:02. > :18:09.and, great, I have just won a tennis match. And then you hear that and it
:18:10. > :18:15.puts everything in perspective. But great that just doing better, and on
:18:16. > :18:19.his way home to be with his family. If it has been tough for tennis to
:18:20. > :18:22.take priority, Andy Murray will nonetheless wake up tomorrow morning
:18:23. > :18:25.in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Up next on
:18:26. > :18:29.Wednesday, the eighth seed from Spain, David Ferrer.
:18:30. > :18:31.There is complete confusion tonight over the venue
:18:32. > :18:35.for East Kilbride's Scottish Cup last 16 tie against Celtic.
:18:36. > :18:37.It was announced last week that Hamilton Accies' New Douglas Park
:18:38. > :18:41.But today, Accies have told the SFA that their stadium is unavailable.
:18:42. > :18:45.Now the Lowland League club will have to find somewhere else.
:18:46. > :18:47.Alasdair Lamont is at Hampden for us.
:18:48. > :18:55.Al, it seems like a shambles - who is to blame?
:18:56. > :19:01.Well, I think one thing you can be sure of, there will be plenty of
:19:02. > :19:05.finger pointing, whoever is ultimately responsible. It does not
:19:06. > :19:12.look good for the organisers of the Scottish Cup, the Scottish Football
:19:13. > :19:16.Association, whose base is at hand and behind me. My information is
:19:17. > :19:20.that the SFA have contacted East Kilbride today in writing, and there
:19:21. > :19:29.will be a meeting tomorrow to try to establish what exactly is going on.
:19:30. > :19:32.It all began I suppose, this issue, when Hamilton Accies issued a
:19:33. > :19:44.statement today, essentially saying...
:19:45. > :19:52.Again, my understanding is that Hamilton Accies were sounded out
:19:53. > :19:56.prior to any East Kilbride progress into this round, but it was never
:19:57. > :20:00.confirm. And then New Douglas Park was announced as the venue as a fait
:20:01. > :20:07.accompli. Have we heard from all the parties involved? There is nothing
:20:08. > :20:10.official as yet from the SFA. Celtic have told us this evening they just
:20:11. > :20:15.want the matter resolved as quickly as possible by the SFA. They say
:20:16. > :20:19.their supporters need to know where the cup tie will take place. East
:20:20. > :20:23.Kilbride for their part say this has come out of the blue. They are
:20:24. > :20:29.gobsmacked by the situation. Even the joyous scenes which followed
:20:30. > :20:33.their amazing win to set up this amazing cup tie for them last week,
:20:34. > :20:37.it has all turned a bit sour for them. But one thing which might come
:20:38. > :20:41.out of it, they always wanted a bigger venue than New Douglas Park.
:20:42. > :20:44.It might just be, handed was one of the ones they wanted. I still think
:20:45. > :20:49.that is a remote possibility, but it could turn out to be somewhere
:20:50. > :20:51.bigger than New Douglas Park, perhaps not quite as big as Hamed in
:20:52. > :20:53.here behind me. The St Johnstone manager
:20:54. > :20:56.Tommy Wright has refused to answer questions about the possible
:20:57. > :21:00.transfer of Michael O'Halloran to The Championship leaders have had
:21:01. > :21:04.two bids for the player turned down in the past few weeks,
:21:05. > :21:07.amidst intense speculation he may end up at Ibrox before
:21:08. > :21:09.the end of the month. Wright insists O'Halloran
:21:10. > :21:11.will play this weekend, in St Johnstone's League Cup
:21:12. > :21:24.semifinal against Hibs. Michael's situation has not changed.
:21:25. > :21:26.I have made myself clear. I am not answering any questions on Michael.
:21:27. > :21:29.Michael is in the team. And Rangers are in action
:21:30. > :21:31.tonight at Cappielow, where home side Morton are chasing
:21:32. > :21:35.a promotion play-off spot. You can keep up with all the action
:21:36. > :21:38.on Radio Scotland medium wave And there was triple joy
:21:39. > :21:43.for Scotland's Elise Christie in the world of short
:21:44. > :21:45.track speed skating. She won the overall
:21:46. > :21:47.European Championships title after victory in the 500m,
:21:48. > :21:51.the 1,000m and the 1,500m races in Sochi - scene of so much
:21:52. > :21:54.disappointment at the 2014 Winter As many people know all too well,
:21:55. > :22:11.the extreme weather which has hit Scotland recently has had
:22:12. > :22:13.a devastating impact on communities. But what about the effect
:22:14. > :22:15.on wildlife? Well, this year's BBC Winterwatch
:22:16. > :22:17.team are investigating just that from their base in the heart
:22:18. > :22:31.of the Cairngorms. This otter cubs is one of the lucky
:22:32. > :22:36.ones. He was rescued when his community was washed away. I went to
:22:37. > :22:41.the Scottish rescue centre, where they have got 21 otters in at the
:22:42. > :22:44.moment. And most of those have been brought in as a result of the
:22:45. > :22:48.flooding. Well, if you think about that torrent of water which is
:22:49. > :22:50.building up, and these young cubs get separated from their mothers,
:22:51. > :22:56.and then they become very vulnerable. These are very different
:22:57. > :23:00.conditions from this time last year, when Winterwatch were filming here
:23:01. > :23:04.with deep snow and record freezing temperatures. This year,
:23:05. > :23:07.unprecedented flooding and some of the mildest temperatures in living
:23:08. > :23:11.memory. And the impact on the wildlife could be long-lasting. The
:23:12. > :23:16.ecology of the river system here is ready badly damaged at the moment.
:23:17. > :23:21.All that water has been turning the rocks over, so all the fish eggs
:23:22. > :23:26.which were there at this time of the year, and the very young fish, they
:23:27. > :23:28.are gone. And so this one catastrophic event in this
:23:29. > :23:32.particular part of Scotland will have a long-term effect. And that
:23:33. > :23:40.effect is not just on the river dwellers. From this time last week,
:23:41. > :23:46.there has been a 26 degrees change in temperature at this site. 26
:23:47. > :23:49.degrees. Phenomenal. The impact on wildlife is profound. We had a bat
:23:50. > :23:57.flying around here at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, in the beginning
:23:58. > :24:03.of January, at Mar Lodge, the coldest place in the UK. These
:24:04. > :24:06.changes in the weather will have far-reaching repercussions for
:24:07. > :24:09.wildlife. There are more than ten remote cameras here. They are
:24:10. > :24:16.studying amongst others the endangered Scottish wildcat. But
:24:17. > :24:22.there is even more drama to unfold. We have got an A-lister this year.
:24:23. > :24:25.We are very, very excited about golden eagles. We will not say too
:24:26. > :24:31.much because we do not want to give it away. We are going to build it up
:24:32. > :24:35.over the week. But it is quite starring role from James Bond, isn't
:24:36. > :24:40.it? Let's make it a bit cryptic, shall we?! It is all to do with the
:24:41. > :24:41.Golden Eagles and a carcass. And we have got a tremendous adversaries
:24:42. > :24:46.who they are in conflict with. And you can see how the otters,
:24:47. > :24:49.bats and eagles get on, on Winterwatch, which gets underway
:24:50. > :24:52.tomorrow night at eight Now here's Andrew Kerr
:24:53. > :25:07.with details of Scotland 2016. Was Robert Burns a feminist? We will
:25:08. > :25:15.be asking that question tonight here at Glasgow's Mitchell Library. And
:25:16. > :25:18.with 100 days to go until the Holyrood election, is each party
:25:19. > :25:24.trying to manage expectations? That tonight at 10.30 on BBC Two.
:25:25. > :25:29.Really mild, Gillian, but you're going to tell us that
:25:30. > :25:33.we're in for another spell of very wet weather, aren't you?
:25:34. > :25:40.That's right. It was an exceptionally mild weekend. The
:25:41. > :25:44.weekend was very unsettled. And there was rain for many of us today.
:25:45. > :25:47.There was a wee bit of brightness for some parts of the country.
:25:48. > :25:53.Behind this rain, we are into clearer, colder conditions. It is
:25:54. > :25:59.still blustery. Showers coming to the northern and Western Isles, the
:26:00. > :26:02.north-west Highlands, and Argyll. Pretty clear conditions for southern
:26:03. > :26:06.and eastern Scotland for the first part of the night. In the early
:26:07. > :26:10.hours, this next batch of rain and strong wind arrives. This is what
:26:11. > :26:16.started out as the snowstorm in the US. There will be a weather warning
:26:17. > :26:18.from the Met Office covering southern, central and west in
:26:19. > :26:23.Scotland. Really poor conditions to start the day tomorrow. Surface
:26:24. > :26:30.water, spray on the roads, attention the localised flooding. Severe gales
:26:31. > :26:35.around south-western coasts. Gusts up to 70mph. Perhaps some coastal
:26:36. > :26:40.overtopping. The main rain band will move through during the afternoon.
:26:41. > :26:44.Some brighter spells poking through. Some decent sunny spells for the
:26:45. > :26:53.Murray Coast, northern Aberdeenshire and Inverness. Temperature-wise, it
:26:54. > :26:57.will be mild but it will not feel that way underneath the cloud and
:26:58. > :27:03.rain. Tomorrow evening it will clear. A lot of dry weather for the
:27:04. > :27:06.first part of the night. And then the next weather system, already
:27:07. > :27:12.knocking on the door as we head into Wednesday. The next system brings
:27:13. > :27:18.more of the same wet and windy weather. Falling as snow over the
:27:19. > :27:22.high ground of central and northern Scotland of potentially severe gales
:27:23. > :27:28.in places. Come the afternoon on Wednesday, turning more showery.
:27:29. > :27:34.Thursday, staying unsettled. Still windy, with more rain on the way.
:27:35. > :27:36.And that's all from Reporting Scotland for now.
:27:37. > :27:39.I will be back with the headlines at eight, and the late bulletin just
:27:40. > :27:44.From everyone on the team, right across the country,