:00:15. > :00:20.It's been revealed that a train was allowed to cross
:00:21. > :00:23.the Lamington Viaduct in South Lanarkshire at high speed
:00:24. > :00:25.after the bridge had suffered serious storm damage at the end
:00:26. > :00:29.Rail Accident Investigators are now scrutinising what they call
:00:30. > :00:31.a dangerous occurrence on the West Coast Main Line.
:00:32. > :00:39.Our transport correspondent David Miller has more.
:00:40. > :00:42.This is as close as we can take you to the viaduct today but work
:00:43. > :00:45.goes on to repair the badly damaged structure.
:00:46. > :00:49.Just how serious an incident was this?
:00:50. > :00:53.We will have to wait for the investigator's report before
:00:54. > :00:57.we can answer that with any degree of certainty but we do already
:00:58. > :01:01.have a much more detailed understanding of what happened
:01:02. > :01:08.here on the morning of the 31st of December.
:01:09. > :01:13.At 7:35am a train driver reported a dip in the track.
:01:14. > :01:15.A speed restriction was introduced until maintenance staff
:01:16. > :01:25.At 8.40 engineers observed unusual track movement and reconstruction
:01:26. > :01:35.The line was closed to all trains after the engineers spotted a large
:01:36. > :01:38.crack in one of the piers supporting the bridge.
:01:39. > :01:41.Days of heavy rainfall leading up to Hogmanay had resulted in record
:01:42. > :01:45.water levels on this stretch of the River Clyde.
:01:46. > :01:51.The force of the water caused what is known as scour damage.
:01:52. > :01:59.The bridge and the piers are subject to an annual inspection regime that
:02:00. > :02:02.involves the use of divers and the last time they went down
:02:03. > :02:07.last year, there was no suggestion of any scour damage.
:02:08. > :02:10.The investigators will want to know why a train travelling at high speed
:02:11. > :02:14.was among those allowed to cross after the alarm was first raised.
:02:15. > :02:17.That is when the already damaged bridge would have been under
:02:18. > :02:28.The speed limit on the section of the line is 120mph.
:02:29. > :02:32.Scotland should create a new middle band for income tax according
:02:33. > :02:36.to a report from a Commission set up by the Scottish Conservatives.
:02:37. > :02:38.The Scottish Parliament will have new powers to set income tax
:02:39. > :02:42.The report also outlines other policies for business rates,
:02:43. > :03:01.Our political editor, Brian Taylor, has the details.
:03:02. > :03:12.That forward-thinking will play a huge part in this year's Holyrood
:03:13. > :03:16.elections. Today's report goes beyond income tax, it wants reformed
:03:17. > :03:27.council tax and freeze on business rates. But it is income tax that is
:03:28. > :03:31.the big league. The Commission wants a new 30p rate so that aspirational
:03:32. > :03:36.families do not jump to abruptly into the upper rate. It says in
:03:37. > :03:40.general Scottish taxes should not be higher than elsewhere in the UK.
:03:41. > :03:43.What the evidence tells us is if taxes are too high,
:03:44. > :03:46.that will hold back the growth of the Scottish economy so we need
:03:47. > :03:50.to design a tax regime that will be fair to everybody but will actually
:03:51. > :03:51.produce the tax revenues in the future.
:03:52. > :03:54.I think we have done that but it is over to the politicians
:03:55. > :04:00.to decide how exactly to implement that kind of philosophy.
:04:01. > :04:04.The commission says the economy is already vulnerable
:04:05. > :04:08.through remoteness from markets and does not need higher taxes.
:04:09. > :04:15.The Commission is clear, they want Scotland to be competitive
:04:16. > :04:18.and to grow the Scottish economy and in order to do that we should
:04:19. > :04:21.not have taxes higher than the rest of the UK,
:04:22. > :04:24.and if and when affordable, we should endeavour to try to lower
:04:25. > :04:30.Of the other parties, only the Labour leader has set out
:04:31. > :04:37.Plans include restoring the 50p tax rate for those earning more
:04:38. > :04:52.The SNP are looking at that but there are apprehensive questions.
:04:53. > :04:59.With a 50p rate earned enough to make it worthwhile? What would it
:05:00. > :05:02.signal about Scotland being open for business? We do not have long to
:05:03. > :05:07.wait for the answers. All of the parties will set out their plans in
:05:08. > :05:10.detail before me. After that, it is your choice.
:05:11. > :05:12.Police Scotland has announced a revised timetable for changes
:05:13. > :05:14.to its control rooms, and the way emergency
:05:15. > :05:19.It follows criticism of the force in the wake of the tragedy on the M9
:05:20. > :05:22.near Stirling, when police failed, for three days, to attend to a car
:05:23. > :05:31.A further ?6.5 million is to be spent improving the A83 in Argyll.
:05:32. > :05:34.The road is frequently closed by landslips at the Rest and Be
:05:35. > :05:37.The Old Military Road, which provides an alternative route,
:05:38. > :05:40.But local people say a long-term solution is required.
:05:41. > :05:57.On the 30th of December, while driving to Glasgow,
:05:58. > :06:00.her car was knocked sideways by rocks falling down the hillside.
:06:01. > :06:03.The road was clear one minute and all of a sudden there was this
:06:04. > :06:07.huge concrete plinth that came out of the left side towards the car.
:06:08. > :06:10.An instinctive reaction is to slam on the brakes and turn the steering
:06:11. > :06:17.And it was not until people helped me out that I realised
:06:18. > :06:21.I was facing the cliff that had been on the left hand side and I was able
:06:22. > :06:25.to look back and see the car was badly damaged.
:06:26. > :06:28.It is winter weather like this with lots of heavy rain and wind
:06:29. > :06:31.that can trigger a landslide and there has been many.
:06:32. > :06:35.At one point, locals say there was one every year
:06:36. > :06:37.but the netting on the hillside has really helped and today,
:06:38. > :06:41.the Scottish Government announced funding for more.
:06:42. > :06:49.Some of the measures include more netting because that has been
:06:50. > :06:52.effective in catching some of the material on the hillside,
:06:53. > :06:54.strengthening the old military road, which is a diversionary route
:06:55. > :06:56.and other works to mitigate against inevitable landslides
:06:57. > :07:04.For many it is a road with views of stunning beauty
:07:05. > :07:07.but for the people that live here it is the main arterial
:07:08. > :07:16.Local businesses need passing trade from cars and lorries to survive.
:07:17. > :07:19.When the A83 is shut, the signs are out telling
:07:20. > :07:24.you that the road ahead is shut and nobody wants to venture this far
:07:25. > :07:27.but when the A83 is running, we get lots of passing trade,
:07:28. > :07:30.the lorries and all of that kind of thing.
:07:31. > :07:33.We're busy from first thing until night.
:07:34. > :07:36.At the meeting today of Government and business,
:07:37. > :07:40.the cash injection was welcomed but is this enough?
:07:41. > :07:43.The more defences we put up, the worst the climate gets and we're
:07:44. > :07:48.keeping the status quo and that is not good enough
:07:49. > :07:50.because we really need the Government to give this money
:07:51. > :07:54.to us and give us support but also look at the alternative.
:07:55. > :07:57.Businesses and residents want a long-term solution for the safety
:07:58. > :08:06.Police are continuing their search for a gunman who shot a Glasgow
:08:07. > :08:10.shopkeeper in the leg yesterday morning.
:08:11. > :08:13.The 23-year-old victim is said to be in a stable condition
:08:14. > :08:17.after he was shot at a convenience store in Yoker.
:08:18. > :08:20.His masked attacker, who had been armed with a handgun,
:08:21. > :08:22.demanded cash and cigarettes, before firing the weapon and making
:08:23. > :08:30.A 45 year-old woman has been killed, after the car she was driving
:08:31. > :08:33.collided with a coal lorry on the A73 near Thankerton
:08:34. > :08:38.An 18-year-old woman who was a passenger in the car,
:08:39. > :08:40.and the lorry driver, were treated for minor injuries.
:08:41. > :08:44.Police are appealing for any witnesses.
:08:45. > :08:46.People who misuse disabled parking permits can now be instantly
:08:47. > :08:50.It follows an agreement with local authorities,
:08:51. > :08:52.which allows officers to access information
:08:53. > :09:04.Burns Night traditionally celebrates Scottish music and culture.
:09:05. > :09:07.But an alternative Burns Night in Glasgow tonight saw a performance
:09:08. > :09:09.in five languages from one of the country's newest
:09:10. > :09:13.Ee Kareeka Jaal were set up more than a year ago in the Govanhill
:09:14. > :09:15.area, to celebrate the city's Roma community.
:09:16. > :09:22.Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean met up with them.
:09:23. > :09:39.Home to the biggest Roma community in the UK. And this band created to
:09:40. > :09:43.celebrate that. They speak and sing in five
:09:44. > :09:50.languages and a draw from cultures around the world.
:09:51. > :09:55.We are exploring these kind of connections. It is something that
:09:56. > :10:04.always happens in music. People get along through music. It is all fork
:10:05. > :10:22.music anyway. A lot of the Roma songs that we are doing have folk
:10:23. > :10:31.routes. We need to find a reason to make a party just to play music to
:10:32. > :10:32.be happy. Govanhill has become known for its
:10:33. > :10:49.music. We are one of the project but there
:10:50. > :10:55.are many projects. There are music groups. Things are happening.
:10:56. > :10:57.Sport and there's one football result tonight.
:10:58. > :11:00.In the Scottish Championship league leaders Rangers beat Morton 2-0.
:11:01. > :11:03.Kenny Miller's 12th goal of the season, and a second-half
:11:04. > :11:05.strike from Barrie McKay enough to seal the match
:11:06. > :11:11.and re-establish their five-point lead at the top of the table.
:11:12. > :11:14.Now, let's get the latest on the weather we can expect
:11:15. > :11:27.A lot of wet and windy weather on the way this week. Clear skies from
:11:28. > :11:31.much of southern and Eastern Scotland but show was leading in to
:11:32. > :11:35.the north and West. Through the early hours the next batch of heavy
:11:36. > :11:40.rain and strong to deal force winds moves in. This started out as the
:11:41. > :11:49.snow storm that hit the US. Its reach is as as heavy rain. A yellow
:11:50. > :12:01.be where warning. It miserable start. Pars a yellow be where
:12:02. > :12:11.warning. Elsewhere the corsets, 50 to 60 mph gusts. That rain leading.
:12:12. > :12:21.The wind never lets up through the day. For Northern Ireland and for
:12:22. > :12:33.Scotland turning a dryer through the afternoon. Temperature wise it will
:12:34. > :12:38.be mild once begin. It it will not feel that way underneath that cloud
:12:39. > :12:43.and rain. Wednesday to be keeping an eye on the system. Snow on the
:12:44. > :12:51.northern flank, winds on southern flank. Heavy rain. Snow for higher
:12:52. > :12:57.ground of central and northern Scotland. Strong to deal force
:12:58. > :13:03.winds. Into the afternoon the rain becomes more surely and win today.
:13:04. > :13:10.Accumulations of snow above a couple of hundred metres. The rest of the
:13:11. > :13:14.week it fluctuates between milder air and call the air. There will be
:13:15. > :13:16.some rain throughout the rest of the week. It will be heavy at times.
:13:17. > :13:18.Windy throughout. And that's all from
:13:19. > :13:20.Reporting Scotland tonight. There are regular updates from 6.25
:13:21. > :13:23.tomorrow morning, during Breakfast. From everyone on the late team
:13:24. > :13:27.here in Glasgow and around