:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me
:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:07. > :00:09.Hundreds of jobs at risk as Texas Instruments,
:00:10. > :00:11.one of Scotland's last big electronics companies,
:00:12. > :00:16.The news is described as a shattering blow to the area.
:00:17. > :00:18.Also on the programme: Holyrood's Forth Road Bridge inquiry
:00:19. > :00:21.is told that engineers wanted to replace the component
:00:22. > :00:26.which broke, causing its closure, five years ago.
:00:27. > :00:29.Hundreds of people are evacuated from their homes in parts
:00:30. > :00:34.of the Borders, after severe flood warnings were issued.
:00:35. > :00:37.Measures to protect Scotland's undersea world come up
:00:38. > :00:39.against fishermen worried about their livelihoods,
:00:40. > :00:45.And Andy Murray is into the semi-finals
:00:46. > :01:03.Older brother Jamie is also through in the doubles.
:01:04. > :01:07.The owners of one of the last big electronics factories in Scotland,
:01:08. > :01:11.Texas Instruments will phase out operations at their plant
:01:12. > :01:14.in Greenock over the next three years, putting hundreds
:01:15. > :01:18.They say production is being moved to more
:01:19. > :01:36.Work those leaving Texas instrument in Greenock this afternoon. At
:01:37. > :01:41.lunchtime, they were called to be a meeting to be told this plant is on
:01:42. > :01:44.borrowed time. Production work -- will be phased out in the next three
:01:45. > :01:49.years and the work moved to more efficient plants in Germany, Japan
:01:50. > :01:53.and North America. The plant, owned by National Semiconductor until five
:01:54. > :01:58.years ago, has been a major employer in the area for more than 40 years,
:01:59. > :02:04.making semiconductor chips for computers and phones. It still
:02:05. > :02:07.employs more than 365 and the site manager, who transferred from the
:02:08. > :02:26.previous firm, said in a statement this afternoon.
:02:27. > :02:31.The Provost of Inverclyde was working in this plant himself ten
:02:32. > :02:40.years ago. He is reeling from the news. As you know, over the last 20
:02:41. > :02:46.years, we have lost a lot of our manufacturing base. We had the
:02:47. > :02:51.shipyards, even IBM. They have all gone. Through the whole period, this
:02:52. > :02:57.plant was always there, and it is a real body blow to lose it. Texas
:02:58. > :03:02.Instruments says it will try to sell the plant off as a going concern,
:03:03. > :03:05.but now this global tech giant, one of the biggest manufacturers of
:03:06. > :03:10.semiconductor chips in the world, has decided to pull out, it may be a
:03:11. > :03:18.difficult task to find another company keen to move in.
:03:19. > :03:22.Has this come out of the blue? It certainly seems to have come as a
:03:23. > :03:29.major shock and surprise to people here. That is because, when this
:03:30. > :03:32.plant was taken over back in 2011, there were future plans and it was
:03:33. > :03:38.hoped it would go from strength to strength. But that has been -- not
:03:39. > :03:42.been the case, as of that meeting today. The local authority,
:03:43. > :03:46.Inverclyde Council, is setting up a task force. The Scottish Government
:03:47. > :03:51.has been in touch today to see if anything can be done. For the
:03:52. > :03:55.workforce, the 365 people who work here, it is a very glum night, even
:03:56. > :03:57.though they are being told the first redundancies will not happen until
:03:58. > :04:01.late in next year. Scotland's top law officer says
:04:02. > :04:03.he will not support attempts to bring private prosecutions
:04:04. > :04:06.against the drivers involved in two Frank Mulholland says in both
:04:07. > :04:10.the case of the Glasgow bin lorry crash in December 2014
:04:11. > :04:12.and an accident four years earlier, in which two friends died,
:04:13. > :04:15.he stands by his original decision The families involved can still ask
:04:16. > :04:21.the High Court in Edinburgh to allow You're watching Reporting
:04:22. > :04:29.Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on
:04:30. > :04:32.tonight's programme: The underwater world
:04:33. > :04:34.around our coasts. Fishing crews say livelihoods
:04:35. > :04:37.are at risk by plans for a network In sport: Andy Murray's not the only
:04:38. > :04:43.Scot in a semi final We'll also find out why the England
:04:44. > :04:50.rugby coach says Scotland The first junior club to reach
:04:51. > :05:05.the last 16 of the Scottish Cup. Engineers in charge
:05:06. > :05:07.of the Forth Road Bridge's maintenance wanted to replace
:05:08. > :05:09.the component which broke, causing its three-week closure,
:05:10. > :05:12.five years ago, a committee of MSPs Former bridge engineer Barry Colford
:05:13. > :05:17.told the Holyrood inquiry into December's closure that
:05:18. > :05:20.funding wasn't available because other issues posing
:05:21. > :05:36.a greater safety risk These were the scenes at the end of
:05:37. > :05:41.last year, as the Forth Road Bridge was closed because of a problem with
:05:42. > :05:44.one of the links. At the time, there were claims that the planned work to
:05:45. > :05:49.replace them had been cancelled due to a lack of funding. Today, former
:05:50. > :05:54.bridge master Barry Colford told the enquiry he had put forward plans for
:05:55. > :05:58.the improvements but other projects have taken priority. We prepared the
:05:59. > :06:05.capital programme, the board approved it, and then we had to
:06:06. > :06:11.ensure that we got the money for that capital plan, and that involved
:06:12. > :06:15.negotiation and discussion with transport Scotland. Did transport
:06:16. > :06:20.Scotland pull the plug on the funding? The funding came from
:06:21. > :06:24.transport Scotland and the Scottish Government so the answer is
:06:25. > :06:28.self-evident. The Scottish Government said, before the bridge
:06:29. > :06:33.authority Fetter was scrapped, it was responsible for prioritising
:06:34. > :06:37.repairs and it made no approach about funding those links. Ministers
:06:38. > :06:41.maintain that the problem which led to the bridge closure would not have
:06:42. > :06:47.been predicted. Barry Colford agrees. We spent a lot of time
:06:48. > :06:55.looking at the trust and links. A lots of engineers were assisting us.
:06:56. > :07:01.We didn't foresee the issue with the pin sticking, if that is indeed what
:07:02. > :07:04.the mechanism for failure was. As the enquiry continues, engineers at
:07:05. > :07:09.the bridge are working around the clock to try to strengthen the
:07:10. > :07:13.affected area. HGVs are still not allowed to cross but the Scottish
:07:14. > :07:14.Government is hoping by mid-February it will be open once again to all
:07:15. > :07:16.vehicles. Scotland's Government and councils
:07:17. > :07:18.are currently trying to agree on budgets to fund
:07:19. > :07:20.our local services. Ministers say the offer they're
:07:21. > :07:23.proposing is tough, but fair. But just days ahead
:07:24. > :07:25.of the deadline for councils accepting the deal, the body
:07:26. > :07:27.which represents them has CoSLA says it might make raising
:07:28. > :07:33.council tax all but impossible. Our Local Government Correspondent
:07:34. > :07:38.Jamie McIvor is with me now. Why's that option potentially
:07:39. > :07:48.now off the table? Councils have been getting more
:07:49. > :07:55.details today of the funding offer from the Scottish Government and it
:07:56. > :07:59.seems that any that tried to put up council tax would lose substantially
:08:00. > :08:04.more than they had predicted, so any rise in council tax would have to be
:08:05. > :08:09.large to be effective, and CoSLA argues it is now so punitive to see
:08:10. > :08:14.how any council could risk and increase. The big question is what
:08:15. > :08:19.Moret council will do. It had proposed an 18% rise. They have the
:08:20. > :08:24.calculators out in Elgin this evening and I think we may hear from
:08:25. > :08:29.the councils. Why is it such a big issue this year? Many councils say
:08:30. > :08:33.they are facing bigger cuts this year than anticipated. They have
:08:34. > :08:36.until Tuesday to decide whether to accept the government offer. The
:08:37. > :08:42.government accepts it is challenging but argues continues -- includes
:08:43. > :08:48.money towards education and social care. This is certainly not over
:08:49. > :08:53.but, as things stand, the odds on the council tax freeze holding have
:08:54. > :08:55.suddenly shortened. Critics will ask what the price to be paid by local
:08:56. > :08:57.services will be. Hundreds of people were evacuated
:08:58. > :08:59.from their homes in parts of the Borders earlier, after severe
:09:00. > :09:02.flood warnings were issued. Waters in Hawick and Jedburgh peaked
:09:03. > :09:04.early in the afternoon but two severe flood warnings
:09:05. > :09:15.remain in place. By midday, the rain had stopped and
:09:16. > :09:20.it seems that the river has now peaked. As you can see, there is a
:09:21. > :09:26.huge amount of rainfall coming off the surrounding hills, flowing into
:09:27. > :09:30.the river achieve yet which is flowing down through the centre of
:09:31. > :09:35.Hawick. At one point, they thought the damage could have been worse
:09:36. > :09:39.than it was. Only a month ago when the area flooded during Storm
:09:40. > :09:42.Desmond. All the homes on the bank, 300 of them plus a local primary
:09:43. > :09:48.school, they were evacuated because of the fear of flooding. Scottish
:09:49. > :09:53.Borders Council and the emergency services felt they had no option but
:09:54. > :09:57.to launch their emergency plan. We got by on the skin of our teeth
:09:58. > :10:02.today. It was a close call. It shows how fast this river can run and how
:10:03. > :10:07.high it can go. It rose five feet within an hour this morning. There
:10:08. > :10:12.is real concern for the town. It seems that Hawick has escaped
:10:13. > :10:16.widespread flooding, as has nearby Jedburgh, which was badly affected
:10:17. > :10:19.today, with around 50 homes evacuated. This morning it was
:10:20. > :10:25.described as chaos across the Borders, with many roads closed. It
:10:26. > :10:28.seems to be getting back to normal as water levels drop but there are
:10:29. > :10:29.warnings for more severe weather later in the week.
:10:30. > :10:32.A mental health watchdog has called for a full review of services
:10:33. > :10:34.for adults with autism, following its investigation
:10:35. > :10:36.into the suicide of a woman in a care home.
:10:37. > :10:39.The woman, whom they refer to as Ms MN,
:10:40. > :10:41.had been placed in an establishment which only specialised
:10:42. > :10:44.It comes on the day that campaigners prepare to launch
:10:45. > :10:47.a new pressure group to improve patient safety.
:10:48. > :10:56.Our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford reports.
:10:57. > :11:03.Ms MN had severe Asperger's syndrome yet she was placed in a care home
:11:04. > :11:07.which didn't specialise in autism but in learning difficulties. Nobody
:11:08. > :11:13.from the hospital disgorging her this macro discharging her told the
:11:14. > :11:17.hospital she had tried to take her life twice. They were left to rely
:11:18. > :11:21.on the advice of a GP who hadn't met her and didn't have her medical
:11:22. > :11:27.history. Six weeks later, she took her own life, and there is concern
:11:28. > :11:31.her story might not be unusual. Be services for people with autism and
:11:32. > :11:36.Asperger's are patchy, especially for people with complex needs, like
:11:37. > :11:40.Ms MN. The issue of her being a square peg in a round hole, being
:11:41. > :11:45.fitted to services which were not able to meet her needs, is something
:11:46. > :11:48.we could -- we think could be happening to other people.
:11:49. > :11:52.Initially, hospital bosses didn't think there was a need for an
:11:53. > :11:55.investigation and, when they carried one out, it was positive about the
:11:56. > :12:01.standards of care and it felt there were no lessons to be learned. It
:12:02. > :12:05.comes as campaigners prepare to launch a new pressure group. They
:12:06. > :12:09.want an independent NHS regulator with the power to prosecute if
:12:10. > :12:17.necessary. The mental welfare commission is saying, we hope our
:12:18. > :12:21.recommendations will be taken up. Well, you know, I hope every week I
:12:22. > :12:27.am going to win the lottery. We need more than hoping and we need more
:12:28. > :12:31.than recommendations. 20 years ago, I was regulating and inspecting
:12:32. > :12:37.health care and care homes. I would look at this report and say, these
:12:38. > :12:40.are the type of incidents which should have been eliminated by
:12:41. > :12:45.application of the law a long time ago. The Scottish Government says it
:12:46. > :12:48.does have regulatory bodies, of which the mental welfare commission
:12:49. > :12:54.is one. It says much has changed since this case in 2012, although it
:12:55. > :12:56.recognises that care for adults with autism could be improved.
:12:57. > :12:58.Tax rises are rarely proposed before elections,
:12:59. > :13:00.but that's just what the Liberal Democrats are doing.
:13:01. > :13:03.They lost more than two thirds of their seats in the last Holyrood
:13:04. > :13:06.election, but they're saying a penny increase is now needed
:13:07. > :13:09.to save the education system from Scottish Government cuts.
:13:10. > :13:12.The SNP say they're investing in education and a tax increase
:13:13. > :13:24.Here's our political correspondent, Andrew Kerr.
:13:25. > :13:32.Is there any monsters? No monsters but another scary election ahead for
:13:33. > :13:37.Liberal Democrats, according to be polls. They might not be able to
:13:38. > :13:41.grasp power, but they are using a new Hollywood power to present what
:13:42. > :13:47.they think is a far-sighted plan for the education system. Cause it is so
:13:48. > :13:52.urgent, because the SNP are cutting so deeply into our schools and
:13:53. > :13:57.colleges, we need to make that investment. The Lib Dems have been
:13:58. > :14:01.here before. Up until 2012, they suggested a similar policy. The
:14:02. > :14:06.money from the income tax increase would be directed to a pupil premium
:14:07. > :14:10.for those needing extra help at school, an expansion of nursery
:14:11. > :14:14.education, a so-called repair the college system after cuts, and
:14:15. > :14:20.stopping cuts to councils, which impact on schools. The Lib Dems are
:14:21. > :14:24.trying to peg the SNP into a corner with this policy. Willie Rennie
:14:25. > :14:31.accuses the First Minister of talking left but acting right. The
:14:32. > :14:37.SNP tried 1p for Scotland in 1999 but the investment didn't pay off at
:14:38. > :14:42.the ballot box. Today, the party say they are investing in education
:14:43. > :14:47.without the need for tax increases. The government has put ?5 billion
:14:48. > :14:51.in. We have an extra ?100 million fund and I think we are targeting
:14:52. > :14:54.that in the right place to the right areas at the right time, and it is
:14:55. > :15:00.more important that we do that than the Lib Dems get a tax increase to
:15:01. > :15:07.the poorest. The Lib Dems say their plan is bold, raising ?475 million.
:15:08. > :15:11.They say it will not be poorest, who benefited from their tax changes in
:15:12. > :15:13.government. It may be a refreshingly different campaign.
:15:14. > :15:15.Fishermen have been protesting at Holyrood over
:15:16. > :15:17.the Scottish Government's plans for a network
:15:18. > :15:20.The issue has come under renewed scrutiny from MSPs,
:15:21. > :15:23.amid warnings fishing crews' livelihoods are at risk,
:15:24. > :15:25.and claims those in favour of the measures have been
:15:26. > :15:37.Our environment correspondent, David Miller, has more.
:15:38. > :15:43.Making a living from Scotland's stormy seas is not easy and fisher
:15:44. > :15:51.men fear these plans will make it harder still. The government was
:15:52. > :15:54.happy and then the Minister went against his own signs. It makes me
:15:55. > :16:02.angry the Scottish supporting the fishing industry.
:16:03. > :16:10.Fisher men from across the west coast came to Holyrood to make their
:16:11. > :16:15.views known. Supporters of the marine protected areas came as well.
:16:16. > :16:20.This is a bitter debate with strong views being expressed on both sides
:16:21. > :16:25.and today it is Holyrood's rural affairs committee which has found
:16:26. > :16:31.itself at the centre of the storm. The committee rejected a bid from
:16:32. > :16:32.Conservative MSP Jamie McGregor to scrap the planned fishing
:16:33. > :16:39.restrictions after hearing this warning. Many people have said they
:16:40. > :16:45.are too scared to speak out publicly or make their views known and I have
:16:46. > :16:49.urged them to do so. It has exacerbated affairs. Campaigners who
:16:50. > :16:55.backed Marine protected areas claim the support of anglers and creel
:16:56. > :16:59.fishermen. Do they have something to celebrate tonight? We will not be
:17:00. > :17:08.celebrating until we see a recovery in our inshore waters and we see a
:17:09. > :17:14.more mobile marine environment and we see fishermen being able to catch
:17:15. > :17:17.fish, a good variety of species and not being reliant on the Proms and
:17:18. > :17:23.the scallops we have seen for the last decade. Feelings are running
:17:24. > :17:27.high. The fight over the future of Scotland's sees seems far from over.
:17:28. > :17:31.A look at other stories from around the country.
:17:32. > :17:33.Shareholders in Shell have approved the takeover of the energy
:17:34. > :17:38.83% voted in favour of the $49 billion deal.
:17:39. > :17:43.Both companies warn that the deal would lead to thousands
:17:44. > :17:49.Police have carried out a training exercise
:17:50. > :17:51.at a shopping centre near Glasgow to test their response
:17:52. > :17:55.The operation at Intu Braehead involved all of the
:17:56. > :17:59.Police Scotland say the exercise was not staged in response
:18:00. > :18:06.Scotland's lifeboat crews launched more than 1,000 times
:18:07. > :18:12.year, saving 29 lives according to the RNLI.
:18:13. > :18:14.The Broughty Ferry station at Dundee was the busiest.
:18:15. > :18:16.The charity says its crews also worked exceptionally hard to help
:18:17. > :18:31.These panels the height of four double-decker buses if you were too
:18:32. > :18:39.stacked one on top of the other. They can take over 13,500 metres of
:18:40. > :18:43.water. This area, Springburn in the north of Glasgow, on this road has
:18:44. > :18:48.flooded many times over the last few years. During stormy weather the
:18:49. > :18:50.hope is that these tanks will fill instead of the sewers overflowing.
:18:51. > :18:54.A public meeting's to be held in the village of Cromarty tonight
:18:55. > :18:57.over concerns about plans to allow ship-to-shore crude oil transfers
:18:58. > :19:00.Opponents say the proximity to conservation sites could bring
:19:01. > :19:06.A man has collected a ?1 million lottery prize at a Glasgow
:19:07. > :19:08.bookmakers after a chance conversation with a taxi driver.
:19:09. > :19:12.The passenger was unaware he'd bought the winning Irish Lotto
:19:13. > :19:15.ticket at a Ladbrokes shop in the Parkhead area.
:19:16. > :19:18.He only checked it when the driver told him about the unclaimed win
:19:19. > :19:25.Let's get all tonight's sport now from David.
:19:26. > :19:28.Don't want to jinx him, but Andy Murray's doing the business
:19:29. > :19:33.Andy Murray is through to yet another Grand Slam semi-final.
:19:34. > :19:36.He beat David Ferrer in four sets to reach his sixth
:19:37. > :19:41.It means Murray faces the world number 14 Milos Raonic
:19:42. > :19:45.And as Kheredine Idessane reports, it sets up the possibility
:19:46. > :20:00.If you do not have a ticket, grab whatever seeds you can. Scottish
:20:01. > :20:04.support for Andy Murray outside the rod labour arena amid the gathering
:20:05. > :20:09.gloom. With a storm on the way, how far could them and get before the
:20:10. > :20:14.roof was closed? He started well taking the first set with a single
:20:15. > :20:19.break of serve. The second set was the most competitive, going all the
:20:20. > :20:24.way with a tie-break which featured this 27 shot rally. The Spaniard won
:20:25. > :20:31.the point and went on to level the match. The next move was Andy
:20:32. > :20:35.Murray's breaking for a 3-1 lead, before taking a break from the
:20:36. > :20:41.elements. It was an interruption which suited the Scot as he saw out
:20:42. > :20:47.the set 6-2. He closed out the match in three hours and 20 minutes and
:20:48. > :20:51.reached a sixth semifinal. I am trying to get through all of the
:20:52. > :20:56.match is the best I can and today was the best match I played here,
:20:57. > :21:00.especially from the middle of the second set onwards it was when I
:21:01. > :21:03.started to play well. Hopefully that will stand me in good stead. A piece
:21:04. > :21:20.of history has been made in Melbourne.
:21:21. > :21:22.For the first time in the open era two brothers are through to the
:21:23. > :21:24.semifinals of the Australian open, singles and doubles. Scottish
:21:25. > :21:26.siblings in the Murray brothers, but there is the possibility of a
:21:27. > :21:27.Scottish treble with Helensburgh's Gordon Reid also through to the
:21:28. > :21:29.semifinal. wheelchair event semifinal.
:21:30. > :21:32.It's ten days till Scotland kick off the Six Nations rugby at home
:21:33. > :21:35.to England and it seems the mind games are underway.
:21:36. > :21:37.The new England head coach Eddie Jones says Scotland,
:21:38. > :21:47.and not his team, will start the match as favourites.
:21:48. > :21:54.Before the storm comes the calm and before the six Nations championship
:21:55. > :21:58.this is just that, pictures and posing at the official launch. This
:21:59. > :22:03.is all about the head coaches and the captains meeting the media. At
:22:04. > :22:10.the moment in this room it is Scotland's turn, that is why Greg
:22:11. > :22:15.Laidlaw is in the chair. It came off the Aussie boy. He is captain again,
:22:16. > :22:19.but he is a leader scarred after that controversial 1-point defeat to
:22:20. > :22:24.Australia in the World Cup quarterfinal. I will take that to
:22:25. > :22:29.the grave with me and I will say that truthfully. It is difficult to
:22:30. > :22:33.take, but we do not deserve anything and nobody will give us anything
:22:34. > :22:40.easy and nobody should feel sorry for us. Scotland's form in the World
:22:41. > :22:44.Cup was outstanding, they have got a settled team and a good coach who
:22:45. > :22:49.has been there for a while. We have come together and have only had six
:22:50. > :22:54.training sessions together, so there is enormous pressure on Scotland to
:22:55. > :22:58.perform, not so much ass. Mind games perhaps, we will have to wait
:22:59. > :23:01.another ten days to see if they will work.
:23:02. > :23:03.Linlithgow Rose have become the first team from the country's
:23:04. > :23:06.junior leagues to reach the last sixteen of the Scottish Cup.
:23:07. > :23:09.The West Lothian club knocked out SPFL club Forfar Athletic last night
:23:10. > :23:30.Going where no junior club has gone before. That goal by this man taking
:23:31. > :23:35.Linlithgow Rose to the fifth round. We were just running on empty,
:23:36. > :23:41.running on adrenaline. Luckily enough we got a wee break. Their cup
:23:42. > :23:49.road has been a long one with trips to Galashiels, Inverness, further
:23:50. > :23:53.north to play Wycombe Academy, and two for fur. Throw in postponements,
:23:54. > :24:01.replays and the abandonment of the original game against Forfar, and it
:24:02. > :24:07.has been epic. It is over 2000 miles and the amazing thing is for a
:24:08. > :24:12.junior team to get to the last 16 of the Scottish FA Cup shows the junior
:24:13. > :24:17.game is still in good heart. Destination Dingwall next, to play
:24:18. > :24:25.premiership club Ross County for a place in the quarterfinals. We will
:24:26. > :24:31.listen to the game plan and sell the game. But on the day anything can
:24:32. > :24:46.That is it from me. is not over yet. That is it from me.
:24:47. > :24:54.It is a wintry and cold night tonight on the card and thank you to
:24:55. > :24:59.our viewer for the picture. It is chilly and there are frequent wintry
:25:00. > :25:05.showers. This is the chart and there either showers, most of them in the
:25:06. > :25:08.West. A few further east, but also dry conditions in Aberdeenshire and
:25:09. > :25:13.down towards the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway. Temperatures are low
:25:14. > :25:21.and in the countryside it is below zero. Tomorrow it is a windy start
:25:22. > :25:26.and we still have that warning for eyes across western parts of the
:25:27. > :25:30.country. Further east we will see a few showers with brighter weather
:25:31. > :25:35.through the course of the day until mid afternoon when we see this band
:25:36. > :25:39.of heavier and more persistent rain arrived. In the afternoon any dry
:25:40. > :25:45.weather is in the far east across East Lothian and five, Angus and
:25:46. > :25:53.Aberdeenshire. Further west it is wet and windy. The snow is really
:25:54. > :25:57.just on the tops of the mountains. Still dry in Aberdeenshire and the
:25:58. > :26:02.northern islands and Caithness, but it is windy. We have a Met Office
:26:03. > :26:05.warning in force because there is the potential for further localised
:26:06. > :26:13.flooding with difficult conditions on the roads. A second pulse of wet
:26:14. > :26:17.weather arrives as we had overnight Thursday into Friday. It is all
:26:18. > :26:21.connected to this area of low pressure in the far north and not
:26:22. > :26:27.only does that mean very wet weather, it means very windy weather
:26:28. > :26:32.as well. On Friday it is a wet start and then showers with bright spells.
:26:33. > :26:38.But you are likely to seek gale force gusts in the mainland and in
:26:39. > :26:41.the Northern Isles potentially storm force gusts and the temperatures
:26:42. > :26:50.take a tumble as we head through the day. That sounds grim. That is all
:26:51. > :26:54.from us and I will be back with the headlines at eight and more Scottish
:26:55. > :26:58.news, sport and weather in the late bulletin just after the ten o'clock
:26:59. > :27:01.News. Until then, have a very good evening.