:00:00. > :00:07.A 26 mother has been convicted as being a member of Islamic State.
:00:08. > :00:11.Gale force winds and torrential rain cause travel disruption,
:00:12. > :00:13.damage buildings and bring down power lines.
:00:14. > :00:16.Shetland takes a battering, as 100mph winds whip
:00:17. > :00:31.I am at Scotland's traffic control centre, where they are keeping a
:00:32. > :00:31.close eye on the roads as more bad weather approaches.
:00:32. > :00:35.The family of a Fife woman who died in Israel
:00:36. > :00:36.in suspicious circumstances demand answers from authorities
:00:37. > :00:49.Andy Murray is through to his fifth Australian Open tennis final.
:00:50. > :00:51.And Scottish skiers are heading to the Alps-
:00:52. > :01:08.and dominating Team GB's line-up at the Special Olympics.
:01:09. > :01:15.Storm Gertrude has battered much of the country.
:01:16. > :01:17.From Shetland to Saltcoats, storm-force winds and heavy rain
:01:18. > :01:20.have caused transport disruption and damage to property.
:01:21. > :01:22.Dozens of schools were closed and thousands of homes
:01:23. > :01:38.The country woke up to a battering as Storm Gertrude made her presence
:01:39. > :01:44.felt. But the force of the winds didn't put some of. Cyclists and
:01:45. > :01:48.joggers were undeterred in Glasgow. How is your cycle to work? I am
:01:49. > :01:56.coping really well, despite the strong winds. You are committed! Not
:01:57. > :02:01.really, mad! But others found the walk to work a struggle. And
:02:02. > :02:05.diversions made the commute even more miserable. Across the country,
:02:06. > :02:11.there was travel disruption. The Forth Road Bridge was travelled all
:02:12. > :02:16.more -- shuttle morning. In Orkney, it was to story for these ferries to
:02:17. > :02:21.break the journey and then overturn lorry caused delays on the M nine
:02:22. > :02:26.motorway and it was a big operation to raise this lorry on the a 96.
:02:27. > :02:29.Throughout the day, people have a working to get train services back
:02:30. > :02:33.to normal but when I was there at rush hour, it was a different
:02:34. > :02:37.picture. At this time of the morning, you would expect the
:02:38. > :02:40.station to be far busier than it is and that is because trains are
:02:41. > :02:45.cancelled on the West Highland line, so you can't get to open or Fort
:02:46. > :02:50.William. If you are trying to go to Inverness, you can get as far as
:02:51. > :02:53.Perth before the services are cancelled, and the usual 15 minute
:02:54. > :02:57.Glasgow to Edinburgh train is running every half an hour. Outside
:02:58. > :03:02.Central Station, taxes picked up people who were running late. Only
:03:03. > :03:08.from Paisley but it has taken me almost twice as long as it normally
:03:09. > :03:12.would, so not ideal. We are in a taxi this morning, normally there is
:03:13. > :03:19.a queue, but nobody is about this morning. Are you laid? Yes. At the
:03:20. > :03:23.height of the storm, 12,000 people were without power. On the Black
:03:24. > :03:26.Isle, workers repaired damaged lines. Our forecasters have been
:03:27. > :03:33.monitoring Storm Gertrude throughout the course of the weekend we have
:03:34. > :03:36.moved resources, engineers, support staff, mobile generators, into
:03:37. > :03:39.position across the Highlands and Islands to be ready to respond as
:03:40. > :03:46.quickly as possible. On Shetland, where winds reached over 100 mph, as
:03:47. > :03:49.well as Orkney in the Western Isles, schools were closed. Damage to
:03:50. > :03:53.buildings and pupils in other schools, like this one in Edinburgh,
:03:54. > :03:58.got a day off as well. And the scaffolding at this building site in
:03:59. > :04:02.Lenzi toppled over. The worst may have passed most of us now, but it
:04:03. > :04:05.will take time to repair the damage that Gertrude has caused.
:04:06. > :04:07.Ferries serving the islands on the west coast have experienced
:04:08. > :04:08.disruption for days now, thanks
:04:09. > :04:12.Storm Gertrude has only made that situation worse,
:04:13. > :04:14.with many services now cancelled until Monday at the earliest.
:04:15. > :04:25.Aileen Clarke spent the day on the west coast.
:04:26. > :04:32.It was wild at Ed Robinson harbour this morning, with huge winds
:04:33. > :04:39.whipping angry spray over the sea wall. The noise of the Gaels
:04:40. > :04:47.battering the ferry office and giving the tropical palms a big
:04:48. > :04:55.shake. There have been reports of 70 mph gales over on Arran today and it
:04:56. > :05:00.is pretty rough here in Ardrossan and that is why there are no ferries
:05:01. > :05:06.running. No there is a ripe for Arran at all, and others were
:05:07. > :05:11.disrupted. -- there were no ferries from Arran at all. And it is getting
:05:12. > :05:14.worse before it is getting better. The weather looks like it will
:05:15. > :05:18.worsen today, it will be particularly bad tomorrow and will
:05:19. > :05:21.not improve until Sunday, so at the moment, most services are subject to
:05:22. > :05:24.cancellation and the late and that will extend into tomorrow and
:05:25. > :05:29.hopefully when the weather improves, we will look to make additional
:05:30. > :05:30.sailings on Sunday. But it may be the case that if you were not able
:05:31. > :05:35.sailings on Sunday. But it may be to get the ferry this morning, you
:05:36. > :05:39.may not get it until Sunday? That is right. Further down the Clyde coast,
:05:40. > :05:45.people were trying to get on with their work, but Storm Gertrude
:05:46. > :05:50.wasn't making it easy in Saltcoats. It is horrendous, very hard to work.
:05:51. > :05:56.It is terrible, the wind and the rain here was really bad, your car
:05:57. > :06:01.kind of fears of the road. You are not frightened to go out in the wind
:06:02. > :06:09.with your hair nicely done? I won't do that, it will be spoiled. If it
:06:10. > :06:13.is windy, I use this. In Largs, you had to hang onto whatever you had on
:06:14. > :06:18.your head today and Western ferries managed to resume their crossing to
:06:19. > :06:23.Dunoon later in the morning, and there were very relieved visitors
:06:24. > :06:30.and residents in the Isle of Bute who managed to get a ferry across to
:06:31. > :06:35.Rochus E. They say they will try and make use of any window tomorrow to
:06:36. > :06:36.get ferries running -- across to Rothsea.
:06:37. > :06:39.Shetland has borne the brunt of the gale-force winds,
:06:40. > :06:41.with a red "danger to life" weather warning in place
:06:42. > :06:44.The gusts have been among the highest ever seen
:06:45. > :06:52.It has been an exceptional day of wind here in Shetland. We have had
:06:53. > :06:56.hurricane force winds wind here in Shetland. We have had
:06:57. > :06:59.islands most of the day and wind here in Shetland. We have had
:07:00. > :07:03.strongest wind was up around 105 mph. The Met Office says that even
:07:04. > :07:07.though Shetland is well used the strong winds, this has been
:07:08. > :07:09.exceptional. We get a hurricane force 12 once a year, usually around
:07:10. > :07:14.January, so force 12 once a year, usually around
:07:15. > :07:18.but these costs are pretty unusual, close to the highest we have ever
:07:19. > :07:19.but these costs are pretty unusual, recorded. Given the strength of the
:07:20. > :07:21.but these costs are pretty unusual, wind, it has been surprising there
:07:22. > :07:26.has been relatively little damage in Shetland. There was Navan blown off
:07:27. > :07:30.the road earlier today, a few roof slates have come off, but according
:07:31. > :07:34.to the police, it is because the people of Shetland have been
:07:35. > :07:37.prepared. We made the decision to close all of the schools on The
:07:38. > :07:42.Island to ensure no children were in danger. We have put safety measures
:07:43. > :07:46.in place and the public seem to be sitting indoors and setting the
:07:47. > :07:49.event out, no reports of any significant
:07:50. > :07:52.event out, no reports of any anybody, which is the main thing.
:07:53. > :07:55.Shetland seems to have been relatively unscathed by these
:07:56. > :08:00.exceptionally strong winds. Around 400 properties were left without
:08:01. > :08:04.power for a short while. There have been no interisland ferries or
:08:05. > :08:09.power for a short while. There have down to the mainland were called
:08:10. > :08:13.from 1pm and have not run. The worst of it is past, but we understand it
:08:14. > :08:17.will be another blustery weekend and Monday, we are warned there could be
:08:18. > :08:21.strong winds again. Hopes are high in Shetland that it won't be quite a
:08:22. > :08:23.strong, not those 100 mph winds again.
:08:24. > :08:26.And, as if that wasn't enough, I'm afraid there's more bad weather
:08:27. > :08:30.An amber warning for snow and more wind is now in place for most
:08:31. > :08:31.of mainland Scotland till 11am tomorrow.
:08:32. > :08:34.That's expected to cause more problems on the roads.
:08:35. > :08:36.Steven Godden is at the Traffic Scotland control centre
:08:37. > :08:51.You can see that huge bank of screens over my shoulder and it is
:08:52. > :08:56.made up of images taken from CCTV cameras that between them cover most
:08:57. > :09:00.of Scotland's major road network. Today, as they do every other day,
:09:01. > :09:04.the staff are keeping their eye on the screens, keeping their eye out
:09:05. > :09:08.for any problems and in truth, tonight's rush-hour has been a lot
:09:09. > :09:12.easier than this morning where, among the any other problems, was
:09:13. > :09:15.the closure of the Forth Road Bridge, which people here could see
:09:16. > :09:18.out of the window in South Queensferry, but there is still a
:09:19. > :09:22.need for vigilance. As you mentioned, there is an amber weather
:09:23. > :09:29.warning, it came into effect around half an hour ago. It is the more
:09:30. > :09:31.winds but it is also the snow, which presents a very different challenge
:09:32. > :09:33.for those responsible for keeping Scotland moving.
:09:34. > :09:40.We can deploy the critters and the ploughs accept for the areas that
:09:41. > :09:46.will get it as it comes in, so we monitor the weather and we react to
:09:47. > :09:49.it, and with temperatures dropping, we do precautionary treatment on the
:09:50. > :09:50.road so it won't freeze, we will keep on top of that right through
:09:51. > :09:56.the night. Well, the challenges that the amber
:09:57. > :09:59.warning covers much of the country so it means they can't predict
:10:00. > :10:05.precisely where the bad weather is going to come. Also, the slow, if it
:10:06. > :10:08.is to fall overnight, even if you use gritters, it needs cars to break
:10:09. > :10:16.up the snow so it becomes challenging. All transport Scotland
:10:17. > :10:20.are able to do is react and offer advice to motorists, which is as it
:10:21. > :10:23.usually is, to be prepared and if you are travelling, to take care.
:10:24. > :10:25.And Christopher will be here with an extended weekend
:10:26. > :10:26.weather forecast later in the programme.
:10:27. > :10:30.Also, coming up on tonight's Reporting Scotland...
:10:31. > :10:34.The visionary behind the car that was built by a woman for women.
:10:35. > :10:38.He's through to another Australian Open final.
:10:39. > :10:48.We'll also hear from the managers of tomorrow's League Cup semifinalists.
:10:49. > :10:50.And you'll find out why Scotland's refs are on a downer.
:10:51. > :10:55.The family of a Fife woman who died in Israel in suspicious
:10:56. > :10:57.circumstances last year are demanding answers
:10:58. > :11:02.from the authorities investigating her death.
:11:03. > :11:04.38-year-old Julie Pearson collapsed and died, after she was allegedly
:11:05. > :11:08.raped and beaten at a hostel in the town of Eilat.
:11:09. > :11:11.Lisa Summers has been to meet Julie's aunt,
:11:12. > :11:18.who's started a campaign for justice.
:11:19. > :11:23.It is two months since Julie Pearson died. Her aunt still can't quite
:11:24. > :11:30.believe she will never come home. I treated her like my daughter, she
:11:31. > :11:35.was really close. Julie hoped to move to Israel but had let her Visa
:11:36. > :11:39.expired. She was living in the popular tourist resort of Eilat. Her
:11:40. > :11:44.aunt believes a former boyfriend was responsible for her murder. Good
:11:45. > :11:48.friends have said the day before she died, her ex-boyfriend had beaten
:11:49. > :11:52.her and she was covered in bruises and she had been to this girl's
:11:53. > :11:55.house and try to get her to go to the hospital and Julie wouldn't go
:11:56. > :12:00.because she had no Visa, she was scared. The family say they are
:12:01. > :12:04.struggling to get satisfactory answers from the Israeli
:12:05. > :12:08.authorities. I spoke to police in Eilat, who said they could not
:12:09. > :12:12.provide any information and directed us to Interpol. However, they did
:12:13. > :12:14.release a report at the end of December which acknowledged duly
:12:15. > :12:19.appeared to have been beaten but they go on to say her death was not
:12:20. > :12:23.linked to the attacks. They say an investigation is still ongoing.
:12:24. > :12:27.Earlier this week, the Prime Minister said he would step in. We
:12:28. > :12:30.have good relations with Israel and we should use those good relations
:12:31. > :12:34.to make sure that when people need answers, they get them. It was
:12:35. > :12:39.Deborah's MP who raised the matter in Parliament. It seems from what we
:12:40. > :12:43.have been told, interviews with appropriate people and the gathering
:12:44. > :12:47.of evidence was not done in an appropriate manner and so the other
:12:48. > :12:51.questions we need to ask the authorities, we need to get the
:12:52. > :12:54.autopsy report, get all of the facts and a proper investigation into
:12:55. > :13:05.Julie Pearson's death so the family can have answers. The phone offers
:13:06. > :13:08.say... -- the Foreign Office. Now, Julie's family can do nothing wait.
:13:09. > :13:11.The bitter row over council funding goes on, with every council NOT run
:13:12. > :13:14.by the SNP branding the Scottish Government's offer unacceptable.
:13:15. > :13:16.Some are even looking into a legal challenge.
:13:17. > :13:20.Our local government correspondent, Jamie McIvor, is with us.
:13:21. > :13:22.And no doubts over just how the majority of councils
:13:23. > :13:35.Indeed, two important meetings took place today, one was at the local
:13:36. > :13:41.Government organisation which represents the vast bulk of Scottish
:13:42. > :13:46.councils. 21 of backed a a strongly worded motion rejecting the budget.
:13:47. > :13:49.The immediate problem is the councils will have to make up
:13:50. > :13:52.accounts and savings than they had expected in the coming year and this
:13:53. > :13:57.week, they found out the terms of the deal on offer made it far harder
:13:58. > :14:03.than before to contemplate raising council tax. Cosla describes the
:14:04. > :14:07.deal on offer as an attack on the democratic mandate of councils. Only
:14:08. > :14:12.the SNP councils didn't back the motion. Meanwhile, the four councils
:14:13. > :14:16.that are not in Cosla did hold a meeting and are equally angry and
:14:17. > :14:20.even contemplating the possibility of a legal challenge over one of the
:14:21. > :14:26.details of the offer. That will the Government in the end get its way?
:14:27. > :14:29.Certainly even Cosla accepts that is the likely outcome. Councils are
:14:30. > :14:33.heavily dependent on the Scottish Government for cash. The Government
:14:34. > :14:37.accepts the offer is a challenge but also says it is fair. It argues it
:14:38. > :14:41.has protected councils from the worst of what it calls the
:14:42. > :14:46.Westminster cuts. It says the money on offer helps maintain the council
:14:47. > :14:50.tax freeze, provides cash amongst others for maintaining the ratio of
:14:51. > :14:54.teachers to students. The deadline is a week on Tuesday for councils to
:14:55. > :14:58.accept the offer. If they do, the issue becomes how do they balance
:14:59. > :15:09.their budgets locally. We will hear from you then, thank you very much.
:15:10. > :15:21.A car built by a woman for women. Dorothy Pullinger ran the factory
:15:22. > :15:24.and 20 years after her death, her death is still unknown.
:15:25. > :15:33.When engineer Dorothy Pullinger was refused entry into the organisation
:15:34. > :15:37.of automobiles in 1930, she was told it was for men, not women, but she
:15:38. > :15:41.never gave up and in the First World War, ended up in charge of munitions
:15:42. > :15:44.workers. She moved to Dumfries and Galloway and became manager of
:15:45. > :15:50.Galloway motors, which had a female workforce.
:15:51. > :15:57.The seat was too low. They were looking through the steering wheel
:15:58. > :16:03.so she dropped the steering wheel down. She made the gear levers and
:16:04. > :16:10.the brake levers to the middle of the car. She made it so it fitted
:16:11. > :16:18.the size of a typical woman of the period. In Guernsey, his son
:16:19. > :16:22.inspects the creation. She is finally getting the recognition she
:16:23. > :16:28.deserves. Her legacy was the fact she has helped to change the
:16:29. > :16:31.attitude of societies today to respect women and their abilities as
:16:32. > :16:36.much as men's abilities. I think respect women and their abilities as
:16:37. > :16:39.is nice that the Scottish engineers and rolled her in the roll of
:16:40. > :16:43.honour. It is nice to know they and rolled her in the roll of
:16:44. > :16:49.appreciated her with far more respect than at the time of her
:16:50. > :16:55.engineering, or whatever she was being told by people, you are doing
:16:56. > :17:01.a man's. The only places can be seen as a Glasgow's beside Museum. 30
:17:02. > :17:05.years after the death of Dorothy Pullinger, only one in ten
:17:06. > :17:05.years after the death of Dorothy in the UK are women. The
:17:06. > :17:10.achievement still stand the test of time.
:17:11. > :17:16.Andy Murray is through to the final of the Australian Open tennis.
:17:17. > :17:18.It's his fifth final in the grand slam event
:17:19. > :17:25.To do that, he'll need to beat the world number one,
:17:26. > :17:27.Novak Djokovic, who's beaten him three times
:17:28. > :17:31.But, as Kheredine Idessane reports, Andy is just one of three Scots
:17:32. > :17:45.They have never known a grand slam quite like it. They came
:17:46. > :17:49.They have never known a grand slam Andy Murray, who arrived on court
:17:50. > :17:53.knowing two other Scots had already reached Melbourne finals. Could he
:17:54. > :18:07.make it a tartan travel? The big serving Canadian given -- did his
:18:08. > :18:13.best. First set Raonic, 6-4. Andy married picked a fine time to break
:18:14. > :18:22.his opponent's and level the match up. -- Andy Murray. Raonic was
:18:23. > :18:29.revelling in the rollerblader arena. Could Andy Murray make it to the
:18:30. > :18:34.deciding fifth? There were two types of pain for Raonic, the physical
:18:35. > :18:38.one, and the mental one when Andy married broke again right at the
:18:39. > :18:43.start of the deciding set. Not the only thing that got broken. Having
:18:44. > :18:51.sapped his spirit, the Scot soon served for the match. A place in his
:18:52. > :18:55.fifth Melbourne final assured. With his brother Jamie, they are the
:18:56. > :19:01.first mothers to make finals in the same slam. It will be something that
:19:02. > :19:05.is extremely rare. You will not see it very often. We should enjoy and
:19:06. > :19:12.be proud of it. It is a tough thing to do. The Murray brothers are not
:19:13. > :19:16.the only Scots in finals. It is a tartan trio, thanks to Gordon Reid
:19:17. > :19:21.who is in the finals of the wheelchair singles and doubles. Two
:19:22. > :19:27.days by three Scots going for four Australian open titles. -- two days
:19:28. > :19:30.and three Scots. The head of Scotland's football
:19:31. > :19:33.referees is angry at what he calls over the top criticism
:19:34. > :19:34.of match officials. And John Fleming says
:19:35. > :19:37.it can get refs down - at a time when the challenges they
:19:38. > :19:40.are facing are tougher than ever. Jonathan Sutherland has been
:19:41. > :19:50.speaking to him at the referees Hands up who would be a referee. A
:19:51. > :19:54.gathering in Spain for an intensive few days honing skills, an upbeat
:19:55. > :19:59.atmosphere and, according to the boss, it is not always the case.
:20:00. > :20:03.There are many occasions where referees have been really down. They
:20:04. > :20:07.have been down because they feel as if the criticism they are getting is
:20:08. > :20:12.way over the top and I would agree with that. The Scottish cup
:20:13. > :20:16.semifinal last season and a handball decision not given under mistake
:20:17. > :20:30.which could lead to a huge amount of criticism. Was it a handball? Celtic
:20:31. > :20:33.screaming for a penalty. Fleming feels sometimes goes too far. I
:20:34. > :20:36.would never be destructive in working with the media but there is
:20:37. > :20:38.a line that can be crossed, and it has been crossed several times. It
:20:39. > :20:44.is very frustrating. Sometimes you get angry about it, especially if
:20:45. > :20:47.the comments made not technically sound, especially if they are
:20:48. > :20:53.personalised, which they have been. That becomes very frustrating. As
:20:54. > :20:55.well as the practical sessions, video analysis of recent incidents
:20:56. > :21:01.form part of the winter training camp. The aim, to make sure referees
:21:02. > :21:05.get more of the big decisions right. When you go back it does not mean if
:21:06. > :21:10.you go to a winter training camp, all decisions will be correct. What
:21:11. > :21:15.they will do is practice a situation, be ready for it. They
:21:16. > :21:18.will be aware of the situations and, on the practical sessions over the
:21:19. > :21:23.last few days, we should be ready and prepare for them. That should
:21:24. > :21:27.enhance the decision-making. To that is human and mistakes will happen.
:21:28. > :21:30.Scottish referees believe they are doing all they can to get things
:21:31. > :21:33.right. -- to Earth. I'm sure there won't be any
:21:34. > :21:36.criticism of referees after this That might depend on what these
:21:37. > :21:40.gentlemen have to say. They're the managers
:21:41. > :21:42.of the semi finalists. Celtic, Ross County,
:21:43. > :21:44.Hibernian and St Johnstone. Tommy wright's Saints meet
:21:45. > :21:54.Alan Stubbs' Hibs tomorrow I do not look upon it as a team
:21:55. > :22:00.that, all right they are from a lower league, but the strength of
:22:01. > :22:04.the squad creates an atmosphere of a premiership club and team and it
:22:05. > :22:08.will be a difficult game. St Johnstone have seen on a number of
:22:09. > :22:11.occasions they are very well organised in their experience. They
:22:12. > :22:18.have quality in the right areas will stop anything is possible. We are
:22:19. > :22:18.very aware of that. We won't be underestimating St Johnstone
:22:19. > :22:21.whatsoever. You can listen to St Johnstone
:22:22. > :22:23.versus Hibernian live Then on Sunday there's live coverage
:22:24. > :22:28.of Ross County versus Celtic in the other semi on
:22:29. > :22:31.BBC One and on radio. Now this group of skiers
:22:32. > :22:33.is preparing to exchange Aberdeen's dry ski slope for the real
:22:34. > :22:36.stuff in the French Alps. They're competing in
:22:37. > :22:38.the Special Olympics for Team GB. And nearly all the Scots members
:22:39. > :22:58.of the team train in Aberdeen Are you ready? Let's pop in behind.
:22:59. > :23:03.Coach Bob taking his team through their paces. Soon they will be
:23:04. > :23:10.swapping this dry ski slope to the powdered peaks of the French Alps.
:23:11. > :23:13.One of the biggest winter event in the Special Olympics calendar.
:23:14. > :23:19.Christian is no stranger to competition. I have been skiing for
:23:20. > :23:23.31 years and I have been skiing since I was three. What do you like
:23:24. > :23:31.most about skiing? I enjoyed being with my friends on the mountain and
:23:32. > :23:36.being on the -- in the fresh air. 11 of the 12 Scottish skiers train here
:23:37. > :23:40.at the snow sports Centre in Aberdeen. They are part of the
:23:41. > :23:44.Special Olympics ski group which provides training and competition
:23:45. > :23:48.for people with intellectual disabilities. As well as the
:23:49. > :23:52.sporting side, it also gives them a social side. They are getting to
:23:53. > :23:57.know each other. When we are awake, they are learning to be amongst
:23:58. > :24:01.others and how to cope with people with different needs. Over the next
:24:02. > :24:08.few weeks, the group will be perfecting their moves and improving
:24:09. > :24:15.their speed before the big event. I like to speed and go fast. I like
:24:16. > :24:19.the slope and I like being with friends and that. The competition
:24:20. > :24:21.runs over seven days in March and some of these skiers are hoping to
:24:22. > :24:26.runs over seven days in March and make it all away to the top.
:24:27. > :24:34.Do we need to go to France for snow this weekend?
:24:35. > :24:39.What heyday it has been weather-wise with Gertrude sweeping
:24:40. > :24:41.What heyday it has been weather-wise country. A day.
:24:42. > :24:48.have seen since the year 2000. Our Weather watcher picture showing
:24:49. > :24:54.waves crashing on to the runway at Farnborough.
:24:55. > :24:57.waves crashing on to the runway at done with the high winds just yet.
:24:58. > :24:58.waves crashing on to the runway at This evening and overnight yellow
:24:59. > :25:03.warning covering This evening and overnight yellow
:25:04. > :25:06.for gales and snow and a higher amber, be prepared, warning for the
:25:07. > :25:11.North and South and high parts of the Central Belt. Very wintry
:25:12. > :25:15.conditions overnight. We have this band of rain pushing its way
:25:16. > :25:19.southwards. Behind it the cold air digs in and you can see the showers
:25:20. > :25:22.turning red lead to snow with thunder in the mix as well. The
:25:23. > :25:26.winds will remain strong to gale force. It will be cold. Temperatures
:25:27. > :25:30.for most down to force. It will be cold. Temperatures
:25:31. > :25:34.conditions on the higher road routes with blizzard conditions at times.
:25:35. > :25:35.conditions on the higher road routes Tomorrow is windy and wintry. The
:25:36. > :25:40.showers will be of snow away Tomorrow is windy and wintry. The
:25:41. > :25:45.the coast, even to low levels. Very cold indeed as well. In the middle
:25:46. > :25:50.part of the afternoon it is still windy. Let's take a closer look at
:25:51. > :25:55.around three o'clock. You can see their wind gusts. The snow showers
:25:56. > :25:59.will continue. There will be drier and brighter slots in between. It
:26:00. > :26:05.will be cold. Add on the wind and it will feel bitter. Across the
:26:06. > :26:09.Northeast and up to the far north it will be drier. The showers for
:26:10. > :26:14.Orkney and Shetland likely to be of rain. Not as windy as we have seen
:26:15. > :26:19.today. In the hills and mountains some extreme conditions. Wind gusts
:26:20. > :26:22.around 80, 90 miles an hour. Frequent snow showers and
:26:23. > :26:27.temperatures well below freezing. Extreme buffeting and civic
:26:28. > :26:31.conditions with white outs and blizzards, potentially gusts of 100
:26:32. > :26:35.bars and I through the Cairngorms. The showers will continue this
:26:36. > :26:39.evening, slowly easing off and the winds easing down. Very cold
:26:40. > :26:41.overnight with icy patches. Sunday we are trying to
:26:42. > :26:43.overnight with icy patches. Sunday from the south. With this weather
:26:44. > :26:47.front, it will from the south. With this weather
:26:48. > :26:50.across the west and south. But the North and is reasonably dry. The
:26:51. > :26:59.through the course of the day in a through the course of the day in a
:27:00. > :27:02.higher ground. The rain will reach the North Coast by the end of the
:27:03. > :27:04.afternoon. Temperatures starting to come up and the winds are much
:27:05. > :27:08.lighter. On the charts, it looks like we will do it all again. The
:27:09. > :27:12.deep area of low pressure in the far north of Scotland. The tension for
:27:13. > :27:17.further damaging and disruptive winds. That is the forecast.
:27:18. > :27:18.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news...
:27:19. > :27:21.Storm Gertrude has battered much of the country today.
:27:22. > :27:23.From Shetland to Saltcoats storm-force winds and heavy rain
:27:24. > :27:28.have caused transport disruption and damage to property.
:27:29. > :27:32.I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just
:27:33. > :27:35.Until then, from everyone on the team - right
:27:36. > :27:38.across the country - have a very good evening.