:00:00. > :00:08.show is my creation and so I impose my own timing of it, my own
:00:09. > :00:10.Campaigners are calling for legal protection
:00:11. > :00:14.The animals were reintroduced here after being hunted to extinction.
:00:15. > :00:17.But BBC Scotland has learned heavily pregnant beavers are among those
:00:18. > :00:20.which have been shot on Tayside by farmers and landowners.
:00:21. > :00:26.Our environment correspondent, David Miller, reports.
:00:27. > :00:35.Beavers have been reintroduced here as part of an official trial,
:00:36. > :00:37.but there is another beaver population in Scotland,
:00:38. > :00:40.Four years ago the Scottish Government scrapped plans to trap
:00:41. > :00:45.On Tayside, landowners have said that the beavers damage woodland
:00:46. > :00:48.and cause flooding, 21 have been confirmed shot.
:00:49. > :00:50.Beavers shot on Tayside are brought here to Edinburgh
:00:51. > :00:54.The post-mortem results obtained by BBC Scotland show vets have
:00:55. > :00:57.We now know beavers which were heavily pregnant or had
:00:58. > :00:59.recently given birth are among those killed,
:01:00. > :01:10.that has led to calls for a close season on animal welfare grounds.
:01:11. > :01:13.And questions have been raised about long it would have taken
:01:14. > :01:18.If somebody has used a gun to shoot and the animal has moved and moved
:01:19. > :01:23.out of range and the animal has been wounded, that is sad but that,
:01:24. > :01:29.unfortunately, is a product of a situation where a lack
:01:30. > :01:32.of action by the authorities over the years has effectively left
:01:33. > :01:36.being the only ones doing the management in that area.
:01:37. > :01:39.The beavers are here and the Scottish Government has
:01:40. > :01:41.decided to tolerate them, so it is really up to them
:01:42. > :01:45.to reflect public opinion and give them some protection.
:01:46. > :01:46.A spokeswoman for the Environment Minister,
:01:47. > :01:59.Campaigners fear that decision will not come
:02:00. > :02:01.until after the Scottish elections in May,
:02:02. > :02:02.leaving Tayside's beavers without protection during this
:02:03. > :02:07.A man and young boy have been seriously injured in an alleged
:02:08. > :02:11.It happened in the early hours of this morning outside
:02:12. > :02:12.the Glencairn Social Club in Rutherglen.
:02:13. > :02:15.The pair were struck by a private hire taxi.
:02:16. > :02:16.The 31-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries,
:02:17. > :02:22.while the six-year-old boy is stable in hospital.
:02:23. > :02:26.A man's died after being hit by a car on the A91 in Fife.
:02:27. > :02:28.It happened near Collessie, last night.
:02:29. > :02:30.The chairman of the UK Independence Party in Scotland,
:02:31. > :02:33.Arthur Misty Thackeray, has temporarily stood down
:02:34. > :02:36.from the job, after appearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court accused
:02:37. > :02:39.of making sexual phone calls without consent.
:02:40. > :02:41.Police Scotland confirmed that a 55-year-old man was detained
:02:42. > :02:48.and a report sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
:02:49. > :02:50.Ross County are in the Scottish League Cup final after defeating
:02:51. > :02:58.Celtic had led from the first minute, but played with ten men
:02:59. > :03:02.after Efe Ambrose was sent off in the first half.
:03:03. > :03:05.Martin Woods equalised from the resulting penalty.
:03:06. > :03:11.The Staggies' third goal ensured they'll play Hibs in the final.
:03:12. > :03:13.There was to be no Scottish treble at the Australian Open,
:03:14. > :03:16.as Andy Murray was beaten by his old nemesis, Novak Djokovic.
:03:17. > :03:18.Older brother Jamie triumphed in the men's doubles yesterday,
:03:19. > :03:20.while Gordon Reid won the wheelchair singles.
:03:21. > :03:37.Kheredine Idessane reports from Melbourne.
:03:38. > :03:49.It was a Scots against the Serbs. They dominated pre-match. And their
:03:50. > :03:54.man dominated during it, Novak Djokovic taking the first five games
:03:55. > :03:58.as the first set disappeared, 6-1. Andy Murray made a fight of the
:03:59. > :04:07.second which he lost, being broken after getting 25- -- 5-5. Two double
:04:08. > :04:11.faults lost in the tie-break and before he knew it he was facing
:04:12. > :04:14.championship point. The record equalling sixth title for the world
:04:15. > :04:18.number one and another painful defeat for the world number two.
:04:19. > :04:22.I am proud that I got into this position. I am now looking forward
:04:23. > :04:27.to getting home. Andy Murray is already on the plane
:04:28. > :04:30.home, about to become a dad, he says he has books on parenthood to get
:04:31. > :04:35.him through the flight. He has plenty of time to reflect on how he
:04:36. > :04:40.and get the better of no Jack -- Novak Djokovic has beaten him in
:04:41. > :04:45.four of the finals Andy Murray has contested here. Heat and also
:04:46. > :04:48.reflect upon the wonderful tournament for Scottish tennis after
:04:49. > :04:51.Gordon Reid and Jamie Murray won their respective events.
:04:52. > :04:54.Let's get the weather prospects for this evening and the start
:04:55. > :05:04.of the week, and Christopher Blanchett is at the map.
:05:05. > :05:11.Storm Henry on the way tomorrow. Tonight, as the storm arrives,
:05:12. > :05:16.milder conditions. You can see the rain marching northwards, watch the
:05:17. > :05:19.temperatures, as he heard overnight they will climb into double digits
:05:20. > :05:24.and the wind will strengthen around the West coast. Tomorrow, you can
:05:25. > :05:28.see the storm whipping around up into the North West, for most it
:05:29. > :05:32.will be breezy with the winds increasing. Blustery showers with
:05:33. > :05:36.brightness in between and for the afternoon after that mile start, the
:05:37. > :05:40.temperatures will tumble. Mid afternoon onwards we will see the
:05:41. > :05:45.height of the winds, this amber weather warning in force from the
:05:46. > :05:52.Met office, it is across most of the country, 70 028 e-mails per hour
:05:53. > :05:53.winds likely, significant disruption for travel and the potential for
:05:54. > :05:53.damage. Our next update's just
:05:54. > :05:57.after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone
:05:58. > :05:59.on the team here in Glasgow, enjoy the rest of
:06:00. > :06:11.your Sunday evening. Hello. Winds will start to pick up
:06:12. > :06:12.across the