01/02/2016 Reporting Scotland

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Battening down the hatches once again as Storm Henry sweeps

across much of the country, causing travel disruption.

The task force set up to try to save

the threatened Texas Instruments factory in Greenock

The young mother facing deportation unless her Scots husband proves

he earns enough to support his family.

I do not want to be separated from my boy, and I cannot leave my

husband like that. from last

month's floods have spelt trouble

for the River Dee's And we'll have details of the big

signings as this season's transfer Storm Henry is battering the country

tonight with gusts up

to 90 mph. The Forth Road bridge was closed

to all traffic for a time this afternoon, some rail services

are being stopped early and ferries VOICEOVER: In Glasgow by 4pm, it was

hard to hold onto hat. Wind, rain and hail stones signalling the start

of Storm Henry. It came first to the west Coast. Here, in Ayrshire, waves

battered the railway line, schools were closed in the Western Isles,

with winds touching 90 mph. The advice was to stay indoors. There is

an amber be prepared warning for most of Scotland, except for the

South. Gusts of 70 to 80 mph are already battering us, it will

continue tonight and into tomorrow morning. It is already having an

effect on road, rail and ferries. All major bridges have warnings,

Forth Road Bridge closed earlier this afternoon with winds of 84 mph

recorded just before 2pm. At the a nine bridge, this lorry was pulled

over in the morning. -- A9. 20 out of 26 car ferries are cancelled, as

is the ferry to Shetland. Whether causing problems on the railways,

from now on, there is no trains out of Glasgow to open. We expect it to

hit the coast at around 1830 this evening. -- Oban. Most services will

run, we are trying to get everybody home. Only on services on the West

Coast. We may begin to thin out services gradually. We started with

Abigail, Gertrude blew through on Friday, today we have got Henry,

what is causing so many storms? What is driving the systems towards us,

the jet stream, the fast moving winds in the atmosphere, 180 mph,

enough to bring those systems rattling towards us. In terms of

impact, Henry will be more far reaching than Gertrude was. Wind

blew part of this roof off in Dundee, and it is going to carry on,

Dales will be -- gale force winds will continue but it should ease of

during the day. STUDIO: Well our

reporter Lisa Summers is at the Forth Road

Bridge for us tonight. As you can see, it is getting dusty,

that is what we have seen during the course of the day, short, sharp

dusty spells, prolonged wind, leading to the closure of the

bridge. The latest from the bridge is that they are expecting the gusts

to get worse during the course of the evening, they say it is likely

they will have to close the bridge to all traffic, maybe sometime

around 9pm. That might be the case for other bridges in Scotland as

well. As we go on through the course of the evening, warnings of power

cuts, conditions described as treacherous on the West Coast. Into

tomorrow... INAUDIBLE ... Because the amber warning is in

effect until 9am tomorrow, so it is quite possible we will see

disruption right through the morning rush-hour.

between the Scottish and UK governments over planned new tax

The two sides met today in London when it's understood the Treasury

But afterwards the Finance Secretary John Swinney said there remained

Our political editor Brian Taylor is here now.

We are still trying to get a point of agreement, some proposals have

put forward, I have put forward will turn its proposals at the last

meeting, and we discussed things further. There are two different

proposals on the table that we are looking at, to see if we can secure

an agreement. Brian, there is a time-limit for these figures. There

is an effective time-limit, because the bill setting up... What we were

talking about today, drawn from the block to match the new tax powers

coming Scotland's way, those tax powers are set out in a Westminster

bill, for them to happen, Holyrood has to say yes or no, and members of

Scottish parliament will soon be going into recess for the elections

at Holyrood, they say that if they are to give this consideration, then

they need to know the details of the accompanying fiscal framework, the

amount of money that will be withdrawn from Scotland and tax

powers and they need to know that by the end of next week. As has been

disclosed, the Treasury tabled a new offer, the Scottish Government said,

not good enough. In response, the Scottish Government 's tabled an

offer that revised their position, that said that if the Westminster

government increases the tax limit, that has no cross-border impact if

only done in England. They said, not good enough. There will be talks

between the two sides batting back and forward all next week, -- all

this week, and next week we expect a further meeting between ministers.

in an attempt to save almost 400 jobs

at the Texas Instruments plant in Greenock.

Last week, the electronics firm said it would wind down operations

at its Scottish factory, over the next three years.

But it says it's still hoping to find a buyer for the plant.

Here's our Business Correspondent, David Henderson.

VOICEOVER: Formal than 40 years, this plant in Greenock has been at

the heart of Silicon Glen, all of that work may soon come to an end.

In the clean rooms, the technology firm makes silicon chips for

computer systems around the world. Its now planned to sell and ship out

within three years. Five days on, the response, a government task

force, the principal job, to find a buyer for the plant, so that work

there can continue. In these situations, it is a dreadful shock

for the workforce, redundancy, even between one and three years hence,

is a big shock, particularly if you work for years for a company, but it

makes sense to work with the company, to have a good relationship

with the company going forward, we are a great place to do business in

Scotland, we welcome investment. Pulling in a new buyer may seem like

a new challenge -- big challenge but it has happened before. They want to

see repeats of the effort made to save this place, Ferguson shipyard,

two years ago, at that point, this business had collapsed, and yet now

it has been transformed, it is thriving. I would hope that over a

period of time we can find a way to save this factory, 365 very skilled

jobs, the company has been here for a long number of years, generations

of different families have worked here, the scale of this, to lose 355

jobs for a small community, it is absolutely devastating. Until five

years ago this land was owned by National Semiconductor. Texas

Instruments have not lasted long, the focus now is on carving out a

viable future. STUDIO: You're watching

Reporting Scotland. the sticky creatures from under

the sea that are causing a headache for the renewable

energy industry In sport, after a controversial

weekend, could referees be allowed We've the latest on

transfer deadline day. was Andy Murray's eye off

the ball in Melbourne? STUDIO: A young mother from Oban

is facing deportation to Hong Kong unless her Scots husband can

prove he can earn enough Alice Addison is orginally

from Hong Kong and although she's described

as a British National Overseas, she's still subject

to UK immigration control. VOICEOVER: Alice and Ross are a

young family living together in Oban together with their little boy but

they face an uncertain future. I was in Australia for a while, I met

Ross, we fell in love. We travelled together in Australia. And then, we

make sure we really loved each other. They got married here, but

she is a British national overseas. Because her husband's earnings are

slightly under the government threshold, she's not allowed to stay

the UK. We asked the Home Office but they said they cannot comment

because the case is subject to an appeal. Ross has got a joinery

business, there is three to four people working for him. Fact he has

a family does not seem to make a difference to his wife these are's

application. -- wife's Visa application. There is no difference

to if we were married without a child, as long as your income is

higher. The family are afraid that if Alice as to leave, Ross will have

to give up work to look after their son, they have launched an appeal.

Everyday, worrying when I am going to be removed, when I need to go

back to Hong Kong, it could be very short notice, like the next day, and

all of the money... I would be responsible for the flight. They

will take care of my boy? I do not want to separate from my boy. I

cannot leave my husband like that, how can you do that? How could he

worked in the day and take care of the boy at night? Ross thinks he can

prove that his earnings are higher than the Home Office, and he is

consulting with his lawyer on the next move. -- thinks he can prove

that his earnings are higher than thought by the Home Office.

STUDIO: They didn't seal the deal over

But if the prime minister, David Cameron and the European

council president, Donald Tusk can reach agreement on EU reform

and that's backed by all 28 EU leaders at their summit

an in/out referendum could be held as early as June.

So, are the rival campaigns in Scotland ready?

Our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell, is here.

It is fair to say that at this stage, the in campaign is more

developed than the out campaign, Britain stronger in has set up a

Scottish operation, it has the former Labour MP Frank Roy as its

head. It also has the former SNP media chief on board, doing

communications. Today they have confirmed this former head of the

European Parliament office in Edinburgh, there he is, he is there

a new chief campaign spokesman. Inevitably there will be some

messages which are warning of the potential impact of moving out the

European but for us, it is not a cross-party campaign, it is a

nonparty campaign, talking up the benefits of EU membership for

Scotland and the broader United Kingdom.

Of the six the little parties in Scotland, only one, Ukip, is

campaigning for an out vote. -- political parties. The rest want the

UK to stay in the EU. That is one reason why the leader of Ukip

concedes that Scotland is more difficult territory for those who

want the UK to leave the EU. At the moment, the campaign in Scotland is

forget, this Greg Smith that moment, the campaign in Scotland is

Scotland is wonderfully in love with the European Union. --

Scotland is wonderfully in love with myth. There has been precious

debate, -- precious little debate and while there has been a gap, who

knows which way that could go. Who will be arguing the case for out?

The sole Euro MP in Scotland for Ukip, and the Labour Leave campaign,

fronted by Nigel Griffiths, former MP, and a former deputy leader of

the SNP, he says that he will be arguing the out case as well. The

former Conservative MSP, has been appointed the head of press for the

UK wide campaign Leave campaign, and that is not the only one on the

outside, there is also Vote Leave but neither of these have set up

Scottish operations. -- not the only one on the Out side.

Details of a ?20 million redevelopment of Aberdeen terminal

building have been revealed. It will see the biggest transformation of

the site in almost 40 years. Orkney has the highest level of fuel

poverty of anywhere in Scotland. Recent figures suggest that over two

thirds of households are spending 10% and more of their income on

fuel. The increased cost of electricity is a particular issue in

rural areas. It has doubled in the last decade or 15 years. The figures

only reflect what is happening on the ground which is people being

called in their home. It is a concern for is all. Five veterans of

the Allied invasion of 1944 have been awarded France's

highest honour for bravery. The French consul general in Scotland

presented the men with the honour in a ceremony today.

The River Dee's salmon fishing season got underway this morning,

but the recent flooding means some roads and buildings have been

damaged and anglers face new dangers in the river itself.

A dram of whiskey to toast the river and mark the start of the salmon

fishing season. A colourful spectacle and a signal that this

river, this industry is open for business. This is what it is opening

after. December's floods caused so much damage. It will take some time

to finish. There have been fishing huts are banned down the river

destroyed or badly damaged. A lot of access to the fishing feeds have

been washed away. It is wide ranging. Walls have been washed

away, fences and debris everywhere. It is one of the biggest issues we

have. From trees, two bits of caravan and everything,

unfortunately. The river rose so far that fish were found hundreds of

metres away in fields. We found a mixture of salmon and trout. We

stunned the fish to save them and put them in a bucket and released

them in the River Dee. The start of the season marks a return to

normality. There are hidden challenges for anglers. You have to

wade in the river to get far enough to present a flight to the salmon.

We need to know where the holes and loose shingle are so the fishermen

can be aware and don't fall over and hurt themselves. Those who work on

the river are still optimistic. DD and other rivers have an amazing

ability to heal itself. We need to give it tender loving care to look

after it but she will bounce back and thrive. That is a message that

all the river's users will be reflecting on.

Let's get the sports news from Rhona.

Scottish referees are watching with interest a pilot scheme

in Australia, where match officials give post-match interviews.

If successful it could lead to referees here, speaking

to the media about controversial incidents.

It comes after another weekend of big decisions for the men

Jonathan Sutherland has this exclusive report.

COMMENTATOR: Well, well. Another red card for Celtic. Another weekend of

tough calls for referees. Afterwards, punters and pundits have

their say but in future good we have interviews with the referees? The

Australians are trialling in very strict situations, I think it is

penalties and major decisions, the referees are offering up an

interview after the game, an opportunity to be spoken to. It is

something we are open to look at. So we might get the chance to interview

referees in the future? Perhaps. And perhaps only for certain decisions.

COMMENTATOR: Penalty kick! Chris Miller takes Dan Henderson just

inside the box. So is it time the referees had their say? It is a

difficult situation. They are told they can't comment. Everybody wants

to know the reasons for the decisions they give. It would make

for better relations and that would be better. It is a pilot that they

are trialling and I haven't seen the results but I am aware it is

something they are looking at. We will watch with interest. Scottish

referees doing post-match interviews remains some way off but they are

now talking about talking. Football's winter transfer window

for the buying and selling of players closes in just

over five hours' time. Our senior football

reporter Chris McLaughlin Chris what are the big

stories tonight? Transfer deadline day in Scotland

recently has been fairly dull - Most recently, Rangers

finally got their man. Michael O'Halloran has moved

to Ibrox from St Johnstone This is him scoring against Rangers

in the League Cup last year. The deal is believed to be around

half a million pounds. That's it - probably -

from Rangers for the night. They've completed the 18-month loan

signing of Patrick Roberts The 18-year-old, who last summer

cost City twelve million pounds from Fulham, spoke to the media

earlier today and told us I'm very direct. I'm very quick. I

like to get them off their seats. Which I hope to do many times. I

like to score goals and I plan to do that as much as I can.

Now he could be joined later by the Turkish striker Colin

That will be it for Celtic tonight, we think.

Although Nadir Ciftci has gone out on loan to Turkish

They've signed the Scotland international midfielder Don Cowie.

They're also still hoping to sign John Souttar from Dundee Utd.

Heading out of Tynecastle is striker Osman Sow.

He should complete a move to China in a deal worth over

Margaro Gomis has moved on loan from Hearts to Motherwell

and Ross County are hoping to take David Goodwillie on loan

Lots happening and still over five hours before the window closes.

Plenty more of course on the BBC Sport Scotland website.

Today's new tennis world rankings reveal a Scot at number one,

Gordon Reid from Helensburgh tops mens doubles in wheelchair tennis,

but tasting even sweeter, his Australian Open

And the Murray brothers are both number two in the World.

Andy in singles, Jamie in doubles, following their exploits Down Under,

It was quite the family affair in Melbourne!

Melbourne was all about the Murrays. That's it. A winner! Andy, you

should be in bed, not here taking photos. So did a late-night affect

him against Djokovic? It would have been a boost to him. He would have

been psychologically pleased that Jamie eventually got his title. I

think he would have been buoyed by that. COMMENTATOR: It is an ace that

finishes the championships. Andy Murray loses an Australian title

again. I feel I have been here before. Other stuff will have been

playing on his mind. He is very family orientated. If Kim had said

to him, come home, he would have been on the next flight. To my wife,

Kim, you've been a legend over the last two weeks. Thank you so much

for all of your support. I will be on the next flight home. There was

love to four Gordon Reid, a winner in men's wheelchair singles. So

happy. It makes all the hard work with it. I want to say a big thanks

to all my supporters, sponsors, and friends and family back home who

have helped me through the journey. Hopefully, there is more to come.

That's all for tonight. Thank you. Now they may look harmless enough -

but small sea creatures like barnacles and mussels could be

causing problems for the growing Our Science correspondent

Kenneth Macdonald explains. Beautiful, isn't it? You might find

what lies beneath is less beautiful. Creatures like barnacles and muscles

spend their entire adult lives clinging to one spot. These are

incredible different micro worlds, with each thing doing everything to

survive in harsh environments. It took just eight weeks to create

these colonies. Creatures like barnacles and muscles have really

hard shells which can be a lot heavier and can add more than 20

kilograms per square metre of coverage. That could be a big drag

on offshore renewable energy. It is why the offshore technology Centre

is leading this research. We are talking about floating devices, such

as wave and wind. And also things that stick to the sea bed like tidal

turbines. The plan is to look at creatures like this very closely.

Before they work out what to do with them, they have to establish whether

there is a problem in the first place. Creatures will inevitably

grow on the structures. A lot of different types of creature could

grow. Whether it is big long kelps or tiny creatures and this will have

a different effect on the devices. The research will look at what

problems these creatures can bring and what can be done to avoid them.

Let's get the latest weather forecast from Gillian.

Storm Henry is tracking across the country and bringing potentially

damaging wind. This picture sent in by a weather watcher in the West

Highlands. Winds set to peak tonight. Poor conditions into

tomorrow morning. Widespread gusts of 70-90. For the bridges, 90 mile

an hour gusts. Potentially structural damage and certainly

hazardous driving conditions. May be some disruption to power supplies.

All of this with some heavy showers. They will merge to bring longer

spells of rain. A separate warning for that. It could lead to localised

flooding across the Highlands. Really poor conditions into tomorrow

morning. Storm force winds across many parts. There could be branches

down, debris across the road. Plenty of showers driving into Argyll and

the Highlands and Aberdeenshire and they will still be wintry over hills

and high ground. There is a gradual improvement through the day. Winds

will gradually moderate. Drier weather developing for the

afternoon. Still showers in the North. A very strong wind

transferring to the south-west for a time before it all quietens down for

Wednesday. A much quieter day on Wednesday. Some good spells of

sunshine, lighter winds, it will feel chilly. Temperatures 6-8dC but

comparatively feeling much better. Roll on Wednesday. That's it from