:00:19. > :00:21.Storm Henry is continuing to batter the country tonight,
:00:22. > :00:23.with gale force winds and heavy rain.
:00:24. > :00:26.Within the past few minutes, the Tay Bridge has been closed
:00:27. > :00:29.Rail services were stopped early and ferries have been
:00:30. > :00:37.Suzanne Allan has been following the day's events.
:00:38. > :00:47.In Glasgow, this afternoon, Edgar is hard to hold onto hat. It signalled
:00:48. > :00:52.the start of Storm Henry. In earshot, waves battered the real
:00:53. > :01:01.line. Schools were closed in the Western mails, as wind touched
:01:02. > :01:07.speeds of 90 may all spare hour. The Forth Road Bridge closed this
:01:08. > :01:16.afternoon. And at the Cromarty Bridge, this lorry was blown over.
:01:17. > :01:21.20 out of 26 Caledonian MacBrayne ferries are cancelled. We started
:01:22. > :01:30.with Abigail and today we have got Henry. What is causing so many
:01:31. > :01:36.storms? The jet stream is pushing these weather systems towards us. It
:01:37. > :01:41.is enough to bring these systems rattling towards us. In terms of
:01:42. > :01:48.impact, it will be far more reaching than the previous one. Winds blew
:01:49. > :01:52.part of this roof off in Dundee. It is to carry on overnight and for the
:01:53. > :01:53.rush hour tomorrow, although it should ease during the course of
:01:54. > :01:56.tomorrow. A task force has been meeting,
:01:57. > :01:59.in an attempt to save almost 400 jobs at the Texas Instruments
:02:00. > :02:01.plant in Greenock. Last week, the electronics firm said
:02:02. > :02:04.it would wind down operations at its Scottish factory,
:02:05. > :02:06.over the next three years. But it says it is still hoping
:02:07. > :02:22.to find a buyer for the plant. For more than 40 years, the plant
:02:23. > :02:28.has been at the heart of Silicon Glen, but all that work could soon
:02:29. > :02:32.come to an end. Workers make silicon chips for computer systems around
:02:33. > :02:40.the world. The client Texas Instruments orders,, intend to sell
:02:41. > :02:44.up within three years. A government task force has been setup to try and
:02:45. > :02:49.find a buyer for the plant so that clear will continue. In these
:02:50. > :02:57.situations, although it is a tremendous shock for the workforce,
:02:58. > :03:01.it is a big shock, even three years in advance, but it makes sense to
:03:02. > :03:05.work with the company, to have a good relationship with them. We are
:03:06. > :03:10.in a great place to do business in Scotland. We will investment.
:03:11. > :03:15.Pulling in the new buyer may be a daunting challenge, but it has
:03:16. > :03:21.happened here before. The local authority wants to see a repeat of
:03:22. > :03:24.effort made to shave Ferguson shipyard is two years ago. At that
:03:25. > :03:32.point, the business had collapsed but know it has been transformed and
:03:33. > :03:38.enslaving. I would hope that in team we can see this factory. There are
:03:39. > :03:41.365 fairly skilled jobs. The company has been here for many years and
:03:42. > :03:53.should different generations of families have worked with them
:03:54. > :03:56.there. For a small community like this, the skill of redundancies
:03:57. > :03:58.there. For a small community like would be devastating. The
:03:59. > :04:02.there. For a small community like is on carving out a viable future.
:04:03. > :04:06.Two men have been sentenced to death in China for the murder of one
:04:07. > :04:08.of the co-founders of the Samye Ling Buddhist monastery
:04:09. > :04:11.Akong Rinpoche was found dead, with multiple stab wounds,
:04:12. > :04:14.in the southwestern city of Chengdu in 2013, amidst a financial dispute.
:04:15. > :04:17.One of the men sentenced was a nephew of the murdered man
:04:18. > :04:22.and had, at some time, lived at the monastery.
:04:23. > :04:24.A Scots tourist has reportedly been killed on an elephant
:04:25. > :04:28.The Bangkok Post newspaper said the 36-year-old was trampled
:04:29. > :04:30.by the elephant and gored by its tusk during a trek
:04:31. > :04:37.His daughter is being treated in hospital.
:04:38. > :04:39.A spokesman for the Foreign Commonwealth Office said
:04:40. > :04:42.they are offering support to the family of a British national
:04:43. > :04:50.Tesco is to create 150 jobs at its Dundee call centre.
:04:51. > :05:03.It will bring the total workforce to more than 1,100.
:05:04. > :05:06.governments over planned new tax powers for Holyrood.
:05:07. > :05:09.They met again in London today when it is understood the Treasury
:05:10. > :05:12.made a revised offer over the level of spending which would be
:05:13. > :05:17.But afterwards, Finance Secretary John Swinney said there remained
:05:18. > :05:24.considerable distance between the sides.
:05:25. > :05:33.We are still trying to get to a point of agreement. The Treasury put
:05:34. > :05:36.forward some proposals today. I put forward alternatives at the last
:05:37. > :05:40.meeting and we discussed those further. We have go to different
:05:41. > :05:44.propositions on the table which they are now looking at deceive their is
:05:45. > :05:47.the basis for us to reach agreement. The River Dee's salmon fishing
:05:48. > :05:50.season got underway this morning. The recent flooding means some roads
:05:51. > :05:53.and buildings have been damaged, but, as John McManus reports,
:05:54. > :06:03.anglers face new dangers A dram of whiskey to toast the river
:06:04. > :06:10.at the start of the salmon fishing season. A colourful spectacle, but
:06:11. > :06:17.are saying that the business and industry are open. The floods in
:06:18. > :06:27.December caused so much damage. It will take some time to fix. A lot of
:06:28. > :06:35.our access routes where washed away or badly damaged. It is
:06:36. > :06:48.wide-ranging, the damage. Gabriel W Weir. From trees to bits of caravan
:06:49. > :06:58.and everything, unfortunately. Some of the fish from the river find
:06:59. > :07:02.hundreds of yards away in fields. Basically, we stunned the fish, put
:07:03. > :07:09.them in a bucket and take them back here. The start of the season also
:07:10. > :07:22.marks a return to normality. But there are head challenges. We need
:07:23. > :07:26.to know who the loose shingle and gravel is, to make people we saw the
:07:27. > :07:30.do not fall over and hurt themselves. Despite the problems,
:07:31. > :07:39.those who work in the river are optimistic. There never has an
:07:40. > :07:46.amazing ability to heal itself. It shook up bounce back and Friday.
:07:47. > :07:48.That is something that the river users will all be reflecting on.
:07:49. > :07:51.Researchers are looking a how sea creatures like barnacles and mussels
:07:52. > :07:52.could be causing problems for the growing offshore
:07:53. > :08:06.Our Science correspondent Kenneth Macdonald has more.
:08:07. > :08:16.Beautiful, but you might find things beneath less pretty. These are
:08:17. > :08:23.creatures, such as barnacles and mussels, of which spend their entire
:08:24. > :08:28.adult ladies clinging to one spot. It is an incredible make a world.
:08:29. > :08:33.Lots of different creatures strangers arrive in a very harsh
:08:34. > :08:37.environment. It took just eight weeks to create these colonies. You
:08:38. > :08:44.get are creatures, things like barnacles and mussels which are very
:08:45. > :08:50.hard shells. The other a lot heavier and can add more than 20 kilograms
:08:51. > :08:56.per square metre coverage. And there could be a big drag on the renewable
:08:57. > :09:01.energy industry, which is why the technology centre is leading this
:09:02. > :09:07.research. We are talking about anything offshore, particularly
:09:08. > :09:15.floating devices. Also, structures that XP still and remain rooted to
:09:16. > :09:20.the sea bed. Work is already under way near Oban. The plan is to look
:09:21. > :09:25.at creatures like this very closely, but true to the scientific method,
:09:26. > :09:30.before you work out what to do, you have to establish whether there is a
:09:31. > :09:33.problem in the first place. The creatures will inevitably draw on
:09:34. > :09:41.these structures, but there is many different creatures which could pool
:09:42. > :09:48.on the structures. The nature of the Mohave different effect. You could
:09:49. > :09:49.be a map showing which creatures are free and telling the renewables
:09:50. > :09:52.industry can avoid them. Football's winter transfer window
:09:53. > :09:54.for the buying and selling Our senior football reporter
:09:55. > :10:10.Chris McLaughlin has the latest. It has been a busy day, and is not
:10:11. > :10:17.over yet. Celtic have Saint Patrick Roberts from Manchester city only
:10:18. > :10:21.loan deal. Also: Richards, the Turkish international striker on a
:10:22. > :10:26.two-year deal. He was speaking to the media earlier this evening. To
:10:27. > :10:31.saying likely massive club like this, there is only one reaction, I
:10:32. > :10:37.am very privileged and thankful. I am ecstatic. I cannot wait. Across
:10:38. > :10:48.Glasgow, Rangers have finally got their man. Meikle Halligan signed a
:10:49. > :10:55.four-year deal from Saint Johnstone. Hearts have made a couple of deals.
:10:56. > :11:00.20 more on going this evening. About 90 minutes left before the transfer
:11:01. > :11:01.window closes. For all the latest, check out the BBC Scotland's sports
:11:02. > :11:04.website. We can get the latest
:11:05. > :11:22.on the weather, from Gillian. Very damaging winds attracting much
:11:23. > :11:29.of the attention across Scotland. Gusts 60-18 May will spare hour. And
:11:30. > :11:36.up to 90 in the extreme north of the country. Destruction food Rene,
:11:37. > :11:42.severe driving conditions. You could also be some structural damage
:11:43. > :11:49.across the North of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It
:11:50. > :11:55.could be wintry showers on the islands. That is a separate Met
:11:56. > :12:00.Office yellow warning for that. It has the start of the day tomorrow.
:12:01. > :12:06.The wind still gusting to severe gale force. There could be baby on
:12:07. > :12:11.the roads and trees stone. Expect disruption and delays in the morning
:12:12. > :12:16.commute. The showers will continue to feed into the Highlands.
:12:17. > :12:20.commute. The showers will continue improvement through the course of
:12:21. > :12:22.the day. The strongest of the wind will die
:12:23. > :12:22.the day. The strongest of the wind dissolved during the course of the
:12:23. > :12:28.day. A lot of dry and dissolved during the course of the
:12:29. > :12:34.across much of the country. Still that wintry weather across much of
:12:35. > :12:49.the country. Quite a raw feeling to the day. Into tomorrow evening, this
:12:50. > :12:54.feeds for a whale. It is a weakening front. Four wins the itself, just
:12:55. > :13:03.the band of cloud affecting England and Wales. North of the border, much
:13:04. > :13:05.better. Still chilly, but a few shoppers, but we will feel the
:13:06. > :13:09.benefit of those later winds. Our next update is during Breakfast
:13:10. > :13:12.at 6.25 tomorrow morning. But, from everyone on the late team
:13:13. > :13:16.here in Glasgow and around