:00:00. > :00:00.exclusive investigation. That's all from BBC News at Six PM. Back with
:00:00. > :00:00.the latest at 10pm. Now we joined the BBC News teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:11.Shots are fired, as police apprehend five men in Arbroath after the theft
:00:12. > :00:15.A new hardship fund for farmers hit by delays to EU farm payments.
:00:16. > :00:18.We're taking to the slopes, where Scotland's ski resorts
:00:19. > :00:22.are gearing up for their busiest weekend of the year.
:00:23. > :00:33.And the snow's here after a mild few months.
:00:34. > :00:40.It was windy up top but it was nice to see the sun. The snow is fresh.
:00:41. > :00:43.You can get speed up and get some good skiing.
:00:44. > :00:46.parts, a carpet and an aeroplane propeller.
:00:47. > :00:48.All part of this year's British Art Show opening in
:00:49. > :01:00.And join me later, where Scotland's aim is not to finish the second six
:01:01. > :01:13.Nations weekend in these. Five men have been detained
:01:14. > :01:16.in a police operation During it, armed officers fired
:01:17. > :01:20.shots to blow out the tyres Police Scotland says specialist
:01:21. > :01:24.rounds were used to disable the vehicles, in order to reduce
:01:25. > :01:27.the risk to members of the public. The operation was in connection
:01:28. > :01:30.with the theft of a cash machine from a supermarket in Carnoustie
:01:31. > :01:47.in the early hours of this morning. High drama this morning at the car
:01:48. > :01:52.park of this McDonald's restaurant in Arbroath. Police officers,
:01:53. > :01:55.specialist firearms officers, swooped to detain five men they
:01:56. > :02:03.believed to be involved in the theft of a cash machine from Carnoustie, a
:02:04. > :02:07.shop seven miles south from here. Firearms were discharged during this
:02:08. > :02:14.incident, not against any person but to blow out the tyres of the cars.
:02:15. > :02:20.It has been a day of a lot of police activity in various parts of Angus.
:02:21. > :02:24.It was around 10:30am when shocked diners at the McDonald's restaurant
:02:25. > :02:29.in Arbroath saw the police operation swing into action. Specialist
:02:30. > :02:35.officers swooped on five men in the car park. There were reports of two
:02:36. > :02:38.or three gunshots. Police Scotland later confirmed that tyre
:02:39. > :02:44.deflationary ounce had been fired, believed to be a shot gun type
:02:45. > :02:48.device to stop vehicles in their tracks. No one was injured. A
:02:49. > :02:54.cartridge could later be seen under one of the cars. The five men were
:02:55. > :02:58.detained in connection with the theft of a cash machine from inside
:02:59. > :03:03.this supermarket seven miles away in Carnoustie, which was reported at
:03:04. > :03:09.around 4:30am. This afternoon, a heavy police presence at this this
:03:10. > :03:13.used property on the outskirts of Carnoustie. This is looking very
:03:14. > :03:18.much like an intelligence led operation. Police Scotland's
:03:19. > :03:25.organised crime unit and the North West England regional crime unit
:03:26. > :03:31.were involved. At any point, were members of the public at risk? No.
:03:32. > :03:34.Very important when we are mounting operations of this kind,
:03:35. > :03:40.particularly involving firearms officers, that we continue the risks
:03:41. > :03:45.and do everything to minimise. The incident has been referred to the
:03:46. > :03:52.police investigations and review commission, a routine decision when
:03:53. > :03:56.firearms used. The restaurant is back to normal tonight. The cars
:03:57. > :04:01.involved in the incident have been removed. I said in the report that
:04:02. > :04:05.no one was injured. We have now found out that a police officer was
:04:06. > :04:10.slightly injured in the incident in the car park. The one bit of the
:04:11. > :04:13.jigsaw we are not sure of is the reason for that high level of police
:04:14. > :04:20.activity at the disused property on the outskirts of Carnoustie. The
:04:21. > :04:28.police investigation, it has routinely been referred. Two
:04:29. > :04:32.vehicles had their tyres damaged in the firearms incident. The use of
:04:33. > :04:35.firearms by police in Scotland is still a very rare event.
:04:36. > :04:37.Farmers hit by delays to EU payments will be offered loans
:04:38. > :04:39.from a ?20 million hardship fund set up
:04:40. > :04:42.The Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, apologised
:04:43. > :04:45.to farmers for not being able to process payments on time
:04:46. > :04:49.because of failures in a new IT system.
:04:50. > :04:51.Farmers have warned of a "cash flow crisis".
:04:52. > :05:08.In the cab, Farmer John. He was born on this farm just outside Saint
:05:09. > :05:12.Andrews. His main income is from cereal crops but he relies on EU
:05:13. > :05:16.subsidies to support his business throughout the year. He is yet to
:05:17. > :05:21.receive a penny of the payments he would expect. The subsidy payments
:05:22. > :05:26.that would have come in January would have paid for the things we
:05:27. > :05:29.need to get ready for next season. You have demand from your supply
:05:30. > :05:33.trade and you just have to meet it. If you want the staff when you need
:05:34. > :05:39.it, you have to pay for it. It is all about cash flow. It has been a
:05:40. > :05:42.difficult year for farming. Pretty awful weather, the markets have been
:05:43. > :05:46.challenging and in addition there has been a significant change in the
:05:47. > :05:52.way European subsidies are delivered to farmers in Scotland. It is down
:05:53. > :05:55.to the Scottish Government to administer the payments, but
:05:56. > :06:04.problems with their new computer system means 60% of farmers are yet
:06:05. > :06:08.to receive the money they are due. I am sorry. At the annual conference,
:06:09. > :06:13.they did not hold back on letting the Cabinet Secretary know how they
:06:14. > :06:17.felt. We need to know what we are getting now. He could not put a
:06:18. > :06:22.timescale on when payments would be made but said the hardship fund
:06:23. > :06:26.would help the worst off. Payments are far slower than we expected. We
:06:27. > :06:31.have extra staff to try and speed up the process of applications, to fix
:06:32. > :06:36.the problems with the IT system. We have this ?20 million fund to help
:06:37. > :06:41.those businesses who are concerned that unpaid bills are sitting on the
:06:42. > :06:46.kitchen table. The NFU says it is having an impact. When I am due to
:06:47. > :06:52.pay tax to the government, they do not wait a year, they add interest.
:06:53. > :06:56.Why is the reverse not happening? That small bit might mean enough to
:06:57. > :07:00.that business to get them through a tricky time. Total farming income is
:07:01. > :07:04.expected to be down for the second year in a row. The delay in support
:07:05. > :07:07.payments is another blow for farmers as they try to weather the storm.
:07:08. > :07:09.Finance Secretary John Swinney has written to the Treasury with a fresh
:07:10. > :07:11.proposal on the financial arrangements underpinning
:07:12. > :07:14.His offer follows weeks of deadlock between ministers in Edinburgh
:07:15. > :07:17.and London over the fiscal framework.
:07:18. > :07:20.Mr Swinney says his plan will ensure taxpayers in the rest of the UK
:07:21. > :07:23.are not any worse off as a result of powers being devolved
:07:24. > :07:30.The chances of a strike at most of Scotland's
:07:31. > :07:35.Members of the EIS Further Education Lecturers' Association
:07:36. > :07:38.Our Education correspondent Jamie McIvor is here now.
:07:39. > :07:53.It is a long-running pay dispute. One factor is the proposed pay rise,
:07:54. > :07:57.and another is its planned imposition, and a third factor is
:07:58. > :08:02.the discrepancy between different rates of pay at different colleges.
:08:03. > :08:06.This dispute stretches back more than the year. National pay
:08:07. > :08:09.bargaining was reintroduced in colleges but there are still
:08:10. > :08:11.significant differences between what people may earn doing the same or
:08:12. > :08:16.similar jobs at different institutions. The colleges
:08:17. > :08:21.themselves say the union is continuing to mix the issue of the
:08:22. > :08:25.simple annual pay rise with these discrepancies, and they argue that
:08:26. > :08:29.the union is making a pay claim that is unrealistic. You mention the main
:08:30. > :08:34.factors. The colleges have been going through a big shake-up
:08:35. > :08:38.recently. To what extent is that playing out in the background? Think
:08:39. > :08:42.of the mood music. This dispute is about pay and it will be solved if
:08:43. > :08:46.there is an agreement on pay, but let's think of the background. The
:08:47. > :08:50.strike ballot runs until early March, so if there is a strike it
:08:51. > :08:53.could well happen before Easter, just as we are heading into the
:08:54. > :08:57.election campaign. Colleges have been through a big shake-up in
:08:58. > :09:02.recent years. Overall budgets have been cut, jobs have gone and there
:09:03. > :09:06.has been a debate over the change in the role of colleges. There are now
:09:07. > :09:11.fewer part-time students. So education will be a big part of the
:09:12. > :09:14.election debate anyway. So if there is a strike just as we are heading
:09:15. > :09:17.into that election campaign, that is bound to be a factor in the debate.
:09:18. > :09:19.Thank you. You're watching Reporting
:09:20. > :09:21.Scotland from the BBC. Car engine parts,
:09:22. > :09:25.a carpet and an aeroplane propeller - all part of this year's
:09:26. > :09:39.British Art Show which opens In sport, we are live in Cardiff on
:09:40. > :09:44.the eve of Scotland's match against Wales and the chief executive of the
:09:45. > :09:45.SPF L describes plans to revamp the Champions League as sinister. More
:09:46. > :09:48.on that later. Scotland's ski resorts are gearing
:09:49. > :09:50.up for what promises to be their busiest weekend
:09:51. > :09:53.of the season so far. The week of the half-term school
:09:54. > :09:56.holidays is a vital period And as Craig Anderson reports,
:09:57. > :10:11.the early indications are good. For Scotland's snow sports areas
:10:12. > :10:15.this season has been up and down, but with reasonable cover and a
:10:16. > :10:20.promising forecast, the next few days should offer decent conditions.
:10:21. > :10:24.And at half term that is good news, not just for operating companies but
:10:25. > :10:29.for the local communities that surround them. It is the busiest
:10:30. > :10:35.time of year. For every pound spent here, a further ?5 is then spent in
:10:36. > :10:41.the local area, whether retail, accommodation, bars, restaurants. It
:10:42. > :10:46.is a big-time us. It was busy at Cairngorm, with more than 1200
:10:47. > :10:51.customers hitting the slopes. Today's sunny conditions allowed for
:10:52. > :10:57.alfresco dining. A bit windy up top but it was nice to see the sun.
:10:58. > :11:01.Quite windy, but as soon as you drop down, the snow is fresh and you can
:11:02. > :11:08.get some good speed and some good skiing. Scotland's ski areas will
:11:09. > :11:14.never compete with the top Alpine resorts, but they say if you can ski
:11:15. > :11:19.here, you can ski anywhere. And maintaining these operations rose up
:11:20. > :11:22.daily challenges. Keeping the momentum going, getting open a few
:11:23. > :11:28.days, keeping the machinery and infrastructure working. A lot of
:11:29. > :11:34.damage, a lot of ice, problems with snow cannons freezing up, it is a
:11:35. > :11:38.massive challenge but we love it. The unpredictable weather means that
:11:39. > :11:42.skiing in Scotland can be a bit of a lottery. But when the conditions are
:11:43. > :11:46.fine, it can be as good as anything the outs has to offer. Today has
:11:47. > :11:50.been a good start to the weekend and all of the ski areas in Scotland are
:11:51. > :11:54.hoping that will continue for this next crucial week to come.
:11:55. > :11:57.A 32-year-old man has appeared in court in Paisley charged
:11:58. > :12:03.Shemislav Sveeder was arrested along with another man, after three houses
:12:04. > :12:06.and a garage were raided by police in Paisley on Wednesday.
:12:07. > :12:09.The BBC understands Engine Engineering in Paisley
:12:10. > :12:14.The operation, led by HM Revenue and Customs, was part
:12:15. > :12:17.of an investigation into theft, fuel fraud and tax evasion.
:12:18. > :12:24.Luxury cars, IT equipment and firearms were seized.
:12:25. > :12:26.The number of qualified teachers working in nurseries has dropped
:12:27. > :12:30.substantially, according to the EIS union.
:12:31. > :12:35.It says the number of registered teachers in nursery schools
:12:36. > :12:38.and classes has fallen by almost 30% in 10 years.
:12:39. > :12:44.The authors also found that qualified teachers played a key role
:12:45. > :12:46.in promoting literacy and mentoring other nursery staff.
:12:47. > :12:48.The Scottish government said it was committed to ensuring nursery
:12:49. > :12:55.A look at other stories from across the country.
:12:56. > :12:58.A woman who conned a couple into believing she was carrying
:12:59. > :13:00.their surrogate baby, has been jailed for two years
:13:01. > :13:07.25-year-old Samantha Brown from Tain defrauded the would-be parents
:13:08. > :13:10.of more than ?8000 and even sent them fake
:13:11. > :13:15.baby scans and details of hospital appointments.
:13:16. > :13:17.Brown, who admitted the scam at an earlier court hearing,
:13:18. > :13:20.eventually pretended she had been in a car crash and that the baby
:13:21. > :13:26.Police are trying to trace a pick-up driver, seen near the scene
:13:27. > :13:31.of a fatal crash on the A701 in Dumfries and Galloway,
:13:32. > :13:36.32-year-old Patricia McAuslan died in the accident
:13:37. > :13:41.Police said the occupants of a yellow pick-up vehicle
:13:42. > :13:46.with an amber flashing light may have witnessed the crash.
:13:47. > :13:49.Argyll and Bute councillors have agreed savings in the coming year
:13:50. > :13:53.Amongst the cuts there'll be 80 full-time equivalent
:13:54. > :13:58.Cuts will be made to roads maintenance and grass-cutting
:13:59. > :14:00.services, and domestic bins will only be emptied once
:14:01. > :14:05.Members also agreed that council leisure centres and swimming pools
:14:06. > :14:12.A plush office built for Fred Goodwin, when he was chief
:14:13. > :14:16.executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has been turned
:14:17. > :14:20.The "executive wing" at the bank's Edinburgh headquarters has been
:14:21. > :14:31.occupied by those setting up in business.
:14:32. > :14:37.This is a business accelerator harbour we have opened up. We have
:14:38. > :14:41.created a centre where we bring in businesses and entrepreneurs to
:14:42. > :14:44.provide support, mentoring, free facilities alongside technology
:14:45. > :14:46.solutions to help small businesses get going.
:14:47. > :14:48.Trees from Aberdeenshire are to be used in the conservation of one
:14:49. > :14:50.of the Royal Navy's most famous warships.
:14:51. > :14:52.Timber from the Dunecht, Haddo and MacRobert Trust estates
:14:53. > :14:55.is being sent to Portsmouth, as part of the work to restore HMS
:14:56. > :14:58.Victory, best known as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle
:14:59. > :15:09.On the programme this week we've been meeting the people who work
:15:10. > :15:13.In his third and final report, Ian Hamilton talks to a man who's
:15:14. > :15:16.been building his business over the last fifty years beside
:15:17. > :15:32.At 271st miles the A9 is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth
:15:33. > :15:35.longest in the UK and was first designated as an AE road in 1923 and
:15:36. > :15:44.originally ran from Edinburgh to Inverness. The route now begins in
:15:45. > :15:50.Stirlingshire. I run the services and motor grill and have been here
:15:51. > :15:58.since 1970. This road going round the corner was the main are four
:15:59. > :16:04.nine. When he opened his business 46 years ago the A9 was not where it is
:16:05. > :16:12.now. It ran straight past his front door. I opened a filling station and
:16:13. > :16:18.a workshop in which we did repairs. In 1983 when we were bypassed with
:16:19. > :16:27.the new A9, we diversify it and build a restaurant here, such as you
:16:28. > :16:31.see today. In the 1960s and 1970s, towns and villages along the road
:16:32. > :16:36.were slowly coming to a standstill. I can remember my mother and father
:16:37. > :16:43.on a Saturday morning, there would be traffic jams write down about two
:16:44. > :16:49.miles south of here, seven miles of traffic, absolutely solid. When they
:16:50. > :16:55.built the A9 you can see at the moment, it was just bypassing the
:16:56. > :17:02.communities. At that time they said, we will not allow any big service
:17:03. > :17:08.areas to be built. Because of that, it has kept the small communities
:17:09. > :17:13.alive. Clive employs 33 people, all of them local. He says 95% of his
:17:14. > :17:23.business relies on the A9, and without it his business would
:17:24. > :17:27.struggle. Alongside David Currie. How is the sport?
:17:28. > :17:32.On the eve of facing Wales in the 6 Nations the Scotland players say
:17:33. > :17:36.they want to repay the faith shown to them by head coach Vern Cotter.
:17:37. > :17:38.After last week's narrow defeat to England the national team
:17:39. > :17:41.are in Cardiff bidding to halt an 8 game losing streak
:17:42. > :17:45.Phil Goodlad is at the national stadium in Cardiff for us -
:17:46. > :17:46.Phil, what chance of Scotland bouncing back?
:17:47. > :17:50.What chance of a win in Wales tomorrow? Well, David, for Scotland
:17:51. > :17:54.the aim is simple, to halt that winless run you speak about. But
:17:55. > :17:59.also the bounce back from a narrow defeat last week in Edinburgh
:18:00. > :18:04.against England. The problem is when you look at the record books, recent
:18:05. > :18:09.history shows here in Cardiff it's a tough place for Scottish teams. To
:18:10. > :18:13.come and win. Here at Cardiff Castle they know a thing or two about
:18:14. > :18:17.defence. About defending a fortress and keeping out the opposition.
:18:18. > :18:22.Whatever it takes. This is another stronghold, just once at the
:18:23. > :18:30.Scotland team won at the National Stadium since it was built in 1999.
:18:31. > :18:36.The last trip two years ago was... Try number seven for Wales. We are
:18:37. > :18:41.starting to get back into the swing of things quickly in terms of the
:18:42. > :18:46.training we are doing, I'm certain it will transfer into the match at
:18:47. > :18:49.the weekend. Wales are buoyed by the recovery of Dan Biggar. But wary of
:18:50. > :18:54.what they see as an improving opponent. They are a tough team to
:18:55. > :19:04.beat at the moment. If you are tough to beat couple of lucky decisions,
:19:05. > :19:07.you start winning games. Despite not yet winning the six Nations match,
:19:08. > :19:13.fans aren't gunning for the head coach, and his players. Vern Cotter,
:19:14. > :19:18.since he came into the setup, has been trying to stamp his mark on the
:19:19. > :19:23.game. He's getting there. There have been a few tight games, made a few
:19:24. > :19:27.wrong decisions at the wrong time. Just got to cut that out and won't
:19:28. > :19:31.be far away. The players are quite good, we've had a few narrow defeats
:19:32. > :19:37.basically. Hopefully Saturday will be a win. The aim for Scotland here
:19:38. > :19:43.in Cardiff is simple: win and begin a new chapter. It sounds simple,
:19:44. > :19:49.doesn't it, win and a new chapter begins? That is what Scotland will
:19:50. > :19:53.try to do here tomorrow. Also to give them a bounce, to give them a
:19:54. > :19:56.bit of buoyancy in their step. Because next week is a week off in
:19:57. > :20:01.the six Nations championship. The next time Scotland is inaction will
:20:02. > :20:05.be away in Rome in two weeks. How they would love to go to the eternal
:20:06. > :20:11.city buoyed by a victory tomorrow here in Cardiff.
:20:12. > :20:17.Proposals to revamp the Champions League are sinister, it is said.
:20:18. > :20:27.It could deny access to clubs smaller nations. It's the most
:20:28. > :20:32.prestigious club competition in European football, taking part with
:20:33. > :20:37.millions of pounds. There are two ways of getting in. Direct entries
:20:38. > :20:42.for teens, up to four from each of the big five Nations. England,
:20:43. > :20:46.France, Italy, Spain and Germany. Then the champions route for clubs
:20:47. > :20:52.from smaller nations, like Scotland, who marks face a series of
:20:53. > :20:57.qualifying rounds. Now amongst some in the big five there is a mood for
:20:58. > :21:02.change including a suggestion to exclude clubs from smaller countries
:21:03. > :21:09.altogether. There will be a huge reaction from the likes of Celtic
:21:10. > :21:14.and Benfica. Ajax. And the domestic associations. It won't go through in
:21:15. > :21:21.any form like what is presented at the moment. The danger still exist.
:21:22. > :21:25.Good fan power of the last danger? If fans are united across Europe in
:21:26. > :21:30.demonstrating they are not happy with any proposed changes, that is
:21:31. > :21:36.real resistance. We need to be very careful not to sleep walk into the
:21:37. > :21:41.qualification changing, then we wake up and it's too late.
:21:42. > :21:46.That was how Celtic became the first ever British team to win the
:21:47. > :21:51.European cup. It is highly unlikely a Scottish club will emulate
:21:52. > :21:56.Celtic's European cup win in 1967 if they are excluded altogether it'll
:21:57. > :22:00.be impossible. Celtic's failure to qualify for the season's competition
:22:01. > :22:04.has had an impact on the club's interim financial results with the
:22:05. > :22:08.chairman expressing his frustration. Revenue for the last six months of
:22:09. > :22:14.2015 in increased by just under half a percent to ?31.5 million. The club
:22:15. > :22:20.reporting profits before tax of more than 11.5 million, largely because
:22:21. > :22:25.of sale of defender Virgil van Dijk to Southampton. That is all from me.
:22:26. > :22:28.I'm confident, Phil has his lovely scarf on for the game in
:22:29. > :22:34.Car engine parts, a conveyer belt and an aeroplane propeller are just
:22:35. > :22:36.some of the components of this year's British Art Show.
:22:37. > :22:38.It's staged every five years around the UK,
:22:39. > :22:41.and will be spread across three galleries in Edinburgh.
:22:42. > :22:42.As our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports,
:22:43. > :22:54.A propeller dug up from a 60s film set, now centrestage at the British
:22:55. > :22:59.arts show, a showcase for 40 young artists from around the UK. You can
:23:00. > :23:03.ask the question, why is the spinning propeller piece of art?
:23:04. > :23:08.It's a really good question. What this exhibition... It poses that
:23:09. > :23:12.question. What do you consider to be art? Some things it's indisputable,
:23:13. > :23:17.that is a Picasso painting, I know it's art. These are rusty nail a
:23:18. > :23:22.piece of art? Can it be considered to be something of value? Good art
:23:23. > :23:24.does that, it's ambiguous in that way, it poses a question in the
:23:25. > :23:34.brain of the viewer. The showcase is staged every five
:23:35. > :23:40.years, celebrating the best of contemporary British art. It was
:23:41. > :23:43.last staged in Glasgow in 2011, but haven't been in Edinburgh for 15
:23:44. > :23:53.years and a lot has changed since then. What do you want? Artists like
:23:54. > :23:57.Rachel McLean don't see a line between art and design, performance
:23:58. > :24:01.and theatre, she includes it all in her video installation "Feed me".
:24:02. > :24:07.Scotland has become known as a place where art is made and shown and a
:24:08. > :24:11.place for seeing and imagining exciting art projects. I think it's
:24:12. > :24:14.something the public are aware of and excited by. British Art show
:24:15. > :24:27.contributes to that feeling. The show which opens tomorrow is
:24:28. > :24:31.spread across three venues in Edinburgh. The last one attracted
:24:32. > :24:36.almost half a million people. If they leave scratching their heads
:24:37. > :24:41.about contemporary art, it's just what the organisers intended.
:24:42. > :24:43.Let's see what the weekend weather has in store.
:24:44. > :24:53.Not too bad weather wise this weekend, a few flies in the
:24:54. > :24:58.ointment. Lovely guys across many parts of the country today, great
:24:59. > :25:01.picture from a weather watcher. It wasn't the case everywhere. You can
:25:02. > :25:05.see the snow and rain pushing in across the north and north-east.
:25:06. > :25:09.This band of wet weather will stay with us as we head through the
:25:10. > :25:14.weekend. It'll move south. Several warnings in force from the Met
:25:15. > :25:19.office, or yellow. They are for a risk of snow, showers and ice. Rain,
:25:20. > :25:26.sleet and snow across parts of Angus, moving south. Behind it, ICS
:25:27. > :25:29.times. A chilly night as well. Through parts of Stirlingshire,
:25:30. > :25:35.Perthshire, towards five, accumulations of snow, even to low
:25:36. > :25:36.levels. Northants out of the band reasonably dry but it is cold and
:25:37. > :25:47.frosty. Britton north and south In the city centre of Edinburgh
:25:48. > :25:53.likely to be rain and sleet. The hills surrounding it more win to
:25:54. > :25:57.re-. Elsewhere a decent day, dry and fine weather around. The best in the
:25:58. > :26:01.West. Wintry across South Lanarkshire into the borders,
:26:02. > :26:06.probably the Lothians. Lovely afternoon further north but it will
:26:07. > :26:13.be chilly, 3-4 at times. Winds coming from the east and north-east.
:26:14. > :26:18.Showers across Orkney and Shetland. If you are hill walking, climbing or
:26:19. > :26:22.skiing, doesn't look too bad. Sunshine, dry and bright, but cold.
:26:23. > :26:30.Cloudy towards the Galloway hills, winds coming from East, North East.
:26:31. > :26:35.Cloudy start through the hills. Snow holding on through the border hills.
:26:36. > :26:42.A wintry evening on Saturday as we had overnight across the south-east.
:26:43. > :26:45.Elsewhere dry, cold, sharp frost. As we head towards Sunday you can see
:26:46. > :26:49.the isobars coming straight down from the North, more of a north-east
:26:50. > :26:55.component in the wind. Still a wintry flavour across the south-east
:26:56. > :26:58.to start Sunday. As we head through the day, showers and rising
:26:59. > :27:02.affecting the north and most eastern part of the country. The further
:27:03. > :27:07.south and west you are, the driest brightest weather will be found.
:27:08. > :27:12.Cold, though, 3-4. Next week most showers have gone. Still fairly
:27:13. > :27:17.cold, 3-4dC and winds coming in from the North.
:27:18. > :27:22.Five men have been detained in a police operation at a retail
:27:23. > :27:25.During it, armed officers fired shots to blow out
:27:26. > :27:29.The operation was in connection with the theft of a cash machine
:27:30. > :27:32.from a supermarket in Carnoustie in the early hours of this morning.
:27:33. > :27:37.I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm, and the late bulletin just
:27:38. > :27:40.Until then, from everyone on the team - right
:27:41. > :27:43.across the country - have a very good evening.