:00:00. > :00:15.Here, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:16. > :00:19.Scotland's biggest nuclear power station at Torness in East Lothian
:00:20. > :00:23.is to continue operating until 2030, seven years longer than planned.
:00:24. > :00:29.The plant's owner, the French energy giant EDF, says the decision follows
:00:30. > :00:31.thorough technical and safety reviews.
:00:32. > :00:34.The company says it's also extending the life of three other nuclear
:00:35. > :00:41.Here's our environment correspondent, David Miller.
:00:42. > :00:45.Torness, a familiar landmark on the East Lothian coastline,
:00:46. > :00:50.built in the 1980s amid huge controversy.
:00:51. > :00:54.The Prime Minister was greeted by a throng of protesters...
:00:55. > :00:57.But, at the opening, Margaret Thatcher insisted
:00:58. > :00:59.the station would be good for the environment,
:01:00. > :01:03.helping to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
:01:04. > :01:07.This is reactor one at Torness, which has been powering Scottish
:01:08. > :01:14.We now know that it will continue to generate electricity
:01:15. > :01:22.And despite the age of the plant, bosses here insist
:01:23. > :01:30.In the west of Scotland, Hunterston has already had its life
:01:31. > :01:39.extended until 2016 and most recently until 2023.
:01:40. > :01:42.In the east, Torness will operate for an additional seven years
:01:43. > :01:46.and it is now due to be decommissioned in 2030.
:01:47. > :01:48.We provide around a quarter of Scotland's power
:01:49. > :01:58.We have regulators in place for nuclear safety and security
:01:59. > :02:02.and environment and they rightly spend a lot of time
:02:03. > :02:08.For a new generation of engineers the news has
:02:09. > :02:18.With the guarantee of a well paid highly skilled job in Scotland.
:02:19. > :02:23.I can stay in Scotland where I have been brought up and I don't have
:02:24. > :02:29.to start looking elsewhere around the country because I still have
:02:30. > :02:35.Climate change means Scotland's focus is increasingly on sources
:02:36. > :02:41.of renewable energy but industry experts say nuclear still has
:02:42. > :02:44.a vital role to play, providing a reliable,
:02:45. > :02:50.More than a third of our electricity comes from the two nuclear power
:02:51. > :02:55.stations we have and as the wind varies, we have that bedrock
:02:56. > :03:03.of low-carbon generation from nuclear sources.
:03:04. > :03:06.The Scottish Government is opposed to the construction of new nuclear
:03:07. > :03:09.plants but said it supports life extensions
:03:10. > :03:20.But critics argue the end of the nuclear era in Scotland
:03:21. > :03:26.It is a private corporation saying that for another seven years
:03:27. > :03:29.we will be investing in nuclear and that kicks the decision
:03:30. > :03:32.about investing in renewables into the long grass.
:03:33. > :03:37.Despite the protests it is now clear it will be many years yet before
:03:38. > :03:46.the sun sets on Scotland's nuclear power industry.
:03:47. > :03:49.The search for two young climbers missing on Ben Nevis was suspended
:03:50. > :03:49.earlier this evening, because of
:03:50. > :03:55.Rachel Slater and Tim Newton were last seen at the weekend.
:03:56. > :03:57.The alarm was raised after they failed to return
:03:58. > :04:04.Tim Newton and Rachel Slater, together on top of Ben Nevis
:04:05. > :04:09.The picture could not be more different this evening as fears grow
:04:10. > :04:14.for the safety of the two experienced climbers from Bradford.
:04:15. > :04:17.They had been camping below the north face of the mountain
:04:18. > :04:20.at the weekend but a search was launched after they failed
:04:21. > :04:23.to return and to their abandoned tent.
:04:24. > :04:27.We know they were camping, we have got their tent and their car
:04:28. > :04:30.was here so they were on Ben Nevis but they have not left any word
:04:31. > :04:33.of what they were going for and it is a very big mountain
:04:34. > :04:40.The conditions have been so extreme today that over 30 members
:04:41. > :04:43.of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team had to go up the mountain on foot
:04:44. > :04:49.because it was too windy for the helicopter but the search
:04:50. > :04:53.was suspended this afternoon after they were beaten back by 90
:04:54. > :04:57.mph winds and a small avalanche which narrowly missed
:04:58. > :05:06.We are still looking in the area but we had some big snow slides
:05:07. > :05:09.and two of the boys got caught in an avalanche,
:05:10. > :05:14.they were OK, they walked away but it did scare them.
:05:15. > :05:17.There are fears that the pair, who had been seen by other climbers,
:05:18. > :05:20.could have been hit by an avalanche but rescue services
:05:21. > :05:26.A couple of very experienced climbers and information has come
:05:27. > :05:28.in from people who believe they might have seen them
:05:29. > :05:33.and all light of inquiry will be followed up.
:05:34. > :05:36.The search is due to resume tomorrow but with gale force winds and more
:05:37. > :05:39.snow forecast it is feared that the desperate efforts to find
:05:40. > :05:47.the young couple could be hampered further.
:05:48. > :05:51.Over 90% of local shops experienced some form of theft last year,
:05:52. > :05:53.according to a survey for the Scottish Grocers'
:05:54. > :05:57.Many staff were also subjected to threats or abuse,
:05:58. > :06:00.often after a sale was refused, or ID requested.
:06:01. > :06:03.Catriona Renton has met one shopkeeper who was attacked
:06:04. > :06:11.On 3rd January, Mohammed was working alone in this shop
:06:12. > :06:19.We have paused the pictures as some people might find them upsetting.
:06:20. > :06:23.He crept up and smashed on my face and started punching for no reason
:06:24. > :06:26.and after that I realised, blood was everywhere,
:06:27. > :06:32.he grabbed the till and walked away without taking anything.
:06:33. > :06:37.I had three fractures on my cheekbone, one on my nose,
:06:38. > :06:44.He has been off work on and off ever sincem,
:06:45. > :06:47.and the experience has affected him and his family.
:06:48. > :06:50.My confidence has been totally shaken, I come back and I feel
:06:51. > :06:55.the same thing, the after-shock of the punches coming
:06:56. > :07:05.92% of the 200 or so retailers who were surveyed say
:07:06. > :07:11.they were stolen from in 2015 and they say the majority of abusive
:07:12. > :07:15.and threatening incidents against staff happened
:07:16. > :07:20.when customers were refused a sale or were asked to show ID.
:07:21. > :07:24.Today he is attending a seminar held by the organisation who compiled
:07:25. > :07:28.the survey and it Chief Executive also works in retail and he is today
:07:29. > :07:34.launched a charter for save the business.
:07:35. > :07:40.I have been spat on, called all sorts of horrible names,
:07:41. > :07:43.threatened with violence and it is these issues that
:07:44. > :07:55.We feel that it is time for a change.
:07:56. > :07:58.The first thing anybody in that position should do is to keep
:07:59. > :08:01.themselves safe and keep on line to the police at time will stop
:08:02. > :08:04.if they are in their shop, and we talk about people working
:08:05. > :08:09.on their own, it is important they look after themselves
:08:10. > :08:11.and I would say that they are far better withdrawing from
:08:12. > :08:13.a confrontational position because what is in the shop
:08:14. > :08:20.Ali says he does not want this to happen to anybody else.
:08:21. > :08:27.Police enquiries are continuing into his case.
:08:28. > :08:30.A charity is calling for urgent action to tackle what it calls
:08:31. > :08:34.It warns there's the risk of a generational gulf
:08:35. > :08:36.between the housing haves and have-nots.
:08:37. > :08:42.Paul Bradley-Law and his partner rent their property in Glasgow
:08:43. > :08:45.but when it comes to buying a flat, he is frustrated
:08:46. > :08:51.By the time we had the deposit we needed, house prices will have
:08:52. > :08:54.gone up and we will need even more and that is an ongoing cycle
:08:55. > :09:01.with increases in rent, bills and travel costs.
:09:02. > :09:06.His experience is in stark contrast to his parents
:09:07. > :09:15.who bought their first home at 21 for ?70,000.
:09:16. > :09:17.Shelters Scotland say it's a generational golf between haves
:09:18. > :09:21.and have-nots, just one strand in a wider housing crisis.
:09:22. > :09:25.The numbers speak for themselves, 150,000 people on waiting lists,
:09:26. > :09:35.Eddie 6000 people in Scotland applied as homeless last year,
:09:36. > :09:37.10,500 families in temporary accommodation and 5000 children
:09:38. > :09:39.tonight will be in temporary accommodation without somewhere
:09:40. > :09:42.That is a crisis by any stretch of the imagination.
:09:43. > :09:46.With the demand for housing set to grow, Shelter have published
:09:47. > :09:50.what they are calling their manifesto for homes,
:09:51. > :09:54.and a key plank of the document is a call to build many more
:09:55. > :09:57.affordable homes for people to buy or rent like the ones taking shape
:09:58. > :10:03.They want the next Scottish devilment to commit to building
:10:04. > :10:06.12,000 affordable properties a year for five years,
:10:07. > :10:10.not an entirely straightforward proposition.
:10:11. > :10:13.What we saw with the recession is that a lot of builders went out
:10:14. > :10:16.of business so there are fewer competitors able to deliver
:10:17. > :10:19.and there is also a skill shortage in the constructive industry
:10:20. > :10:25.so there is a lack of construction industry.
:10:26. > :10:30.Also the planning system can sometimes slow down development.
:10:31. > :10:32.In this Parliament, the Scottish Government say
:10:33. > :10:33.they have exceeded their affordable housing targets,
:10:34. > :10:40.With an election on the horizon, the discussion around Scottish
:10:41. > :10:49.relationship with bricks and mortar has fresh impetus.
:10:50. > :11:00.Football, and there were two Scottish Cup fifth round replays.
:11:01. > :11:02.And at Rugby Park, Rangers beat the hosts Kilmarnock, 2-1.
:11:03. > :11:05.And there's one result in the Premiership.
:11:06. > :11:15.Well, it's over to Christopher now with the weather outlook for tonight
:11:16. > :11:27.What a day of weather. This is ten hours worth of radar, just the
:11:28. > :11:34.persistent nature of it our after our leading to seems like this. Wet
:11:35. > :11:41.and windy with Wimdu weather tonight. This band of weather is
:11:42. > :11:55.sandwiched between cold air and Walmart. Tomorrow morning, it is a
:11:56. > :12:03.wet start don't be surprised to see street and snow although
:12:04. > :12:10.predominantly on ground above 200 metres. It will be wintry to lower
:12:11. > :12:16.levels at times, too. Dry to the north of Aberdeenshire. Wintry
:12:17. > :12:20.showers to the West Coast and Hebrides, dry for the Northern Isles
:12:21. > :12:24.and the winds will be lighter. Through the day, the wintry mix
:12:25. > :12:33.slowly moves eastwards towards the North Sea. The afternoon is much
:12:34. > :12:39.better. That band of rain is still with us through the north of England
:12:40. > :12:44.in towards the Midlands, and the East. Brightening up for us in
:12:45. > :12:47.Scotland, at quite chilly and then wintry showers in towards the
:12:48. > :12:54.north-west. Elsewhere, dry, clear and cold. That troublesome prompt
:12:55. > :12:56.still with us across the east, and wintry mix even to low levels
:12:57. > :13:03.through parts of East Anglia down towards the Home Counties. Behind
:13:04. > :13:08.it, grey skies which means for Thursday, a fair amount of sunshine
:13:09. > :13:15.away from the weather front, crime bright. There will be some wintry
:13:16. > :13:17.showers across the north-west. Highs of 5-7.
:13:18. > :13:21.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.
:13:22. > :13:25.But, from everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around