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:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from the BBC News at Six. It's goodbye from me. On BBC

:00:00. > :00:00.One we join the BBC's news teams where you are. Goodbye.

:00:07. > :00:08.After months of negotiation an agreement is finally reached

:00:09. > :00:10.between the Scottish and UK governments over future

:00:11. > :00:17.More than a year after contracting ebola,

:00:18. > :00:18.the Lanarkshire nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, is again

:00:19. > :00:28.airlifted to hospital in London for treatment.

:00:29. > :00:34.I live in Aberdeen. The offshore industry warns that the falling

:00:35. > :00:36.price of oil leaves it on the edge of a chasm.

:00:37. > :00:40.The murder of this teenager at an Aberdeen school -

:00:41. > :00:43.a 16 year old boy is to go on trial next week.

:00:44. > :00:44.Rescuing migrants from the Mediterrainean.

:00:45. > :00:51.We hear the harrowing experiences of a volunteer from Ayr.

:00:52. > :00:54.And time to hop to it - after two years without a win

:00:55. > :00:56.in the six nations an appeal for Scotland fans to stick

:00:57. > :01:13.A last-minute deal has been done which secures new tax

:01:14. > :01:17.The agreement between the Treasury and the Scottish Government followed

:01:18. > :01:26.a day of drama and behind the scenes talks.

:01:27. > :01:31.The First Minister says it means not a penny will be cut from Scotland's

:01:32. > :01:34.Budget. The Chancellor says Holyrood will now be answerable to voters

:01:35. > :01:36.over tax and spending. From Holyrood, here's our political

:01:37. > :01:44.editor Brian Taylor. After a day of intense negotiation,

:01:45. > :01:48.Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs a deal had been done with the Treasury. My

:01:49. > :01:53.camera port of Parliament that there is now an agreement in principle

:01:54. > :01:56.that I believe we can recommend to Parliament. The plan to give

:01:57. > :02:01.Scotland control of all income tax rates and bands will now go ahead

:02:02. > :02:05.from next year. The deal sets out how and by how much the Westminster

:02:06. > :02:10.block grant is cut in future. The Treasury had wanted a system which

:02:11. > :02:13.might have meant cuts in Scotland's Budget if the Scottish population

:02:14. > :02:18.decline and the tax take was lower, but Scottish ministers resisted that

:02:19. > :02:20.fiercely. The agreement now is that there will be no automatic cut in

:02:21. > :02:24.the Budget for six years and that after that there would be a review

:02:25. > :02:30.but without prejudice or defaulting to the Treasury plan. They said the

:02:31. > :02:37.initial Treasury plan would have cut the Budget by ?7 billion over a

:02:38. > :02:40.decade. There will not be 7 billion, or ?3 billion of detriment. This

:02:41. > :02:43.deal will not allow a single pound or even a penny to be taken from the

:02:44. > :02:47.Scottish Government's Budget. It delivers on the vow we made

:02:48. > :02:50.to the people of Scotland. It is fair to the taxpayers

:02:51. > :02:53.of all of the UK. And it gives Scotland

:02:54. > :02:55.one of the most powerful, devolved

:02:56. > :03:01.parliament in the world. I think the debate will now shift

:03:02. > :03:05.from whether Scotland has these tax and spending powers to how they are

:03:06. > :03:12.used to the benefit of the Scottish people. Tonight's agreement sets out

:03:13. > :03:19.a packet and opens the door to a new phase in Scotland's political story.

:03:20. > :03:21.Brian joins us now. This was a key part of the deal following the

:03:22. > :03:26.independence referendum, but it has taken some time.

:03:27. > :03:31.It has taken some time because, Jackie, it is a key part of a very

:03:32. > :03:35.big deal. There have been concessions on both sides. The

:03:36. > :03:38.Scottish Government has got all it wanted in terms of paying for the

:03:39. > :03:42.costs of transition. They have had to agree that there would be

:03:43. > :03:46.independent scrutiny of the Scottish economy, not just because generated

:03:47. > :03:50.from within the Scottish Government. On the other hand, however, the

:03:51. > :03:53.Treasury have had to make big concessions, as well. They have had

:03:54. > :03:57.to concede, basically, that the proposal they made for their model

:03:58. > :04:01.to be used when to be happening in that way. It will be a model which

:04:02. > :04:07.is typically used. But over the next six years it will be tweaked to make

:04:08. > :04:12.sure a penny -- make sure not a penny in cut as a consequence of

:04:13. > :04:14.devolution. They will then be an open discussion between the two

:04:15. > :04:23.governments to take place after the next round of elections. The big

:04:24. > :04:28.prize for both sides, for Scotland and Holyrood, securing the tax

:04:29. > :04:31.powers, securing control of welfare, securing borrowing powers. It will

:04:32. > :04:35.transform the Scottish election into a debate over the use of those

:04:36. > :04:38.powers. The big gains in the UK Government, they are able to argue

:04:39. > :04:43.that Scotland is now fiscally responsible. The Holyrood parliament

:04:44. > :04:47.behind me is responsible for spending, it is responsible for tax,

:04:48. > :04:51.and that builds a narrative whereby they say Scotland is determining its

:04:52. > :04:53.own affairs and not, as they would argue, reliant upon the remainder of

:04:54. > :04:59.the UK. Thanks very much.

:05:00. > :05:02.The Lanarkshire nurse Pauline Cafferkey is on her way

:05:03. > :05:05.to hospital in London for the third time, after routine monitoring

:05:06. > :05:07.picked up another complication of the ebola virus.

:05:08. > :05:09.She was originally infected whilst treating victims in Sierra Leone,

:05:10. > :05:11.and survived a second infection last October

:05:12. > :05:16.She is being treated again by experts at the Royal Free

:05:17. > :05:19.Our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford reports.

:05:20. > :05:25.The nightmare continues for Lanarkshire nurse Pauline Cafferkey.

:05:26. > :05:30.Today she was, for the third time, on her way to specialist care in

:05:31. > :05:32.London. She appeared to be walking unaided but was still surrounded by

:05:33. > :05:37.the highest infection control measures as she was transferred to

:05:38. > :05:44.the Hercules aircraft at Glasgow airport. It marks yet another twist

:05:45. > :05:48.in her extraordinary story. Pauline was admitted to hospital with the

:05:49. > :05:52.bowler at the end of 2014 following her return from Sierra Leone. --

:05:53. > :06:00.with Ebola virus. Doctors said she had made a full recovery in a month.

:06:01. > :06:04.Speaking in autumn she hoped the worst was behind her. Started with a

:06:05. > :06:09.few problems. My hair fell out. It has taken me a good few months to

:06:10. > :06:12.recover from it. That is the thing, you just don't know in the

:06:13. > :06:14.long-term, either. Hopefully this is it, this is the end of it, but we

:06:15. > :06:20.don't know. But nothing could have it, this is the end of it, but we

:06:21. > :06:23.prepared her for the turn of events. The virus re-emerged, having lived

:06:24. > :06:28.on in her brain and spinal fluid and cause meningitis. She survived being

:06:29. > :06:34.critically ill a second time but was monitored more closely. The

:06:35. > :06:37.monitoring team picked up something more unusual, which has led to

:06:38. > :06:42.today's admission to hospital. Probably more has been learnt about

:06:43. > :06:45.Ebola virus from Pauline than any other person on this planet. She is

:06:46. > :06:52.probably the most investigated case on Ebola on planet Earth at the

:06:53. > :06:57.moment. That investigation will help her. It will help the medical and

:06:58. > :07:00.nursing team look after her, which is their primary thing. It will help

:07:01. > :07:06.the rest of us gathered knowledge about this infection. Specialist at

:07:07. > :07:09.the Royal free have said only that Pauline Cafferkey is suffering from

:07:10. > :07:12.the Royal free have said only that another late complication of the

:07:13. > :07:16.Ebola virus. The outbreak may have been declared over, but Pauline's

:07:17. > :07:26.case shows us how much we have to learn. -- Royal Free.

:07:27. > :07:28.Exploration is at an all-time low in the North Sea -

:07:29. > :07:37.Tonight we are taking an in-depth look at the crisis and its

:07:38. > :07:50.consequences. Over the last 18 months the price of

:07:51. > :07:55.oil has fallen a very long way. And as a result the offshore industry,

:07:56. > :08:01.based in Aberdeen, has shed tens of thousands of jobs. But difficult

:08:02. > :08:06.days still lie ahead with investment levels falling very fast. The

:08:07. > :08:13.industry is having to scramble to save money. They are now calling on

:08:14. > :08:21.the Chancellor to step in, to safeguard North Sea production. This

:08:22. > :08:25.is how when oil firm saves $15 million. The boss of Chevron talks

:08:26. > :08:34.to the team on one of his offshore platforms to maximise production.

:08:35. > :08:38.How are things going today? The drilling operations impact... The

:08:39. > :08:43.company has also cut more than 300 jobs in the face of plummeting oil

:08:44. > :08:47.prices. The challenges are numerous. They are hitting us from a number of

:08:48. > :08:50.angles. It is important to continue working collaboratively, with more

:08:51. > :08:54.innovation, and even increased collaboration to get our costs down,

:08:55. > :08:59.improve efficiency, and further reduce the tax burden over time. The

:09:00. > :09:06.industry, here and across the UK, has had to work hard to adapt to

:09:07. > :09:11.lower oil prices. Last year it cost nearly $30 to produce a barrel of

:09:12. > :09:17.oil. Now, thanks to a efficiency is and tens of thousands of job losses,

:09:18. > :09:25.that cost has been driven down to around $20 a barrel, but it still

:09:26. > :09:29.isn't enough. Around half the oil fields are still running at a loss.

:09:30. > :09:36.And if that is worrying, considered huge investment plans. Over the last

:09:37. > :09:41.five years the industry has spent around ?8 billion a year on new

:09:42. > :09:48.projects. That is the level of investment. This year they only plan

:09:49. > :09:52.to invest around ?1 billion. With everything that means for jobs and

:09:53. > :09:57.production. And that has prompted a clear warning. The industry is

:09:58. > :09:59.really trying to fight for its survival in the years ahead. What we

:10:00. > :10:03.have seen is investment falling so survival in the years ahead. What we

:10:04. > :10:08.that new investment has come to an all-time low. And indeed,

:10:09. > :10:12.exploration. In a more positive view, production is up and getting

:10:13. > :10:16.better but unless we keep investing we have a very stark future in the

:10:17. > :10:22.North Sea. So what helped as the industry need to help with the low

:10:23. > :10:29.price of oil? -- help. There are calls for a cut in tax paid for by

:10:30. > :10:33.oil producers. We are paying 30% corporation tax. 10% more than the

:10:34. > :10:39.normal rate. On top of that, there is a supplementary tax, which was

:10:40. > :10:42.introduced taking into account higher oil prices and what they

:10:43. > :10:49.called excess profits. Doesn't make sense to have both of these. With

:10:50. > :10:54.less than a month until the Chancellor unveiling his Budget, it

:10:55. > :10:58.is clear now where oil firms want George Osborne to go. Further tax

:10:59. > :11:03.breaks might be on their agenda, but it is unclear if they are on his.

:11:04. > :11:08.That is how the industry is seeing things tonight but it isn't just

:11:09. > :11:12.people working offshore, or working in the oil industry who are feeling

:11:13. > :11:18.the pain. There is a knock-on impact for people right across the

:11:19. > :11:23.north-east of Scotland working in allsorts of businesses, who are also

:11:24. > :11:25.losing their jobs, losing a livelihood, because of the downturn

:11:26. > :11:34.in the North Sea industry. A Cachopa the copy for these friends

:11:35. > :11:40.in an Aberdeen cafe. They are not here for gossip, they are trying to

:11:41. > :11:44.help each other find jobs. -- catch-up for Coffey. Each of these

:11:45. > :11:50.people have been made redundant in the last year, victims of the North

:11:51. > :11:54.Sea downturn. -- coffee. I have a couple of kids. They are so used to

:11:55. > :11:58.seeing me and their dad going out for work, they are now asking about

:11:59. > :12:03.how much things cost, should we be spending this amount of money, when

:12:04. > :12:08.will you get a job? And there is a knock on effect, particularly when

:12:09. > :12:13.middle income jobs are lost. I had a chap doing some gardening for me. I

:12:14. > :12:18.had somebody earning for me on a weekly basis. I haven't seen my

:12:19. > :12:23.butcher since the turn of the year. All of these ancillary people that

:12:24. > :12:26.you own salary supports also need to be considered. Aberdeen has been

:12:27. > :12:31.reliant on the oil industry for decades and it has prospered. That

:12:32. > :12:35.steady flow of income is drying up, though, at least for now. But it

:12:36. > :12:37.isn't just workers within the oil industry who are affected. Across

:12:38. > :12:42.isn't just workers within the oil the region thousands of jobs are at

:12:43. > :12:45.risk. Hotel room revenues continue to slide with employers cutting back

:12:46. > :12:48.on staff. Restaurants say their to slide with employers cutting back

:12:49. > :12:52.earnings are also down with people spending less when they dine out.

:12:53. > :12:57.Many who have lost jobs are wary about speaking out, they are worried

:12:58. > :13:04.they might damage their future prospects. That isn't a problem for

:13:05. > :13:05.Bill Bruce who runs his own chauffeuring business, ferrying

:13:06. > :13:11.well-heeled executives around Aberdeen. We have to look at cutting

:13:12. > :13:17.back because of the lack of work that is going on in Aberdeen at the

:13:18. > :13:20.moment. Obviously it isn't just our company, it is other companies. We

:13:21. > :13:25.have had to lay off two people in the last three months. Big oil

:13:26. > :13:31.companies can sustain a certain percentage of their staff, but for

:13:32. > :13:35.smaller companies it has a knock on effect. Disappearing jobs and in

:13:36. > :13:37.many cases reduced hours it is a scenario for the north-east that

:13:38. > :13:44.doesn't seem likely to change any time soon.

:13:45. > :13:52.I am now joined by James Brame, many thanks for joining us tonight. We

:13:53. > :13:56.heard in that report from people who thanks for joining us tonight. We

:13:57. > :14:01.are having to cut back on spending, having to lay off staff, who are

:14:02. > :14:05.losing jobs themselves, how widespread is that feeling now? It

:14:06. > :14:09.is without doubt challenging times in the North East. It is not just

:14:10. > :14:13.the North Sea operators feeling a difficult environment. We are seeing

:14:14. > :14:18.supply chain companies feeling it, but also people like hoteliers,

:14:19. > :14:24.restaurant owners, and retailers as we start to see the reduced impact

:14:25. > :14:27.from households take hold. The oil and gas industry completely

:14:28. > :14:34.dominates this economy. We can see it here. The Vista here at Aberdeen

:14:35. > :14:38.harbour. Is there a plan B? Are there other ways here for people to

:14:39. > :14:45.earn a living? This is a resilient region. We have a long-term economic

:14:46. > :14:49.plan here. That is the good news. The oil and gas sector will

:14:50. > :14:52.diversify. It will be a success and continue to be a success

:14:53. > :14:56.internationally and in the North Sea with research and innovate. But we

:14:57. > :15:02.will also look at other sectors were just wrong already. The food and

:15:03. > :15:09.drink sector is one. -- which are strong already. There is a long-term

:15:10. > :15:12.regeneration here. We need to secure those plans and if we do there is a

:15:13. > :15:21.bright future for the north-east. Thanks very much. All eyes are now

:15:22. > :15:28.on the Chancellor ahead of his Budget next month with many voices

:15:29. > :15:32.here calling for him to step in to cut tax, to safeguard the offshore

:15:33. > :15:34.industry. Thanks very much.

:15:35. > :15:37.A sixteen year-old boy is to go on trial at the High Court

:15:38. > :15:40.in Aberdeen next week, charged with the murder of a pupil

:15:41. > :15:43.The youth, whose identity is protected by law,

:15:44. > :15:45.appeared during a preliminary hearing in Glasgow this morning.

:15:46. > :15:52.Here's our Home Affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson.

:15:53. > :15:58.16-year-old Bailey Gwynne was a pupil at Cults Academy in Aberdeen

:15:59. > :16:03.when he was fatally stabbed at the school in October of last year.

:16:04. > :16:05.Today another 16-year-old, whose name is protected by law, appeared

:16:06. > :16:12.before the High Court in Glasgow charged with his murder. In an eight

:16:13. > :16:17.minute hearing at the High Court in Glasgow the judge was told that the

:16:18. > :16:20.teenager who appeared in the dock wearing a grey sweater and black

:16:21. > :16:29.trousers, admitted killing Bailey but denied murdering him. Alec

:16:30. > :16:33.Prentis QC told the court the Crown declines stack set the offer of

:16:34. > :16:39.guilty to the culpable homicide charge it will proceed to trial on

:16:40. > :16:42.the murder charge. The accused use is alleged to have carried knives

:16:43. > :16:47.and knuckle-dusters into the school on various occasions over a two-year

:16:48. > :16:51.period. He denies these charges and also fighting with Bailey and

:16:52. > :16:53.murdering him with a knife. His trial, expected to last five days,

:16:54. > :16:57.will begin in Aberdeen next Tuesday. More than 8,000 people across the UK

:16:58. > :17:02.are being asked to get They've all been treated by a former

:17:03. > :17:09.surgeon at NHS Lanarkshire who's Our reporter Catriona

:17:10. > :17:21.Renton joins me. The employee who was a surgeon

:17:22. > :17:24.tested positive in 2008. He stopped doing surgical work at that point.

:17:25. > :17:29.It wasn't thought necessary to contact patients at that time. Last

:17:30. > :17:34.year though it was discovered that one patient had contracted the virus

:17:35. > :17:44.and a second was identified. Both were thought to have caught it

:17:45. > :17:47.during surgery. The doctor had worked in Lanarkshire. Letters have

:17:48. > :17:52.been sent to 8,000 people in Scotland and the UK who may have

:17:53. > :17:58.been treated by the doctor between 1982 and 2008. 000 of those people

:17:59. > :18:02.are in Lanarkshire. The Heath board said there Salou risk. They are

:18:03. > :18:06.advising people to take the I understand people test. Will be

:18:07. > :18:09.naturally concerned about this. The reason is that the treatment

:18:10. > :18:12.available is very effective. Of course we will do the testing as

:18:13. > :18:17.quickly as possible, turn that around, so patients can be reassured

:18:18. > :18:21.very quickly. Now, 115 clinics have been set up over the next four weeks

:18:22. > :18:28.so people can get that blood test. There is a helpline set up by the

:18:29. > :18:34.health board. Experts say they think less than one in every 1,000 of

:18:35. > :18:43.those contacted will likely to have caught the virus. Quite possibly

:18:44. > :18:47.no-one at all. 5% of those treated for help tie Tulse C are treated

:18:48. > :18:51.successfully according to health officials.

:18:52. > :18:54.An emergency tug boat covering the north of Scotland will stay

:18:55. > :18:57.The contract for the existing emergency towing vessel,

:18:58. > :19:01.based in Orkney, was due to run out at the end of March causing concern

:19:02. > :19:03.From Shetland, John Johnston reports.

:19:04. > :19:15.It's a day Jim Dixon will never forget. The 5th January 1993. This

:19:16. > :19:20.oil tanker loses power off Shetland. He was winched aboard to get a tow

:19:21. > :19:27.line attached to save her. The ship heaved up and came down a long way.

:19:28. > :19:32.She touched the rock. The vessel started to vibrate. A shudder. Then

:19:33. > :19:38.we quickly realised there was little we could do. The official report saw

:19:39. > :19:42.the introduction of a network of four publicly funded salvage tugs

:19:43. > :19:47.around the UK coastline. Today just one remains. It's based in Orkney

:19:48. > :19:51.covering the waters around the northern isles. It was due to go at

:19:52. > :19:56.the end of March much now the Government has given it a six month

:19:57. > :20:00.reprieve. I've instructed the MCA to make immediate arrangements to

:20:01. > :20:05.extend the provision of a Government-funded emergency toe to

:20:06. > :20:10.youing vessel. 700 miles north in Shetland Jim Dixon argues ale rage

:20:11. > :20:18.tug is vital. This area, the worst weather in the United Kingdom. We

:20:19. > :20:22.need an emergency response vessel. A final division on whether the UK

:20:23. > :20:25.Government will pay for the to youing vessel will be made in the

:20:26. > :20:27.autumn. The battle to keep it continues here in the northern

:20:28. > :20:32.isles. The Scotland rugby captain,

:20:33. > :20:45.Greig Laidlaw, is pleading with fans It's been two years since

:20:46. > :20:49.Scotland recorded a victory They head to Rome this weekend

:20:50. > :20:53.aiming to avoid losing their tenth From Murrayfield,

:20:54. > :20:58.here's Phil Goodlad. These are strange times at

:20:59. > :21:02.Murrayfield, the national team in it is worst run in defeats in the Six

:21:03. > :21:05.Nations for over 60 years. You would think the clock would be well

:21:06. > :21:10.ticking on head coach and his players. Yet in the stadium on the

:21:11. > :21:18.face of it, there remains calm amongst the squad. Take the. Cap

:21:19. > :21:28.town seeing the positives amid the current losing streak. We are right

:21:29. > :21:37.in these games, we just need to find that little bit extra to win these

:21:38. > :21:43.games and tip nem our favour. -- them. When do you think they need to

:21:44. > :21:48.question the coach and players? I don't think we do. We are playing

:21:49. > :21:52.good rugby. We are performing better than what the results have been so

:21:53. > :21:56.far. This weekend will be the one. That's a big statement from the

:21:57. > :22:01.players. There is also a plea tonight to the fans. You know, stick

:22:02. > :22:04.by us. I know they will. That's Scottish mentality. There will be

:22:05. > :22:07.by us. I know they will. That's travelling support to Rome. We are

:22:08. > :22:12.going over there to win that game as much as for them as for ourselves.

:22:13. > :22:14.Scotland must turn good performances into victories or the clock may

:22:15. > :22:19.start ticking for those involved. Andy Murray's first match

:22:20. > :22:22.since becoming a Dad will be in next week's Davis Cup tie in Birmingham,

:22:23. > :22:24.alongside his big brother Jamie. The Murrays helped Britain win

:22:25. > :22:27.the competition for the first time in nearly 80 years by beating

:22:28. > :22:29.Belgium in November. They start the defence

:22:30. > :22:31.of their trophy against Japan. The Japanese have the former US Open

:22:32. > :22:35.finalist Kay Nishikori Celtic have been fined 13,000 euros,

:22:36. > :22:43.just over ?10,000, by the European That's after supporters set off

:22:44. > :22:47.flares during a game It happened during their Europa

:22:48. > :22:52.League match against Fenerbatchey. Part of the fine is for the conduct

:22:53. > :22:56.of the team, receiving five or more Celtic's womens' team have

:22:57. > :23:05.signed a Danish winger - nothing so unusual about that

:23:06. > :23:08.you could say, but stick with me - the story gets a lot

:23:09. > :23:10.more interesting. For a start, her partner

:23:11. > :23:24.also plays for Celtic. This isn't just a football story.

:23:25. > :23:29.It's a love story. It was my twin sister's best friend. That's why I

:23:30. > :23:35.met her. We have always known each other since we were 12 years and

:23:36. > :23:41.been together since Wes were 14. We are 25 and 24. We know each other

:23:42. > :23:45.well. Her football has been parallel with mine. They share a life and

:23:46. > :23:52.passion for football and now a joining. She is joining a few weeks

:23:53. > :23:57.after Erik. I played for one of the top three teams. That is almost the

:23:58. > :24:04.same for Celtic. I will do my very best to keep them in the top and do

:24:05. > :24:10.even better. Her debut will have to wait for an obvious reason. In seven

:24:11. > :24:15.weeks I will give birth. Yeah. It's very soon. We are excited. Are you

:24:16. > :24:19.prepared for fatherhood and the sleepinessisation and all that?

:24:20. > :24:24.Sleepiness night I will take. We made a good agreement I can take the

:24:25. > :24:35.couch sometimes. We will be ready, for sure. Anna and Erik's baby boy

:24:36. > :24:40.is expected in April. Expect his first photo shot shortly afterwards.

:24:41. > :24:46.Indeed. That's your sport for tonight. Thank you.

:24:47. > :24:48.Yesterday, Iain Brown was rescuing men, women and children

:24:49. > :24:50.from treacherous seas around Turkey and Greece.

:24:51. > :24:52.Today, he was back at his home in Ayr.

:24:53. > :24:58.Over the past three weeks this man has saved the lives of over 250

:24:59. > :25:02.people. Iain Browne who volunteers with Air Coastguard was so moved by

:25:03. > :25:09.the pictures of children who drowned at sea that he flew out to Greece

:25:10. > :25:13.and worked for a charity for free. The rescues were dangerous and

:25:14. > :25:19.Harrowing. I opened the back hatch of the lifeboat. The first thing

:25:20. > :25:26.that hit me was the fumes and the carbon monoxide. I looked down it

:25:27. > :25:31.was a sea of faces, kids, women and just wimpering and crying and

:25:32. > :25:40.screaming. Iain was filmed rescuing families by the BBC last month. They

:25:41. > :25:47.were happy. The children got to me the most. I was lifting children up

:25:48. > :25:53.and I probably bruised everybody that I touched because my grip was

:25:54. > :25:58.so intense because you don't want to let that child go. You don't want

:25:59. > :26:01.that child in the water. An estimated two children a day are

:26:02. > :26:08.drowning in the eastern Mediterranean. It's reminiscent of a

:26:09. > :26:14.war. There are bodies everywhere. There is a complete disaster.

:26:15. > :26:20.Despite the horrors, Iain says he'll probably go back.

:26:21. > :26:23.here's Christopher with the forecast.

:26:24. > :26:30.Thank you there. Were showers around, as captured by one of our

:26:31. > :26:33.weather watchers. A snow shower, dramatic scenes. The snow showers

:26:34. > :26:37.continuing to northern parts of the country this evening. Fairly dry and

:26:38. > :26:42.Prosty elsewhere. We do have a yellow be aware morning to northern

:26:43. > :26:46.parts of the mainland, northern isles and western isles because of

:26:47. > :26:52.the snow showers to low levels and icy patches. For many, dry, clear

:26:53. > :26:55.and cold. Temperatures as low as minus five or more in the

:26:56. > :26:59.countryside. Tomorrow morning, rain showers to the south-west. More

:27:00. > :27:02.cloud here compared to today. For most of central, southern and

:27:03. > :27:07.south-eastern Scotland a dry sparkling day. Wintry showers

:27:08. > :27:13.pushing into northern parts of the mainland and northern isles. By mid

:27:14. > :27:18.afternoon a cloudier prospect across the south-west compared with today.

:27:19. > :27:23.One or two showers. Further east, dry and bright. Similar too through

:27:24. > :27:28.the central belt, some cloud here and there. Further north, the

:27:29. > :27:34.north-west cloud. Bright spells but frequent wintry showers. Quite a

:27:35. > :27:38.cold feel, two or three Celsius. Winds lighter than today but will

:27:39. > :27:43.feel raw at times. Into the evening wintry showers to northern parts of

:27:44. > :27:48.the mainland, icy patches, elsewhere largely dry, clear and cold once

:27:49. > :27:54.again with a widespread frost. Thursday, very few if any icer bars

:27:55. > :27:59.on the chart. Dry and bright for many. Sparkling sunshine for central

:28:00. > :28:03.southern parts. Further north the wintry showers continuing, confined

:28:04. > :28:07.to the north-west. Dryer to the north-east. The temperatures three

:28:08. > :28:13.to four Celsius. A cool feel despite the sun. Friday and the weekend, low

:28:14. > :28:18.pressure near by. Another largely dry settled picture. A few showers

:28:19. > :28:20.by Saturday to eastern parts of the country. That's the forecast for

:28:21. > :28:21.country. That's theforecast for forecast for now. Thank you

:28:22. > :28:26.Christopher. I'll be back with the headlines

:28:27. > :28:30.at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone

:28:31. > :28:34.on the team - right across the country -

:28:35. > :28:36.have a very good evening.