23/02/2016 Reporting Scotland


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That's Evan with Newsnight. Here on BBC One

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A last-minute deal has secured new tax powers for Holyrood.

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The agreement completes the so-called "fiscal framework"

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and follows a day of drama and behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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The First Minister says it means not a penny will be cut

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The Chancellor says Holyrood will now be answerable to voters

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Here's our political editor, Brian Taylor.

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After a day of intense negotiation, Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs tonight

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the deal had been done with the Treasury. As a result of these

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conversations I can report that there is now an agreement in

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principle that I believe we can recommend to Parliament. The plan to

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give Scotland control of all income tax rates and bands will now go

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ahead from next year. The deal sets out how and by how much the

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Westminster block grant is cut in Goodger. The Treasury had wanted a

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system which might have meant cuts in Scotland's budget if the Scottish

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population declined the tax take was Laura. But Scottish ministers

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resisted that fiercely. The agreement now is there will be no

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automatic cut in the Hollywood budget for six years and after that

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there will be a review, without prejudice or without defaulting to

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the Treasury plan. First Minister said the initial scheme would have

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cotton -- at the Scottish budget by ?7 million over a decade. -- ?7

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billion. There will not be ?7 billion of detriment, this deal will

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not allow a single pound or even a penny to be taken from the Scottish

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Government budget. It delivers on the bout we made to the people

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Scotland. It is better the taxpayers of all the UK. And it gives Scotland

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one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world. I think

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the debate will now shift from whether Scotland these taxes -- tax

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spending powers to how they are used to the benefit of the Scottish

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people. The agreement completes the package set out by the cross-party

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Smith Commission and opens the door to a new phase in Scotland political

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story. Well, earlier, Brian explained why

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making the deal had taken so long. It is a key part of a very big deal

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indeed. There have been concessions on both sides, the Scottish

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Government has got all it wanted in terms of paying for the costs of

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transition, they had to agree there will be independent scrutiny of the

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Scottish economy, not just fear is generated from within the Scottish

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Government, but on the other hand, the Treasury had to make big

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concessions as well, they have had to concede that the proposal they

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made, for their model, is not happen that way. It will be the model that

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is typically used but over the next six years it will be tweaked to

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ensure there is not a penny cut from Scotland's budget as a consequence

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of devolution. And after that, a review will be predicated upon, and

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open discussion between the two governments after the next round of

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elections. The big prize for both sides, the big prize for the

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Scottish Government and Hollywood, securing those tax powers, securing

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the control of welfare, securing borrowing powers, to transform the

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Scottish election into a debate over the use of those powers. The big

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game for the UK Government, they are able to argue that Scotland is now

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fiscally responsible. The Hollywood Parliament will be responsible for

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spending, responsible for tax, that builds a narrative whereby they say

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Scotland is determining how own affairs and not as they would argue

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reliant upon the remainder of the UK.

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The Lanarkshire nurse Pauline Cafferkey is in hospital

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in London this evening after suffering further

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She was originally infected whilst treating victims in Sierra Leone

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and survived a second infection last October,

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Our health correspondent, Eleanor Bradford, reports.

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The nightmare continues for Lanarkshire nurse Pauline Cafferkey.

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Today she was for the third time on her way to specialist care in

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London. She appeared to be walking unaided but was still surrounded by

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the highest infection control measures as she was transferred to

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an aircraft. It marks yet another twist in her extraordinary story.

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Pauline was admitted to hospital with Ebola at the end of 2014

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following her return from Sierra Leone. After a month, doctors said

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you had made a full recovery. Speaking in early autumn she hoped

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the worst was behind her. There were thyroid problems to start with. It

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has taken me a good few months to recover from that. You just don't

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know long-term idea there. Hopefully this is it. -- either. But nothing

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could have prepared her for the turn of events. In October the virus

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re-emerged, having lived on in her brain and spinal fluid and caused

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meningitis. She survived, for a second time, but was monitored more

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closely. That routine monitoring picked up something unusual, which

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has led to did a's admission to hospital. Probably more has been

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learned about Ebola from Pauline than any other person on this

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planet. She is probably the most investigated case of Ebola on the

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planet. That investigation will help our, it will help the medical and

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nursing team look after her, it will help the rest of us gather knowledge

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about this infection. Specialists at the Royal Free Hospital in London

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have said only that Pauline Cafferkey is suffering from another

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late competition of Ebola. The outbreak in Africa may have been

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declared over but Pauline's case shows how much we still have to

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learn. A key report on the oil and gas

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industry has warned that exploration is at an all-time low and investment

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in the North Sea is facing collapse. The survey says that

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unless the oil price rises, almost half the UK's North Sea oil

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fields will fail to make a profit. Our business correspondent,

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David Henderson, reports. This is how an oil firm saves $50

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million. The boss of Chevron talks to the team on one of his offshore

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platforms. To maximise production. However things going offshore?

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platforms. To maximise production. Improving. The company has

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platforms. To maximise production. more than 300 jobs

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platforms. To maximise production. plummeting oil prices.

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platforms. To maximise production. hating us from a number of angles.

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platforms. To maximise production. It is important we continue to work

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collaboratively. We work with It is important we continue to work

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over time. The industry It is important we continue to work

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to adapt the low oil prices. Last year, it cost nearly $30 to produce

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a barrel of oil. But now, thanks to efficiencies, and tens of thousands

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of job losses, that cost has been driven down to around $20 a barrel.

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But is still not enough. Around half of all the oil fields are still

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running at a loss and if that is worrying, consider future investment

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plans. It gives an idea about the future. Over the last five years,

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the industry has spent around ?8 billion a year on new projects, that

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is the level of investment. This year, they only plan to invest

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around ?1 billion. With everything that means for jobs and production.

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around ?1 billion. With everything And that has prompted a clear

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warning. The industry is trying to fight for survival in the years

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ahead. What we see is investment falling so that new investment has

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come to an all-time low, and indeed exploration is very low. A more

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positive view, production is up and getting better, but unless we keep

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investing, we have a very stark future. So, what help does the

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industry need to cope with the low price of oil? There are growing

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calls for cuts in the rate of tax which are paid by oil producers.

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Right now the industry is paying 30% corporation tax, which is 10% more

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than the normal rate. Everyone else pays 20. On top of that there is a

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supplementary tax which was introduced on account of higher oil

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prices and what they called excess profits. It doesn't make sense to

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have both of these. So if less than a month -- with less than up until

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the Chancellor unveils the budget it is clear where oil firms want George

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Osborne to go and stop further tax breaks may we on their agenda but it

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is not yet clear if they are on his. A 16-year-old boy is to go on trial

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at the High Court in Aberdeen next week, charged with

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the murder of a pupil The youth, whose identity

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is protected by law, appeared during a preliminary

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hearing in Glasgow this morning. Here's our home affairs

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correspondent, Reevel Alderson. 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne was a

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pupil at Cults Academy in Aberdeen when he was fatally stabbed at the

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school in October last year. Today another 16-year-old, whose name is

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protected by law, appeared before the High Court in Glasgow charged

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with Bailey's murder. In an eight minute hearing at the High Court in

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Glasgow, the judge was told that the teenager, who appeared in the dock

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wearing a grey sweater and black trousers, admitted killing Bailey

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but denied murdering him. Alec Prentice QC, the prosecutor, told

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the court, the Crown declines to accept that offer of guilty to the

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culpable homicide charge and will proceed to trial on the murder

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charge. The accused youth is alleged to have carried knives and

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knuckle-dusters into the school on various occasions over a two-year

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period. He denies the charges and also fighting with Bailey and

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murdering him with a knife. His trial, which is expected to last

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five days, will begin in Aberdeen next Tuesday.

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Celtic have been fined 13,000 euros - just over ?10,000 -

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That's after supporters set off flares during a game

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It happened during their Europa League match against Fenerbahce.

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Part of the fine is for the conduct of the team,

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Staying on football, and in the Premiership,

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And Dundee won their Scottish Cup replay against Dumbarton 5-0.

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Dundee will face Rangers at Ibrox in the quarterfinals.

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Well, it's over to Christopher Blanchett now with the weather

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Thank you. Good evening. Those sunny skies LME increased hours tonight,

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quite chilly and frosty. A lovely picture from one of our weather

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watchers. Not only cold and frosty but also if you wintry showers. -- a

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few. Most of those shows confined to northern parts of the mainland. A

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couple pushing down towards the West Coast. Here is what we expect to

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happen. Showers continue, the yellow warning for the risk of snow showers

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and icy patches. But for many Central, southern and eastern parts,

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dry, clear and cold with freezing temperatures. Tomorrow morning, rain

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showers in the South West and risk of ice. Wintry showers continuing in

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the far North. But for many, a dry and start. More cloud across the

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South West. Further East, a sunny and bright start to the day, similar

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to most of the central lowlands. Further North, more cloud with

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wintry showers continuing. A cold start to the day. The wind coming

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from the Northwest. As we head through the course of the morning,

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showers continuing for a time and again cloudy conditions in the South

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West compared with today. But for Central, southern and eastern parts,

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or other sparkling day of sunshine. Across the UK, we have a weather

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front producing some cloud and showers for Northern Ireland towards

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the North of England. Further South, largely dry and bright. More cloud

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across parts of East Anglia. We are a little bit below average but with

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light winds, you get the sunshine but showers continuing across the

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far North and the Northern Isles. Looking ahead towards Thursday, very

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few isobars on a charge so little in the way of wind. Another largely dry

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and bright day with sparkling sunshine. A few showers around, most

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across the far North and the Northern Isles. For most, dry and

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bright. Chilly but if you get the sunshine and the light winds,

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feeling rather pleasant. Our next update is during Breakfast

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at 6:25 tomorrow morning. But from everyone on the late team

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here in Glasgow

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