:00:39. > :00:40.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: Farmers and crofters
:00:41. > :00:43.who are still waiting for EU farm payments will be given a cash
:00:44. > :00:47.Twenty years on from the Dunblane massacre we hear from one mother
:00:48. > :00:55.Hibs prepare for Sunday's league cup final with a training camp
:00:56. > :00:59.on the Costa del Sol but it's not been a holiday for the players.
:01:00. > :01:01.And, he's oor Wullie, your Wullie, a'body's Wullie and Dundee's
:01:02. > :01:09.celebrating, as he turns eighty years young.
:01:10. > :01:17.Ministers are making up to ?200 million pounds available
:01:18. > :01:31.Computer problems have delayed EU subsidies this year,
:01:32. > :01:33.leaving many agricultural businesses struggling to make ends meet.
:01:34. > :01:42.Our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell, is at Holyrood.
:01:43. > :01:48.Ministers are saying they have been doing everything possible, but the
:01:49. > :01:54.night the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has decided to do a lot
:01:55. > :01:57.more. Farming depends on EU subsidies distributed by the
:01:58. > :02:02.Scottish Government, but a new company computer system is not
:02:03. > :02:07.coping. Payments have been delayed and farmers are struggling to pay
:02:08. > :02:12.bills. At this time we are getting bills for fertiliser and see. We
:02:13. > :02:15.have got lambing time coming up and we have food bills and these would
:02:16. > :02:20.be picked up with the single farm payment at this time of the year.
:02:21. > :02:27.Farmers' concerns have been raised in Parliament. What will it take for
:02:28. > :02:33.this First Minister to get a grip? We are doing everything we can. Farm
:02:34. > :02:42.payments have been made to 56% of Scottish farmers, a total of ?109
:02:43. > :02:48.million has been distributed so far. But ?300 million has still to be
:02:49. > :02:51.paid. Tonight as the National farmers' union arrived at Parliament
:02:52. > :02:56.to lobby ministers, the government promised to do more. The IT system
:02:57. > :02:59.is not working as it should do and we are taking steps to make sure the
:03:00. > :03:07.payments get to the farmers and crofters. We would sure everybody
:03:08. > :03:10.gets their payments. This is pressing the panic button, it is
:03:11. > :03:15.unprecedented. All of a certain he pressing the panic button, it is
:03:16. > :03:20.has found ?200 million, the same of the cost of the IT system that has
:03:21. > :03:25.failed. Tonight farmers said the Scottish Government announcement was
:03:26. > :03:31.encouraging but they want more detail. Just to be clear, the
:03:32. > :03:34.Scottish Government is effectively bypassing the formal claims system
:03:35. > :03:38.that will give these cash advances to farmers who have received nothing
:03:39. > :03:43.by the end of this month and claimed that money back at a later stage
:03:44. > :03:47.from the European Union. The Conservatives say there needs to be
:03:48. > :03:52.an independent enquiry into what went wrong. They will press that
:03:53. > :03:56.case in a Holyrood debate tomorrow. Farmers are expected on Thursday to
:03:57. > :04:01.protest, although the Scottish Government will hope it will take
:04:02. > :04:05.some heat out of that. But for an administration that prides itself on
:04:06. > :04:06.competence this has not been a happy episode.
:04:07. > :04:09.Almost 20 years ago, 16 children and their teacher
:04:10. > :04:12.were murdered by a gunman, Thomas Hamilton, at Dunblane Primary
:04:13. > :04:16.The atrocity led to the introduction of some of the strictest firearms
:04:17. > :04:20.There are no official plans to mark the anniversary,
:04:21. > :04:23.but parents of some of those who died have been reflecting
:04:24. > :04:28.Among them is Isabel Wilson, who lost her five-year-old daughter
:04:29. > :04:33.She's been speaking to Jackie Bird and began by recalling what happened
:04:34. > :04:39.when she got to the school that day.
:04:40. > :04:46.We were taken to the staff room in the primary school and then that was
:04:47. > :04:48.it, that was the beginning of the longest wait of my life.
:04:49. > :04:54.I was there for hours and hours. The police would come in and call out
:04:55. > :05:06.the name and a couple would I made an error of judgment. I
:05:07. > :05:10.thought the people who were being called out were perhaps the people
:05:11. > :05:14.for whom the news was worse. I do not think it dawned on me until
:05:15. > :05:19.later in the process that actually they were calling out the families
:05:20. > :05:24.of the injured pupils so they could get them to hospital. I think at
:05:25. > :05:28.that point it began to dawn on me that we were the people who would
:05:29. > :05:35.have the worst news and they were saving the worst to last. You
:05:36. > :05:39.learned later she had been taken from the gym hall alive seriously
:05:40. > :05:45.injured but alive? To the hospital, yes. I was able to speak to the
:05:46. > :05:52.ambulance, not the ambulance driver, yes. I was able to speak to the
:05:53. > :05:59.the paramedic who was with her. He was able to reassure me that she was
:06:00. > :05:59.unconscious that she had suffered a massive head
:06:00. > :06:04.wound and she was not conscious. I suppose it is a parent's worst
:06:05. > :06:08.nightmare that your child will be frightened and wanting you with them
:06:09. > :06:16.and you do not appear. Someone had had the presence of mind
:06:17. > :06:18.to leave an auxiliary or even a cleaning lady and to ask her to be
:06:19. > :06:29.with my daughter when she died. That matters. Despite the fact she
:06:30. > :06:31.was deeply unconscious, it matters the fact that she did not die alone.
:06:32. > :06:36.I find that in social settings if I allowed myself as the
:06:37. > :06:44.parent of a Dunblane child, of a settings if I allowed myself as the
:06:45. > :06:47.murdered Dunblane child, then I feel guilty, I feel
:06:48. > :06:53.responsible for having spoiled a social occasion, or for having made
:06:54. > :06:59.someone feel badly about my circumstances. The hardest thing is
:07:00. > :07:04.when people that you know you are going to have a relationship with,
:07:05. > :07:10.for example new neighbours or friends or colleagues, and you know
:07:11. > :07:13.at some point you will have to tell them and you are desperately trying
:07:14. > :07:21.to think of a way to make it all right for them. The irrationality of
:07:22. > :07:28.that is staggering, but it is understandable. And a cheat.
:07:29. > :07:32.Sometimes I have asked people to pass the information on for me and
:07:33. > :07:35.that smooth it over a bit and that is easier for me.
:07:36. > :07:41.On the first anniversary of the shooting in Dunblane people all over
:07:42. > :07:45.Dunblane lit candles and put them in their windows and it was so
:07:46. > :07:48.beautiful, such a simple gesture of support. So what we do now is we
:07:49. > :07:54.have a lantern in our back garden and we
:07:55. > :07:57.like it from dawn to dusk on the 13th. Sometimes the candle burns
:07:58. > :08:04.right through until the next morning. I like to think that she
:08:05. > :08:08.can see it, that she knows that I am there. I think of
:08:09. > :08:16.her as... Something of great value, something of great joy that has been
:08:17. > :08:20.stolen from me for ever. For me it is desperately important
:08:21. > :08:28.that they are not And you can see more of that
:08:29. > :08:30.interview in tonight's Scotland You're watching Reporting
:08:31. > :08:40.Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on
:08:41. > :08:42.tonight's programme. Scotland's favourite wee boy,
:08:43. > :08:46.Oor Wullie, turns 80 years old. And in sport: Cup Final preparations
:08:47. > :08:48.in the Costa Del Sol. We report from the Hibs camp,
:08:49. > :08:51.ahead of Sundays League Cup clash Campaigners who oppose the Scottish
:08:52. > :09:07.government's plans to appoint a "named person" for every child
:09:08. > :09:11.under the age of 18 have begun a legal challenge
:09:12. > :09:12.at the Supreme Court. Ministers say it will help families
:09:13. > :09:30.who need access to services, arithmetic at Kirkcaldy West
:09:31. > :09:34.primary. There are more than 500 people at the school. The
:09:35. > :09:39.headteacher and one of his deputies act as the named person for every
:09:40. > :09:41.child. Fife is one of the first counties to introduce the rule, from
:09:42. > :09:49.August it will be compulsory. If we can see something is getting
:09:50. > :09:51.in the way of a child's well-being, we work with social workers,
:09:52. > :09:55.other agencies to come together to look at a
:09:56. > :10:01.child's well-being and see what we can do collectively to make a
:10:02. > :10:04.difference. But some are not happy. In Dundee a support group for
:10:05. > :10:09.parents of children with special needs is meeting for lunch. The talk
:10:10. > :10:11.is about imposing a guardian which is wrong.
:10:12. > :10:17.It is a breach of human rights to do with family life.
:10:18. > :10:21.Unnamed person, professionals, all this workload being put on them.
:10:22. > :10:30.I am angry this will be forced upon me whether I like it or not. I do
:10:31. > :10:31.not want my child's sensitive, personal medical data shared with a
:10:32. > :10:41.teacher. Today in London, a legal challenge
:10:42. > :10:42.got under way at the Supreme Court. Opponents say it
:10:43. > :10:50.breaches human rights and will lead to confidential information being
:10:51. > :10:51.shared readily. They say it lowered the threshold for state
:10:52. > :11:01.intervention. For teenagers who are looking for a
:11:02. > :11:06.safe space to discuss issues, maybe around sexuality, not child
:11:07. > :11:14.protection issues, then these issues will be shared through this new
:11:15. > :11:15.threshold of well-being. The Scottish Government insists the
:11:16. > :11:20.named person policy is about strengthening
:11:21. > :11:23.relationships and to make it easier for families to access services if
:11:24. > :11:25.they need them. Twice the courts have ruled in favour of the
:11:26. > :11:31.legislation and now the Supreme Court will hear the arguments over
:11:32. > :11:34.the next few days before ruling on the case.
:11:35. > :11:37.The liquidators of Rangers have been granted permission to appeal
:11:38. > :11:40.against a recent ruling in the so-called Big Tax Case,
:11:41. > :11:46.After a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh this
:11:47. > :11:48.morning, a panel of three judges granted BDO's request,
:11:49. > :11:51.on the grounds it could affect similar cases in future.
:11:52. > :11:53.It has no impact on the current owners of Rangers football club.
:11:54. > :11:56.Last November, HM Revenue and Customs won a judgement,
:11:57. > :11:58.that the use of so-called Employee Benefit Trusts
:11:59. > :12:07.Tomorrow, junior doctors in England will strike
:12:08. > :12:09.yet again in protest against a new contract which has
:12:10. > :12:14.But north of the border, the Scottish Government is sticking
:12:15. > :12:18.The UK government says the new contract's essential
:12:19. > :12:21.in England to address higher death rates at weekends,
:12:22. > :12:23.but the Scottish Government says it's unnecessary.
:12:24. > :12:30.Here's our health correspondent, Eleanor Bradford.
:12:31. > :12:39.If you go into hospital on a Saturday, are you more likely to
:12:40. > :12:44.die? That is the central question which has led to strikes in England
:12:45. > :12:48.and thousands of cancelled operations. Several studies have
:12:49. > :12:50.suggested the death rate is higher at weekends and UK Health Secretary
:12:51. > :12:55.Jeremy Hunt has made it his mission at weekends and UK Health Secretary
:12:56. > :12:57.to address it. Following the election which the government won
:12:58. > :12:59.with a clear manifesto commitment to a seven-day NHS, the BMA junior
:13:00. > :13:09.doctors committee refused point-blank to discuss reforms.
:13:10. > :13:14.is not just an English phenomenon. One of the studies was done in
:13:15. > :13:16.Dumfriesshire. It suggested that normal times four
:13:17. > :13:20.in 100 patients could be expected to die a week after admission. But when
:13:21. > :13:27.they arrived after a public holiday six who arrived died. But
:13:28. > :13:30.now the author of that study says it is not that simple. The
:13:31. > :13:37.interpretation of the study is what matters and that is quite
:13:38. > :13:41.tricky. As a rough guide, the number of people who are admitted on a
:13:42. > :13:46.Saturday who die is the same as the number of people who are admitted
:13:47. > :13:49.from Monday to Friday. The difference is there are fewer people
:13:50. > :13:53.from Monday to Friday. The admitted at weekends, so if you
:13:54. > :13:55.express the death rate as a percentage, it would appear the
:13:56. > :13:57.death rate at the weekends is higher.
:13:58. > :14:01.far, so confusing, but does it mean Scotland does not need to worry
:14:02. > :14:05.about more staff at weekends? Most of my staff would agree we are
:14:06. > :14:10.understaffed at weekends. It is all the health professionals at
:14:11. > :14:20.weekends. We probably do not provide patients with the same high
:14:21. > :14:24.quality of service at weekends as we do during the week.
:14:25. > :14:29.The Scottish Government says there is no evidence of extra deaths at
:14:30. > :14:33.the weekend and is focusing its efforts to make sure patients get
:14:34. > :14:38.the best care whenever they get admitted.
:14:39. > :14:49.the row in England will tempt junior doctors north. It has produced this
:14:50. > :14:54.glossy video. And Alistair for one is heading back home, despite
:14:55. > :14:56.training in Carlisle. The uncertainty being generated as a
:14:57. > :15:01.result of this contract and as a result of the
:15:02. > :15:04.outlook for the NHS in general in England, the move
:15:05. > :15:19.to Scotland really was motivated partly by them. Alistair is leaving
:15:20. > :15:23.the dispute behind. Some news just in an SNP MPs will oppose UK
:15:24. > :15:26.Government plans for Sunday trading in England and Wales. It had been
:15:27. > :15:30.Government plans for Sunday trading thought they may abstain. After a
:15:31. > :15:32.meeting of the Parliamentary party this evening they have said
:15:33. > :15:39.they will vote against the plan to protect the rights of workers in
:15:40. > :15:40.Scotland. Dozens of Conservative backbenchers are also expected to
:15:41. > :15:47.oppose the change. A look now at other stories
:15:48. > :15:49.from across the country. 200 teenagers at a school
:15:50. > :15:52.in Angus are being screened The youngsters are having an ECG
:15:53. > :15:56.test done at Arbroath High School. It should indicate if they have
:15:57. > :15:58.a cardiac condition. The screening's been organised
:15:59. > :16:09.by the family of a 17-year-old It's about getting people tested and
:16:10. > :16:13.into treatment. We hope no-one is found here to have any conditions.
:16:14. > :16:14.If they do it's about getting people on treatment. It's very important
:16:15. > :16:22.for us as a family. Council leaders from
:16:23. > :16:23.the Western Isles and Northern Isles and
:16:24. > :16:25.the Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, are calling on the UK
:16:26. > :16:28.Government to fulfil a promise to put agreements in place to allow
:16:29. > :16:31.renewable energy development to take They claim that UK ministers have
:16:32. > :16:35.still not applied to the EU for permission to put the right
:16:36. > :16:38.subsidy regime in place to ensure subsea cables between the islands
:16:39. > :16:40.and mainland become The Church of Scotland is to recruit
:16:41. > :16:46.a minister to work exclusively It's in response to a call made
:16:47. > :16:51.at last year's General Assembly by a farmer and church activist
:16:52. > :16:53.in Ayrshire where the The move - to address issues such
:16:54. > :17:00.as financial hardship and rural isolation - was announced
:17:01. > :17:12.by the Kirk moderator on a visit A dedicated farming minister is
:17:13. > :17:19.absolutely one of our needs of our time. It's a pioneer ministry. We
:17:20. > :17:23.hope it will be a means of demonstrating practical support and
:17:24. > :17:24.care for people who are going through very difficult times at the
:17:25. > :17:28.moment. A giant rabbit who became
:17:29. > :17:30.a celebrity after an appeal by a rescue charity has found
:17:31. > :17:33.a new home in North Ayrshire. The Scottish SPCA took in Atlas
:17:34. > :17:38.when his owner could no People from all over the world
:17:39. > :17:42.offered to rehome him. Jen Hyslop, from North Ayrshire,
:17:43. > :17:45.was chosen and Atlas is settling Let's get the latest
:17:46. > :17:52.sport now, with Rhona. The key for Scotland to beat France
:17:53. > :18:01.this weekend is for them to focus on their own game and not worry
:18:02. > :18:03.about their opponents. That's the view of assistant
:18:04. > :18:06.coach, Nathan Hines. Success in Rome two weekends ago
:18:07. > :18:08.brought the Scots a first Now they are aiming for back-to-back
:18:09. > :18:12.wins and a feel-good Phil Goodlad is at
:18:13. > :18:22.Scotland's National Stadium. The sun is shining and the flowers
:18:23. > :18:26.are blooming. Well, it's grey skies overhead and this is Astra turf, you
:18:27. > :18:31.get the point. Here at Murrayfield, what a difference a win makes. There
:18:32. > :18:36.is a good buzz about the squad this morning. The boys are laughing and
:18:37. > :18:41.joking. It's all pretty positive. We have to knuckle down this week and
:18:42. > :18:44.look at France. None are more positive than amount eggs Dunbar,
:18:45. > :18:48.back training with Scotland after 12 months out through injury. It's been
:18:49. > :18:52.frustrating that you do all the hard work to come back to fitness, you
:18:53. > :18:56.play a game, feel good and go into the next gamed and pick up something
:18:57. > :19:00.that pretty much means you can't lace your boots up for two weeks. I
:19:01. > :19:04.feel good going into the last couple of games. Hopefully, it lasts.
:19:05. > :19:12.French physicality is what Scotland are preparing for. Is there a plan
:19:13. > :19:16.to combat the visitors power? You can ask. I'm not going to tell you.
:19:17. > :19:22.If we play well, put pressure on them. Do in the scrum they will have
:19:23. > :19:26.limited opportunities. I would rather get our stuff in order first
:19:27. > :19:32.and worrying youy about how they will play, I think it's too many
:19:33. > :19:34.things not in our All smiles today control. . The aim is for that to
:19:35. > :19:37.continue. Meanwhile, Scotland's cricket team
:19:38. > :19:39.have lost their opening World Twenty20 qualifying
:19:40. > :19:42.game to Afghanistan. Chasing a target of 171 in India,
:19:43. > :19:46.this six by Matt Machan had given Scotland hope of a narrow win,
:19:47. > :19:48.but ultimately they fell 15 runs They've got games against Zimbabwe
:19:49. > :19:54.and Hong Kong still to come in their Group, which Grant
:19:55. > :19:56.Bradburn's team must The Olympic Silver medallist,
:19:57. > :20:02.Luke Patience, and his sailing partner, Elliott Willis,
:20:03. > :20:04.have been deselected for the Rio The British Olympic Association say
:20:05. > :20:08.the difficult decision has been taken because of Willis' ongoing
:20:09. > :20:13.treatment for bowel cancer. The pair have been unable to follow
:20:14. > :20:16.the training programme required Patience will now attempt
:20:17. > :20:18.to requalify for Rio The Hibernian boss, Alan Stubbs,
:20:19. > :20:26.says a victory over Ross County in Sunday's League Cup
:20:27. > :20:30.final would top off any Stubbs has taken the Easter Road
:20:31. > :20:41.squad to the Costa Del Sol to prepare for the big game but,
:20:42. > :20:44.as Brian McLauchlin has been finding out, it's not been a holiday
:20:45. > :20:49.for the players. High up in the mountain retreat in
:20:50. > :20:53.the Spanish sunshine, the squad continue their preparations for
:20:54. > :21:00.Sunday's League Cup final. I think, first of all, it's just to try to
:21:01. > :21:05.get the players together in an environment where we could relax
:21:06. > :21:11.before such a big game. Obviously, Sunday's final will have a lot of
:21:12. > :21:18.attention around it. We wanted to try and take the players away from
:21:19. > :21:22.that. Alan Stubbs has twice won the League Cup with relt Celtic. It's
:21:23. > :21:28.his first ever Cup final as a manager. Where would it lie in his
:21:29. > :21:33.achievements should they become Cup winners on Sunday afternoon? It will
:21:34. > :21:40.be the proudest moment to date. If we were to win it, I would say it
:21:41. > :21:43.would probably cap off everything of what I've achieved. I've been very
:21:44. > :21:51.fortunate as a player. I don't know what it is, as a manager it seems to
:21:52. > :21:55.be more satisfying. Among the young players at the club is striker Jason
:21:56. > :22:01.Cummings, who three years ago was working as a gardener. It's been a
:22:02. > :22:06.whirlwind, like. It's been a good three years for me football wise.
:22:07. > :22:11.I've enjoyed every moment at Hibs. It's a great club. I love playing
:22:12. > :22:14.for Hibs the boys are a different class. The squad will remain in
:22:15. > :22:18.Spain until Thursday afternoon class. The squad will remain in
:22:19. > :22:19.before returning home to finalise their preparations ahead of Sunday's
:22:20. > :22:22.big games. If Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle
:22:23. > :22:25.in the Premiership tonight, the Dons will be just one point
:22:26. > :22:28.behind leaders Celtic. The Aberdeen manager, Derek McInnes,
:22:29. > :22:31.has stressed the need to build real winning momentum after last week's
:22:32. > :22:40.victory over Dundee United. At this stage of the season it's all
:22:41. > :22:44.about results. As managers and coachers and players we are look for
:22:45. > :22:48.the strong performances individually. I would sacrifice that
:22:49. > :22:51.for results. They are desperate for three points they put pressure on
:22:52. > :22:53.Celtic. If we get that going, see how they react, it will give us a
:22:54. > :22:57.Celtic. If we get that going, see massive chance in the game.
:22:58. > :22:59.Sportsound has live build-up and commentary from Firhill,
:23:00. > :23:03.That's Radio Scotland 810 Medium Wave with updates on the BBC
:23:04. > :23:09.That's it for tonight. David. Thank you very much for that.
:23:10. > :23:11.Jings, crivens help ma boab, "Oor Wullie" has turned 80.
:23:12. > :23:14.The spiky haired lad has remained one of Scotland's favourite comic
:23:15. > :23:16.book characters since he first appeared in 1936.
:23:17. > :23:18.Always it seems up to no good, but never quite getting
:23:19. > :23:38.He's Oor Wullie, Your Wullie, he's 80 years young today. This is the
:23:39. > :23:44.first fun section that came out in the 8th March in 1936. He has been
:23:45. > :23:49.running riot across the pages of the Sunday Post ever since. His
:23:50. > :23:52.mischievous antics haves entertained generations of readers, even those
:23:53. > :23:57.who discovered him a little later in life. Being English at the wasn't on
:23:58. > :24:02.my radar. When I moved to Scotland he became - you realise how much
:24:03. > :24:07.part of the national psyche he was. Almost every Oor Wullie strip from
:24:08. > :24:11.the past 80 years is preserved here in the archives of publishers DC
:24:12. > :24:16.Thompson. Where did the idea for this spiky haired bundle of miss
:24:17. > :24:28.chief come from? From the mind of senior editor Robert Lowe who had a
:24:29. > :24:38.blonde haired son. He came to life in 1936 and he would draw him for 38
:24:39. > :24:42.years. He loved the character. He parked into one page sometimes 22
:24:43. > :24:46.frames to tell the story. That's quite remarkable. He may have
:24:47. > :24:53.changed a little over the past 80 years, but he ace still instantly
:24:54. > :25:01.recognised. A Scottish icon. Do you recognise this young man? Oor
:25:02. > :25:07.Wullie. Are you a fan? Aye. My aunt sent me Oor Wullie each Christmas.
:25:08. > :25:13.He is 80 years old this year? So am I. Happy birth day to you both. To
:25:14. > :25:22.mark his 80th birthday here is Wullie cast in bronze taking pride
:25:23. > :25:31.of place outside Dundee's McNan miss Art Gallery. He's up to no good with
:25:32. > :25:35.his pea shooter to hit passers-by. Fantastic.
:25:36. > :25:40.Now, before the weather, I can tell you BBC Scotland
:25:41. > :25:44.The first will take place on the 24th March in Glasgow,
:25:45. > :25:48.If you'd like to be part of the audience, you can find
:25:49. > :25:51.details of how to apply on the BBC Scotland News website.
:25:52. > :25:54.Time now for the weather forecast, with Kirsteen.
:25:55. > :26:00.Thank you very much. Good evening to you. Much of the country improved
:26:01. > :26:03.this afternoon, a lot of dry and bright weather around. However, as
:26:04. > :26:09.we head into this evening and tonight it is set to turn cloudy
:26:10. > :26:12.with outbreaks of rain. The rain connected to this developing area of
:26:13. > :26:14.low pressure across much of England and Wales throwing some rain our
:26:15. > :26:17.low pressure across much of England way, too. That rain keeps tracking
:26:18. > :26:23.low pressure across much of England across the country as we head
:26:24. > :26:28.through tonight. Falling as snow over the high ground. The rain will
:26:29. > :26:31.turn lighter as we head into tomorrow morning. Temperatures
:26:32. > :26:36.staying above freezing for most of us, winds will generally be light to
:26:37. > :26:40.moderate. We start tomorrow on a cloudy note with light and patchy
:26:41. > :26:43.outbreaks of rain. Readily improving though as we go through the morning
:26:44. > :26:47.from the west. A lot of dry, bright weather by the time we reach
:26:48. > :26:52.tomorrow afternoon. In saying that though, we will hold on to some
:26:53. > :26:57.cloud across eastern coastal areas with light and patchy outbreaks of
:26:58. > :27:01.rain. Across parts of the south-west much of central Scotland across much
:27:02. > :27:06.of the north too looking dry with spells of brightness and sunshine. A
:27:07. > :27:10.few showers across the western isles, north-West Coast and the
:27:11. > :27:13.northern isles, too. Tomorrow, temperatures peaking at around seven
:27:14. > :27:17.or eight Celsius, the average for the time of year. As we head into
:27:18. > :27:21.tomorrow night it will become dry, clear and cold with a fairly
:27:22. > :27:24.widespread frost developing. Now, into Thursday a lot of dry, bright
:27:25. > :27:29.weather to be had once again. Although, as we go through the
:27:30. > :27:33.course of the day this warm front begins to make inRhodes. Behind that
:27:34. > :27:38.though a lot of mild weather. A lot of sunshine to be had during the
:27:39. > :27:41.hours of daylight. Gradually it will turn cloudier along western coastal
:27:42. > :27:45.areas with light and patchy rain and temperatures perhaps peaking at
:27:46. > :27:49.around 10 Celsius. Into Friday, fairly cloudy with some outbreaks of
:27:50. > :27:53.rain. You do notice that temperatures are on the rise. By the
:27:54. > :27:54.weekend we'll see milder air becoming firmly established. That's
:27:55. > :28:01.the forecast. David.