:00:00. > :00:07.Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.
:00:08. > :00:12.A man has been shot by police following a siege at
:00:13. > :00:17.The incident was the culmination of a standoff which started
:00:18. > :00:33.Roads remain cordoned detectives begin their investigation
:00:34. > :00:36.into events that led to a 24-year-old man being shot here by
:00:37. > :00:40.armed police officers. The police were called out at 5:30am after
:00:41. > :00:45.residents reported smashed windows and a man wielding a machete. The
:00:46. > :00:50.man is said to have barricaded himself into the house. Police say
:00:51. > :00:54.he then fired a crossbow at them. Officers then shot back. It is the
:00:55. > :00:58.first time in the history of Police Scotland that officers have shot
:00:59. > :01:00.somebody in an incident. The Assistant Chief Constable confirmed
:01:01. > :01:12.the details. In a statement, he said:
:01:13. > :01:17.The man is now in Crosshouse Hospital where his injuries are not
:01:18. > :01:20.thought to be life-threatening. The incident will be referred to the
:01:21. > :01:28.police investigations and review commission.
:01:29. > :01:32.Nicola Sturgeon has renewed her commitment to Scottish independence
:01:33. > :01:39.at her speech to the party conference in Glasgow. She devoted
:01:40. > :01:41.much of her address to announcing policies she would pursue in
:01:42. > :01:47.devolved government if she wins the Scottish election in May.
:01:48. > :01:52.Nicola Sturgeon is about to fight her first Holyrood election as First
:01:53. > :02:00.Minister, and she wants to keep the job. We, the SNP, are standing to be
:02:01. > :02:06.your government, and I am standing to be your First Minister. Her offer
:02:07. > :02:11.includes increasing the NHS budget each year, with extra cash to beat
:02:12. > :02:16.cancer. It will buy new state-of-the-art equipment and
:02:17. > :02:22.employ an additional 100 radiotherapy specialists to work in
:02:23. > :02:24.our Cancer centres. On education she said extra cash raised from the
:02:25. > :02:28.council tax would go directly to head teachers to improve attainment,
:02:29. > :02:32.and that free meals would be extended to nursery school children.
:02:33. > :02:41.When we expand early years education to include full day provision, we
:02:42. > :02:43.will extend entitlement to free meals to two-year-olds and
:02:44. > :02:50.three-year-old in our nurseries as well. She also announced plans to
:02:51. > :02:55.use new welfare powers to expand maternity grants for those on low
:02:56. > :03:00.incomes. The payments at birth for a first child will increase from ?500
:03:01. > :03:07.to ?600. And we will put back what the Tories took away. We will
:03:08. > :03:13.restore payments of ?300 each for a second and subsequent children. She
:03:14. > :03:17.promised not to pay for new commitments by putting up tax for
:03:18. > :03:22.lower earners. We will not raise the basic rate of income tax. That
:03:23. > :03:24.leaves sculpted tax higher earners more than in the rest of the UK, to
:03:25. > :03:32.be decided after next week's widget. more than in the rest of the UK, to
:03:33. > :03:35.-- that leaves scope. There was also a renewed commitment to
:03:36. > :03:40.independence, a refreshed case, if not a referendum anytime soon. This
:03:41. > :03:47.summer the SNP will embark on a new initiative to build support for
:03:48. > :03:48.independence. Nicola Sturgeon's immediate focus is winning the
:03:49. > :03:51.devolved election. Cross-border rail services
:03:52. > :03:54.between Scotland and London account for some of the most delayed
:03:55. > :03:56.trains in the UK according The Caledonian Sleeper had more
:03:57. > :04:02.trains running between half an hour and two hours late than any other
:04:03. > :04:05.operator between July Virgin Trains East Coast which runs
:04:06. > :04:11.cross-border services during the day It's over to Judith now
:04:12. > :04:29.with the weather forecast Thank you, and good evening to you.
:04:30. > :04:34.This evening is becoming drier. There was rain for Western and
:04:35. > :04:41.northern parts. Here is a picture of a poor looking windowsill in open.
:04:42. > :04:44.Tonight the rain becomes confined to the north of the country, largely
:04:45. > :04:51.dry elsewhere. Some mist and fog forming. Nothing too cold, five -
:04:52. > :04:54.six Celsius. Lighter winds inland. We have the rain initially in the
:04:55. > :04:59.North tomorrow at clears away during the course of the day and brighter
:05:00. > :05:05.skies feeding from the north-east, spreading across the country. Some
:05:06. > :05:06.mist and fog initially, that should continue to break and lived during
:05:07. > :05:11.the morning. For the rest of the UK, continue to break and lived during
:05:12. > :05:15.for Northern Ireland, it is a lovely day, brightening up nicely with
:05:16. > :05:21.sunshine coming through and temperatures around 10 Celsius in
:05:22. > :05:23.the far south. It will feel cooler towards the East Anglia Coast and
:05:24. > :05:29.the south coast with a fresh easterly wind. But in Scotland, 15
:05:30. > :05:33.Celsius expected by the Moray Firth. Good news for the rugby, dry with
:05:34. > :05:39.spells of sunshine. Dry conditions stay with us through tomorrow night
:05:40. > :05:42.with clear spells. The good news, high pressure building for Sunday
:05:43. > :05:47.night into Monday. Dominating our weather not just for those two days
:05:48. > :05:51.at it looks like lasting well into next week. That means a lot of dry
:05:52. > :05:56.weather and the high is centred right on Scotland. Dry weather on
:05:57. > :05:58.Monday, brighter and sunny spells. Cooler towards the east coast, but
:05:59. > :06:00.milder in the West. Our next update is tomorrow
:06:01. > :06:02.evening at 6:50pm.