12/03/2016 Reporting Scotland


12/03/2016

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Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.

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A man has been shot by police following a siege at

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The incident was the culmination of a standoff which started

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Roads remain cordoned detectives begin their investigation

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into events that led to a 24-year-old man being shot here by

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armed police officers. The police were called out at 5:30am after

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residents reported smashed windows and a man wielding a machete. The

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man is said to have barricaded himself into the house. Police say

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he then fired a crossbow at them. Officers then shot back. It is the

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first time in the history of Police Scotland that officers have shot

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somebody in an incident. The Assistant Chief Constable confirmed

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the details. In a statement, he said:

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The man is now in Crosshouse Hospital where his injuries are not

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thought to be life-threatening. The incident will be referred to the

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police investigations and review commission.

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Nicola Sturgeon has renewed her commitment to Scottish independence

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at her speech to the party conference in Glasgow. She devoted

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much of her address to announcing policies she would pursue in

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devolved government if she wins the Scottish election in May.

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Nicola Sturgeon is about to fight her first Holyrood election as First

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Minister, and she wants to keep the job. We, the SNP, are standing to be

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your government, and I am standing to be your First Minister. Her offer

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includes increasing the NHS budget each year, with extra cash to beat

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cancer. It will buy new state-of-the-art equipment and

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employ an additional 100 radiotherapy specialists to work in

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our Cancer centres. On education she said extra cash raised from the

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council tax would go directly to head teachers to improve attainment,

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and that free meals would be extended to nursery school children.

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When we expand early years education to include full day provision, we

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will extend entitlement to free meals to two-year-olds and

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three-year-old in our nurseries as well. She also announced plans to

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use new welfare powers to expand maternity grants for those on low

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incomes. The payments at birth for a first child will increase from ?500

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to ?600. And we will put back what the Tories took away. We will

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restore payments of ?300 each for a second and subsequent children. She

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promised not to pay for new commitments by putting up tax for

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lower earners. We will not raise the basic rate of income tax. That

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leaves sculpted tax higher earners more than in the rest of the UK, to

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be decided after next week's widget. more than in the rest of the UK, to

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-- that leaves scope. There was also a renewed commitment to

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independence, a refreshed case, if not a referendum anytime soon. This

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summer the SNP will embark on a new initiative to build support for

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independence. Nicola Sturgeon's immediate focus is winning the

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devolved election. Cross-border rail services

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between Scotland and London account for some of the most delayed

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trains in the UK according The Caledonian Sleeper had more

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trains running between half an hour and two hours late than any other

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operator between July Virgin Trains East Coast which runs

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cross-border services during the day It's over to Judith now

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with the weather forecast Thank you, and good evening to you.

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This evening is becoming drier. There was rain for Western and

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northern parts. Here is a picture of a poor looking windowsill in open.

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Tonight the rain becomes confined to the north of the country, largely

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dry elsewhere. Some mist and fog forming. Nothing too cold, five -

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six Celsius. Lighter winds inland. We have the rain initially in the

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North tomorrow at clears away during the course of the day and brighter

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skies feeding from the north-east, spreading across the country. Some

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mist and fog initially, that should continue to break and lived during

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the morning. For the rest of the UK, continue to break and lived during

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for Northern Ireland, it is a lovely day, brightening up nicely with

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sunshine coming through and temperatures around 10 Celsius in

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the far south. It will feel cooler towards the East Anglia Coast and

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the south coast with a fresh easterly wind. But in Scotland, 15

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Celsius expected by the Moray Firth. Good news for the rugby, dry with

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spells of sunshine. Dry conditions stay with us through tomorrow night

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with clear spells. The good news, high pressure building for Sunday

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night into Monday. Dominating our weather not just for those two days

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at it looks like lasting well into next week. That means a lot of dry

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weather and the high is centred right on Scotland. Dry weather on

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Monday, brighter and sunny spells. Cooler towards the east coast, but

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milder in the West. Our next update is tomorrow

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evening at 6:50pm.

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