:00:00. > :00:14.Relief for the offshore industry, as the Chancellor announces he's
:00:15. > :00:16.slashing taxes on oil and gas But not so sweet for drinks
:00:17. > :00:19.AG Barr hits out at George Osborne's plans
:00:20. > :00:23.Back on his feet - paralympian David Smith
:00:24. > :00:35.takes his first steps after life saving surgery.
:00:36. > :00:40.My goal is to get my left side moving, get onto a bike and get into
:00:41. > :00:41.full fitness, full health. Also on the programme:
:00:42. > :00:44.As Motherwell's owner steps down, he tells us its time
:00:45. > :00:47.for the fans to step up. And stunning 3D graphics that map
:00:48. > :00:50.down to the millimetre the work needed to repair Glasgow School
:00:51. > :01:06.of Art, after a devastating fire. The Chancellor has announced major
:01:07. > :01:10.tax cuts for the struggling oil and gas industry, which has been
:01:11. > :01:13.badly hit by plunging oil prices. Delivering his Budget
:01:14. > :01:17.at Westminster, George Osborne said it demonstrated that Scotland
:01:18. > :01:19.was better as part of the UK. But Scotland's Finance
:01:20. > :01:23.Secretary John Swinney said he wasn't persuaded of Mr Osborne's
:01:24. > :01:26.plans to reduce income Holyrood takes control of setting
:01:27. > :01:35.tax rates and bands from next April. Here's our Westminster
:01:36. > :01:45.correspondent, David Porter. Aberdeen harbour this morning and
:01:46. > :01:48.business as usual. They are still servicing the brakes but everyone
:01:49. > :01:50.here has noticed the downturn in oil. This industry and those
:01:51. > :01:56.here has noticed the downturn in work in it are hurting. At
:01:57. > :02:01.Westminster, the message today was clear. We hear what you're saying,
:02:02. > :02:07.and we want to help. I call the Right Honourable George Osborne,
:02:08. > :02:11.Chancellor of the Exchequer. The oil price continues to fall, so we need
:02:12. > :02:17.to act now for the long-term. I am today cutting in half the
:02:18. > :02:21.supplementary charge on oil and gas from 20% down to 10% and effectively
:02:22. > :02:31.abolishing petroleum revenue tax as well. Backing this key Scottish
:02:32. > :02:35.industry and supporting jobs... Official figures show just how bad
:02:36. > :02:40.the downturn has been. Two years ago oil was around $100 a barrel. It is
:02:41. > :02:47.now a third of that and shows little sign of rising in the years to come.
:02:48. > :02:56.From the Chancellor, a renewed commitment to freeze fuel duty and
:02:57. > :03:02.with one eye on Scotland, no extra for the whiskey industry. What we
:03:03. > :03:06.have got is predictability, stability, that should boost the UK
:03:07. > :03:11.market, should boost the UK public finances as well. In the aftermath
:03:12. > :03:15.of a universal welcome for the new sugar tax but criticism from
:03:16. > :03:19.political opponents at the UK Government's priorities. Again
:03:20. > :03:25.balancing his budget on the backs of the poor, Mates rates for
:03:26. > :03:28.corporation tax but cutting money for disabled people. He is more
:03:29. > :03:33.intent on getting into number ten than delivering a budget for the
:03:34. > :03:36.country. People in Scotland will suffer cuts to their disability
:03:37. > :03:40.payments but they will get tax cuts. He is introducing the sugar tax. The
:03:41. > :03:45.only good news is cuts and reforms. Announcements aside, this was an
:03:46. > :03:54.historic day. George Osborne is the last Chancellor to set income
:03:55. > :03:58.tax for the whole of the UK. Next year ministers in Holyrood will be
:03:59. > :04:03.making such decisions for Scotland and an indication of different
:04:04. > :04:04.priorities. We are not persuaded this is the moment to
:04:05. > :04:11.reduce taxes for people on higher incomes. That is the position we
:04:12. > :04:16.will reflect on when we consider the changes made by the Chancellor.
:04:17. > :04:19.Tonight the initial headlines have been written but much more will be
:04:20. > :04:27.said about the Chancellor's handiwork.
:04:28. > :04:31.The plans for more help for the oil and gas sector has been welcomed
:04:32. > :04:34.For more reaction let's cross to Aberdeen and our
:04:35. > :04:42.As we have heard, big changes to the tax regime for North Sea oil
:04:43. > :04:48.announced today. The petroleum revenue tax scrapped completely.
:04:49. > :04:53.Will it make a difference to an industry that is in crisis? To
:04:54. > :04:57.answer that question I am joy and by the oil businessman Sir Ian Wood. We
:04:58. > :05:03.have seen thousands of jobs lost in this industry. Will these tax
:05:04. > :05:06.changes turn it around? There is nothing the Chancellor would have
:05:07. > :05:09.announced that would have had an immediate impact. There is a clear
:05:10. > :05:13.confidence message here. The Chancellor said a few years ago he
:05:14. > :05:19.would follow a fiscal road map that would reduce taxation. We now have a
:05:20. > :05:24.serious price downturn. He is sticking to his words so that is a
:05:25. > :05:28.message of confidence, for the operators on the banks. I think it
:05:29. > :05:33.will slow down the job loss, so much depends on the oil price in the next
:05:34. > :05:37.12 months. If it begins to show signs of recovery later this year or
:05:38. > :05:44.next year, I think we will see a stop of job losses and a slow
:05:45. > :05:49.build-up. What about exploration of new fields? Already there is a lot
:05:50. > :05:58.of work being done. The government announced up to ?40,000 spend on
:05:59. > :06:05.seismic. Hopefully the tax increases will also encourage oil exploration
:06:06. > :06:10.towards producing new fields. Thank you very much. The industry body oil
:06:11. > :06:14.and gas has welcomed these changes, but I suspect what they would really
:06:15. > :06:18.like is something the government probably can't deliver, and that is
:06:19. > :06:20.a rise in the price of oil. Thank you.
:06:21. > :06:22.The Chancellor's decision to impose a tax on sugary drinks has been
:06:23. > :06:24.described as "extremely disappointing" by AG Barr,
:06:25. > :06:34.despite being the only part of the food and drink sector that
:06:35. > :06:43.had made any progress in reducing sugar intake in recent years.
:06:44. > :06:50.How much of an impact will this tax have on Scotland? We are big
:06:51. > :06:54.consumers of sugary soft drinks in Scotland. Manufacturers point out
:06:55. > :06:58.sales have been falling. They also say soft drinks only make up around
:06:59. > :07:04.9% of the sugar in our diet. But it depends how you class that sugar. If
:07:05. > :07:08.you exclude sugar that is in bread and pasta and milk, it is a
:07:09. > :07:13.different story. Then soft drinks make up the single biggest source of
:07:14. > :07:17.avoidable sugar in our diet at around 17%.
:07:18. > :07:19.That's more than sweets - 12%, and biscuits, cakes
:07:20. > :07:22.Dangers of too much sugar becoming better understood,
:07:23. > :07:25.particularly its links to cancer as well as obesity and diabetes.
:07:26. > :07:28.We need to cut our consumption of sugary soft drinks by at least
:07:29. > :07:30.half to be healthy, making them more expensive
:07:31. > :07:37.It's also in line with what Scotland's food watchdog wants.
:07:38. > :07:40.Food Standards Scotland wants a tax on all sugary products,
:07:41. > :07:42.if the food industry doesn't do more to help consumers cut down.
:07:43. > :07:51.It is in line with the food standard Scotland, want a tax on all sugary
:07:52. > :07:54.soft drinks, all sugary foods in fact. They say they will recommend
:07:55. > :07:57.that is imposed unless the industry does more to help us cut down. Thank
:07:58. > :07:59.you. And there'll be more Budget reaction
:08:00. > :08:01.and analysis tonight in Scotland The number of people out
:08:02. > :08:07.of work in Scotland is up. Official figures show unemployment
:08:08. > :08:10.rose by 16,000 between last November The unemployment rate
:08:11. > :08:16.in Scotland stands at 6.1% - that's 1% higher than across the UK
:08:17. > :08:20.as whole, where the jobless total However, the number of those in work
:08:21. > :08:26.also rose during the same Children needing cleft surgery face
:08:27. > :08:36.changes in their service, In sport: Motherwell's former
:08:37. > :08:45.majority shareholder says it's up to fans to make sure
:08:46. > :08:51.the club has a future. And we're on the oche -
:08:52. > :08:55.with Scotland's World Darts There were tears in the Holyrood
:08:56. > :09:03.chamber today as long-serving MSPs Among those choosing
:09:04. > :09:10.to go at this election - But he says he'll come back
:09:11. > :09:13.if Scotland becomes Here's our political
:09:14. > :09:28.correspondent, Glenn Campbell. As they say in Edinburgh, you'll
:09:29. > :09:32.have had your tea. And in Alex Salmond's case, he's had his time at
:09:33. > :09:41.Holyrood as well. At this election he is one of 24 MSPs standing down,
:09:42. > :09:42.including the former Justice Secretary and Labour's Duncan
:09:43. > :09:50.McNeil. Is this Mr McNeil's final speech in
:09:51. > :09:52.the parliament? When you have served continuously for 17 years, saying
:09:53. > :09:59.goodbye can be emotional. I will watch you from afar and wish
:10:00. > :10:04.you well, for your future and the future of the Scottish people. Thank
:10:05. > :10:08.you very much. APPLAUSE You'd served this parliament well
:10:09. > :10:10.and it has been a privilege to have been on the journey with you. We
:10:11. > :10:15.and it has been a privilege to have wish you well in all you do in the
:10:16. > :10:19.future. Thank U. That choked up tribute from the presiding officer,
:10:20. > :10:25.who is also leaving, seemed to set others off. Then it was Alex
:10:26. > :10:30.Salmond's turn to make his last Holyrood speech. There is no greater
:10:31. > :10:33.cause than to serve that of the people of this country. It is
:10:34. > :10:42.goodbye for me, for now. APPLAUSE people of this country. It is
:10:43. > :10:46.For now, so there is a possible deal may be planning, in his role as the
:10:47. > :10:51.Mohammed Ali of Scottish politics, to make that second comeback? And it
:10:52. > :10:57.seems he is, in certain circumstances. I have a few years
:10:58. > :11:06.left in the politics of Mike Specht and independent Scottish Parliament
:11:07. > :11:11.on the near horizon. -- in politics and I hope for. Election 2016 really
:11:12. > :11:20.is the end of their era. Police have sealed off
:11:21. > :11:22.part a country park in East Dunbartonshire
:11:23. > :11:23.after the possible discovery A member of the public made the find
:11:24. > :11:31.near the waterworks in Mugdock Country Park,
:11:32. > :11:33.in Milngavie, yesterday afternoon. Officers are likely to remain
:11:34. > :11:36.at the scene for several days while It is being claimed that
:11:37. > :11:39.privately-run nurseries in Scotland are not getting enough cash to meet
:11:40. > :11:46.the cost of free places The National Day Nurseries
:11:47. > :11:49.Association says many of its members will not be able to help provide
:11:50. > :11:52.the additional nursery care The council organisation Cosla says
:11:53. > :11:56.it is not the role of councils to offer public money to achieve
:11:57. > :12:01.a profit for private nurseries. The future of Scotland's left
:12:02. > :12:09.services is in question. Protesters against the planned
:12:10. > :12:11.merger of Scotland's two surgical services for babies with cleft
:12:12. > :12:24.lip and palate meet Home from school for lunch, Nathan
:12:25. > :12:30.uses sign language to help them communicate. He was born with cleft
:12:31. > :12:35.lip and palate and has had several operations. Plans to close one of
:12:36. > :12:39.Scotland's two surgical centres have been met with fierce resistance. I
:12:40. > :12:43.feel very angry and frustrated I don't think they are really
:12:44. > :12:46.listening to our concerns. Our concerns are not just about travel,
:12:47. > :12:51.we have concerns about getting the best outcome for our kids. They used
:12:52. > :12:56.to be three centres for cleft surgery in Scotland, the one in
:12:57. > :13:00.Aberdeen closed three years ago. And now the plan is to shut the unit in
:13:01. > :13:03.Edinburgh, despite its world leading reputation, and move all of
:13:04. > :13:08.Scotland's cleft surgery to the new hospital in Glasgow. This retired
:13:09. > :13:12.specialist thinks it is a big mistake, arguing Glasgow has 44%
:13:13. > :13:17.normal speech for five-year-olds while Edinburgh achieved 70%. This
:13:18. > :13:22.is not about Edinburgh Glasgow but what is best to make sure we can try
:13:23. > :13:28.and get 70% of all children in Scotland having speech that is
:13:29. > :13:34.normal at five years of age. The NHS insists this is not a cost cutting
:13:35. > :13:40.exercise, but it is needed because it is not sustainable. It denies
:13:41. > :13:43.lager's results are worse. The evidence demonstrates the service in
:13:44. > :13:47.Scotland is safe and in line with the service in England. There are
:13:48. > :13:51.differences, when you look at the different measures. In some of the
:13:52. > :13:57.outcome measures, the Edinburgh service is better, and in others the
:13:58. > :14:01.Glasgow service has better outcomes. Nearly 100 babies are born every
:14:02. > :14:06.year in Scotland with a cleft lip or palate. Surgery can transform their
:14:07. > :14:08.lives. The decision on whether to shut the Edinburgh specialist centre
:14:09. > :14:15.will be taken by the Health Secretary this summer.
:14:16. > :14:17.Just two weeks ago, para-cyclist David Smith had life saving surgery
:14:18. > :14:20.to remove a tumour from his spine - but he's already talking
:14:21. > :14:24.about getting back on a bike and how he dreams of one day again wearing
:14:25. > :14:27.The operation ended his hopes of competing at the Paralympics
:14:28. > :14:31.The 37-year-old from Aviemore has allowed our cameras
:14:32. > :14:33.in to the hospital where he is starting his recovery,
:14:34. > :14:44.The scar from his life-saving surgery is starting to heal, but
:14:45. > :14:53.David Smith knows he is facing a long road to recovery. It is so
:14:54. > :14:55.weird, because I can just... It is kind of there.
:14:56. > :15:02.Two weeks on from his nine-hour operation he can't yet move the left
:15:03. > :15:05.side of his body. But in his hospital room in Oxford, some gentle
:15:06. > :15:12.reminders of the past for motivation. I would love to be able
:15:13. > :15:16.to move the left side of my body, that is my goal. I can move my hand,
:15:17. > :15:23.just a little bit, and get my fingers going. My goal is to get the
:15:24. > :15:28.left side moving, get out into rehab and get back onto a bite and just
:15:29. > :15:34.get back into full fitness, full health. The 37-year-old was first
:15:35. > :15:40.diagnosed with the tumour in 2010 and throughout one man has been by
:15:41. > :15:45.his side. When you stand, you are still wobbling around. Is consultant
:15:46. > :15:49.performed David's first surgery and the other three that followed and
:15:50. > :15:55.even delayed his own retirement so he could carry out this month's
:15:56. > :16:00.operation. He just takes this in his stride. He comes back with more
:16:01. > :16:05.determination, a new plan. He has fantastic support by the physio and
:16:06. > :16:11.coaching teams around him. He responds to that and delivers. That
:16:12. > :16:15.is what is quite amazing about him. Smith's fighting spirit has been
:16:16. > :16:21.well-documented. Azharullah he won gold at the London Paralympics, but
:16:22. > :16:25.two years later medical issues switched to cycling, where he pushed
:16:26. > :16:30.himself to the limit. But last year David's tumour returned adverse by
:16:31. > :16:34.initial plans to delay surgery until after Rio, the tumour grew and
:16:35. > :16:39.surgery was essential. There are sometimes through the day where I
:16:40. > :16:44.have a little fog and I think, nothing is really moving, what if it
:16:45. > :16:50.doesn't? But as soon as that thought comes in, I don't get angry
:16:51. > :16:53.because... I just though, it's OK, acknowledge it. If you have
:16:54. > :16:57.something you can hold onto, it gives you that strength that you can
:16:58. > :17:01.channel all your energy into. If I didn't have that, I would be lying
:17:02. > :17:06.here 24 hours a day just watching the clock. Is Doctor talks of a big
:17:07. > :17:07.journey ahead and is one this Afellay is starting to take albeit
:17:08. > :17:15.slowly. A Rangers birthday cake,
:17:16. > :17:21.which reveals Celtic's green and white colours when sliced,
:17:22. > :17:24.has become an online hit Lilian Johnstone was commissioned
:17:25. > :17:27.to make the cake as a prank After posting a picture
:17:28. > :17:32.of her creation on her Facebook page, she has now been
:17:33. > :17:36.inundated with orders. Let's have some sports
:17:37. > :17:40.news now, from David. Motherwell's outgoing majority
:17:41. > :17:43.shareholder is telling supporters now is the time for them to make
:17:44. > :17:47.sure the club has a future. Les Hutchison agreed
:17:48. > :17:54.yesterday to sell his 76% stake to fans' group
:17:55. > :18:07.The Well Society for ?1. Les Hutchison bought his controlling
:18:08. > :18:10.interest from John boil 14 months ago. His investment helped to secure
:18:11. > :18:16.the club's remission status last season. Now, the indications are
:18:17. > :18:21.that his tenure is coming to an end. The Motherwell directors have spelt
:18:22. > :18:25.spent all day locked in a meeting trying to tie up the finer details
:18:26. > :18:28.of the deal which will see Les Hutchison's majority shareholding
:18:29. > :18:33.passing to The Well Society full stop if the deal is concluded, the
:18:34. > :18:37.majority shareholder has told the BBC from his Barbados base that his
:18:38. > :18:41.handover comes with no guarantees, and it is then up to the fans.
:18:42. > :18:45.Obviously, I cannot speak for the future of any business. Like all
:18:46. > :18:50.businesses, if they have enough customers, and if they follow the
:18:51. > :18:57.strategy which has been implemented... Ebor had got into a
:18:58. > :19:01.bit of comfort zone that maybe they don't have to do anything, it is OK,
:19:02. > :19:06.Les Hutchison is here, don't worry about it. But I think what they need
:19:07. > :19:10.to do is to decide whether or not they want to try and make it work
:19:11. > :19:15.and whether they want to step up. The Well Society at, with there are
:19:16. > :19:18.still a lot of work to be done to achieve their aim of sustaining a
:19:19. > :19:20.community club. -- at, with. The Inverness manager John Hughes
:19:21. > :19:24.says tonight's Scottish Cup quarterfinal replay with Hibs has
:19:25. > :19:27.been made more difficult for his team by the capital club's
:19:28. > :19:29.League Cup final defeat. Hughes says football
:19:30. > :19:32.in the Highlands got a boost from Ross County's win over Hibs
:19:33. > :19:34.but thinks the Easter Road side will be looking to bounce
:19:35. > :19:45.back this evening. I think that will give them the fuel
:19:46. > :19:50.to go and try and put that right. That will be there. We have to make
:19:51. > :19:54.sure that we stand up to that and that we are competitive. It is two
:19:55. > :19:59.good teams and hopefully, may the best team win. Whenever you have had
:20:00. > :20:03.a disappointment like we have had on Sunday, all it should do is just
:20:04. > :20:09.make you even more determined to either achieve what your main
:20:10. > :20:13.priority is or to try and get back there again as quickly as possible.
:20:14. > :20:15.And we have an opportunity to do that.
:20:16. > :20:17.And you can find out who reaches the Scottish Cup semi-final
:20:18. > :20:22.We've live coverage of Inverness against Hibs.
:20:23. > :20:24.Updates, too, on the league match between St Johnstone
:20:25. > :20:30.Sportsound is already on air on 810 medium wave.
:20:31. > :20:33.Scotland's world darts champion Gary Anderson is back in the country
:20:34. > :20:35.for the latest leg of the prestigious Premier League
:20:36. > :20:38.He is among the players at the Hyrdro in Glasgow.
:20:39. > :20:40.He is currently mid-table in the league and plays
:20:41. > :20:44.Today, though, he warmed up with a challenge match
:20:45. > :20:59.On the key, it is the double world champion Gary the Flying Scotsman
:21:00. > :21:04.Anderson. As double world champion, you must be a marked Manor in this
:21:05. > :21:09.sport? Tell me about it, I have got a big target on my back. And on the
:21:10. > :21:13.standard of dark players nowadays is unbelievable. And the standard of
:21:14. > :21:17.his next opponent is unbelievable - and not in a good way. Never won
:21:18. > :21:51.anything, he does not even have a nickname. It is me. Never mind,
:21:52. > :22:00.let's play darts! 100! 44. 100! 61. Tops left. Game, shot, and the
:22:01. > :22:08.match! Well played, sir. Best-of-three? We will stick with
:22:09. > :22:10.the one. I have got to win! What would my nickname be, after that
:22:11. > :22:26.display? Not Too Shabby. I will get my coat, shall I? I think
:22:27. > :22:32.he was very kind to your! As the tender process gets
:22:33. > :22:35.underway for the restoration of Glasgow School of Art,
:22:36. > :22:39.its own digital design department has been busy on its contribution
:22:40. > :22:42.to the work about to start. Stunning 3D images have been
:22:43. > :22:44.produced which have been mapped to the millimetre to help all those
:22:45. > :22:47.planning the huge task of repairing the fire damage to this much-loved
:22:48. > :22:49.Rennie Macintosh building. Aileen Clarke has been shown
:22:50. > :23:01.the latest graphics. We are at the main entrance to the
:23:02. > :23:04.library at the moment. The model you see in front of you is generated
:23:05. > :23:06.directly from the high-resolution laser scan data. We have then
:23:07. > :23:12.applied high-resolution photography to the model, and that gives us a
:23:13. > :23:15.pull incredibly accurate 3D representation of the library in its
:23:16. > :23:20.current condition. We have taken that model and imported it into a
:23:21. > :23:24.computer game engine. That allows us to explore the environment in
:23:25. > :23:31.real-time, using a standard games controller. Pitched-up Alastair and
:23:32. > :23:34.a colleague just a month to laser scan the whole building, setting
:23:35. > :23:40.reference points, I could these ones in the library, so they can match up
:23:41. > :23:44.all the measurements. We now have a complete 3D snapshot of the
:23:45. > :23:47.building. We are able to dissect it and take sections through different
:23:48. > :23:52.elevations. We are able to go into incredible detail, accurate by the
:23:53. > :23:57.millimetre, to show every surface detail of the building in its
:23:58. > :24:00.current condition. So it is a pull incredibly valuable dataset and a
:24:01. > :24:06.rich tool for the architects to work with. The digital design studio has
:24:07. > :24:10.undertaken this kind of work on a number of famous monuments. But this
:24:11. > :24:11.time it is personal. We never thought we would be in a position
:24:12. > :24:17.time it is personal. We never where we had to use it within the
:24:18. > :24:19.Rennie Macintosh building under these circumstances. But what it
:24:20. > :24:22.Rennie Macintosh building under allows us to do is to make very
:24:23. > :24:26.informed decisions about the restoration, based on highly
:24:27. > :24:30.accurate data. At the moment, this is the only way you can be in the
:24:31. > :24:35.Macintosh Library without wearing a hard hat. But it is hoped that in
:24:36. > :24:36.three years' time it will be fully restored and once more full of art
:24:37. > :24:38.school students. Just before the weather,
:24:39. > :24:41.Scottish Labour are holding Ahead of that, their leader,
:24:42. > :24:45.Kezia Dugdale, is taking part in a half-hour webchat
:24:46. > :24:47.with our political If you have any questions
:24:48. > :24:52.for her, send them to There really seems to be a bit
:24:53. > :24:59.of spring in the air - here's Christopher
:25:00. > :25:15.to tell me I'm wrong. For some, you are quite right. Yes,
:25:16. > :25:18.mixed fortunes once again for the weather today. Beautiful sunshine in
:25:19. > :25:22.the west but stubborn cloud up the keys to coast, and cool where we
:25:23. > :25:28.have that cloud because of the breeze. On that east coast, perhaps
:25:29. > :25:32.7 degrees at best. Further west, lest cloud, more sunshine, higher
:25:33. > :25:43.temperatures and beautiful blue skies. This was taken earlier this
:25:44. > :25:49.afternoon. This evening and overnight it will stay cloudy,
:25:50. > :25:51.mostly dry. Some clearing conditions in the north-west, maybe even
:25:52. > :25:56.another chance of seeing the northern lights tonight. Tomorrow,
:25:57. > :26:02.it will be a cloudy start once again, because high pressure firmly
:26:03. > :26:07.in charge, but slowly moving westwards. We will lose that
:26:08. > :26:15.easterly drift. In the west, where we have seen a lot of sunshine, a
:26:16. > :26:19.bit more dull tomorrow. Where we get the sunshine, clearing the Central
:26:20. > :26:25.Belt by mid-afternoon, temperatures will get into double figures.
:26:26. > :26:28.Inland, we could be in to the low teens in one or two places just
:26:29. > :26:32.further north, yes, the cloud should be burning back to the coast, but it
:26:33. > :26:39.will be feeling chilly at times on the coast. Into the evening, the
:26:40. > :26:45.cloud preforming and moving inland. At the start of Friday, a pretty
:26:46. > :26:56.murky start. But it will improve for many, particularly in the west. A
:26:57. > :27:01.few showers in some areas. That high pressure continues to move westwards
:27:02. > :27:04.as we head towards the weekend. The north-westerly, more pronounced.
:27:05. > :27:06.That means cloudy in the north with a little bit of rain. The driest,
:27:07. > :27:10.brightest weather, in the south. Now, a reminder of
:27:11. > :27:12.tonight's main news. The Chancellor has announced major
:27:13. > :27:15.tax cuts for the struggling oil and gas industry, which has been
:27:16. > :27:18.badly hit by plunging oil prices. The Chancellor's decision to impose
:27:19. > :27:21.a tax on sugary drinks has been AG Barr's chief executive said soft
:27:22. > :27:25.drinks had been singled out despite being the only part
:27:26. > :27:28.of the food and drink sector to make any progress
:27:29. > :27:30.in reducing sugar intake. I'll be back with the headlines
:27:31. > :27:34.at eight and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone
:27:35. > :27:37.on the team - right across the country -
:27:38. > :27:41.have a very good evening.