:00:20. > :00:21.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: One person is dead and several
:00:22. > :00:24.are injured following a major bus crash in North Ayrshire Lawyers
:00:25. > :00:26.acting for people infected by contaminated NHS blood products
:00:27. > :00:29.say not enough's been done to trace other potential victims.
:00:30. > :00:31.Commuters brave the first weekday rush hour since the closure
:00:32. > :00:34.of the tunnel at Glasgow's Queen Street station.
:00:35. > :00:40.So far this is the first day. Not too many problems.
:00:41. > :00:48.intensifies are there echoes from the Scottish independence vote?
:00:49. > :00:51.And our military wives step into the spotlight -
:00:52. > :01:02.as they go on tour with a singing legend.
:01:03. > :01:08.One person has died and 11 others have been injured two of them
:01:09. > :01:09.critically, after a bus collided with another vehicle
:01:10. > :01:13.Emergency services are currently at the scene and a major incident
:01:14. > :01:25.Our correspondent Jamie McIvor is in Ardrossan for us this evening.
:01:26. > :01:35.This was a major incident for the emergency services and the full
:01:36. > :01:39.details of just what happened are still emerging. I will talk you
:01:40. > :01:46.through the facts as we know them. The bus involved was a Stagecoach
:01:47. > :01:50.bus and the accident happened at 2:15pm this afternoon, the bus was
:01:51. > :01:53.in collision with a four by four vehicle. One person was pronounced
:01:54. > :01:58.dead at the scene, two people are said to be in a critical condition
:01:59. > :02:01.and were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in
:02:02. > :02:05.Glasgow by air and road ambulance and nine other people were either
:02:06. > :02:09.treated at the scene, or taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock
:02:10. > :02:12.for observations. The name of the person who died has not been
:02:13. > :02:17.released but the police have confirmed to me it wasn't the driver
:02:18. > :02:22.of the four by four. A substantial police inquiry is under way, I would
:02:23. > :02:25.imagine? Indeed, the police are still trying to piece together what
:02:26. > :02:30.the sequence of events here this afternoon was. The likelihood is
:02:31. > :02:33.that the rope behind me will remain closed for some time this evening.
:02:34. > :02:37.The bus has still to be removed from the scene. Stagecoach has given us a
:02:38. > :02:40.statement, they say the safety of their staff and passengers is their
:02:41. > :02:46.top rarity and they will cooperate fully with the police investigation.
:02:47. > :02:48.Thank you very much, Jamie, in Ardrossan.
:02:49. > :02:50.A body has been found in the West Dunbartonshire
:02:51. > :02:55.at a location off Great Western Road.
:02:56. > :02:57.Police said the death is currently being treated
:02:58. > :03:03.as "unexplained", and the body is yet to be identified.
:03:04. > :03:05.It was a blood contamination scandal that affected thousands of people,
:03:06. > :03:09.and an inquiry made just one recommendation -
:03:10. > :03:12.yet lawyers say that recommendation still hasn't been carried out.
:03:13. > :03:16.In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, thousands of people got deadly
:03:17. > :03:21.One year on from an inquiry into the disaster, nothing has been
:03:22. > :03:25.done to trace those who still don't know they were infected.
:03:26. > :03:28.Our Health Correspondent Eleanor Bradford spoke to one man who found
:03:29. > :03:38.out just weeks ago that he's one of them.
:03:39. > :03:45.Paul met me in his lawyer's office, he wants his identity hidden. He has
:03:46. > :03:50.just been diagnosed with hepatitis C. He now knows it's been in his
:03:51. > :03:55.system since May 1991 when he had a blood transfusion just before
:03:56. > :04:00.screening came in. Hepatitis C comes with a stigma. I'm out of work at
:04:01. > :04:04.the moment because of it because I can't work, I physically can't work,
:04:05. > :04:09.I've not got the energy and the sickness every day is just another
:04:10. > :04:16.thing to try and deal with. A year ago the ?12 million Penrose inquiry
:04:17. > :04:19.into contaminated blood came to just one conclusion, that they look back
:04:20. > :04:23.exercise should take place to trace people at risk. That could be anyone
:04:24. > :04:28.who had a blood transfusion before September 1991. One firm of lawyers
:04:29. > :04:36.says people like Paul are still coming forward. We've got several
:04:37. > :04:40.coming forward. All from accidents and being blood transfusions. So it
:04:41. > :04:44.seems kind of crazy, doesn't it, and being blood transfusions. So it
:04:45. > :04:50.that you as a firm of solicitors have found three cases, and yet as
:04:51. > :04:55.far as you know the NHS hasn't proactively done anything? Not to my
:04:56. > :04:58.knowledge, they have not done anything proactively. The feedback
:04:59. > :05:01.from the clients is they feel out on a limb. Last week the Scottish
:05:02. > :05:05.Government announced increased support payments for the victims of
:05:06. > :05:08.the disaster. The Health Secretary says an expert group is working on
:05:09. > :05:12.the disaster. The Health Secretary tracing other victims and will
:05:13. > :05:15.produce a plan in the summer. There have been attempts in the past to
:05:16. > :05:20.try and trace people and get people to come forward. But Professor
:05:21. > :05:25.Goldberg is looking at what more we can do to meet the recommendation
:05:26. > :05:30.from Penrose. Virus has been on pole's body so long he has cirrhosis
:05:31. > :05:37.of the liver. I was a fit and healthy guy up until 15, 16 months
:05:38. > :05:41.ago. I had everything in life and now I've got to rely on the
:05:42. > :05:45.government. How many other Pauls are out there is still unclear, they are
:05:46. > :05:48.yet to find out they are the last victims of the worst disaster the
:05:49. > :05:50.NHS has ever known. Eleanor Bradford, Reporting Scotland.
:05:51. > :05:59.Glasgow's Queen Street Station has been quiet on the first weekday
:06:00. > :06:05.It is used by Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Stirlingshire services and will
:06:06. > :06:08.be shut until August. This morning's rush-hour went smoothly but this
:06:09. > :06:09.evening it was a different story with queues and confusion. Suzanne
:06:10. > :06:16.Allan reports. Is just after 5pm and the rush-hour
:06:17. > :06:21.at Queen Street looks a bit different tonight. Major engineering
:06:22. > :06:25.works have shut a tunnel so trains have been diverted. There were a few
:06:26. > :06:30.ruffled feathers but most of the date seems to have gone smoothly. I
:06:31. > :06:34.came a bit earlier to try and get a train. Unfortunately due to there
:06:35. > :06:38.being so many queues and confusion we can't see which trained to get
:06:39. > :06:42.on. It is not ideal but the trains are busy anyway because we are on
:06:43. > :06:45.the Edinburgh line so it means more of a delay getting home. I don't
:06:46. > :06:50.think I will take the train anymore if it is like this. So far this is
:06:51. > :06:55.the first day, not much problem. You have two minutes to catch the train.
:06:56. > :06:57.The works at one of the maintenance, track is being renewed, platforms
:06:58. > :07:03.lengthened and preparations made for the electrification of the line. If
:07:04. > :07:05.you are travelling to Inverness or Aberdeen you'll have to go to
:07:06. > :07:10.Glasgow Central Station. For all other trains use the low level
:07:11. > :07:15.platforms at Queen Street. It's only the second day in and we are very
:07:16. > :07:18.pleased. Our customers flow through the stationery well. And our
:07:19. > :07:22.customers seem to have understood our message that Queen Street is not
:07:23. > :07:23.closed, it's only the high level that's
:07:24. > :07:27.unavailable and we are running many, many services through the low-level
:07:28. > :07:32.and all destinations asked all served. The concourse is a really
:07:33. > :07:36.quiet today, normally thronged with the sound of busy commuters. This is
:07:37. > :07:38.one of Scotland's's busiest railway stations
:07:39. > :07:42.with around 80,000 people coming through here every day.
:07:43. > :07:47.So far people are being good-natured and understanding about the
:07:48. > :07:52.engineering works but today is only day two and there is five months to
:07:53. > :07:53.go. Suzanne Allan, Reporting Scotland, Queen Street Station,
:07:54. > :07:55.Glasgow. A woman who was jailed after trying
:07:56. > :07:58.to extort money from a mother and daughter, who died
:07:59. > :08:00.in an apparent suicide pact, Linsey Cotton was sentenced to three
:08:01. > :08:04.years last October. Margaret McDona and her daughter
:08:05. > :08:08.Nicola died in hospital after being found critically injured
:08:09. > :08:12.in a Greenock hotel in May 2013. Police Scotland said they're
:08:13. > :08:14.investigating the death of a 33-year-old woman
:08:15. > :08:22.in Saughton prison. Still to come on tonight's
:08:23. > :08:26.programme: Scottish military wives step into the spotlight with singing
:08:27. > :08:29.legend Lulu on her UK tour. In sport, who has been the best
:08:30. > :08:32.player of the Gordon Strachan The Scotland assistant
:08:33. > :08:37.Mark McGhee tells us. And thoughts on the Scotland
:08:38. > :08:40.campaign at the end of the Six Nations, according
:08:41. > :08:43.to Richie Gray. Warnings over economic
:08:44. > :08:54.consequences of leaving, claims of scaremongering
:08:55. > :09:00.and even speculation over The debate over the European Union
:09:01. > :09:03.might remind some Scots of a referendum we had
:09:04. > :09:06.ourselves not that long ago. So are both sides drawing
:09:07. > :09:08.inspiration from the independence Our Westminster correspondent
:09:09. > :09:20.Nick Eardley has been having a look. 18 months after the climax of
:09:21. > :09:24.Scotland's fiercely fought independence campaign there is
:09:25. > :09:26.another referendum fast approaching. This time on the UK's membership of
:09:27. > :09:32.the European Union. It's also provoking feisty debate, some of
:09:33. > :09:38.which might be a bit familiar to Scots. Warnings of economic negative
:09:39. > :09:43.consequences if UK votes to leave but also warnings about what could
:09:44. > :09:47.happen if we decide to stay. That fear used in the independence
:09:48. > :09:52.referendum has also re-emerged. So are the European campaigns are
:09:53. > :09:56.rolling from the Scottish tactic book? Campaigners who want the UK to
:09:57. > :10:00.leave the EU say they have studied the independence referendum example.
:10:01. > :10:04.I think the lessons are you have to have a positive vision, you have to
:10:05. > :10:08.engage people on the ground, you have to be prepared for last-minute
:10:09. > :10:12.government interventions and not necessarily playing by the rules,
:10:13. > :10:16.but also the institutions will be politicised in this debate. Both
:10:17. > :10:19.sides will be trying to build on what happened in Scotland, or what
:10:20. > :10:23.didn't happen in Scotland. There is no doubt about it that there was
:10:24. > :10:29.this fear factor up their, again being pushed by the Prime Minister
:10:30. > :10:34.and the Chancellor. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to run a
:10:35. > :10:39.positive pro-EU campaign in Scotland. Her predecessor, the
:10:40. > :10:41.figurehead of the Yes movement in 2014 thinks both sides UK wide have
:10:42. > :10:45.been too negative so far. The way 2014 thinks both sides UK wide have
:10:46. > :10:49.you motivate people is to have a positive, inspirational message. So
:10:50. > :10:52.instead of getting either side of the European referendum claiming the
:10:53. > :10:58.high ground of the positive upbeat inspirational message, we are both
:10:59. > :11:01.engaged in a couple of project fears. Its masters of project fear
:11:02. > :11:06.from the Scottish referendum divided itself in half and battling out this
:11:07. > :11:12.desultory campaign in the European referendum which will frankly
:11:13. > :11:16.inspire and convince nobody. The UK Government, however, insists its
:11:17. > :11:18.arguments for staying in our positive and the underlying issues
:11:19. > :11:25.that will decide how people vote are different this time. The European
:11:26. > :11:29.referendum is slightly different. Where are we safest, where are we
:11:30. > :11:32.strongest, what is best for our future in terms of trading
:11:33. > :11:37.relationships was Mac it will be based more, I hope, on the facts.
:11:38. > :11:42.With more than three months until the EU vote it remains to see how
:11:43. > :11:44.the vote will play at. Nick Eardley, Reporting Scotland.
:11:45. > :11:47.The Scottish government is seeking views on a new code of practice
:11:48. > :11:49.for police powers of stop and search.
:11:50. > :11:51.It follows controversy about the number of people searched
:11:52. > :11:55.So-called 'consensual searches' are being phased out,
:11:56. > :11:57.and the government is consulting on a new code of practice
:11:58. > :12:01.Ministers are also considering new powers to allow police to search
:12:02. > :12:06.people under the age of 18 for alcohol.
:12:07. > :12:12.A 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death
:12:13. > :12:16.of another man in Coatbridge 17 years ago.
:12:17. > :12:18.Owen Brannigan died in a house in the North Lanarkshire town
:12:19. > :12:22.The man in custody is expected to appear later at
:12:23. > :12:29.With the closure of Longannet power station due later this month,
:12:30. > :12:32.a local campaign has been mounted to have the freight line that runs
:12:33. > :12:34.through the power station re-open as a passenger service.
:12:35. > :12:38.It's one in a growing number of cases being made to have routes
:12:39. > :12:41.of the success of the Borders Railway.
:12:42. > :12:55.Longannet's huge chimney towers as the railway hugs the Fife coast,
:12:56. > :12:59.well maintained but rarely used, only for freight and coal which by
:13:00. > :13:03.the end of the month will be done. Locals say the power station's
:13:04. > :13:08.closure is an opportunity to upgrade the line for passengers. Travelling
:13:09. > :13:12.east, it could be the link through Dunfermline to Inverkeithing and
:13:13. > :13:18.onto Edinburgh. I think that could be of real benefit both for people
:13:19. > :13:22.who might come and live here, if more development takes place along
:13:23. > :13:28.the coastal strip. Further east of a local campaign underway, the Lever
:13:29. > :13:30.spur closed in 1969, the community here wants five miles of track
:13:31. > :13:35.reconnected at a cost of ?50 million. It will provide jobs and
:13:36. > :13:40.business opportunities in an area that badly needs investment. We know
:13:41. > :13:45.that the fourth crossing has come in at ?1 billion under budget. We only
:13:46. > :13:50.need 5% of that and that would allow this railway line to be reopened.
:13:51. > :13:53.The Borders railway has well exceeded its projections for
:13:54. > :13:56.passenger numbers. It has acted as something of a catalyst for those
:13:57. > :14:02.who want to see investment in local routes. The calls come as Network
:14:03. > :14:05.Rail is undertaking a huge study to work out its priorities for
:14:06. > :14:10.investment over the next 30 years. Can you establish there will be a
:14:11. > :14:13.passenger base? Can you fit services into existing timetables and make a
:14:14. > :14:17.case for that kind of investment? It's something we will look at and
:14:18. > :14:20.will do in the future, however the main focus at the moment is creating
:14:21. > :14:26.additional capacity on existing network. Campaigners in Fife say now
:14:27. > :14:30.is the time to build on the success story of the Borders railway and to
:14:31. > :14:32.rebuild this short stretch of line. They say it's got public support,
:14:33. > :14:37.they have costed it and they say They say it's got public support,
:14:38. > :14:38.build it and people will use it. Lisa Summers, Reporting Scotland,
:14:39. > :14:39.East Fife. Teachers in West Dunbartonshire
:14:40. > :14:42.are to go on strike again after they rejected a plan
:14:43. > :14:44.to settle the dispute. Members of the EIS at local
:14:45. > :14:47.secondary schools will go on strike They're also planning strikes
:14:48. > :14:51.at the end of April. The dispute is over a plan to shake
:14:52. > :14:55.up the way local secondary schools are run which would reduce
:14:56. > :14:57.the number of principal teachers. A look at other stories
:14:58. > :15:02.from across the country. Police investigating the murder
:15:03. > :15:04.of a man in Aberdeenshire have given more details about two
:15:05. > :15:07.people they want to trace. Brian McKandie was found dead
:15:08. > :15:09.at his home near Rothienorman, Two men were seen speaking to him
:15:10. > :15:18.the day before. One is said to be in his 20s
:15:19. > :15:21.and the other in his 30s or 40s. An ice axe has been found in an area
:15:22. > :15:25.of Ben Nevis where mountain rescuers have been looking for Rachel Slater
:15:26. > :15:28.and Tim Newton from Bradford. The couple, who are both
:15:29. > :15:30.in their 20s, were reported missing five weeks ago when they failed
:15:31. > :15:33.to return from a trip A year-long campaign has begun
:15:34. > :15:40.to monitor the experiences of women The Justice Watch initiative aims
:15:41. > :15:45.to cut the number of women jailed - it wants volunteers to attend courts
:15:46. > :15:48.throughout the country to report The Scottish and UK governments have
:15:49. > :15:55.reached an agreement to look at how to reduce the time of train journeys
:15:56. > :16:01.between central Scotland and London It's not an empirical study, we have
:16:02. > :16:04.the data about sentencing, this is more about a massive ovation
:16:05. > :16:07.approach looking at the narrative of women and finding out what they are
:16:08. > :16:11.going through, how they are treated and how they feel about being in
:16:12. > :16:14.prison from what we can judge. Is going to be an important on to win
:16:15. > :16:17.over people's Hearts and minds for the idea that women should not be in
:16:18. > :16:19.prison, not to the level they are at the idea that women should not be in
:16:20. > :16:20.any rate. The Scottish and UK governments have
:16:21. > :16:23.reached an agreement to look at how to reduce the time of train journeys
:16:24. > :16:26.between central Scotland and London A report on the HS2 project examines
:16:27. > :16:30.how Scotland could benefit Just a year after the Borders
:16:31. > :16:34.Railway opened, councillors have drawn up a wish-list of more
:16:35. > :16:36.services for the area. It includes an East Coast main line
:16:37. > :16:40.stop in Berwickshire - new track built to connect
:16:41. > :16:44.Edinburgh and Peebles - and the current railway's extension
:16:45. > :16:50.to Hawick and Carlisle. A time capsule containing letters
:16:51. > :16:52.from children and other documents was locked away in
:16:53. > :16:55.Aberdeen's Town House today. The idea was inspired
:16:56. > :16:57.by the discovery - during renovations -
:16:58. > :16:59.of a letter written Let's get tonight's
:17:00. > :17:14.sports news from Rhona. Scott Brown has been the best player
:17:15. > :17:18.of the Gordon Strachan era so far. That's the view of Scotland
:17:19. > :17:25.assistant manager Mark McGhee. coming up, as the Scots begin
:17:26. > :17:38.preparations for the 2018 Some experienced campaigners
:17:39. > :17:43.training, some very experienced campaigners training, but no Scott
:17:44. > :17:48.brown, rested for the Czech Republic match on Thursday he is barred for
:17:49. > :17:56.the friendly with Denmark next week -- back. Today he was the subject of
:17:57. > :18:00.fulsome praise. I would argue he has been our best player since we have
:18:01. > :18:05.been here. A lot of people have done very well but consistently Scott has
:18:06. > :18:10.been there. The challenge of getting at is different from that his club
:18:11. > :18:14.and he rises to it and he really enjoys it and with the England game
:18:15. > :18:21.coming up he will want to be part of that. After missing out on Europe
:18:22. > :18:29.2016 the two friendly start school and getting ready for the euro 2018
:18:30. > :18:34.qualifiers. We have tried to look at what happened previously and try to
:18:35. > :18:39.understand the good stuff. And bring that to what is the start of
:18:40. > :18:44.preparation for the next campaign which started this morning. We also
:18:45. > :18:48.have to look for some new stuff to start to implement and integrate
:18:49. > :18:53.into the way we are doing things and finally the reason for picking the
:18:54. > :18:57.two script was to get to know more players and get to see more players.
:18:58. > :19:02.There have been two Carlos, Steven Whittaker and Steven Naismith. Ross
:19:03. > :19:05.McCormack has been drafted in as cover.
:19:06. > :19:06.At the end of this Six Nations Championship,
:19:07. > :19:10.Richie Gray says he's proud of the character of the squad
:19:11. > :19:15.and revealed hopes of a Scotland winning habit in the future.
:19:16. > :19:17.After a two-game losing start, the Scots won two, beating Italy
:19:18. > :19:19.and France and ending up in fourth position.
:19:20. > :19:22.Gray has considered the highs and the lows of the campaign
:19:23. > :19:39.There has been progress. Last year we did not manage to win a game and
:19:40. > :19:46.this year won two, came very close in two. I do not then be performed
:19:47. > :19:54.as we could have done against England. Gives it to the big men and
:19:55. > :20:00.launch is there. Against Wales I thought we put in a good
:20:01. > :20:12.performance. We shut off for 510 minutes and that cost us. -- five of
:20:13. > :20:18.ten. I am particularly proud of the character of the squad. We are all
:20:19. > :20:24.proud. The game against Italy was a huge amount of pressure. We know
:20:25. > :20:37.they are good side. A lot of pressure to perform. I felt we did
:20:38. > :20:49.that. " as Seymour. Very proud of France. What skill. What a finish.
:20:50. > :20:53.Disappointed in the first half but I thought we finished well. We will
:20:54. > :21:01.take a lot of positives from the championship. Space that Richie Gray
:21:02. > :21:07.will exploit. What we can achieve, that winning habit, it is a talented
:21:08. > :21:10.group that can do things and we are building towards something so
:21:11. > :21:16.hopefully we can keep progressing. That was the view of Richie Gray,
:21:17. > :21:19.we have the full, extensive, campaign analysis from our online
:21:20. > :21:21.rugby experts John Beattie, That's Six Nations Extra on the BBC
:21:22. > :21:30.Sport Scotland website. The Coatbridge boxer Ricky Burns
:21:31. > :21:33.says he's 100% convinced he'll win his upcoming world
:21:34. > :21:37.title fight in Glasgow. After mixed fortunes in the ring
:21:38. > :21:43.over the last couple of years, Burns fights the Italian,
:21:44. > :21:45.Miceilidh Di Rocco for the WBA Super Lightweight belt
:21:46. > :21:48.at the The Hydro in May. The Scot is aiming to become world
:21:49. > :21:56.champion at a third different Getting a few people saying I am
:21:57. > :22:04.finished and all of this but I know I am not. I have come through most
:22:05. > :22:10.of it. It is about moving forward. I cannot wait to work out in front of
:22:11. > :22:16.all of the fans. It is going to be unbelievable. That is the sport.
:22:17. > :22:18.They began as a social outlet for the partners
:22:19. > :22:23.But TV fame and hit singles have propelled military wives choirs
:22:24. > :22:25.throughout the country into the limelight.
:22:26. > :22:27.Now, choirs from Scottish bases are enjoying their fifteen minutes
:22:28. > :22:30.of fame on stage too - as part of a UK-wide tour
:22:31. > :22:46.In a church hall with an army barracks these women are rehearsing.
:22:47. > :22:53.The Kinloss military wives are preparing for their biggest gig yet.
:22:54. > :22:58.There are 70 military wives choirs around the UK offering support to
:22:59. > :23:02.the partners of soldiers and airmen whose duties often take them away
:23:03. > :23:08.from home. It is the best thing I ever done in my life. I have made so
:23:09. > :23:14.many friends. I have gained so much confidence. Singer Lulu has recorded
:23:15. > :23:24.a charity single and at every show on her 35 date tour a local choir
:23:25. > :23:29.will join her own stage. The excitement and anticipation is
:23:30. > :23:37.mounting. It is really exciting. We are nervous because Lulu has been 50
:23:38. > :23:42.years in show business and knows what she is doing and we are just a
:23:43. > :23:46.military wives choirs so it is quite daunting but we are excited. I did
:23:47. > :23:51.not think I would get the opportunity to join a military wives
:23:52. > :23:55.choirs when I saw it happening on television. I thought I would have
:23:56. > :24:02.to be really good at singing. I did not realise how friendly and open it
:24:03. > :24:07.would be. I thought it was amazing. With some nerves jangling it is time
:24:08. > :24:12.to take the stage with the star. Very excited. Even if it is just
:24:13. > :24:19.that it is great. They have their trials and tribulations. If they get
:24:20. > :24:28.a bit of a rush from being on stage that is great. Lulu's tour continues
:24:29. > :24:32.this month than throughout April while the popularity of the military
:24:33. > :24:34.wives choirs shows no sign of abating.
:24:35. > :24:41.Now here's Andrew Kerr with details of Scotland 2016.
:24:42. > :24:47.Modern compassionate Conservatives or targeting the disabled for tax
:24:48. > :24:51.cuts? The Tories tear themselves apart but critics question if it is
:24:52. > :24:57.Europe economics driving the issue. We will examine that plus a CBI
:24:58. > :24:59.warning over Brexit at 10:30pm on BBC Two.
:25:00. > :25:02.After a lovely weekend for many of us,
:25:03. > :25:05.Gillian has details of what's in store.
:25:06. > :25:12.It is going downhill later in the week. We did not have quite as much
:25:13. > :25:18.sunshine today as over the weekend. This picture was fairly typical
:25:19. > :25:21.across the country. We had some breaks in the cloud and were
:25:22. > :25:26.predominantly dry but the area of high pressure that has kept us dry
:25:27. > :25:29.and settled is pulling away and we will see a gradual breakdown in the
:25:30. > :25:34.set of conditions particularly during the second half of the week.
:25:35. > :25:38.Some rain for the Northern Isles and hill fog and most of the mainland
:25:39. > :25:46.will be dry with a few bits of rain in the north-west. Temperatures
:25:47. > :25:51.4-6dC. Chilly under clear skies, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, the
:25:52. > :25:57.Borders. Essentially frost free. Tomorrow a lot of dry weather. The
:25:58. > :26:02.best of the sunshine across eastern Scotland from Angus, Fife and the
:26:03. > :26:08.Borders. More cloud across the west although it will send to allow some
:26:09. > :26:13.brightness to get going. It is a good dry day for most of us and
:26:14. > :26:17.where we do get sunshine temperatures are up to 13 and with
:26:18. > :26:24.light winds it will feel pretty proud -- pleasant. A bit of a breeze
:26:25. > :26:31.around the coast. Some light and patchy rain. Amounts will be very
:26:32. > :26:36.trivial. Tomorrow evening it is predominantly dry again across the
:26:37. > :26:39.mainland. Still bits and pieces of rain swirling around Northern costs
:26:40. > :26:44.as well as the northern and western isles. Overnight into Wednesday we
:26:45. > :26:50.see more of a change weather front works in from the west. It is
:26:51. > :26:56.weakening, not much rain, but that will work across western Scotland
:26:57. > :27:01.through the day. Eastern parts they predominantly dry. Hanging onto
:27:02. > :27:05.brightness. Thursday is looking unsettled. Much cloudier with
:27:06. > :27:06.outbreaks of rain heaviest in the north-west and strong winds into the
:27:07. > :27:09.bargain. Now, a reminder of
:27:10. > :27:15.tonight's main news. One person has died and 11
:27:16. > :27:17.others have been injured, two of them
:27:18. > :27:19.critically, after a bus collided with another vehicle in Ardrossan
:27:20. > :27:22.in North Ayrshire. David Cameron has given a robust
:27:23. > :27:25.defence of his government's record. It follows accusations
:27:26. > :27:27.by Iain Duncan Smith, that the Conservative
:27:28. > :27:29.party's policies, including its attitude
:27:30. > :27:30.to disabled people, I'll be back with the headlines
:27:31. > :27:36.at 8pm, and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone
:27:37. > :27:39.on the team, right across the country,
:27:40. > :27:43.have a very good evening.