:00:13. > :00:18.Tonight, party leaders cast their votes as Scotland goes to the polls
:00:19. > :00:23.in the Holyrood elections. A police officer tells of the mayhem seen at
:00:24. > :00:27.the home of this child on the night he died. Tributes paid at the
:00:28. > :00:30.funeral of the Afghanistan veteran who collapsed and died during the
:00:31. > :00:35.London Marathon. Also in the programme, join me on the Isle of
:00:36. > :00:40.Arran to discover why millions, perhaps billions of these tiny
:00:41. > :00:47.plastic beads are being washed up on Scotland's shores. And on the beat
:00:48. > :00:49.with the police. The Scottish officers who have become an Internet
:00:50. > :01:01.hit with their dance moves. People across Scotland have been
:01:02. > :01:06.casting their votes at polling Four million are registered
:01:07. > :01:11.to vote in the election, which will see 129 MSPs returned
:01:12. > :01:15.to the Scottish Parliament. And for the first time
:01:16. > :01:18.in a Holyrood election, 16 and 17-year-olds are also
:01:19. > :01:21.eligible to vote. Here's our political
:01:22. > :01:36.correspondent, Lucy Adams. Smiles, sunshine and a surfeit of
:01:37. > :01:40.handshakes. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon arrived at the Broom
:01:41. > :01:43.community hall in Baillieston this morning with her husband and chief
:01:44. > :01:49.executive Peter Murrell. For what will be the most powerful Holyrood
:01:50. > :01:53.parliament since the act of union, Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal
:01:54. > :01:57.Democrat leader, marked his ballot in Kelty bridge in rural
:01:58. > :02:03.Kinross-shire. Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale cast her vote
:02:04. > :02:12.in Edinburgh, accompanied by her partner, Louise Riddle. Scottish
:02:13. > :02:24.Conservative leader Ruth Davidson also voted in Edinburgh with her
:02:25. > :02:30.partner, Jen Wilson. And Scottish Green co-convenor Patrick Harvie was
:02:31. > :02:35.at his Glasgow Kelvin target seat. People across Scotland have been
:02:36. > :02:37.heading to the polling booths. It is the fifth Scottish Parliamentary
:02:38. > :02:42.elections since the parliament was created but the first in which 16
:02:43. > :02:47.and 17-year-olds will be able to vote for the country's 129 MSPs.
:02:48. > :02:52.About 4 million people are registered to vote in this election.
:02:53. > :02:57.Each of them will be asked to mark a cross to select their constituency
:02:58. > :03:04.MSP, of which 73 will be elected, and to vote for the country's 56
:03:05. > :03:08.regional MSPs, allocated to parties through a form of proportional
:03:09. > :03:14.representation. The holing booths will close at 10pm this evening and
:03:15. > :03:17.ballot papers will be hand counted throughout the night, with the first
:03:18. > :03:20.results expected around 2am, and live coverage from the BBC
:03:21. > :03:23.throughout the night. As Lucy was saying, the polls
:03:24. > :03:26.close in just over three hours' time with counting
:03:27. > :03:28.going on throughout the night. We'll be on air all night
:03:29. > :03:39.with our election results coverage, We are on air from 10:30pm and we
:03:40. > :03:43.will be with you throughout the night, bringing new law the key
:03:44. > :03:47.moments. Our reporters are on location at council across the
:03:48. > :03:54.country. We will be broadcasting live from Shetland to Dumfries. I
:03:55. > :03:58.reckon we have got this covered. I will be offering analysis, insight,
:03:59. > :04:03.assessment of the results, the personalities involved and what is
:04:04. > :04:06.on offer. I will have breaking news from across the counts and we will
:04:07. > :04:09.keep you up-to-date with the headline is not only in Scotland but
:04:10. > :04:16.the rest of the UK, so you don't miss a thing. Scotland's political
:04:17. > :04:18.landscape looks set to change. We will be showing you how, using state
:04:19. > :04:22.of the art graphics. Last time we will be showing you how, using state
:04:23. > :04:29.voted in 2011, this was the result in the 73 constituencies. The
:04:30. > :04:35.Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Lib Dems orange and SNP yellow.
:04:36. > :04:42.There were also 56 MSPs elected through the regional vote, including
:04:43. > :04:45.a couple of Greens. Eight regions, seven MSPs apiece, but tonight we
:04:46. > :04:55.are starting again. The map is about to be redrawn. In our election cafe,
:04:56. > :04:58.we bring together Scotland's media, spin doctors and young people to
:04:59. > :05:06.give us their views. We will be keeping an eye on social media,.
:05:07. > :05:12.Stay in touch by spending election night with us. Join us at 10:30pm
:05:13. > :05:13.here on BBC One for the most comprehensive election coverage in
:05:14. > :05:16.the country. And tomorrow we're bringing
:05:17. > :05:18.you specially extended editions of Reporting Scotland at both 1.30pm
:05:19. > :05:21.and 6.30pm to bring you all the news, developments
:05:22. > :05:26.and reaction to the election. The Liam Fee murder trial has heard
:05:27. > :05:29.a police officer describe a scene of "mayhem" at the toddler's house
:05:30. > :05:33.on the night he died. PC Leanne St Aubyn told the court
:05:34. > :05:36.she had been called out after reports of a two-year-old
:05:37. > :05:40.in cardiac arrest who may have been Earlier jury members wept
:05:41. > :05:45.while watching a video of Liam's body lying on the floor
:05:46. > :05:49.of his bedroom. Lisa Summers reports from the High
:05:50. > :06:00.court in Livingston. Jury members looked visibly
:06:01. > :06:05.distressed as they watched the 12 minute long video. The film shows
:06:06. > :06:07.the interior of the house near Glen Rhodes where Liam lived with his
:06:08. > :06:12.the interior of the house near Glen mother, Rachel, and her partner
:06:13. > :06:18.Naomi. It was filmed hours after the toddler was pronounced dead. The
:06:19. > :06:22.young boy's body is seen on the floor, dressed in pyjamas. His left
:06:23. > :06:27.leg bent at the knee, his right leg straight. Nearby is a travel cot and
:06:28. > :06:30.a buggy, a number of family pictures on the walls. Immediately
:06:31. > :06:36.afterwards, the jury asked the judge for a break. Both accused could be
:06:37. > :06:44.seen crying. Later, APC told the court she went to the Fees' house
:06:45. > :06:47.after receiving reports of a problem in cardiac arrest. She described the
:06:48. > :06:55.scene when she arrived as mayhem. She said sometimes Rachel Fee was
:06:56. > :06:58.crying, sometimes subdued. She said paramedics were trying to
:06:59. > :07:01.resuscitate Liam. The officer said Rachel brought another young boy to
:07:02. > :07:06.him and said, tell them what you have done. PC Sam Goodwood told the
:07:07. > :07:11.court he had also attended that night. He said the young boy mumbled
:07:12. > :07:15.something like, I strangled Liam. He said he took the boy to the police
:07:16. > :07:19.station where he later said it wasn't an accident and he meant it.
:07:20. > :07:26.Under cross-examination, the prosecution agreed that Rachel Fee
:07:27. > :07:32.fell to her knees when paramedics told her they couldn't save him.
:07:33. > :07:35.Rachel Fee denied murdering Liam on March the 22nd 2014 and blaming his
:07:36. > :07:40.death on that child. The trial continues.
:07:41. > :07:42.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:07:43. > :07:46.Still to come on tonight's programme:
:07:47. > :07:53.The dance routine that has turned a group of Police Scotland officers
:07:54. > :07:57.into an Internet hit. In sport, could the door be open for drugs
:07:58. > :08:03.cheats, as the anti-doping agency stops funding tests in Scottish
:08:04. > :08:04.football? And a new deal for the SPFL, enhanced coverage promised,
:08:05. > :08:10.but will it keep fans happy? Around 400 mourners gathered
:08:11. > :08:12.in Dunfermline for the funeral of an Afghanistan veteran,
:08:13. > :08:14.who died after collapsing 31-year-old Captain David Seath
:08:15. > :08:18.suffered a suspected cardiac arrest while running
:08:19. > :08:20.and died later in hospital. He was described as a hero
:08:21. > :08:39.and an inspiration. A sombre moment as family, friends
:08:40. > :08:42.and colleagues of David Seath gathered to remember the man they
:08:43. > :08:48.described as the life and soul of the party. To reflect that
:08:49. > :08:53.sentiment, the family asked that it be a celebration of his life and
:08:54. > :08:57.bright clothes should be worn. The tribute read on behalf of his
:08:58. > :09:01.brother -- his brother said how proud they were that he had been an
:09:02. > :09:08.officer of 29 commando agement royal art really. Colleagues from the
:09:09. > :09:12.regiment in Arbroath where he was based paid their respects. Villa it
:09:13. > :09:18.is great sadness that we are here today to say farewell to Captain
:09:19. > :09:22.David Seath. He was an inspiration to us all and I could not have
:09:23. > :09:27.wished for a final officer. He will be sorely missed in our thoughts and
:09:28. > :09:32.prayers are with David's loved ones at this trying time. Last year he
:09:33. > :09:37.led a team of young people for the annual ten tours we can hike on
:09:38. > :09:43.Dartmoor. When we start the challenge we like to finish it.
:09:44. > :09:47.After the service, mourners lined up behind the coffin of David Seath,
:09:48. > :09:51.draped in a union flag. They followed the first as it moved
:09:52. > :09:56.slowly away from the church for a private burial. -- they followed the
:09:57. > :10:00.hearse. The congregation heard it was fitting that his final act was
:10:01. > :10:04.supporting others. Captain David Seath was running the London
:10:05. > :10:07.Marathon for the charity out the heroes. He collapsed three miles
:10:08. > :10:15.from the finish line. -- Help For Heroes. Rinse and family day they
:10:16. > :10:18.will balk at final three miles in his memory. -- friends and family
:10:19. > :10:20.say they will walk that final three miles.
:10:21. > :10:23.A 31-year-old Bulgarian man has been jailed for life for the murder
:10:24. > :10:25.of a Perthshire jeweller, who he hit over the head
:10:26. > :10:28.Nikola Zhulev was earlier convicted of killing 49-year-old
:10:29. > :10:31.Alan Gardner at his home in Balbeggie in April last year.
:10:32. > :10:34.At the High Court in Edinburgh, Judge Lady Rae told Zhulev he had
:10:35. > :10:37.carried out a "planned, premeditated killing" of Mr Gardner,
:10:38. > :10:41.a vulnerable man whom he had "mercilessly exploited".
:10:42. > :10:47.Zhulev will serve at least 21 years in prison.
:10:48. > :10:49.A construction worker, who died after an incident
:10:50. > :10:53.on the new Queensferry Crossing, has been named.
:10:54. > :10:56.62-year-old John Grant Cousin from Northumberland was working
:10:57. > :10:59.on the bridge being built across the Firth of Forth.
:11:00. > :11:03.He is thought to have been hit by a moving boom on a crane
:11:04. > :11:06.An investigation is being carried out by Police Scotland
:11:07. > :11:12.A Renfrewshire family is calling for an independent review
:11:13. > :11:16.into the automatic early release of prisoners in England and Wales.
:11:17. > :11:20.It follows the murder of their son, Craig Hepburn, four years ago
:11:21. > :11:23.at the hands of two men, who were being supervised
:11:24. > :11:26.in the community, after serving half of their sentences imposed
:11:27. > :11:36.Our home affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson, reports.
:11:37. > :11:44.Craig Hepburn, a member of Milngavie Pipe Band, was 19 when he
:11:45. > :11:49.was murdered near Huddersfield on a family visit enjoying an evening in
:11:50. > :11:53.a local pub. In a random act, Craig was attacked by Anthony driver and
:11:54. > :11:57.Luke Elliott, who stabbed him 11 times and kicked him as he lay
:11:58. > :12:02.bleeding in the gutter. Both were on licence, released early from prison.
:12:03. > :12:05.It has left Craig's parents wondering why the men, who each had
:12:06. > :12:10.a string of convictions for violence, were free to kill their
:12:11. > :12:19.son. The justice system, had they made them serve their full-time,
:12:20. > :12:23.there need to be tougher sentences handed out for crimes like this and
:12:24. > :12:27.they should have to serve their whole time and not be allowed out
:12:28. > :12:32.early. If they are out on licence, they should carry that through. The
:12:33. > :12:36.national offender management service carried out a review of the case
:12:37. > :12:40.last year. Concludes that Luke Elliott, convicted of murdering
:12:41. > :12:43.Craig, had been recalled to prison for breaching licence conditions but
:12:44. > :12:48.was rereleased three months before the killing. Anthony driver,
:12:49. > :12:53.convicted of manslaughter, as four previous convictions and was also on
:12:54. > :12:55.licence. The report says it wasn't sufficiently controlled within his
:12:56. > :13:00.licence after breaching it several times. For every paragraph in that
:13:01. > :13:05.report, there are lessons to be learned. We would like to see those
:13:06. > :13:08.lessons learned, but you will be certain another family in ten years
:13:09. > :13:13.from now and those same lessons will certain another family in ten years
:13:14. > :13:15.have to be learned. The national offender management service says it
:13:16. > :13:19.will carefully consider any findings offender management service says it
:13:20. > :13:23.in this case but it couldn't say whether any of its recommendations
:13:24. > :13:27.had been carried out. The Hepburns want an enquiry into an early
:13:28. > :13:30.release in England to ensure other people don't suffer like they have.
:13:31. > :13:33.A look at other stories from across the country.
:13:34. > :13:36.More than 170 jobs are to go at an oil and gas shipping company
:13:37. > :13:38.based in the North East, with nearly 100 people
:13:39. > :13:41.Harkand Group, which provides inspection and maintenance services
:13:42. > :13:45.for the offshore industry, has gone into administration
:13:46. > :13:50.because of losses caused by the continuing low price of oil.
:13:51. > :13:53.The redundancies will be made amongst staff in Aberdeen,
:13:54. > :13:59.and they'll be further job cuts in London The parent company
:14:00. > :14:02.of the helicopter operator CHC - which owned the helicopter involved
:14:03. > :14:06.in Friday's crash in Norway - has taken steps in the US
:14:07. > :14:10.courts to protect itself from its creditors.
:14:11. > :14:13.CHC Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
:14:14. > :14:16.to allow it more time to restructure its finances.
:14:17. > :14:19.The company says it's been hit by a downturn in business
:14:20. > :14:21.following the oil price crash, and this move is unrelated
:14:22. > :14:29.Campaigners in Sleat in the Isle of Skye are demanding
:14:30. > :14:32.the return of the Coruisk ferry to the Mallaig-Armadale route,
:14:33. > :14:36.describing the current service as an "utter shambles."
:14:37. > :14:38.They say weather and tidal conditions have
:14:39. > :14:42.Operators Cal Mac say they are looking at ways of making
:14:43. > :14:44.changes to the timetable that will help address concerns
:14:45. > :15:00.We want to ensure the return of the vessel, which was built specifically
:15:01. > :15:03.for this route, which has been operating since 2003.
:15:04. > :15:05.A spoof tourist brochure for a non-existent island has
:15:06. > :15:07.appeared at a number of sites around Orkney.
:15:08. > :15:09.The publication features an island called Mama Westray and claims
:15:10. > :15:11.actress Cate Blanchett is a regular visitor.
:15:12. > :15:14.Some of the attractions include fish-eating pigs
:15:15. > :15:17.and "the world-famous Tomb of the Haddock".
:15:18. > :15:20.There is concern among some locals on the real island of PAPA
:15:21. > :15:27.Westray that the brochure could cause confusion.
:15:28. > :15:30.The public's being urged to help track the spread of "nurdles"
:15:31. > :15:35.You may not have heard of them, but nurdles are tiny plastic pellets
:15:36. > :15:38.used in the manufacture of a huge range of everyday items.
:15:39. > :15:40.And they're being washed up in their billions.
:15:41. > :15:42.Our environment correspondent, David Miller, has been on a "nurdle
:15:43. > :15:55.Scotland's coastline, it's beautiful, but discarded plastics
:15:56. > :15:59.are an ever-present threat. We have grown accustomed to scenes like
:16:00. > :16:04.these. But there's another problem washing up on our shores - nurdles.
:16:05. > :16:08.The next time you are at the beach, keep an eye out. There is a good
:16:09. > :16:14.chance you will spot some for yourself. After a few minutes of
:16:15. > :16:18.searching, I have found dozens of these tiny plastic pellets. The
:16:19. > :16:24.question is, what are they? Where do they come from? What impact are they
:16:25. > :16:29.having on our marine environment? This factory uses billions of them
:16:30. > :16:33.every week. It produces data cables. The team here works to ensure
:16:34. > :16:37.spilled pellets don't get washed down the drain and out to sea. I
:16:38. > :16:41.like to spend a lot of time outdoors, whether that be in the
:16:42. > :16:45.hills or on the beach, so for me, personally, it is a good cause, to
:16:46. > :16:51.take on board, but as a business as well, it is also very important to
:16:52. > :16:55.us. The pellets are transported by the lorry-load. They may be
:16:56. > :17:01.manufactured in Scotland, or shipped in from abroad. One lost load can
:17:02. > :17:06.cause problems for decades. Maybe even centuries. It makes me feel sad
:17:07. > :17:09.as a Scotsman, on some of these beautiful beaches that we have
:17:10. > :17:13.around our coastline, and you go along and they are spoiled. That is
:17:14. > :17:19.only 50 grammes of them. But look at that, the volume that's there. It's
:17:20. > :17:28.horrendous. Really is. But other companies may be less conscientious
:17:29. > :17:33.and scientists studying seabirds are worried. Maybe 15% of puffins will
:17:34. > :17:36.have some plastic within them. Certainly these very small plastic
:17:37. > :17:40.pellets are a bigger problem for something like a puffin than the
:17:41. > :17:44.larger plastic items that will affect some of the others species.
:17:45. > :17:48.Up there is where we would find the most nurdles. Reports from
:17:49. > :17:50.volunteers across Scotland and beyond are being used to build-up a
:17:51. > :17:55.volunteers across Scotland and detailed picture of the scale of the
:17:56. > :17:58.problem. It helps us build-up an evidence base and collect data to
:17:59. > :18:03.show industry that there is a problem on our beaches, so if you
:18:04. > :18:07.are on your beach, keep telling us about any nurdles you find and we
:18:08. > :18:13.will be interested to hear and it will help to contribute to solving
:18:14. > :18:17.the problem. The search goes on. But we have already discovered this is a
:18:18. > :18:25.problem we are handing on to future generations.
:18:26. > :18:27.Let's get all the sport now, from David.
:18:28. > :18:29.An anti-doping expert's told BBC Scotland friction between the SFA
:18:30. > :18:33.and the body that carries out drug testing could leave the door open
:18:34. > :18:39.UK Anti-doping says it'll provide no funding for tests in Scottish
:18:40. > :18:43.The SFA is unhappy but will now fund testing itself,
:18:44. > :19:01.A stark reminder that football is not immune to an issue very much in
:19:02. > :19:05.the public eye. Two months ago, BBC Scotland revealed that only eight
:19:06. > :19:09.drugs tests had taken place in Scottish football in nine months.
:19:10. > :19:15.Since then, a further 20 have taken place, all of which were funded by
:19:16. > :19:19.UK Anti-Doping, but today they have confirmed to BBC Scotland that it's
:19:20. > :19:23.withdrawing all of its funding to Scottish football for the next 12
:19:24. > :19:29.months and finance will only be provided in special circumstances.
:19:30. > :19:38.They said: There is a degree of bemusement
:19:39. > :19:42.within the SFA headquarters over that decision, particularly in light
:19:43. > :19:47.of the fact that they will continue to part-fund the anti-doping
:19:48. > :19:52.programme of the much-richer English Football Association. The Chief
:19:53. > :20:01.Executive says her organisation can only do so much.
:20:02. > :20:07.This anti-doping expert says such a frosty relationship between the two
:20:08. > :20:12.could create problems of its own. The worst case scenario is, if there
:20:13. > :20:16.is a fragmented approach, from those organisations, and then there is a
:20:17. > :20:19.lack of testing, then people who plan to dope could see the loopholes
:20:20. > :20:29.and exploit them. plan to dope could see the loopholes
:20:30. > :20:30.is deemed low-risk with Jordan McMillan the only player currently
:20:31. > :20:33.banned. The Scottish Premier Football League
:20:34. > :20:34.say its new broadcasting deal with the BBC will lead to enhanced
:20:35. > :20:37.coverage of the game The league have agreed a four-year
:20:38. > :20:41.package with the Corporation But will the new agreement assauge
:20:42. > :20:56.critics of the BBC's Hello, good evening and welcome...
:20:57. > :20:59.It is over 40 years old and is now the only Scottish football
:21:00. > :21:05.highlights show on terrestrial television. Today's agreement means
:21:06. > :21:10.four more years of Sportscene. Neither the BBC or the SPFL will
:21:11. > :21:13.confirm how much the deal is worth. The league's Chief Executive simply
:21:14. > :21:18.says the SPFL board has been very robust and clear in its view of what
:21:19. > :21:21.we believe Scottish football coverage is worth and we are pleased
:21:22. > :21:25.this has been taken on board and reflected by an improved agreement.
:21:26. > :21:31.The new deal doesn't mean live league games on the BBC. But there
:21:32. > :21:36.is a promise match coverage will be improved. As well as the television
:21:37. > :21:40.highlights programme and our match commentaries and what we provide
:21:41. > :21:44.online, we will also be offering clips on social media, the coverage
:21:45. > :21:49.will be more extensive, there will be more cameras at all of the games
:21:50. > :21:52.rather than a select few. Supporters are already voicing their opinions
:21:53. > :21:56.and they will be disappointed at still having to wait till Sunday
:21:57. > :22:01.night to see the best of the weekend's action. If the show is to
:22:02. > :22:04.go out on a Sunday, we have to have improved HD quality television
:22:05. > :22:08.pictures, we need a decent coverage of every match, not just the ones
:22:09. > :22:13.involving Rangers and Celtic and we need content that the fans don't see
:22:14. > :22:19.at the moment, which is cutting-edge analysis, referee opinions, fan
:22:20. > :22:23.input. You will be able to judge for yourselves in the BBC's TV coverage
:22:24. > :22:25.is enhanced by the new deal. But you will have to wait till the titles
:22:26. > :22:28.roll at the start of next season. Andy Murray remains on course
:22:29. > :22:29.to defend his title He beat Gilles Simon of France to go
:22:30. > :22:33.through to the quarterfinals. A very stylish match-point
:22:34. > :22:37.here as the Scot claimed his 14th Murray will next face a quarterfinal
:22:38. > :22:53.clash with Tomas Berdych. That is all from me.
:22:54. > :22:56.How is your running man? I'm more jogging man! Come on then! Later!
:22:57. > :22:59.Thank you very much. A group of Police Scotland officers
:23:00. > :23:01.have become an Internet hit, after being challenged to show
:23:02. > :23:03.off their best dance moves Their "running man" routine
:23:04. > :23:08.was filmed in front of one of Scotland's most famous landmarks
:23:09. > :23:23.and it's been viewed hundreds If you walk down the Royal Mile...
:23:24. > :23:27.On duty at Edinburgh Castle, nothing out of the ordinary, unlike PC Mark
:23:28. > :23:36.Love's last visit. Were you in a viral video? That's him. And his
:23:37. > :23:46.colleagues about to baffle the tourists. I wanted the iconic
:23:47. > :23:48.backdrop of the castle so we had that, we hijacked a piper from the
:23:49. > :23:53.backdrop of the castle so we had Royal Mile and brought him up and
:23:54. > :23:59.thought we would include a bit of Ceilidh dancing as well. That didn't
:24:00. > :24:03.go particularly well, but the idea was it was supposed to contain this
:24:04. > :24:12."running man" dance. How it looked compared to expectations, I will let
:24:13. > :24:16.you decide. Why? The answer lies with this fleet-footed officer in
:24:17. > :24:22.New Zealand, the star of a recruitment video aimed at showing
:24:23. > :24:27.the lighter side of policing. Then, the Internet took over. The NYPD
:24:28. > :24:35.were challenged to offer their own take on the "running man". In turn,
:24:36. > :24:40.the gauntlet was thrown down to Police Scotland. I was mortified at
:24:41. > :24:43.the time, to be honest. The reaction since has been really positive. We
:24:44. > :24:48.have had Strictly Come Dancing on the phone this morning trying to
:24:49. > :24:52.sign us up(!) Not quite Strictly viewing figures, but in 24 hours,
:24:53. > :24:56.around 500,000 people have watched online. It is now the turn of
:24:57. > :25:00.officers in London, Toronto and recruits at Scotland's police
:25:01. > :25:01.college to determine whether the "running man" challenge has got
:25:02. > :25:11.legs. Christopher will not appreciate
:25:12. > :25:15.being asked to do his "running man" dance, am I right? Possibly! You
:25:16. > :25:20.might be dancing on the desk at the end of this weather forecast! Hello.
:25:21. > :25:22.It was a lovely spring day across many parts of the country. It will
:25:23. > :25:25.feel like summer for some at the end many parts of the country. It will
:25:26. > :25:29.of the weekend and into next week. This evening, some late sunshine
:25:30. > :25:32.around. Really quite pleasant in the day. Any showers across the far
:25:33. > :25:37.north-west will fade, maybe one or two for the Northern Isles, but most
:25:38. > :25:42.will be dry overnight, light winds, temperatures in towns and cities
:25:43. > :25:46.around 7 Celsius. In the countryside, it will be cooler. So,
:25:47. > :25:50.to tomorrow. It is a dry day, it's a bright day. There will be some high
:25:51. > :25:53.cloud for central, southern and eastern parts, so a hazy look to
:25:54. > :25:56.things. It won't spoil things at all. Across the north-west, that is
:25:57. > :26:01.where the best of the prolonged sunshine will be. By mid-afternoon,
:26:02. > :26:04.16, 17 degrees in the south-west. That cloud thick enough potentially
:26:05. > :26:08.for the odd light shower, but you will be unlucky if you catch one.
:26:09. > :26:12.Always cooler towards the east coast with the breeze coming in off the
:26:13. > :26:16.North Sea. Best of the sunshine towards the west. Far better here
:26:17. > :26:19.tomorrow compared with today. Fairly pleasant for the far north and the
:26:20. > :26:23.Northern Isles. Rest of the afternoon into the evening, some
:26:24. > :26:26.late spells of sunshine to enjoy. And into the weekend, on Saturday we
:26:27. > :26:29.were talking yesterday about this area of rain pushing up from the
:26:30. > :26:33.south. It is still coming, but it is further west, which means we should
:26:34. > :26:40.stay dry. We are dragging up warmer air from the south. However, look at
:26:41. > :26:44.the sea surface temperatures, and with the breeze coming in over the
:26:45. > :26:49.east coast, it will be chilly. This is how we look on Saturday.
:26:50. > :26:52.Reasonably dry, but there will be some haar around. That will take a
:26:53. > :26:56.while to clear back. In the west, best of the sunshine around the west
:26:57. > :26:59.coast and temperatures again warmest in the south-west, coolest in the
:27:00. > :27:04.east. Sunday, some low cloud to start the day, but that should burn
:27:05. > :27:09.back. In the west, in the sunshine, 20 to 23 Celsius, always cooler on
:27:10. > :27:14.the eastern coast. Come a mile or two inland, it will improve. Monday,
:27:15. > :27:18.temperatures into the mid-20s, particularly in the west.
:27:19. > :27:21.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news:
:27:22. > :27:23.People across Scotland have been casting their votes at polling
:27:24. > :27:29.Four million of us are registered to vote in the election,
:27:30. > :27:33.which will see 129 MSPs returned to the Scottish Parliament.
:27:34. > :27:37.I'll be back with the headlines at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just
:27:38. > :27:40.Until then, from everyone on the team - right
:27:41. > :27:43.across the country - have a very good evening.