:00:00. > :00:14.The First Minister accuses the Tories of bringing the country
:00:15. > :00:20.They say she's pushing for another independence referendum.
:00:21. > :00:22.Meanwhile, we look at whether Iceland might provide
:00:23. > :00:28.the model for Scotland's future relationship with the EU.
:00:29. > :00:30.Also on the programme tonight we have a special report
:00:31. > :00:43.On the evening of June 30 1916, this trench and hundreds of others were
:00:44. > :00:47.filling with men, from every part of the country, crammed together,
:00:48. > :00:50.laughing and joking and praying, ready to go over the top.
:00:51. > :00:52.We'll be live at Edinburgh Castle as commemorations begin
:00:53. > :00:57.to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
:00:58. > :01:00.And Andy Murray sweeps through to the third round at Wimbledon
:01:01. > :01:22.The First Minister has launched a stinging attack
:01:23. > :01:25.on the Conservatives at Holyrood, accusing them of bringing Scotland
:01:26. > :01:29.and the UK to the brink of economic crisis over Brexit.
:01:30. > :01:32.Nicola Sturgeon said the Tories were now "throwing in the towel",
:01:33. > :01:38.by refusing to back direct talks between Scotland and the EU.
:01:39. > :01:41.But the Tory leader, Ruth Davidson, said Scottish trade with the rest
:01:42. > :01:43.of the UK was more important than EU links.
:01:44. > :01:48.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:01:49. > :01:57.Like all political leaders, Nicola Sturgeon is now the set with
:01:58. > :02:01.uncertainty, the rain of known unknowns to quote a former US
:02:02. > :02:07.Defence Secretary. Without new even do by Minister is going to be. -- we
:02:08. > :02:11.don't know. She is certain of one thing is, the Tories are to blame.
:02:12. > :02:15.The Conservatives have recklessly brought this country to the brink of
:02:16. > :02:19.disaster. I will continue to do the job I was elected for and that is to
:02:20. > :02:24.stand up for Scotland. I would not be fit to be First Minister if I did
:02:25. > :02:28.not do that. Ruth Doug -- Ruth Davidson regretted Brexit but said
:02:29. > :02:33.it was a mistake to gun about independence as a response. Our
:02:34. > :02:39.exports to the EU are worth ?11.6 billion but our exports to the UK
:02:40. > :02:43.are worth ?48.5 billion. The UK single market it four times more
:02:44. > :02:49.important to us here in Scotland. The Labour leader warned of economic
:02:50. > :02:53.decline. The economic experts are clear, we must prepare for the worst
:02:54. > :02:58.and that means more job losses and further austerity. Then more. The
:02:59. > :03:02.First Minister said she was seeking to keep Scotland in the EU and would
:03:03. > :03:05.look at all options, adding... My starting point in these discussions
:03:06. > :03:11.is not independent it is protecting starting point in these discussions
:03:12. > :03:15.Scotland. She sought to silent ironic conservative love by arguing
:03:16. > :03:20.that those who backed the UK in the referendum had now ended up putting
:03:21. > :03:23.EU links in jeopardy. Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats piled in,
:03:24. > :03:29.he regretted that Tory actions and build support for independence. God
:03:30. > :03:34.help the union if it carries on. Patrick Harvie of the greens urged
:03:35. > :03:39.UK legislation to guarantee that EU citizens who had moved here could
:03:40. > :03:45.stay here. And Labour warned of a rise in hate. Neo-Nazi stickers have
:03:46. > :03:49.appeared in Glasgow claiming white zones and there are also reports
:03:50. > :03:55.that first, second and even third generation migrants have been told
:03:56. > :03:58.to go home. He sought support in condemning such behaviour. The
:03:59. > :04:02.response from the First Minister... Absolutely. One certainty then in a
:04:03. > :04:08.miasma of doubt. Meanwhile at Westminster it's been
:04:09. > :04:11.a day of high drama as Michael Gove announced he was standing
:04:12. > :04:12.for the Conservative leadership, while his colleague in the Leave
:04:13. > :04:15.campaign, Boris Johnson, seen as one of the front runners,
:04:16. > :04:17.announced he would not be Scotland's only Tory MP, the
:04:18. > :04:22.Scottish Secretary David Mundell, is backing Teresa May, but he paid
:04:23. > :04:32.tribute to Boris Johnson. He is a great guy, a big personality
:04:33. > :04:38.but he is not a Prime Minister. I'm glad he has taken that decision. Mr
:04:39. > :04:41.Gove is obviously that Scott and I have a great deal of admiration for
:04:42. > :04:44.him but I'm sticking with Theresa May bulked up you need a Prime
:04:45. > :04:49.Minister who is ready to act from day one and she is. She has a proven
:04:50. > :04:52.track record, she has been an outstanding Home Secretary and I
:04:53. > :04:53.believe she would be a very good Prime Minister.
:04:54. > :04:54.Our correspondent David Porter is at Westminster.
:04:55. > :04:57.David, a number of Scots in the running to be
:04:58. > :05:07.Very much so, three out of the five candidates for the Tory leadership
:05:08. > :05:12.have distinct Scottish connections. Even though Stephen Crabb, who now
:05:13. > :05:15.lives and works in Wales, he was originally born in Scotland and
:05:16. > :05:20.spent his early life there. As we know, Michael Gove and Liam Fox, the
:05:21. > :05:27.former Defence Secretary, were both born and brought up in Scotland.
:05:28. > :05:30.This has been an extraordinary date at Westminster where it started with
:05:31. > :05:33.Michael Gove announcing that he would be throwing his hat in the
:05:34. > :05:38.ring and saying he did not think Boris Johnson was up to the job of
:05:39. > :05:42.Prime Minister. And just a couple of hours later Boris Johnson stunned
:05:43. > :05:47.absolutely everybody by saying that he would not be competing for the
:05:48. > :05:54.job of Tory leader and as a result, Prime Minister. It puts Theresa May
:05:55. > :06:01.very much in the forefront. She is now seen by many as a shoo-in for
:06:02. > :06:05.the Tory leadership and I think it exemplifies the old adage as far as
:06:06. > :06:09.the Conservatives are concerned that he or she who often wields the knife
:06:10. > :06:16.in leadership elections often does not end up wearing the crown. And
:06:17. > :06:22.turning to the Labour leadership crisis, we have at a statement from
:06:23. > :06:28.three MSP 's. Yes, Neal Finlay, Richard Leonard and Alec Crowley all
:06:29. > :06:34.believe that Jeremy Corbyn should remain as the leader which puts them
:06:35. > :06:37.at odds with their own party leader in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale. We
:06:38. > :06:42.thought there would be a former challenge today but at that track it
:06:43. > :06:46.has not taken place but after the week we have had here in
:06:47. > :06:50.Westminster, I would rule nothing in or out. Thank you.
:06:51. > :06:52.A former EU judge who is advising the First Minister on Brexit,
:06:53. > :06:55.has suggested Scotland may need to become an independent
:06:56. > :06:57.country to secure access to the single market.
:06:58. > :07:00.Professor Sir David Edward has told the BBC he thinks it would be
:07:01. > :07:04.difficult for Scotland to secure full EU membership before the UK
:07:05. > :07:07.leaves the EU and that a Norway or Iceland-style relationship may be
:07:08. > :07:16.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:07:17. > :07:24.The crowd rallying outside Holyrood on Wednesday want to keep Scotland
:07:25. > :07:28.in the EU. The First Minister says she is exploring all options to
:07:29. > :07:35.continue our EU links, especially access to the single market. Sir
:07:36. > :07:41.David Edward thinks that may not be possible unless Scotland opts for
:07:42. > :07:44.independence. And if it does, during the two-year Brexit negotiation
:07:45. > :07:49.period, he is not convinced there would be enough time for Scotland to
:07:50. > :07:54.secure full membership of the EU. I find it extremely difficult to
:07:55. > :08:01.envisage that those negotiations could be conducted to bring it to a
:08:02. > :08:08.successful conclusion by the time that final breach between the UK and
:08:09. > :08:09.the EU. But he believes there is another option. It would be possible
:08:10. > :08:22.to negotiate potential membership of another option. It would be possible
:08:23. > :08:24.the EEA. Membership of the EEA, the European economic area, is what
:08:25. > :08:29.Gordon Brown has suggested for the whole of the UK. But the First
:08:30. > :08:34.Minister, on her visit to Brussels, did not seem keen. I think the best
:08:35. > :08:38.thing is for us to stay in the EU. What you get with the Norway
:08:39. > :08:43.solution is all the obligations of EU membership, the benefits of the
:08:44. > :08:47.single market, but you don't have a seat around the table trying to
:08:48. > :08:53.influence the rules. Norway and Iceland are in the EEA and Iceland's
:08:54. > :08:58.top Depor mat in Europe told me it works for her country. -- top
:08:59. > :09:03.diplomat. It serves us well, it gives us access to the internal
:09:04. > :09:07.market of the EU but it does not include the Common Fisheries Policy
:09:08. > :09:11.which is very important for us, the common agricultural policy, and it
:09:12. > :09:15.is not a customs union which means we can negotiate free-trade
:09:16. > :09:20.agreement with countries outside the EU. In order to get access to the
:09:21. > :09:25.single market, do you have to accept the free movement of people? Of
:09:26. > :09:30.course we do and we think that is beneficial for us. What works for
:09:31. > :09:33.Iceland may not suit Scotland or the wider UK but Brexit opened up new
:09:34. > :09:36.horizons and new uncertainties. Let's go over to Holyrood and our
:09:37. > :09:40.Political Editor Brian Taylor. Brian, another extraordinary
:09:41. > :09:50.day in politics. Particularly within the
:09:51. > :09:55.Conservatives. Michael Gove saying that he did not think Boris Johnson
:09:56. > :09:58.was up to the job and also that he thought the next Conservative Party
:09:59. > :10:04.leader and thus the next Prime Minister should be someone who was
:10:05. > :10:07.completely supportive of the Leave process and would drive that
:10:08. > :10:10.through. And he is talking about Boris Johnson and he meant it to
:10:11. > :10:15.sting. Another issue is whether there would have to be a general
:10:16. > :10:18.election when the new leader assumed the position after September nine.
:10:19. > :10:20.It could be argued that the last thing the UK needs in terms of
:10:21. > :10:24.maintaining stability is a political thing the UK needs in terms of
:10:25. > :10:29.battle in the shape of an election but on the other hand, the
:10:30. > :10:33.Conservatives might see that the problems confronting the Labour
:10:34. > :10:39.Party is even bigger than the mess they are in and might want to take
:10:40. > :10:45.advantage. There was a real sense of anger at those scenes in Holyrood.
:10:46. > :10:49.Generally there is a quota of bogus indignation on display at First
:10:50. > :10:55.Minister's Questions but this seemed to be genuine. Nicola Sturgeon meant
:10:56. > :10:56.it, she was genuinely angry as what she saw as the Conservative Party
:10:57. > :11:00.turning an internal squabble into a she saw as the Conservative Party
:11:01. > :11:03.Europe-wide constitutional crisis. And you also have differing
:11:04. > :11:08.interpretations of the mandate available. Nicola Sturgeon
:11:09. > :11:12.interprets the Scottish vote as a mandate for Scottish accent and a
:11:13. > :11:15.distinctive Scottish solution but Ruth Davidson are due to the
:11:16. > :11:19.contrary, that Scotland is contributing to a UK wide mandate
:11:20. > :11:24.and that is the one that has to be respected. One of the many questions
:11:25. > :11:26.to be confronted as we try to deal with these circumstances. Thank you.
:11:27. > :11:28.And we're hosting a special debate, "What Now For Scotland?",
:11:29. > :11:33.about the EU vote and the implications for Scotland next
:11:34. > :11:38.If you're interested in applying to be in the audience
:11:39. > :11:40.at the BBC in Glasgow, then visit the Reporting Scotland
:11:41. > :11:48.website for more details - www.bbc.co.uk/reportingscotland.
:11:49. > :11:50.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:11:51. > :11:54.Still to come on tonight's programme...
:11:55. > :11:56.The fate of the IndyCamp at Holyrood hangs in the balance,
:11:57. > :12:01.as a judge says he needs time to come to a decision.
:12:02. > :12:04.In sport, we're at Wimbledon as Andy Murray seeks revenge
:12:05. > :12:09.And we meet one Scottish Premiership side's new recruits -
:12:10. > :12:19.Police are combing through large amounts of CCTV footage
:12:20. > :12:22.in their their hunt for the killer of a 76-year-old man who was fatally
:12:23. > :12:29.The pensioner has been named as John Baker,
:12:30. > :12:32.who was from the Bridgeton area of the city.
:12:33. > :12:35.Officers believe his attacker robbed one woman at knifepoint
:12:36. > :12:37.outside Central Station, and tried to rob another
:12:38. > :12:46.in the Trongate shortly before the murder.
:12:47. > :12:49.A vigil will be begin at Edinburgh Castle in just under an hour as part
:12:50. > :12:52.of a series of nationwide events commemorating the centenary of the
:12:53. > :12:55.And tomorrow morning there'll be a national two-minute silence
:12:56. > :13:00.The battle claimed almost 60,000 British casualties
:13:01. > :13:02.on the first day alone, many of them Scottish.
:13:03. > :13:19.Steven Godden is at the National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
:13:20. > :13:27.I am here in the Crown Square just outside the National War Memorial
:13:28. > :13:32.which is the centrepiece for the commemorations. At around seven
:13:33. > :13:36.o'clock, the public will start filing through this courtyard and
:13:37. > :13:41.passed the shrine where the names of the war dead are remembered. You
:13:42. > :13:48.mentioned the numbers and they are in many ways incompatible but to try
:13:49. > :13:52.to put them into context, in one of Scotland's's most popular visitor
:13:53. > :13:56.attractions, 7000 people came to the gates. On the first day of the
:13:57. > :14:07.battle, almost three times that number lay dead.
:14:08. > :14:12.On the evening of June 30, 1916, this trench and hundreds of others
:14:13. > :14:15.were filling with men. Men from every part of the country,
:14:16. > :14:18.crammed together, laughing, joking, Every one of Scotland's ten infantry
:14:19. > :14:24.regiments had moved up to the front, filing in, forming up
:14:25. > :14:30.ready for the big push. The man sending them
:14:31. > :14:32.into battle was Earl Hague, the Edinburgh born general now
:14:33. > :14:35.buried in the Borders. He became known as Butcher Hague,
:14:36. > :14:38.a donkey leading lions. But his late son said he did
:14:39. > :14:43.what had to be done. He had to fight, and he had
:14:44. > :14:49.to suffer casualties. No one was more aware
:14:50. > :14:54.and more suffered himself from having to give the orders,
:14:55. > :14:58.but orders had to be given. For seven days, the British had
:14:59. > :15:11.pounded the German lines. In the Scottish trenches, confidence
:15:12. > :15:16.was said to be high and there were even some cheers as the men walked,
:15:17. > :15:17.not rant, but walked toward the German lines.
:15:18. > :15:21.They had received their basic training.
:15:22. > :15:23.They were well armed, well equipped and well led.
:15:24. > :15:25.Besides everything else, they were absolutely certain
:15:26. > :15:30.But the Germans and the machine guns had survived the bombardment
:15:31. > :15:39.On its walls are the names of 72,000 soldiers who died during
:15:40. > :15:44.Those are just the names of the missing.
:15:45. > :15:46.Tomorrow, this memorial will be the focus of the commemorations
:15:47. > :16:02.Well, later this evening, a service will be held in the square. Then the
:16:03. > :16:07.vigil will continue in there overnight. Tomorrow morning, we'll
:16:08. > :16:12.have a two-minute silence which will end when a whistle was blown. A
:16:13. > :16:17.whistle that was blown on the Somme 100 years ago to signal the moment
:16:18. > :16:22.the men went over the top in a battle which has become a bi-word
:16:23. > :16:25.for the carnage of the First World War #1.
:16:26. > :16:26.A judge is to issue a written decision
:16:27. > :16:29.on whether a group of independence campaigners can stay in a camp
:16:30. > :16:32.The IndyCamp group say they will stay until Scotland
:16:33. > :16:35.is independent but the Parliament officials issued a legal challenge.
:16:36. > :16:46.Campaigners set up camp here outside Parliament in November last year.
:16:47. > :16:50.Most of the time, the camp is occupied by one or two people only.
:16:51. > :16:56.Though there are swells of support at certain times. Now, they say they
:16:57. > :16:59.are not going anywhere until Scotland becomes an independent
:17:00. > :17:04.country. Parliament, on the other hand, has a different idea. Shortly
:17:05. > :17:07.after the camper cent moved in, they began legal proceedings against them
:17:08. > :17:09.saying they don't have an objection to their right to protest. But what
:17:10. > :17:15.saying they don't have an objection they can't do is set up a permanent
:17:16. > :17:19.fixture outside Parliament. The campers say this is a violation of
:17:20. > :17:24.their human rights. The court proceedings over the months have
:17:25. > :17:28.been quite feisty. At times, some of the campaigners have represented
:17:29. > :17:34.themselves. Some argued the court had no jurisdiction over them. One
:17:35. > :17:39.man, Richard McFarlane produced an of a David by Christ, king of
:17:40. > :17:43.Scotland and called for the judges and Queen to be executed. Others
:17:44. > :17:46.have brought in their own lawyers who say the campers are not doing
:17:47. > :17:50.any harm and should be allowed to stay. The judge said he wanted to
:17:51. > :17:52.take the necessary time to consider the arguments. He will issue a
:17:53. > :17:57.written judgment at a later time. A look at other stories
:17:58. > :18:00.from across the country. Hundreds of people have attended
:18:01. > :18:03.the funeral of a deaf woman whose body was found in the River Clyde
:18:04. > :18:07.a week after she went missing. 30-year-old Kirsty Aitchison,
:18:08. > :18:10.who was a mother-of-four, disappeared after a night out
:18:11. > :18:13.at a bar in Glasgow. Mourners were asked to wear bright
:18:14. > :18:17.clothing to the funeral which was held
:18:18. > :18:20.in Uddingston this morning. There's concern that Fort George
:18:21. > :18:22.near Inverness may fall victim The fortification was built
:18:23. > :18:27.to suppress he Jacobite rebellions and is the oldest military garrison
:18:28. > :18:31.still in use in the UK. It's currently a barracks
:18:32. > :18:36.for 500 Black Watch troops. But it's also a major tourist
:18:37. > :18:39.attraction, and there are fears about the economic impact,
:18:40. > :18:42.if the army pulls out. A prototype for a new fleet
:18:43. > :18:46.of cross-country sleeper carriages The operator, Serco,
:18:47. > :18:51.says the 75 new Caledonian coaches, which cost ?150 million,
:18:52. > :18:55.will offer an hotel-style experience A statue of Mary Seacole,
:18:56. > :19:02.the half-Scottish, half-Jamaican nurse who cared for British soldiers
:19:03. > :19:04.in the Crimean War in the 19th century, has been
:19:05. > :19:08.unveiled in London. Like Florence Nightingale,
:19:09. > :19:11.Seacole was a pioneer but was largely forgotten
:19:12. > :19:14.for nearly a century. It's the first memorial statue
:19:15. > :19:21.of a named black woman in the UK. Anna Meredith has won
:19:22. > :19:23.the Scottish Album of the Year Award The former composer-in-residence
:19:24. > :19:28.with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was awarded
:19:29. > :19:32.the prize, worth ?20,000, at a ceremony at Paisley
:19:33. > :19:45.Town Hall last night. It's to see some people who haven't
:19:46. > :19:49.heard the album or thought it wouldn't be for them because of my
:19:50. > :19:54.background as a classicalp composer think they'll give it a listen. All
:19:55. > :19:54.I want is for people to give it a go.
:19:55. > :19:58.Andy Murray's been on Centre Court at Wimbledon -
:19:59. > :20:03.Andy Murray's through to the third round at Wimbledon.
:20:04. > :20:06.The world number two dropping just six games in a straight sets win
:20:07. > :20:17.The world number 76 knocked Murray out of the Olympics in 2008,
:20:18. > :20:25.events across London in Westminster today.
:20:26. > :20:32.Unlike politics in, in tennis, it's clear who's for you. In Andy
:20:33. > :20:38.Murray's case most of the Centre Court crowd. And who's against you,
:20:39. > :20:39.today, Yen Sun Lu. In this power battle, the outcome was only briefly
:20:40. > :20:53.in doubt. Yen Sun Lu taking a 3-1 lead in the
:20:54. > :20:59.opening set. Murray winning the next five games on the spin to claim it.
:21:00. > :21:07.From then on, only one outcome looked likely.
:21:08. > :21:15.The second set won for the loss of just two games.
:21:16. > :21:18.COMMENTATOR: Here it comes again! The third, similarly one-sided.
:21:19. > :21:29.Murray 6-1 to the good in the demrincher. Clincher. If you can win
:21:30. > :21:33.matches easily, it helps. You don't take so much out of yourself.
:21:34. > :21:37.Mentally the days are not so draining. If you get quick matches,
:21:38. > :21:43.that's good. Been a good start. For the world number two, revenge for an
:21:44. > :21:48.Olympic defeat eight years ago and on this occasion, no coup for Lu.
:21:49. > :21:50.Our reporter Kheredine Iddessane joins us now from Wimbledon.
:21:51. > :21:58.Evening Kheredine. What did you make of Murray's performance?
:21:59. > :22:06.Against an extremely good grass court player in Yen Sun Lu, Andy
:22:07. > :22:10.Murray played extremely well. Played two, won two, sets conceded, zero.
:22:11. > :22:16.Time on court less than three-and-a-half hours. Exactly the
:22:17. > :22:21.start to Wimbledon Andy Murray would have wanted. We're very used to Andy
:22:22. > :22:26.Murray giving Scottish tennis a boost at that time of year. What
:22:27. > :22:32.about the legacy post-Murray when he retires? Scottish and British tennis
:22:33. > :22:36.have turned to Leon Smith, the man who famously captained Andy Murray
:22:37. > :22:42.in that Davis Cup win last year. Leon Smith will be given a pivotal
:22:43. > :22:46.new role with Scottish tennis designed to ensuring some kind of
:22:47. > :22:47.leg assy from the Murray years. Confirmation of that could be coming
:22:48. > :22:49.as soon as tomorrow. Thank you. The new football season starts
:22:50. > :22:52.tonight for two of our clubs. Aberdeen and Hearts are involved
:22:53. > :22:55.in the first round of qualifying You can follow their fortunes
:22:56. > :22:59.on BBC Radio Scotland Aberdeen play Fola Esch
:23:00. > :23:03.of Luxembourg, Hearts at home Lee Clark says the Kilmarnock fans
:23:04. > :23:12.should trust his judgement after a radical overhaul
:23:13. > :23:18.of his playing staff. Following a recent clearout,
:23:19. > :23:34.Clark has now signed a whole All change here at Kilmarnock. Not
:23:35. > :23:42.season. season.
:23:43. > :23:53.# Paper rosees # It may be an unfamiliar line-up to
:23:54. > :23:58.Kilmarnock fans but the club song Paper Roasts after the club just
:23:59. > :24:03.avoided relegation from the Premiership last season. I felt it
:24:04. > :24:06.was necessary to change not just the personnel but the mentality of the
:24:07. > :24:11.group, the characteristics of the group. We hope, because of the age
:24:12. > :24:16.of the players with the quality we believe they have, this will be the
:24:17. > :24:20.most drastic it will be during me peered. We hope these lads have a
:24:21. > :24:24.long future at the club. These are the players Killie will lean on for
:24:25. > :24:28.success next season. While fans may ask who are they, their manager says
:24:29. > :24:32.he's heard that question before. That's what thousands of
:24:33. > :24:36.Huddersfield fans said when I signed Jordan he roads. He was unheard of.
:24:37. > :24:40.That's what the fans should trust me. I think I have a good eye for
:24:41. > :24:46.players. We hope in three or four years' time some of them are getting
:24:47. > :24:50.sold for ?9.5 million as well. Don't worry about the names on the back
:24:51. > :24:55.but what they're doing for the badge on the front. Now it's up to these
:24:56. > :24:56.guys to return the faith of their manager.
:24:57. > :25:02.to tell us about tonight's edition of Scotland 2016.
:25:03. > :25:10.Tonight, after another day of high political drama, we'll have all the
:25:11. > :25:14.latest on the Tory leadership battle which will not now feature Boris
:25:15. > :25:21.Johnson. And we hear from EU citizens living here who are worried
:25:22. > :25:22.what the future holds. Join me on BBC Two at 10.30pm.
:25:23. > :25:23.Let's get the weather now, from Kawser.
:25:24. > :25:29.Some pretty heavy showers today if you got caught in one.
:25:30. > :25:37.A cloudy day for many of us. Showers across northern around western
:25:38. > :25:41.areas. Cloud thickening. Showers some quite heavy indeed. Some
:25:42. > :25:45.glimmers of brightness. This from one of our weather watchers in
:25:46. > :25:49.highland. A brighter sky here. This evening, mostly cloudy. We will
:25:50. > :25:53.start to see some outbreaks of rain. There is a weather front pushing
:25:54. > :25:57.into the south-west of the country. With it some rain, persistent at
:25:58. > :26:00.times across Dumfries and Galloway. Spreading eastwards overnight
:26:01. > :26:03.tonight. Here's that rain over the Galle bay hills. Heavy for the
:26:04. > :26:07.southern uplands and spreading across the borders. Seeing showers
:26:08. > :26:11.overnight tonight mainly across the west by the early hours. Across the
:26:12. > :26:16.central part of the country, clear spells. Temperatures holding up in
:26:17. > :26:20.double figures for many. Under clearer skies and in sheltered rural
:26:21. > :26:24.glens down to 6 or 7 degrees. Tomorrow morning, rain clearing the
:26:25. > :26:29.Aberdeenshire coast. Showers mainly in the west at first. Becoming
:26:30. > :26:31.widespread through the day. Heavy and slow-moving especially over the
:26:32. > :26:37.north of the country where the winds are quite light. Let's take a closer
:26:38. > :26:41.look at 4.00pm tomorrow. Outbreaks of showery rain over Shetland and
:26:42. > :26:46.Orkney. Scattered, heavy showers across the bulk of the country.
:26:47. > :26:54.Maybe some brightness in the north-east. Between showers some
:26:55. > :27:00.sunny spells. In the south of the country, showers pushing through
:27:01. > :27:02.quickly. Tomorrow, during the evening commute showers still heavy
:27:03. > :27:06.with slate sunshine around the showers. For Saturday, a similar
:27:07. > :27:09.day. Sunshine and showers once again. The showers in the west
:27:10. > :27:14.becoming more widespread by the afternoon. The odd rumble of thunder
:27:15. > :27:19.perhaps. Temperatures perhaps in the mid-to high teens. Sunday is another
:27:20. > :27:22.similar day in terms of showers. They will be fewer through the day.
:27:23. > :27:26.The best of any brightness towards the east of the country. For most,
:27:27. > :27:28.it will be rather cloudy. Temperatures similar, around the
:27:29. > :27:33.mid-teens. And that's all from
:27:34. > :27:35.Reporting Scotland for now. I'll be back with the late bulletin,
:27:36. > :27:38.just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the
:27:39. > :27:42.team right around the country,