:00:15. > :00:17.Commemorations have been taking place both in France and Scotland
:00:18. > :00:20.to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
:00:21. > :00:22.The First Minister joined other politicians and dignitaries
:00:23. > :00:25.at the battle site, to remember those who died in the bloodiest day
:00:26. > :00:36.Our reporter Cameron Buttle has this report.
:00:37. > :00:38.In this small, French village, the commemorations centred on this
:00:39. > :00:40.memorial, which has been dedicated to the battalion of
:00:41. > :00:47.The Royal Scots attacked from just over the skyline on the morning
:00:48. > :00:54.When the whistles blew, 800 men climbed out of the trenches.
:00:55. > :00:57.By the time they got to this position here,
:00:58. > :01:02.670 of them were dead or injured in one hour.
:01:03. > :01:06.By this time in the evening, on the first day of the Battle
:01:07. > :01:09.of the Somme, tens of thousands of men lay dead or dying
:01:10. > :01:12.This was the furthest any British unit got on that
:01:13. > :01:24.This one, small stretch of the 14-mile battle front,
:01:25. > :01:28.so many dead and injured for one mile gained, a position
:01:29. > :01:45.Then they travelled over to France to commence battle here.
:01:46. > :01:46.The main commemorations were held at the Thiepval memorial,
:01:47. > :01:49.attended by the heads of state of the allied nations,
:01:50. > :01:55.For all of us to have a chance to pay
:01:56. > :01:58.respect, it's important that the new generation carry these
:01:59. > :02:00.lessons of the First World War into the future.
:02:01. > :02:09.These are really important occasions.
:02:10. > :02:14.The kings own Scottish Borderers, from the islands to the low lands,
:02:15. > :02:16.cities, towns and villages, the Black Watch,
:02:17. > :02:40.Perhaps it is only those who fought in them understand what it was like.
:02:41. > :02:44.It is sad but you are honoured to be here. Young men from across the
:02:45. > :02:49.whole of the nation doing the right thing as it was at that time in this
:02:50. > :02:51.environment. It makes me think about my own mortality as a soldier.
:02:52. > :02:53.In Scotland there have been ceremonies across the country
:02:54. > :02:57.They began last night with a vigil at Edinburgh Castle,
:02:58. > :02:58.which concluded this morning with the two-minute silence.
:02:59. > :03:14.After the sun rose this morning, the firing of a gun from the castle
:03:15. > :03:21.walls was the signal for a nation to fall silent.
:03:22. > :03:30.That silence was broken by a Wessel, originally belonging to Robert
:03:31. > :03:35.Hamilton, and act military officer loan by his great-nephew. It was a
:03:36. > :03:40.sound that would have sent the soldiers over the top and into
:03:41. > :03:45.battle. -- artillery officer. Around the country the sacrifices of those
:03:46. > :03:52.men were remembered. The loss of more than 1500 men during the battle
:03:53. > :03:55.was marked today in Aberdeen. In Inverness, veterans and others
:03:56. > :04:01.gathered that the city's War Memorial to remember those who never
:04:02. > :04:07.returned. And in Glasgow, volunteers what the seats silently representing
:04:08. > :04:09.individuals who died. Ordinarily people caught up in extraordinary
:04:10. > :04:10.events. A week after Britain
:04:11. > :04:12.voted to leave the EU, The MP Michael Gove,
:04:13. > :04:16.formally beginning his bid to become the next Conservative leader,
:04:17. > :04:18.said he didn't think there'd be a second Scottish
:04:19. > :04:19.independence referendum. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn
:04:20. > :04:21.remains as Labour leader, but tensions are growing
:04:22. > :04:23.in the Scottish party. Here's our political
:04:24. > :04:33.correspondent Andrew Kerr. The result has left the political
:04:34. > :04:36.class at Westminster reeling. Michael Gove launched his
:04:37. > :04:37.leadership bid today, Mr Gove and the Home Secretary,
:04:38. > :04:44.Theresa May, seem to He said the vote raised profound
:04:45. > :04:48.questions for Scotland and had this brief comment
:04:49. > :04:54.about another referendum. I don't think we're
:04:55. > :04:56.going to have a second To Labour now and their
:04:57. > :05:03.leadership row drags on. The beleaguered Jeremy Corbyn looks
:05:04. > :05:05.like he's survived another day and a leadership challenge
:05:06. > :05:07.might now come next week. At a time when the party could have
:05:08. > :05:14.been exploiting the Tory turmoil. This should have been a week
:05:15. > :05:16.for Labour to come out as a strong party of Opposition
:05:17. > :05:19.at a time when the Government In fact, what we've seen
:05:20. > :05:23.is the exact opposite, with Labour Party also falling apart
:05:24. > :05:26.in front of our very eyes. Jeremy Corbyn no longer commanding
:05:27. > :05:34.the support of his party. Now the Scottish leader
:05:35. > :05:35.was in London today meeting They want to protect
:05:36. > :05:41.Scotland's links with the EU. Further tensions in the Scottish
:05:42. > :05:45.party were clear for all to see, when her deputy, the MSP
:05:46. > :05:48.Alec Rowley, criticised MPs for their coup
:05:49. > :05:52.against Jeremy Corbyn. Even though she herself had
:05:53. > :05:55.essentially said his To someone who's had a better week,
:05:56. > :06:01.the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, She met with the president
:06:02. > :06:11.of the Commission. it formally triggers
:06:12. > :06:15.the process of leaving. Pollsters say it's probably
:06:16. > :06:17.the case for the first time in polling history,
:06:18. > :06:19.a majority of Scots are in favour of independence
:06:20. > :06:23.following the referendum. Professor John Curtice says
:06:24. > :06:25.the ability of an independence referendum to deliver continuous
:06:26. > :06:28.Scottish membership of the EU At the end of the day,
:06:29. > :06:38.whether or not it's going to be worth the SNP trying to hold
:06:39. > :06:40.a second independence referendum off the back of this Brexit vote
:06:41. > :06:43.will depend whether or not eventually the European Union says
:06:44. > :06:46.look, actually, if you go independent, you're in and you're
:06:47. > :06:51.in on a continuous basis or not. We've seen how the Spanish Prime
:06:52. > :06:56.Minister has said look, we shouldn't be talking to Scotland,
:06:57. > :07:02.France has said similar things. Ms Sturgeon's diplomacy
:07:03. > :07:04.will continue, what a week David Anderson, Labour MP
:07:05. > :07:12.for Blaydon, in the north-east of England, is to be the new shadow
:07:13. > :07:14.Scottish secretary. The job became vacant
:07:15. > :07:16.after Edinburgh MP Ian Murray Mr Anderson also became shadow
:07:17. > :07:19.Northern Ireland Secretary Royal Troon Golf Club voted
:07:20. > :07:26.overwhelmingly tonight Royal Troon is to host this year's
:07:27. > :07:31.Open later this month. Muirfield voted in May NOT to admit
:07:32. > :07:34.women members and lost its right The Queen has been
:07:35. > :07:43.taking part in her first She presided over the symbolic
:07:44. > :07:47.ceremony of the keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh this
:07:48. > :07:49.evening, during which she was handed the keys to the city
:07:50. > :07:52.by the Lord Provost Tomorrow she'll open the new session
:07:53. > :08:00.of the parliament at Holyrood. Let's get the weather
:08:01. > :08:13.outlook for tonight It has spent an evening so far of
:08:14. > :08:18.late sunshine but also scattered heavy showers continuing and some
:08:19. > :08:21.rainbows. Here is one from one of our weather watchers and as we head
:08:22. > :08:26.through the night there will still be showers, mainly to the west and
:08:27. > :08:31.for the least it becomes prior what clear spells and turning chilly
:08:32. > :08:35.especially in rural areas. These scattered showers are the result of
:08:36. > :08:39.low pressure dominating our weather and weather front after weather
:08:40. > :08:43.front pushing and from the Atlantic. By tomorrow morning we continue to
:08:44. > :08:48.see showers towards the west of the country and some sunshine towards
:08:49. > :08:52.the East, so a closer look at 9am tomorrow. There will be heavy
:08:53. > :08:57.showers in the South West and western parts of the central belt as
:08:58. > :09:02.well and along the West Coast. Along the east, some sunshine around
:09:03. > :09:05.Aberdeen. They went light on land and the Northern Isles will see some
:09:06. > :09:10.sunny spells and if few isolated showers. As we head through the day
:09:11. > :09:16.showers become more widespread and heady with the risk of hail and
:09:17. > :09:21.thunder across the UK. The showers heaviest towards the north of the
:09:22. > :09:27.country and Scotland and around the mid-teens, perhaps 17 five Aberdeen.
:09:28. > :09:30.By Saturday into Sunday, there will be some sunshine further towards
:09:31. > :09:34.late evening for Saturday and for the start of Sunday as well, we're
:09:35. > :09:39.looking at heavy showers towards the north of the country but the bulk of
:09:40. > :09:44.England and Wales and Northern Ireland see some sunshine but also
:09:45. > :09:48.some showers, but they will be fewer and further between compared to
:09:49. > :09:51.recent days. And for the South of England some showers and outbreaks
:09:52. > :09:57.of Shola radian across the south-east lingering into the
:09:58. > :10:01.evening. The temperature on Sunday around 15 but in the breeze it will
:10:02. > :10:03.feel cooler, and that is all for now.
:10:04. > :10:05.From everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around