:00:00. > :00:18.North Sea Oil workers strike over pay and conditions
:00:19. > :00:20.for the first time in nearly 30 years.
:00:21. > :00:22.And a crisis meeting is under way for the hundreds of construction
:00:23. > :00:26.workers being made redundant from the Dunne Group.
:00:27. > :00:33.It came so quick. No notice or any inclination whatsoever that it was
:00:34. > :00:35.going to close. We'll be asking what
:00:36. > :00:37.can be done to help? A record 4.5 million festival goers
:00:38. > :00:41.visited Edinburgh last year. Celtic are in Kazakhstan ahead
:00:42. > :00:43.of tomorrow's Champions' League And the Lewis Chessmen go
:00:44. > :01:06.on display - back home. Hundreds of North Sea workers
:01:07. > :01:11.downed tools at 6.30am. of an ongoing row over plans
:01:12. > :01:19.to cut pay and allowances. It's the first stoppage of its kind
:01:20. > :01:25.in the sector since the 1980s. Seven oil platforms are affected,
:01:26. > :01:27.while onshore, workers have been picketing the Wood Group's
:01:28. > :01:29.offices in Aberdeen. The platform operator, Shell,
:01:30. > :01:43.has described the action Half way through this 4-hour
:01:44. > :01:52.stoppage now. Seven platforms off-shore affected. Solid and
:01:53. > :01:56.determined, is how the RMT and Unite unions describe the action off-shore
:01:57. > :01:59.today. 175 workers or so have been spending their shift in designated
:02:00. > :02:04.rooms, away from those who are continuing to work. The dispute over
:02:05. > :02:11.pay cuts and there is a big difference between what the workers
:02:12. > :02:17.think and the management think. Shame on you, shame on you and your
:02:18. > :02:23.pay cut, too. Support on-shore for the strike off-shore. Members of the
:02:24. > :02:27.RMT and Unite unions demonstrated outside the Aberdeen head
:02:28. > :02:32.quarterings of Wood Group and Shell. On the seven affected platforms, the
:02:33. > :02:36.striking workers spent their 12-hour shift in designated rooms. It's
:02:37. > :02:41.thought around half of the 350 workers involved in the dispute, are
:02:42. > :02:47.currently off-shore and taking part. The majority of the protesters are
:02:48. > :02:54.sitting in at the accommodation rig in Brent field. It is a far cry from
:02:55. > :02:57.the deck sit-ins of the last industry strike almost 30 years ago.
:02:58. > :03:02.They are being asked to do more for less. I think they have given quite
:03:03. > :03:06.significantly thus far and they are prepared it talk about how they can
:03:07. > :03:09.change but, simply because oil companies aren't making as much
:03:10. > :03:14.money, why should the workforce have to pay for that? The unions and
:03:15. > :03:18.management appear as far apart adds they ever have been during this
:03:19. > :03:21.dispute but both sides, though, say they want to negotiate further to
:03:22. > :03:28.find some sort of solution. The reason we have taken the action
:03:29. > :03:31.we are taking, is because we are being responsible about sustaining
:03:32. > :03:37.jobs and cost base into the future. That's a tough thing to do. What we
:03:38. > :03:40.do want to do is minimise the affect to our employees and doing that by
:03:41. > :03:47.engaging with them in that process and we'll continue to do that.
:03:48. > :03:51.Shell says oil and gas production has not been affected by the strike.
:03:52. > :03:59.More industrial action is planned, if no agreement can be reached.
:04:00. > :04:02.So, Steven, what happens now? Well, if there is no agreement, then
:04:03. > :04:07.there'll be further industrial action. There is a continuing
:04:08. > :04:11.overtime ban and there's also plans for three hour stoppages at the
:04:12. > :04:14.start of each shift and we are being told tonight by both sides they
:04:15. > :04:24.haven't agreed to any further talks so far. They have already met 15
:04:25. > :04:27.times to try and find a solution. To going deeper into the disagreement.
:04:28. > :04:31.Effectively Wood Group are trying to cut costs, so they are stripping
:04:32. > :04:36.away allowances off the Sal riff workers and they are saying, here is
:04:37. > :04:39.your new base salary and we'll pay you for overtime and night shifts
:04:40. > :04:43.rather than including that in your salary. That was a deal that was
:04:44. > :04:47.done with workers when there were the good times, the high oil price
:04:48. > :04:53.and money was no real option off-shore. It is very different
:04:54. > :04:57.times now. As I say, no sign of much agreement as yet. There is various
:04:58. > :05:01.talks planned, hopefully in the future to try to get some sort of
:05:02. > :05:05.solution, but as we have talked just now, the strike will finish at
:05:06. > :05:08.6.30am tomorrow morning but, the industrial action will continue.
:05:09. > :05:11.Thank you. A man has been charged with murder
:05:12. > :05:14.following the death of a bodybuilder Michael O'Hanlon, who was 45,
:05:15. > :05:18.was found with serious injuries at Moorpark Industrial Estate
:05:19. > :05:23.in Stevenston on Monday. Emergency services were called,
:05:24. > :05:26.but he died at the scene. Steven Kirkwood, 43,
:05:27. > :05:29.appeared from custody He made no plea or declaration
:05:30. > :05:36.at the private hearing. Last week it was announced
:05:37. > :05:38.that the construction and engineering firm,
:05:39. > :05:40.the Dunne Group, was going into administration,
:05:41. > :05:44.with the loss of around 200 jobs. The Bathgate-based business
:05:45. > :05:47.was involved in major building projects such
:05:48. > :05:49.as Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth This evening, workers who've been
:05:50. > :05:58.made redundant are meeting with the union UCATT to assess
:05:59. > :06:02.what can be done to help them. Our Business Economy
:06:03. > :06:03.Editor Douglas Fraser Douglas, remind us what happened
:06:04. > :06:13.to the Dunne Group. Good evening, Sally. More than 500
:06:14. > :06:16.jobs lost in total from this West Lothian-based company. Jobs right
:06:17. > :06:20.across Scotland, at least 200 of them in Scotland. Quite a few in
:06:21. > :06:25.London as well where it has major projects. It was a fast-growing K 15
:06:26. > :06:29.years' old. They were hoping for nearly ?100 million of turnover this
:06:30. > :06:34.year but ran into problems with losses on some of their projects and
:06:35. > :06:37.cash flow difficulties and had to call in administrators only last
:06:38. > :06:41.week who made almost all of the staff redundant straight away. It is
:06:42. > :06:46.not just the staff with Dunne Group also. The supply chain and a
:06:47. > :06:50.reminder today of how they can be affected with jobs lost and also
:06:51. > :06:56.with bills that go unpaid as a result of the company collapsing. As
:06:57. > :07:00.we are used to seeing with the large job loss, the Government's Skills
:07:01. > :07:04.Agency in Scotland has got involved offering advice in West Lothian and
:07:05. > :07:09.in other parts of the country for people not based in West Lothian and
:07:10. > :07:12.UCATT at its office here has convened people from the union and
:07:13. > :07:15.beyond to see how it can get involved to help people through this
:07:16. > :07:21.difficult period as we were hearing before the meeting started. Just a
:07:22. > :07:25.bit shattered that it came so quick. There was no notice or any
:07:26. > :07:32.inclination whatsoever that it was going to close. At my age, I'm 61
:07:33. > :07:36.one, it is kind of grim. It is all a big shock. There ain't much work
:07:37. > :07:42.going about for somebody my age. The biggest concerns is about the
:07:43. > :07:48.redudcy pay. Some of these workers have worked 10, 20 pays, they would
:07:49. > :07:52.get redundancy pay, they have walked away and not paid it and they have
:07:53. > :07:55.pensions as well. What about the wider industry. Do these workers
:07:56. > :08:00.stand a good chance of getting other work in the construction industry?
:08:01. > :08:04.Well, this closure doesn't look all that typical for this industry at
:08:05. > :08:07.the moment. Of course there are worries aplenty about the economy,
:08:08. > :08:10.particularly after the European Union referendum but construction
:08:11. > :08:15.has had a busy period over the last couple of years, a lot fuelled by
:08:16. > :08:20.the spending on the Scottish Government on roads and quens ferry
:08:21. > :08:24.crossing and Aberdeen ring road. But that is tailing off, some of that
:08:25. > :08:26.work, so we found from the output figures for the whole Scottish
:08:27. > :08:30.economy, that construction contracted at the start of this
:08:31. > :08:33.year. House building, well we heard from the registers of Scotland today
:08:34. > :08:37.that the house market is still quite dull in terms of a slight increase
:08:38. > :08:42.in the number of transactions but the average prices over the last
:08:43. > :08:45.year are dropping On the plus, side, the Chambers of Commerce was asking
:08:46. > :08:49.construction companies how things look and it was upbeat in its most
:08:50. > :08:53.recent survey about its order book, about expectations of future orders
:08:54. > :08:57.and about recruitment. There may well be places across Scotland where
:08:58. > :08:59.people can pick up many of the rare skills that there are in the
:09:00. > :09:04.construction industry. Thank you very much.
:09:05. > :09:06.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:09:07. > :09:08.Still to come on tonight's programme:
:09:09. > :09:10.A group of young Palestinian musicians are starting their first
:09:11. > :09:21.In sport: we're in Khazakstan where Celtic have defensive problems ahead
:09:22. > :09:22.of their Champions' League qualifier.
:09:23. > :09:24.And we'll hear why Hearts' new striker is out to
:09:25. > :09:35.The First Minister has set out five key areas
:09:36. > :09:37.she believes must be protected - even when the UK leaves
:09:38. > :09:43.But with so much unknown about what life will be
:09:44. > :09:46.like after Brexit, how will Nicola Sturgeon be able
:09:47. > :09:48.to keep the parts of the EU she likes
:09:49. > :09:55.Here's our political correspondent Nick Eardley.
:09:56. > :10:02.Nicola Sturegon wants Scotland to keep some of the best bits of EU
:10:03. > :10:08.membership. But is that possible and if so, how?
:10:09. > :10:12.At the heart of This Is Democracy, whether we respect the UK vote to
:10:13. > :10:16.leave or the Scottish vote to remain and that, well it's up for
:10:17. > :10:19.negotiation. The EU also brings social protection, things like
:10:20. > :10:24.rights for workers and consumers. Can we keep those? They could be
:10:25. > :10:31.safeguarded in a variety of different ways. The most obvious way
:10:32. > :10:35.of protecting the current level of protection, guaranteed by EU law
:10:36. > :10:39.would be to enact legislation post-Brexit, that sort of preserves
:10:40. > :10:44.the status quo. Much of that, though, will be down to the UK
:10:45. > :10:47.Government. Being part of the EU means cooperating on issues like
:10:48. > :10:51.crime and climate change. Does Scotland lose access to that
:10:52. > :10:57.cooperation? If we leave the EU, we have to ask ourselves - do we want
:10:58. > :11:01.to continue as part of some of those arrangements? And if so, we will a
:11:02. > :11:06.very to negotiate with the EU to do that, to ask - can we be part of
:11:07. > :11:09.these arrangements? Or we will have to fall back on international
:11:10. > :11:13.agreements to the extent that they exist and to the extent that we have
:11:14. > :11:17.ratified or are willing to ratify them.
:11:18. > :11:20.One of the biggest questions is the extent to which we retain access to
:11:21. > :11:24.the European single market and the free movement of goods and people.
:11:25. > :11:30.For the First Minister, those issues are key for the economy. But can
:11:31. > :11:34.they be maintained? It is conceivable that the UK stays in the
:11:35. > :11:40.single market, after having left the EU. If the UK leaves the single
:11:41. > :11:44.market, things get a lot trickier because it would require a special
:11:45. > :11:48.status for Scotland if Scotland stayed in the UK. If Scotland became
:11:49. > :11:52.independent, of course, it would be a completely different question. The
:11:53. > :11:56.First Minister wants Scotland to not only access the single market but to
:11:57. > :11:59.be able to influence the rules. Until now, that's something that
:12:00. > :12:04.only members of the European Union can do. So is there a chance of a
:12:05. > :12:10.deal which allows Scotland a say when the UK leaves? In theory that
:12:11. > :12:13.is of course possible. Everything is possible in politics, in theory but
:12:14. > :12:17.there is no precedent for this, so it is unlikely such a thing would be
:12:18. > :12:22.negotiated. In particular for a country that would not, that is
:12:23. > :12:25.still part of another country. That's of course unless Scotland is
:12:26. > :12:31.in the EU as an independent country. On her wish list of five, well, it
:12:32. > :12:35.seems on most of those aspects of EU life, there is room for negotiating
:12:36. > :12:38.and testing the rules, and we'll of course keep you updated on the
:12:39. > :12:41.progress. Two Canadian pilots charged
:12:42. > :12:43.with being drunk as they prepared to fly a passenger jet from Glasgow
:12:44. > :12:46.to Toronto have been given bail. Captain Jean-Francois Perreault
:12:47. > :12:48.and Imran Zafar Syed Edinburgh's festivals are worth
:12:49. > :13:05.more than ?300 million to the Scottish economy,
:13:06. > :13:07.according to a study Attendance at the 12 festivals held
:13:08. > :13:11.in the capital last year, topped ?4.5 million -
:13:12. > :13:13.matching the FIFA World Cup, Our arts correspondent
:13:14. > :13:30.Pauline McLean reports. A full-scale Military Tattoo
:13:31. > :13:36.proclaims it is once again festival time in Edinburgh. Edinburgh first
:13:37. > :13:41.branded itself as a festival city in 1947. Not one but several fest
:13:42. > :13:44.values offering themselves as a platform for film, international
:13:45. > :13:50.music and dance. Today that's grown into 12 distinct
:13:51. > :13:56.fest values, staged across the year which between them, notched up 4.5
:13:57. > :14:03.million attendances in 2015, that's on a par with the Fifa World Cup and
:14:04. > :14:11.second only Olympics -- only to the Olympics. We knew tickets sales had
:14:12. > :14:13.gone up by 20% in 2010 to 2015, the parameters for the study. We hoped
:14:14. > :14:17.gone up by 20% in 2010 to 2015, the the economic impact went up that
:14:18. > :14:20.much so we were pleased to seat economic impact for Scotland has
:14:21. > :14:25.gone up 25% over that time. The study found it wasn't just the
:14:26. > :14:34.fringe which had seen an increase in attendance. All 12 festivals staged
:14:35. > :14:40.across the year had grown, offering over 6,000 full-time jobs and
:14:41. > :14:45.contributing over ?300 million to the Scottish economy.
:14:46. > :14:49.It is a timely reminder of the need for support and investment. We are
:14:50. > :14:54.here to put on great events and it is the quality of shows we put on
:14:55. > :14:56.that ensure we stay attractive to visitors and elecals but the
:14:57. > :15:00.economic impact is a really important thing to remember that
:15:01. > :15:03.happens in Edinburgh, particularly in uncertain economic times.
:15:04. > :15:04.Festivals have carried on campaigning the economy right the
:15:05. > :15:10.Festivals have carried on way through the recession and as we
:15:11. > :15:15.move into what he think woe all know will be slight tricky times over the
:15:16. > :15:19.next few years. Just reminder what we do here in Edinburgh does an
:15:20. > :15:25.important job for Edinburgh and Scotland. Wheen tile, it is business
:15:26. > :15:31.as usual as the jazz festival draws to a close and the fringe is about
:15:32. > :15:32.to begin. Edinburgh's multi-million pound festival season is under way
:15:33. > :15:37.all year around. Lews Castle Museum in Stornoway
:15:38. > :15:38.is Scotland's newest museum, it opened its doors to visitors
:15:39. > :15:41.for the first time It aims to explain life
:15:42. > :15:44.in the Western Isles from pre-history to the present,
:15:45. > :15:46.with exhibits from the Lewis Chessmen and publicity
:15:47. > :15:48.pictures from the film It was a large restoration project -
:15:49. > :15:52.transforming a former site that had lain derelict -
:15:53. > :16:53.at a cost of ?19 million. There is a significant loan from the
:16:54. > :16:55.British Museum. The Western Isles reserved a state-of-the-art museum
:16:56. > :17:00.for quite sthiem is capable of holding objects like the Lewis
:17:01. > :17:06.Chessmen. I think this means an awful lot at a Scottish level and
:17:07. > :17:10.also across the UK. . What I find wonderful about this museum, it
:17:11. > :17:13.looks at the Western Isles very much through the experience of the people
:17:14. > :17:17.that live here. It is all about bringing forward the stories that
:17:18. > :17:22.people had to tell in order that we can best communicate their
:17:23. > :17:24.experience of this culture. The council expect a substantial return
:17:25. > :17:41.for their investment. We see the expansion of people
:17:42. > :17:44.coming back from foreign countries looking at their roots which is why
:17:45. > :17:48.we have that part of the museum here. The museum is already a big
:17:49. > :17:50.hit. Over the first weekend. It attracted twice as many visitors as
:17:51. > :18:10.expected. Celtic's manager, Brendan Rodgers,
:18:11. > :18:12.says his team can cope with the defensive problems
:18:13. > :18:13.threatening their Champions Erik Sviatchenko has been added
:18:14. > :18:17.to an injury list that includes Even so, ahead of a potentially
:18:18. > :18:21.awkward tie against FC Astana of Kazakhstan tomorrow,
:18:22. > :18:27.the manager's feeling confident, It's a colourful place where mow
:18:28. > :18:34.tern disits alongside the more traditional. Aspirations are high in
:18:35. > :18:39.the new capital of this young country. Not least for the football
:18:40. > :18:45.club. In their short certain year existence, Champions League football
:18:46. > :18:49.has already been achieved. Their coach is playing down their chances
:18:50. > :18:53.of of progress. An unbeaten home record in last season's Group stage
:18:54. > :18:57.means they will be treated with respect. I think it will be very
:18:58. > :19:03.difficult. This team obviously qualified for Champions League last
:19:04. > :19:09.season. We had a look of video footage of them. They have players
:19:10. > :19:13.that are very good. Can cause us problems on the counter-attack. They
:19:14. > :19:21.have some good qualities that we will to watch out for. Celtic lost
:19:22. > :19:26.in this stadium three years ago. In terms of tomorrow night's tie they
:19:27. > :19:31.have to negotiate the tie without their Danish defender. They are
:19:32. > :19:37.short of options at the back. I'm confident whatever team we put out
:19:38. > :19:42.we will do the very, very best. Like we saw in Saturday's game, Erik
:19:43. > :19:45.didn't play at the weekend, but I thought how the players shaped up
:19:46. > :19:50.and how they worked in the game against Leicester, a very good
:19:51. > :19:55.opponent, they dealt very well with. We have every confidence every
:19:56. > :20:02.player I put in will give their best and do the best for the team. He is
:20:03. > :20:05.calm so far. In the arena, it could be put to the test. Regardless of
:20:06. > :20:14.the result this band of loyal fans will still back their man.
:20:15. > :20:16.Hearts new striker wants to shake off his reputation
:20:17. > :20:19.It's almost four years since Tony Watt burst
:20:20. > :20:22.on to the scene as a teenager playing for Celtic -
:20:23. > :20:24.he's played for six different clubs since then struggling to settle.
:20:25. > :20:27.He joins Hearts on a year-long loan from the English club Charlton.
:20:28. > :20:38.She shot to fame in 2012 by scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the
:20:39. > :20:45.Champions League against Barcelona. Now tone which Watt is back in
:20:46. > :20:52.Scottish football. COMMENTATOR: Watt! YES! Tony Watt
:20:53. > :20:56.has won this game. Magical moment for you. Has it been of a burden in
:20:57. > :21:01.your career as well? If you asked me would I change it, no. I grew up a
:21:02. > :21:05.Celtic supporter obviously as a young boy. Nobody else is going to
:21:06. > :21:10.be a Celtic supporter who can do that in their career. I wouldn't
:21:11. > :21:17.change that for the world. Watt had exploded on to the scene. He
:21:18. > :21:24.wrestled with the instant fame. He moved to K. Lierse on loan, he
:21:25. > :21:31.scored goals but was called lazy an unfit. He was signed on a permanent
:21:32. > :21:35.deal. He moved to Charlton athletic. Their followed loan moves to Cardiff
:21:36. > :21:47.City, Blackburn Rovers and now Hearts. Do you think you have grown
:21:48. > :21:52.up over the last four years? 100%. I'm not a different person, I'm more
:21:53. > :21:58.mature I'm a man I was a little boy back then. I'm grown up now. That's
:21:59. > :22:03.it. He is still just 22 years of age. Plenty of potential left. As
:22:04. > :22:13.it. He is still just 22 years of fate would have it his Hearts debut
:22:14. > :22:17.come against Celtic in the opening season.
:22:18. > :22:19.Six more Scots have been named today in the Great Britain team
:22:20. > :22:22.Among them, London 2012 medallist, Libby Clegg.
:22:23. > :22:25.The registered blind 200 metre runner won Gold at the Glasgow
:22:26. > :22:28.She also broke the world record at the weekend, running
:22:29. > :22:30.for the first time under a new classification.
:22:31. > :22:39.That is all the sport tonight. . Thank you very much.
:22:40. > :22:41.A group of young Palestinian musicians are starting their first
:22:42. > :22:44.The Palestine Youth Orchestra have been rehearsing
:22:45. > :22:46.at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before putting
:22:47. > :22:49.They played their first concert in Perth last night
:22:50. > :22:51.and return tonight to Glasgow and the Royal Concert Hall.
:22:52. > :22:54.Natalie Higgins has been to meet them.
:22:55. > :23:09.Their music reflects the energy of these musicians. 85 of them, aged
:23:10. > :23:12.from 14 to their mid 20s. Some live in the Palestinian territories, but
:23:13. > :23:18.others have had to move to live in countries like Egypt and Jordan.
:23:19. > :23:22.Through music you can actually reconnect with that lost part of
:23:23. > :23:26.your identity. It's something I found was very possible. There was
:23:27. > :23:33.no agenda in this orchestra. It was just a way for us to communicate for
:23:34. > :23:40.the Palestinians living everywhere to see each other, talk and meet.
:23:41. > :23:44.You know, explore other cultures we were sent to. During this trip there
:23:45. > :23:50.is also been collaboration with young Scottish musicians. Just one
:23:51. > :23:53.benefit of touring internationally. For this orchestra, travelling has
:23:54. > :23:56.another purpose, the permits and checkpoints that are part of daily
:23:57. > :24:01.life in the Palestinian territories mean it's too difficult for the
:24:02. > :24:05.orchestra to meet there. They want to change perceptions of young
:24:06. > :24:11.Palestinians through their music. What we try to do as an orchestra is
:24:12. > :24:16.to prove that we don't politicalise us. We are here as humans,
:24:17. > :24:19.musicians. We only want to play nice music. Well played music. That's
:24:20. > :24:23.musicians. We only want to play nice being played by other orchestras. We
:24:24. > :24:28.are just a normal orchestra. The thing that makes us special is that
:24:29. > :24:39.we come from a complicated political zone. It reminds the world that all
:24:40. > :24:43.these sterotypes of having Palestinians categorised are false.
:24:44. > :24:55.We have amazing talents we will show during this tour. Their performances
:24:56. > :24:58.will blend western and Arabic music. Works from Beethoven and from
:24:59. > :25:03.Lebanon. Bringing together traditions just as they have been
:25:04. > :25:06.brought together here in Scotland. Lovely. Another mixed day for the
:25:07. > :25:10.weather. How's it looking for
:25:11. > :25:18.the midweek forecast, Kawser? A cloudy wet end to the day to
:25:19. > :25:22.southern and western parts of the country. You can see where we did
:25:23. > :25:26.have the brighter spells, replaced by thicker cloud. Here are the
:25:27. > :25:29.outbreaks of rain pushing in across the west and we will continue to see
:25:30. > :25:38.showery outbreaks of rain for a time. This Weatherwatcher picture
:25:39. > :25:45.from The Kelpies from Stephen, a cloudy picture. The rain will clear
:25:46. > :25:49.away through the night. Dryer with clear spells and temperatures
:25:50. > :25:55.holding on to double figures for towns and cities, 10-13 degrees.
:25:56. > :26:01.Down to six to eight Celsius for rural areas. The northern isles
:26:02. > :26:03.holding on to the cloud and you showery breaks of rain. Tomorrow
:26:04. > :26:07.holding on to the cloud and you morning a lovely start to the day.
:26:08. > :26:14.Plenty sunny spells. Cloud around into the afternoon. If we look at
:26:15. > :26:19.4.00pm, it will be cloudy and grey across the northern isles with
:26:20. > :26:23.showers. The Western Isles, heavy bursts here. Cooler and fresher
:26:24. > :26:29.conditions with the winds from the west, 14-15 degrees. 18 or 19 ray
:26:30. > :26:35.gross Aberdeenshire for the central belt. Sunny spells in store for the
:26:36. > :26:39.afternoon and the evening. Here is the picture for the evening. Cloudy
:26:40. > :26:44.to the Northern Isles. It will be dry with clear spells and cool night
:26:45. > :26:48.to come for tomorrow night as well. Thursday, this area of low pressure
:26:49. > :26:51.coming in from the Atlantic is coming through towards us.
:26:52. > :26:55.Uncertainty about the track and position of this weather front.
:26:56. > :26:59.Northern Ireland and northern England will bear the brunt of this
:27:00. > :27:06.rain. It will brush through southern parts of the country. The for
:27:07. > :27:08.Thursday here is what it looks like at the moment. The rain across the
:27:09. > :27:10.south coming through by the afternoon. Dryer in the north.
:27:11. > :27:16.That's your forecast. Thank you. Now, a reminder of
:27:17. > :27:18.tonight's main news. An elderly priest has been killed
:27:19. > :27:21.in northern France after two armed men stormed into a Catholic church
:27:22. > :27:23.service in Normandy The two hostage-takers were shot
:27:24. > :27:29.dead by police. French President, Francois Hollande,
:27:30. > :27:31.says the attackers claimed to be Hundreds of North Sea workers have
:27:32. > :27:39.downed tools in a 24-hour walk-out, part of an ongoing row over plans
:27:40. > :27:42.to cut pay and allowances. Alasdair Fraser will be
:27:43. > :27:46.here with a brief update at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just
:27:47. > :27:48.after the Ten O'Clock News. Until then, from everyone
:27:49. > :27:50.on the team - right around the country -
:27:51. > :27:55.have a very good evening.