:00:00. > :00:07.A senior judge is appointed as the new chairwoman
:00:08. > :00:10.of the Scottish government's child abuse inquiry.
:00:11. > :00:15.Why the amount of money health boards are spending
:00:16. > :00:22.A political and legal battle at Holyrood -
:00:23. > :00:24.as independence supporters are told they cannot camp outside
:00:25. > :00:41.What about human rights in Scotland? Hopefully we have the right to stage
:00:42. > :00:43.an appeal. The onus is on them to remove themselves but ultimately if
:00:44. > :00:45.they don't we will seek to remove them.
:00:46. > :00:48.Also on the programme, calls for a decision to be made
:00:49. > :00:51.about the future of wild beavers in Scotland.
:00:52. > :00:53.And Leigh Griffiths brings Celtic a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan
:00:54. > :01:13.BBC Scotland can reveal that survivors of abuse at the former
:01:14. > :01:16.Fort Augustus Abbey School have turned to England
:01:17. > :01:21.It comes as the government has announced a new chair to head
:01:22. > :01:24.the independent inquiry into child sex abuse in care in Scotland.
:01:25. > :01:35.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson reports.
:01:36. > :01:41.It is four short months until the independent inquiry into the abuse
:01:42. > :01:46.of children in care held its first session outlining its high ideals.
:01:47. > :01:51.This inquiry is not just for survivors of abuse in the past, it
:01:52. > :01:56.is also, for some Scottish children yet to be born. Yet earlier this
:01:57. > :02:02.month the chip resigned leaving the process in limbo. Now in place of Ms
:02:03. > :02:08.O'Brien, one of the most senior High Court judges in Scotland, Lady Anne
:02:09. > :02:11.Smith. Survivor groups welcomed the speed of the appointment yet have
:02:12. > :02:15.criticised the government for failing to consult them and have
:02:16. > :02:20.demanded that the Education Secretary widens the inquiry scope.
:02:21. > :02:23.A bit surprised why we are pleased about the speed of the appointment
:02:24. > :02:29.that he hasn't able to indicate today that he is prepared to extend
:02:30. > :02:33.remit and include a recommendation about redress in the inquiry. Now we
:02:34. > :02:37.are seeking an urgent meeting with him with a view to resolving not
:02:38. > :02:43.only this issue but a number of others as well. Allegations of
:02:44. > :02:48.systematic abuse at the school run by the Benedictine order will be a
:02:49. > :02:51.part of the inquiry Dexter one survivors group is so disillusioned
:02:52. > :02:56.with progress in Scotland it has been accepted as core participants
:02:57. > :03:02.in the English inquiry held by Dame Goddard. In a notice published in
:03:03. > :03:05.the court she said one of the individuals experienced sexual abuse
:03:06. > :03:08.in Scotland which falls outside the inquiries terms of reference, the
:03:09. > :03:15.alleged institutional failure relates to an institution based in
:03:16. > :03:18.England and Wales. This means the group, White Flowers Alba is
:03:19. > :03:22.eligible for redress, something it has pressed the government to offer
:03:23. > :03:26.but so far ministers have avoided changing the remit. I want to
:03:27. > :03:31.discuss that further with survivors groups and with Ladysmith following
:03:32. > :03:41.her appointment. These issues are under active consideration to make
:03:42. > :03:43.sure we have an inquiry that can properly and fully address the
:03:44. > :03:46.issues of concern, to summarise the awful experiences of individuals and
:03:47. > :03:50.we can do that task properly on their behalf. The government insists
:03:51. > :03:54.the inquiry will continue to operate independently with no assistance
:03:55. > :03:58.from ministers. Reeva Alderson, Reporting Scotland.
:03:59. > :04:01.Figures the BBC has obtained show that the amount of money
:04:02. > :04:03.healthboards are spending on overtime payments to consultants
:04:04. > :04:15.In the last three years the bill has increased by almost 50%
:04:16. > :04:19.Doctors argue it points up the lack of full time consultants in post.
:04:20. > :04:21.-- The Scottish Government says it's a very small portion
:04:22. > :04:25.Our reporter Aileen Clarke has been looking at the figures.
:04:26. > :04:27.Well, it makes quite interesting reading.....these figures have come
:04:28. > :04:31.from a UK-wide freedom of information request by the BBC.
:04:32. > :04:33.So three years ago in Scotland the bill for consultants' overtime
:04:34. > :04:36.was ?14.27 million, last year that had risen to almost ?21 million.
:04:37. > :04:39.Now, remember this is overtime so money consultants earned
:04:40. > :04:41.for extra shifts often in the evenings or at weekends.
:04:42. > :04:47.In one example a consultant working for NHS Lanarkshire earned
:04:48. > :04:53.The healthboard say that was necessary to meet waiting
:04:54. > :04:56.list targets at a time of pressure due to staff vacancies.
:04:57. > :04:59.Critics say there is simply not enough staff to cope
:05:00. > :05:00.with the growing pressures on our hospitals
:05:01. > :05:16.We need long-term solutions that create a sustainable NHS. So many of
:05:17. > :05:19.the issues that are faced deal with sticking plaster, temporary
:05:20. > :05:24.solutions that do not solve the problem. They may patch and meant
:05:25. > :05:26.for the short-term but we need to think not just about the next five
:05:27. > :05:30.years, but the next 25 years. Three years ago NHS Grampian
:05:31. > :05:32.spent nothing at all Last year they spent more than one
:05:33. > :05:36.and a half million pounds. Again, they say that spend
:05:37. > :05:39.is due to a lack of staff, particularly at busy periods
:05:40. > :05:41.for surgery like hip operations The BMA, who talk on behalf
:05:42. > :05:48.of Scotland's consultants, say that the overtime bill could be
:05:49. > :05:56.dramatically reduced if the right number of consultants could be
:05:57. > :05:57.recruited, latest figures And in the meantime
:05:58. > :06:09.here's a suggestion. We have to think more sensibly and
:06:10. > :06:13.carefully about simplistic targets for waiting times alone. It is
:06:14. > :06:18.really important, both from the doctor 's perspective and from the
:06:19. > :06:22.patient but perspective that we are concentrating on the quality of
:06:23. > :06:26.care, making sure that the outcome for patients, whether the operation
:06:27. > :06:30.is successful or not is what we are measuring rather than sticking to
:06:31. > :06:34.counting the easy thing which is how long it took to have the operation.
:06:35. > :06:41.The Scottish Government says the overtime bill is in contact, but the
:06:42. > :06:46.number of consultants has risen by 40% in the last ten years and
:06:47. > :06:49.training places are being increased but Health Secretary takes on board
:06:50. > :06:53.there may be better ways of prioritising care.
:06:54. > :07:00.Patients want to be seen as quickly as possible, that remains important,
:07:01. > :07:04.however measuring outcomes, it's also important that some of us,
:07:05. > :07:07.waiting time targets are blunt instrument and we want to listen to
:07:08. > :07:12.the professions and listen to patient groups about how we could
:07:13. > :07:15.focus more on the outcomes for patients, but we need to see what
:07:16. > :07:17.the group comes up with and what recommendations they need to make.
:07:18. > :07:20.The best way to achieve that balance of delivering quality care
:07:21. > :07:22.but in an acceptable time frame, at a reasonable price,
:07:23. > :07:29.is what it seems is now very much up for discussion.
:07:30. > :07:32.A group of independence supporters have lost a legal fight to remain
:07:33. > :07:33.camped outside the Scottish Parliament.
:07:34. > :07:35.A judge has ruled that they can be evicted.
:07:36. > :07:42.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:07:43. > :07:48.Parliament welcomes protesters but not this eight month long occupation
:07:49. > :07:53.by supporters of Scottish independence. It took these
:07:54. > :07:57.so-called IndyCamp members to court in what became one of the weirdest
:07:58. > :08:02.of cases. There are unusual arguments heard in the case, the
:08:03. > :08:05.compass are good about the declaration of Arbroath and tried to
:08:06. > :08:08.call the Queen as a witness and actually claimed that Christ had
:08:09. > :08:12.returned to Earth and was backing Scottish independence. Yet at the
:08:13. > :08:17.end of the day the case was based on serious law, human rights, whether
:08:18. > :08:21.the group at the right to stay here and the right to freedom of
:08:22. > :08:28.assembly. In a written statement Lord Turnbull has turned in favour
:08:29. > :08:31.of Parliament and against the IndyCampers, whose position come he
:08:32. > :08:34.says, is arrogant in that they seemed to assert that their right to
:08:35. > :08:39.use this space is greater than the rights of others. Lord Turnbull said
:08:40. > :08:42.it would not be disproportionate for Parliament to seek the removal of
:08:43. > :08:49.this independence vigil. I think it's shocking. Basically it has
:08:50. > :08:53.walked all over human rights in Scotland. Hopefully we have the
:08:54. > :08:57.right to appeal and stadium in the appeal because the vigil is a good
:08:58. > :09:06.thing. We are not a bad thing, we've never had any reported incidents to
:09:07. > :09:13.the police. Parliament officials welcomed the judgment and hoped to
:09:14. > :09:18.persuade them to leave peacefully. We have to have those conversations
:09:19. > :09:23.with them, clearly Lord Turnbull has said the onus is on them to remove
:09:24. > :09:28.themselves, if they don't we will seek to remove them. After 244 days
:09:29. > :09:35.of occupation today's judgment should mean that the days of
:09:36. > :09:38.IndyCamp are numbered yet the campus hope that they can still stay put
:09:39. > :09:42.until Scotland becomes an independent country. - the campus.
:09:43. > :09:45.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:09:46. > :09:46.Still to come on tonight's programme.
:09:47. > :09:48.The search for evidence of a rare pre-Bronze Age site
:09:49. > :09:56.In sport, we'll have reaction from the Celtic manager
:09:57. > :09:58.following their Champions League tie in Khazakstan.
:09:59. > :10:01.And we'll hear from one of our top medal prospects as she prepares
:10:02. > :10:20.Glaxo Smith Kline has announced plans for a huge expansion of its
:10:21. > :10:23.Montrose site. It is vesting of ?100 million despite warning during the
:10:24. > :10:28.referendum campaign that a vote to leave the EU would be a mistake. Our
:10:29. > :10:31.business correspondent David Henderson is with me. A big
:10:32. > :10:35.investment, what more can you say about it? A big commitment.
:10:36. > :10:37.All in all they say they'll invest ?275 million
:10:38. > :10:46.One here at their Scottish site at Montrose in Angus.
:10:47. > :10:50.It is the biggest employer in town. They currently make medicine for
:10:51. > :10:59.conditions like asthma and HIV. And the plan is to invest
:11:00. > :11:01.?110 million there Currently 460 people work
:11:02. > :11:10.full time at the site. The company says these jobs should
:11:11. > :11:14.be safeguarded by this investment. This going to be investment to build
:11:15. > :11:20.a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to make products which are
:11:21. > :11:25.part of our respiratory product portfolio. These active ingredients
:11:26. > :11:26.will go into medication that treats problems like asthma and pulmonary
:11:27. > :11:28.disorders. And David - before the EU
:11:29. > :11:30.referendum - this company had warned of the THREAT posed
:11:31. > :11:33.by a Brexit vote. I am not sure they have changed
:11:34. > :11:38.their mind. Well, their last chief executive
:11:39. > :11:40.said a vote to leave They want to able to recruit
:11:41. > :11:44.scientists from right across Europe. And they want a single set of rules
:11:45. > :11:53.across Europe for approving drugs. And regulating drugs. They want no
:11:54. > :11:59.more red tape. The company's clearly decided that
:12:00. > :12:01.basing their operations in Scotland and the UK still has
:12:02. > :12:03.a lot to offer. A lot of incentives to invest in
:12:04. > :12:18.research. the pound's fallen in value
:12:19. > :12:22.against the dollar. That's a benefit - if you're
:12:23. > :12:24.producing things to sell overseas. Now this announcement's been seized
:12:25. > :12:27.upon by supporters of Brexit who say it shows the UK
:12:28. > :12:29.is still good for business. But firms like Glaxo
:12:30. > :12:32.will still be wary - about whether leaving the EU
:12:33. > :12:37.could bring red tape and new barriers to trade with other
:12:38. > :12:42.countries in Europe. We will wait and see. Thank you,
:12:43. > :12:45.David. Edinburgh is to become the first
:12:46. > :12:49.city in Scotland to impose a twenty mile an hour speed limit
:12:50. > :12:50.across the city. The new regulations apply
:12:51. > :12:53.to residential and shopping streets. The move is designed to reduce
:12:54. > :12:55.injuries and save lives - but critics argue it's unnecessary,
:12:56. > :13:09.and could damage trade. 20 is plenty for Edinburgh. The new
:13:10. > :13:15.limit is being rolled out across the city in phases from Sunday. Main
:13:16. > :13:20.roads are not affected. Surely a few minutes difference in your journey
:13:21. > :13:24.if you go at 20 miles an hour or 30 miles an hour it is more likely that
:13:25. > :13:28.at 30 miles an hour you'll have a serious accident in terms of a
:13:29. > :13:32.pedestrian or a child. Critics say it will slow down the city,
:13:33. > :13:39.increasing road rage, disrupting trade and adding to travel times. We
:13:40. > :13:45.work 24-7, what happens at 3am when you are driving on an empty road
:13:46. > :13:49.with no traffic, is crawling at 20 miles an hour saving lives or just
:13:50. > :13:54.creating unnecessary noise and emissions and making everyone take
:13:55. > :13:58.longer to get from a to B? Five areas in Glasgow already have 20
:13:59. > :14:02.miles and is, Edinburgh is the first to roll them out across the city.
:14:03. > :14:06.Suburban residents have different views. People with a brain will know
:14:07. > :14:11.it's sensible to have it onside roads. Most people do that anyway
:14:12. > :14:16.especially in these slowest it's because of speed bumps. Your car is
:14:17. > :14:22.just up at 30, 40, sometimes before you even know it. A lot of cars just
:14:23. > :14:27.goes fast. I think they forget. We've been allowed on board one
:14:28. > :14:31.police safety van which will enforce the new speed limit. There's a laser
:14:32. > :14:36.gun on-board which bounces a signal of vehicles to detect how fast they
:14:37. > :14:41.are going. Anyone breaking the limit faces a fine of ?100 and three
:14:42. > :14:52.penalty points. It's not a defence as such and that is why the market
:14:53. > :14:54.campaign is in place today. Part of that officers looking at the
:14:55. > :14:57.scenario and deciding what action they will take in particular, and
:14:58. > :14:59.that could be issuing a ticket or it could be giving advice. ?2 million
:15:00. > :15:04.of public funding is being invested in this initiative is trying to save
:15:05. > :15:05.lives by slowing down. Reporting Scotland, Edinburgh.
:15:06. > :15:07.Conservationists are calling for the government to make
:15:08. > :15:09.a decision of the future of beavers in Scotland.
:15:10. > :15:16.After becoming extinct here in the 16th century,
:15:17. > :15:24.a trial reintroduction of beavers took place at Knapdale in Argyll.
:15:25. > :15:28.In the first couple of weeks they swam around here, soon they found
:15:29. > :15:34.this little burn, they build this dam and it's created this beautiful
:15:35. > :15:39.beaver pond, full of life. After an absence of 400 years Beavers were
:15:40. > :15:44.introduced in Argyll in 2009 for a five-year monitor to trial. They
:15:45. > :15:49.used to be a key link in the wildlife chain and it is claimed
:15:50. > :15:53.they should be again. They create the perfect wetland habitat to allow
:15:54. > :15:57.dragonfly to lay larvae in the water. It attracts fishlike pike to
:15:58. > :16:01.the water and birds of prey which will feed on the pike and so forth.
:16:02. > :16:07.They also have proven flood mitigation benefits. So you get this
:16:08. > :16:12.echoing and effect from one animal to a wide variety of ecosystem
:16:13. > :16:20.benefits. Signs of beaver activity are easy to spot, less so the
:16:21. > :16:23.animals. The lodge is 200 metres away, across the Loc, it's eight
:16:24. > :16:28.o'clock in the evening and we are told that between now and dusk is
:16:29. > :16:32.the best chance we have to spot a beaver before the evening feed so I
:16:33. > :16:37.guess it's just a waiting game. Within minutes we are lucky as a
:16:38. > :16:42.beaver trundles past. In the nearby reed bed he leaves the water to pick
:16:43. > :16:46.and eat his supper. However, on Tayside there is a larger,
:16:47. > :16:53.unregulated beaver population, created by an escape or illegal
:16:54. > :16:57.release. This, says it costs ?5,000 a year to clear dams and drainage
:16:58. > :17:02.ditches and repair damage to cropland. In low ground farming like
:17:03. > :17:05.this I don't believe they can live in harmony. When you go up into less
:17:06. > :17:14.food producing areas, where the trains are not so critical to that
:17:15. > :17:19.cultural land, that may be more of a place for them. Conservationists say
:17:20. > :17:23.many sites are suitable. We've got a suite of reserves across Scotland
:17:24. > :17:30.and two years ago we had an independent assessment done so that
:17:31. > :17:33.if the decision went the way of our findings we could potentially
:17:34. > :17:37.reintroduce them. The trial report was sent to the government two years
:17:38. > :17:42.ago, yet no conclusion has been reached. Spokesperson said the
:17:43. > :17:45.complex issues around their management and legal protection
:17:46. > :17:48.which ministers are considering before making a decision on the
:17:49. > :17:50.future of Beavers in Scotland later this year. Willie Johnston,
:17:51. > :17:56.Reporting Scotland. A look at other stories
:17:57. > :18:07.from across the country. Natalie Harrison helped the women at
:18:08. > :18:11.the surface until lifeboat crew were able to halt on to the boat. The
:18:12. > :18:16.incident happened on Monday afternoon close to Shakespeare's
:18:17. > :18:20.Globe Theatre. Rail safety officers have issued a warning to young
:18:21. > :18:23.people across the country after a rise in the number of reports of
:18:24. > :18:29.children playing on the tracks. There has been an 18% increase
:18:30. > :18:33.between 2013 and 2015. Glasgow has the highest rate of people venturing
:18:34. > :18:38.onto train lines in Scotland with 50 incidents last year. The second
:18:39. > :18:42.Edinburgh food festival is underway, it's one of the capital 's newest
:18:43. > :18:47.and hosts talks and debates about the food industry as well as
:18:48. > :18:51.showcasing Scottish produce. There is a plan to increase the number of
:18:52. > :18:53.golden eagles in the South of Scotland, the scheme aims to have up
:18:54. > :18:56.to 16 pairs of the birds across the Scotland, the scheme aims to have up
:18:57. > :19:03.borders and companies in Galloway and it's getting ?1 million of
:19:04. > :19:07.lottery money. We'll have more robust population of golden eagles
:19:08. > :19:12.in the south of Scotland, but also we anticipate that over time we will
:19:13. > :19:16.also have nature tourism and other benefits locally. Tickets for
:19:17. > :19:20.Edinburgh 's Hogmanay street party are on sale even though the
:19:21. > :19:24.programme isn't announced until the autumn. Around 75,000 people took
:19:25. > :19:30.part in the celebrations last year which saw live music and fireworks.
:19:31. > :19:32.Let's get tonight's sport now, from David.
:19:33. > :19:34.Creditable performance from Celtic this afternoon in their
:19:35. > :19:38.Yes Sally, Celtic earning a one all draw in the first leg
:19:39. > :19:40.of their qualifier against FC Astana in Khazakstan this afternoon.
:19:41. > :19:42.We'll hear from the manager of the Scottish champions
:19:43. > :19:44.Brendan Rodgers shortly, but first the story
:19:45. > :19:56.Having suffered June lesion in Gibraltar in the last round, Brendan
:19:57. > :20:02.Rodgers was hoping his side would produce a result more worthy of note
:20:03. > :20:06.in Kaz extant. It was Celtic who had the first real chance, Leigh
:20:07. > :20:12.Griffiths finding space. But Astana were quick on the break and Mikael
:20:13. > :20:17.Lustig had to be alert to deal with this cross. From the resulting
:20:18. > :20:23.corner, Astana made the breakthrough. Craig Gordon flapping
:20:24. > :20:27.at fresh air as Kazakhstan champions were headed in front. Astana
:20:28. > :20:31.unbeaten in their last seven Champions League games at home came
:20:32. > :20:35.close to adding a second. But this time Gordon was up to the task.
:20:36. > :20:41.There was another fright for the Scottish champions early in the
:20:42. > :20:45.second half, a striker clipping the crossbar. But 12 minutes from the
:20:46. > :20:53.end Celtic got the equaliser, and it might prove to be priceless. Leigh
:20:54. > :20:58.Griffiths! Leigh Griffiths, last season's 40 goal hero coming up
:20:59. > :21:01.trumps for the new Celtic manager. It was Celtic 's only shot on target
:21:02. > :21:03.and sets them up nicely for the second leg in Glasgow next week.
:21:04. > :21:06.So as John was saying there, that draw leaves Celtic with a good
:21:07. > :21:08.chance of making the final round of Champions
:21:09. > :21:11.We can hear what manager Brendan Rodgers makes of that
:21:12. > :21:22.What it is is a very good result. It is half-time, huge amount of credit
:21:23. > :21:26.to the players. Thinking of the team they are playing, we were all
:21:27. > :21:30.written off before the game, everyone had been pretty clear in
:21:31. > :21:36.their opinion on the game, that we would do well to come back from
:21:37. > :21:40.anything other than a loss but I think you saw the players deserve an
:21:41. > :21:45.immense amount of credit. To fight an sure that spirit and passion in
:21:46. > :21:51.the game as well, the second half, gaining more controlled the game. A
:21:52. > :21:57.wonderful goal by Leigh We know the significance of the goal but like I
:21:58. > :21:59.said we are not getting too carried away, we have another good game
:22:00. > :22:00.against a very good side. One of our best medal prospects
:22:01. > :22:02.at the Rio Games says it was never her childhood dream
:22:03. > :22:05.to compete at the Olympics. But cyclist Katie Archibald
:22:06. > :22:07.will be there as part of the British Women's
:22:08. > :22:09.track pursuit team. And as Jane Lewis reports her rise
:22:10. > :22:19.to prominence has been impressive. Katie Archibald likes to be unique.
:22:20. > :22:23.Coloured here, body art, even her route into cycling was different.
:22:24. > :22:29.She came to the sport from swimming and has only been on the British
:22:30. > :22:33.cycling programme for two years. Great Britain leading the way with
:22:34. > :22:39.Katie Archibald and Laura Trott and Elinor Barker. They will bring it
:22:40. > :22:44.home. That sets her apart from the team-mate Shi won gold with at the
:22:45. > :22:48.World Championships in 2014. As a child I did not think I would go to
:22:49. > :22:51.the Olympic Games. There is a big difference, I have other team-mates
:22:52. > :22:55.who knew they wanted to be there. When I was a kid I wanted to beat my
:22:56. > :22:57.next-door neighbour and then when I got older I wanted to beat my
:22:58. > :23:01.brother. Now I am at the point where got older I wanted to beat my
:23:02. > :23:06.I want to be in a team which beat the rest of the world. She was a
:23:07. > :23:11.spectator during London 2012, some of her idols from four years ago are
:23:12. > :23:17.now team-mates. They were the sort of separate superhumans on the other
:23:18. > :23:22.side of the TV. Now they are rivals or team-mates and we appears and I
:23:23. > :23:26.guess that's just stopped being reared. The British women's pursuit
:23:27. > :23:30.team are among the favourites for gold in Rio but this is the
:23:31. > :23:38.question, what colour will your hair be? We have already packed, I have
:23:39. > :23:41.one pot of paint. And if she makes top spot on the podium it's not just
:23:42. > :23:45.hair which will be the pink. Now we know the Vikings landed
:23:46. > :23:49.in the Northern Isles and the Outer Hebrides
:23:50. > :23:51.hundreds of years ago - Archaelogical students from Wales
:23:52. > :23:55.and the United States are hoping The team are spending four weeks
:23:56. > :24:00.on a dig on the small isle of Ian Hamilton visited
:24:01. > :24:06.the work in progress. These archaeology students from
:24:07. > :24:11.Cardiff and Pennsylvania in the United States are working on a joint
:24:12. > :24:15.project. They believe that under this small island could be a
:24:16. > :24:26.settlement which goes back as far as 4000 years. Here on the south-west
:24:27. > :24:31.of the rest Uist, they say there could be an important site but until
:24:32. > :24:36.the cover the rest of the mines the could be an important site but until
:24:37. > :24:41.one now. We have opened up three, one has a substantial stone house
:24:42. > :24:46.which we are now time to get the precise date of. It is certainly
:24:47. > :24:55.pre-Viking, it could be about 600, 700 A.D. Or it could be much earlier
:24:56. > :24:59.which I think is most likely, about 2300 BC. Similar sites like this
:25:00. > :25:02.along the coast have disappeared due to erosion and the fear is if they
:25:03. > :25:08.don't work fast it could also happen here. Americans are here to see if
:25:09. > :25:14.they can find any parallels between Viking settlements in Scotland and
:25:15. > :25:17.those in North America. The hope is if we continue this research over
:25:18. > :25:22.multiple years we will continue to look at more Viking era Norse
:25:23. > :25:27.settlements. The work I do is on colonialism and what happens to
:25:28. > :25:30.locals when non-locals emigrate so looking at the process over
:25:31. > :25:34.centuries you see long-term culture changes both in the recent colonists
:25:35. > :25:41.as well as the long indigenous population. The theory is there
:25:42. > :25:44.could be an iron age settlement under here and if that is the case
:25:45. > :25:47.have international importance due to being so rare.
:25:48. > :25:49.Before we go, time to catch up with Kawser,
:25:50. > :26:00.Lovely day for most of us, more in a bit of cloud around to end the day,
:26:01. > :26:05.if we look at the satellite you can see where we have at the breaks, it
:26:06. > :26:07.remained quite cloudy across the far north-west, the cloud spreading
:26:08. > :26:11.across other areas as we head through to the end of the day but
:26:12. > :26:17.still some decent spells of sunshine to end the day across the East
:26:18. > :26:20.especially. Remaining dry, 12 showers around, still quite cloudy
:26:21. > :26:32.and showery across the far north and north-west as we
:26:33. > :26:34.head. Clear spells developing elsewhere, temperatures are widely
:26:35. > :26:36.holding onto double figures, under the cleaver spells in the
:26:37. > :26:39.countryside they could dip down to around six, 7 degrees which will
:26:40. > :26:42.make it quite cool. You can see from the map outbreaks of cloud pushing
:26:43. > :26:45.on and that'll be the rest of the of the day, the rain pushing across
:26:46. > :26:49.Dumfries Galloway, heavy at times spreading across the east to the
:26:50. > :26:52.Borders and might edge to the central belt for a time with Glasgow
:26:53. > :26:59.and Edinburgh are seeing more in the way of cloud and perhaps patchy
:27:00. > :27:03.outbreaks rain. Towards the north for a time there will be spells of
:27:04. > :27:07.sunshine. Let's take a closer look at tomorrow afternoon, 4pm. For the
:27:08. > :27:11.far north and north-west it will remain cloudy and drizzly conditions
:27:12. > :27:17.buttress guy across to Tayside and part of Aberdeen shirt some good
:27:18. > :27:21.spells sunshine. Further south cloudy conditions, the rain becoming
:27:22. > :27:24.patchy by the afternoon and temperatures widely in the mid to
:27:25. > :27:31.high teens possibly reaching 19 or 20 degrees from parts of
:27:32. > :27:34.Aberdeenshire. Tomorrow evening the weather slips away, still mainly
:27:35. > :27:38.fairly cloudy from the far north-west and the Northern Isles,
:27:39. > :27:43.drawing in air from the north-west as we look ahead to Friday and the
:27:44. > :27:46.weekend, fresher feeling conditions. Friday there will be showers across
:27:47. > :27:53.the far north at first, drier and brighter elsewhere with sunshine but
:27:54. > :27:58.those showers becoming more widespread. That's the forecast.
:27:59. > :28:03.That's it, I will be back for the headlines at 8pm and the late
:28:04. > :28:04.bulletin just after the ten o'clock News. From all of us here have a