:00:00. > 3:59:59The 2016 Olympics are about to get underway in Brazil with the opening
:00:00. > :00:00.ceremony in Rio just hours away. That's all from the BBC News at Six
:00:00. > :00:09.- so it's goodbye from me - We'll be looking at why
:00:10. > :00:19.it's still losing money 53 Scots are competing in Rio
:00:20. > :00:26.over the next fortnight. Edinburgh's international
:00:27. > :00:36.festival and fringe Scottish football
:00:37. > :00:40.prepares for tomorrow's with Rangers back
:00:41. > :00:46.in the Premiership. And as a celebration
:00:47. > :00:49.of motor-sport in Glasgow, RBS lost ?2 billion
:00:50. > :01:10.in the first half of this year and it's warning that
:01:11. > :01:14.economic slowdown is making The majority of shares
:01:15. > :01:18.in the Edinburgh-based lender It's now eight years since it,
:01:19. > :01:24.and other British banks, Here's our business and economy
:01:25. > :01:34.editor, Douglas Fraser. The core bit of the Royal Bank
:01:35. > :01:39.of Scotland is functioning The boss says it's the fastest
:01:40. > :01:45.growing bank in Britain, But - and it's a big but -
:01:46. > :01:52.it's got some big bills to pay. It had to find more
:01:53. > :02:01.than ?1 billion to pay fees It's had to pay ?1.3 billion
:02:02. > :02:06.for mis-selling - including a lot more for payment protection
:02:07. > :02:09.insurance, or PPI - and to cover the likely cost
:02:10. > :02:12.of going to trial with former And that means in the last
:02:13. > :02:17.six months the bank has Investors claim former chief
:02:18. > :02:26.executive Fred Goodwin misled them when he persuaded them to pour
:02:27. > :02:28.?12 billion into a so-called rights His successor's still
:02:29. > :02:47.clearing up the mess. This is a magnificent business. Each
:02:48. > :02:53.caught it makes ?1 billion of profit before tax. And year-on-year we get
:02:54. > :02:59.hit by legacy issues. For example, this time, 400 million of PPI. We
:03:00. > :03:02.are looking at a 2008 rights issue, when we issued capital into the
:03:03. > :03:03.market and people are saying it was not done well. Those issues are
:03:04. > :03:05.plaguing us. The aim was to be fully recovered
:03:06. > :03:08.three years from now - but that looks ambitious given
:03:09. > :03:10.the uncertainty about Britain's economic future as it prepares
:03:11. > :03:12.to leave the European Union. RBS says big corporate clients
:03:13. > :03:15.are delaying investment decisions, And if wider economic growth does
:03:16. > :03:23.slow down, as expected, it's going to to be harder
:03:24. > :03:26.for RBS to hit its targets, meaning yet more cost-cutting
:03:27. > :03:41.would be likely. The Olympic Games in Rio start
:03:42. > :03:43.officially later tonight when the opening ceremony gets
:03:44. > :03:45.underway. Scotland's Andy Murray
:03:46. > :03:48.is the Team GB flag bearer, a task he says is bigger
:03:49. > :03:50.than winning any tournament. Our reporter Jane Lewis is outside
:03:51. > :04:09.the Maracana Stadium. Yes, absolutely, a real sense of
:04:10. > :04:12.occasion. Behind me, it looks magnificent, the famous Maracana
:04:13. > :04:17.Stadium. Famous for football, but tonight it will host the opening
:04:18. > :04:25.ceremony of the 31st Olympic Games in Rio. The action starts at 8pm
:04:26. > :04:29.local time. Midnight, on the BBC, if you want to stay up late, which I am
:04:30. > :04:36.sure you will because it will be some show. Five years in the making.
:04:37. > :04:41.Various dress rehearsals over the last few days. Not the same budget
:04:42. > :04:46.as London 2012 but we are told it will be full of heart and grace. It
:04:47. > :04:51.will be a carnival reflecting life in Rio, the culture of Brazil. Lots
:04:52. > :04:56.of colour and lots of dance and music, I would imagine. If the dress
:04:57. > :05:01.rehearsal is anything to go by. After the entertainment, all of the
:05:02. > :05:06.attention will fall on the athletes as they come out and are introduced
:05:07. > :05:11.to the waiting crowd. It will be a special Mike Andy Murray who is
:05:12. > :05:19.leading Team GB out this evening. -- a special night for Andy Murray.
:05:20. > :05:25.Bigger than winning a tournament. Personally, I have never felt that
:05:26. > :05:32.proud before. I know how I have felt after big tournaments, and this was
:05:33. > :05:36.very, very different. I am really looking forward to it. I am sure it
:05:37. > :05:45.will be a night I will never forget. I can't wait. I am sure he will
:05:46. > :05:49.remember it. He will be leading out 70 British athletes out of a team of
:05:50. > :05:53.306 because the swimmers and rowers are in action tomorrow and will be
:05:54. > :05:57.in bed, and the track and field athletes are not here yet. But it
:05:58. > :06:00.will be an amazing night for Andy Murray. He could be rubbing
:06:01. > :06:06.shoulders with one of the world's best footballers in Pele, who we
:06:07. > :06:11.understand has been asked to light the Olympic torch this evening, the
:06:12. > :06:16.Olympic flame, I should say. We do not know if he will do it, but it
:06:17. > :06:20.would be some occasion if he was to light the Olympic flame. But the
:06:21. > :06:24.stadium is ready for tonight was Mike opening ceremony.
:06:25. > :06:27.Four people are in the running to replace Stewart Hosie as deputy
:06:28. > :06:28.leader of the Scottish National Party.
:06:29. > :06:30.Nominations closed this morning and party members
:06:31. > :06:32.will cast their votes in late September.
:06:33. > :06:39.Glenn Campbell has been meeting the candidates.
:06:40. > :06:47.The most high-profile contender is Angus Robertson, who lives in his
:06:48. > :06:55.whiskey making Murray constituency on the banks of the River Spey. He
:06:56. > :07:00.has been an MP since 2001. He is already the SNP's Westminster group
:07:01. > :07:05.leader, and a member of Parliament's intelligence and Security Committee.
:07:06. > :07:10.At a turbulent time in politics, he is offering experience and reach. We
:07:11. > :07:14.have two represent the whole of Scotland which is why I think a
:07:15. > :07:18.balanced leadership ticket between Nicola Sturgeon in central Scotland,
:07:19. > :07:22.representing Glasgow, and myself as an MP in the North of Scotland, that
:07:23. > :07:28.balance is a good thing. The mail- female ticket is a good thing, and
:07:29. > :07:33.having a track record people can look at is important, too. Among his
:07:34. > :07:40.rivals, Tommy Sheppard, elected MP for Edinburgh East last year. This
:07:41. > :07:42.one-time Scottish Labour Party general secretary came to the SNP
:07:43. > :07:47.through the independence referendum campaign. He wants to give
:07:48. > :07:52.grassroots members a bigger voice and build support for independence.
:07:53. > :07:54.The most important thing for me is that the SNP needs to play a big
:07:55. > :07:59.part in this but we also need to that the SNP needs to play a big
:08:00. > :08:03.constantly, as big as we are, we need to reach out beyond our
:08:04. > :08:07.membership and involve other people. Because the Yes campaign, if it
:08:08. > :08:12.comes, will not be won by the SNP by itself. We need a big Alliance, a
:08:13. > :08:18.big movement that represents most of public opinion in Scotland. Next,
:08:19. > :08:23.Alan Smith, a member of the European Parliament for 12 years. He has a
:08:24. > :08:29.Scotland- wide constituency and sees himself as a sort of Scottish
:08:30. > :08:36.ambassador to the EU. Please, I beg you, do not let Scotland down now.
:08:37. > :08:41.As deputy leader, he thinks he would win more than over Asians for
:08:42. > :08:47.Scotland in Europe, as the UK negotiates its exit. I have shown
:08:48. > :08:50.what I can deliver in Brussels and in Europe and putting Scotland on
:08:51. > :08:53.the map in Europe is vital. As deputy leader I would have heft and
:08:54. > :08:58.it would underline to the people of Scotland and SNP members that we
:08:59. > :09:03.choose Europe as our future, where Westminster is our past. The final
:09:04. > :09:07.candidate is in Inverclyde Council who want Scotland to become an
:09:08. > :09:12.independent socialist republic, and once the party to develop new
:09:13. > :09:17.policies shaped by the membership. He would especially like more tax
:09:18. > :09:21.paid by the better off. I don't think the people earning the lowest
:09:22. > :09:25.in society, that struggle to get by, should pay more tax. They pay
:09:26. > :09:30.enough. But the people who earn the most in society, they should have a
:09:31. > :09:37.greater share of the burden of the tax base. Those earning over
:09:38. > :09:42.?150,000 should pay a 50% tax rate. Nicola Sturgeon's current deputy,
:09:43. > :09:47.Stewart Hosie, is standing down following controversy in his private
:09:48. > :09:52.life. More than 100,000 SNP members are entitled to vote for their new
:09:53. > :09:57.deputy leader. The ballot starts towards the end of next month, with
:09:58. > :09:58.the winner announced at the SNP conference here in Glasgow on
:09:59. > :10:03.October 13. Edinburgh's international festival
:10:04. > :10:05.and Fringe are under way. The two festivals -
:10:06. > :10:08.now in their 69th year - are together staging thousands
:10:09. > :10:10.of shows over the next three weeks. Our arts correspondent
:10:11. > :10:13.Pauline McLean joins us now from one of the 294 Fringe venues that have
:10:14. > :10:31.opened across the capital. Sally, this used to be the vet
:10:32. > :10:36.school in Edinburgh, and now the classrooms and lecture halls are
:10:37. > :10:41.147 shows at this venue, eight arts 147 shows at this venue, eight arts
:10:42. > :10:47.-- art exhibitions as well. That sounds a lot at this is one of
:10:48. > :10:51.nearly 300 venues across the city. So if you start multiplying that,
:10:52. > :10:56.you realise why this is officially the world's biggest arts festival.
:10:57. > :10:59.Why? Because it is open access. All you need to do is bring your show
:11:00. > :11:06.and find a space in which to perform. And all across the city,
:11:07. > :11:09.people have been doing exactly that. You don't need a theatre, just a
:11:10. > :11:15.corner of Edinburgh in which to pitch your tent. Welcome to venue
:11:16. > :11:19.91, one of most 300 across the city, where students from Bristol are
:11:20. > :11:25.telling one of the many stories of refugees in Europe. We need to keep
:11:26. > :11:31.the balance of the boat. If those people start moving, or doing
:11:32. > :11:36.something, it can collapse. In my heart, it feels I need to tell the
:11:37. > :11:39.story. Coming to the biggest arts festival, where people are open to
:11:40. > :11:45.engaging with theatre and staff is very important. I thought, if I am
:11:46. > :11:52.going to do it, I might as well go all out. Six eyes, three toes. The
:11:53. > :11:57.open access nature means that anything goes, from serious issues
:11:58. > :12:02.to downright silliness. Most stand-up comics, the EU referendum
:12:03. > :12:05.was an obvious starting point. I wish I had a passion for cheese
:12:06. > :12:11.because I think it would be a lot more fun. It would be a lot more fun
:12:12. > :12:16.to do an hour of comedy about cheese and hats. But I write jokes about
:12:17. > :12:21.things that interest me. What interests me, unfortunately, his
:12:22. > :12:25.politics. It's not surprising to find politics being discussed, since
:12:26. > :12:29.the International Festival and Fringe began in 1947, as a way of
:12:30. > :12:34.uniting Europe after the Second World War. After the summer, people
:12:35. > :12:38.are talking about our relationship with Europe and the world. Where
:12:39. > :12:43.better to have that conversation than in a city where you will have
:12:44. > :12:48.people from every nation looking at shows which provoked discussion, and
:12:49. > :12:51.just having fun together as well? So the initial intention of the
:12:52. > :12:57.festival was to reunite Europe at the end of the Second World War, and
:12:58. > :13:06.so to a degree, although perhaps not in such tragic circumstances, we are
:13:07. > :13:12.revisiting those ideas. For the next three weeks, everyone
:13:13. > :13:19.is talking and singing and dancing in any available space across the
:13:20. > :13:23.city. And of course, this is the biggest
:13:24. > :13:27.festival but not the only one. There are events across the month of
:13:28. > :13:31.August. People will be watching the Edinburgh military Tattoo every
:13:32. > :13:34.night. And the castle is the focus for a free open-air event on Sunday
:13:35. > :13:39.night to mark the start of the Edinburgh International Festival. It
:13:40. > :13:44.is called deep time, and it will be staged on and around Edinburgh rock.
:13:45. > :13:46.We expect over 20,000 people to come to that. We hope to bring you
:13:47. > :13:49.coverage next week. After 20 weeks of disruption,
:13:50. > :13:52.engineering work on Glasgow's Queen Street tunnel has been completed,
:13:53. > :13:54.with rail services set The transport minister today
:13:55. > :13:59.tightened the final bolt on the new track bed,
:14:00. > :14:01.which has been lowered to allow the installation
:14:02. > :14:05.of overhead electric lines. The work enables the introduction
:14:06. > :14:21.next autumn of faster trains This is a huge project, 10,000
:14:22. > :14:25.tonnes of concrete, almost 3000 people working on the project. 20
:14:26. > :14:29.weeks of disruption for passengers, but I am delighted that we are
:14:30. > :14:32.opening before time, ahead of schedule and under budget. The
:14:33. > :14:37.opening before time, ahead of perseverance and patience that
:14:38. > :14:40.passengers have shown will hopefully mean faster journey times and a
:14:41. > :14:42.train station that is fit for the 21st-century.
:14:43. > :14:50.Three men who used explosives to steal money from cash machines
:14:51. > :14:52.Three young girls from Shetland are in the limelight
:14:53. > :14:55.They're playing a central role in the marketing
:14:56. > :14:57.of the Alexander McQueen autumn-winter collection.
:14:58. > :15:09.It is hard to imagine a greater contrast. Shetland is a long way
:15:10. > :15:12.from the glamour and glitz of the international fashion world. At
:15:13. > :15:16.least, usually. On this occasion, the islands have been placed at the
:15:17. > :15:20.heart of the latest campaign by the international fashion house
:15:21. > :15:24.Alexander McQueen. And these three young schoolgirls have been plucked
:15:25. > :15:34.from relative obscurity and put in front of the cameras, alongside an
:15:35. > :15:38.Argentinian supermodel. Meet 15-year-old Lily, and her sisters,
:15:39. > :15:43.13-year-old Daisy and 11-year-old Emily. This is what they do at home.
:15:44. > :16:43.And this is how the fashion world will see them. Rangers want an
:16:44. > :16:54.urgent meeting with the Scottish FA and the author of a report into the
:16:55. > :16:59.crowd disorder against Hibs. Rangers reckon there are inadequacies in the
:17:00. > :17:03.review of the sequence of events. They don't say what they are but
:17:04. > :17:07.recommendations include the government making it a statutory
:17:08. > :17:08.offence to go onto the pitch without lawful authority. The new football
:17:09. > :17:10.league season starts tomorrow. And after an absence of four years
:17:11. > :17:13.Rangers will be in the top division. They've had to work their
:17:14. > :17:15.way up from Scottish Now one of the country's
:17:16. > :17:32.biggest clubs is back - Hamilton will be welcomed for the
:17:33. > :17:35.first game of the new league season, to Ibrox, what a difference for the
:17:36. > :17:43.presence of Rangers make to Scottish football? I think the league will be
:17:44. > :17:51.stronger for it. The financial value of the league will be stronger with
:17:52. > :17:56.Rangers. They play to full houses everywhere they go and they will
:17:57. > :18:01.bring something to the league. To have the league back with both Old
:18:02. > :18:11.Firm clubs, obviously Hibs are not back yet but Hearts and Aberdeen are
:18:12. > :18:15.there, it be exciting year. Most of the major decisions that affect
:18:16. > :18:21.Scottish footballer made outside the country usually inside the M25 or
:18:22. > :18:24.the M4 corridor. And down there they have viewed Scottish football as
:18:25. > :18:30.being on pause for the last few years. They now think it is good to
:18:31. > :18:36.go again. Celtic have been champions for the past five seasons. We'll
:18:37. > :18:40.Rangers threaten their dominance? It will be tight. Probably the usual
:18:41. > :18:44.suspects up and around it, teams that have been doing well recently.
:18:45. > :18:48.You get the likes of Aberdeen that have done well and they are out of
:18:49. > :18:55.the cup now, so maybe that will give them more training time. Hearts have
:18:56. > :18:59.been about it and will have a strong squad, Rangers coming into the leak
:19:00. > :19:02.will fancy they can do well. The expectation will be on them and with
:19:03. > :19:08.that that brings its own pressures and problems but I think the squad
:19:09. > :19:13.have assembled it. They could mount a challenge. Rangers won't get a
:19:14. > :19:14.guard of honour tomorrow and not everyone will welcome their return
:19:15. > :19:18.but it will be impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, Celtic have been drawn
:19:19. > :19:20.to play the Israeli champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva for a place
:19:21. > :19:23.in the Champions League group stage. Celtic is now the only remaining
:19:24. > :19:27.Scottish side left in Europe after Aberdeen lost
:19:28. > :19:28.to Maribor last night, a match that left the Dons
:19:29. > :19:42.manager very unhappy. This was the moment in stoppage time
:19:43. > :19:49.that finally ended Aberdeen's Europa League campaign. COMMENTATOR: Broken
:19:50. > :19:53.up. And it is an horrendous moment for Joe Lewis. Graeme Shinnie on his
:19:54. > :19:57.25th birthday did not expect an own goal to be his present and
:19:58. > :20:02.goalkeeper Joe Lewis wasn't expecting to kick fresh air. But it
:20:03. > :20:06.was not that Bob all that's left the Aberdeen manager fuming it was what
:20:07. > :20:12.went before, in particular the decisions of the Bulgarian referee.
:20:13. > :20:19.Games are decided on key moments, you could say that the penalty miss
:20:20. > :20:28.was defining but we still have to overcome the officials, if the F a
:20:29. > :20:33.allows McGinn to both the penalty kick as he does, I thought he was
:20:34. > :20:38.very quick to do that. I thought the sending-off was ridiculous. I don't
:20:39. > :20:42.think we would see that in any other country, two yellow cards, for that.
:20:43. > :20:47.I've watched it back fat, Stockley just uses his arms full of rich. No
:20:48. > :20:53.movement with the elbow. It's very unusual to see that type of
:20:54. > :20:58.challenge getting a red card. So, all in all a disappointing night for
:20:59. > :21:03.Aberdeen. One penalty miss, one controversial red card and that
:21:04. > :21:05.bizarre goal means they are out of Europe the third year running at the
:21:06. > :21:09.qualifying stage. As Jane was telling
:21:10. > :21:11.us earlier from Rio - the opening ceremony at the Olympics
:21:12. > :21:14.is just a few hours away. That means much excitement around
:21:15. > :21:16.the athletes' village and we were given an access
:21:17. > :21:19.all areas tour of the Team GB accommodation by one
:21:20. > :21:24.of the Scots in the team. Hi there, I am Martin Bennett, part
:21:25. > :21:28.of the GB sevens rugby squad. They've just arrived at the Olympic
:21:29. > :21:33.Village, the first time rugby has been in the Olympics. We are going
:21:34. > :21:36.to the apartment. This is the living room, a couple of the boys chilling,
:21:37. > :21:44.playing with their phones now that we've got Wi-Fi. Let's just go to
:21:45. > :21:49.the bedroom. I'm here on the end. Here's my roommate as well, James
:21:50. > :21:55.Rodwell, in the corner. How you doing? Once you get unpacked and
:21:56. > :21:59.sort out where our bags will go I am pretty sure we'll get quite
:22:00. > :22:06.comfortable. I've got an extra long bed so I should be all right. A lot
:22:07. > :22:10.of it is just our Team GB stuff, three pairs of boots and trainers,
:22:11. > :22:20.got to make sure that the gum shields are there, look after our
:22:21. > :22:23.gnashers. I've got a phone with Pokemon Go on it so I'll play that
:22:24. > :22:28.in my downtime. That is going to be massive, none of us know what to
:22:29. > :22:32.expect, it will be a massively new experience but when we are all
:22:33. > :22:37.looking forward to, Rugby Sevens is a highly competitive sport, and the
:22:38. > :22:40.series for sevens this year, six different teams have won in ten
:22:41. > :22:45.events so on your day if you perform anyone can be a winner. We just need
:22:46. > :22:47.to get ourselves into the best position began and give it our best
:22:48. > :22:51.shot. I am sure they will. That's it from
:22:52. > :22:54.me. Thanks, David. Staying with a sporting theme,
:22:55. > :22:57.and as you can see, on the northern banks of the Clyde -
:22:58. > :23:00.a festival celebrating motoring The Ignition event features
:23:01. > :23:03.exhibitions and driving displays, in what the organisers say
:23:04. > :23:05.is the most ambitious and complex motor show
:23:06. > :23:17.ever staged in Scotland. Glasgow's first ever street circuit.
:23:18. > :23:23.Specially built for this event on the banks of the River Clyde, it is
:23:24. > :23:29.one mile long and snakes around the SACC, the Clyde Auditorium and the
:23:30. > :23:34.SSE Hydro. This Formula 1 car is a among those taking to the track this
:23:35. > :23:39.weekend. At the wheel former racing driver David Coulthard and some new
:23:40. > :23:42.talent. I've been on street circuits for raising purposes but or the
:23:43. > :23:47.structure, we have curves and everything, this is my first time
:23:48. > :23:53.driving around like people, and a very tight area. I think it will be
:23:54. > :23:57.interesting to make sure I'm going in the right direction, I don't want
:23:58. > :24:00.to end up in the city centre or somewhere! The festival allows fans
:24:01. > :24:04.of all ages the chance to get close to the real stars of the show. I
:24:05. > :24:09.haven't been to one of these before but am excited to see everything
:24:10. > :24:13.here. Am looking forward to seeing the racing round the track and just
:24:14. > :24:17.looking at all the different cars. I'm looking forward to seeing most
:24:18. > :24:23.of the sports cars and stuff because I like them. Five-time additionally
:24:24. > :24:28.champion Jimmy McRae is taking the first lap of the course to open the
:24:29. > :24:32.event in a car that belonged to his late son, fellow rally driver Colin
:24:33. > :24:36.McRae. It's part of the festival celebration of Scottish success in
:24:37. > :24:40.motorsport. Also on the bill stunt driving and I was lucky or unlucky
:24:41. > :24:53.enough to get a preview. Are you ready? I'm ready.
:24:54. > :25:06.Screaming you get plenty of speed. There's a big truck. It's perfect.
:25:07. > :25:12.We've got a purpose-built grandstand for people to watch. A slightly
:25:13. > :25:16.dizzy Natalie Higgins, Reporting Scotland, Glasgow.
:25:17. > :25:24.She's still looking very shaky. Let's get the weekend weather.
:25:25. > :25:29.Good evening, many sunny spells and a few scattered showers and Marc
:25:30. > :25:34.Laird this afternoon. The scattered showers will clear away and for
:25:35. > :25:38.tonight it will be calm with clear spells, look behind me, and every of
:25:39. > :25:42.low pressure coming and with it some unseasonably strong winds for the
:25:43. > :25:47.weekend, especially Sunday. Back to this evening we will see the show
:25:48. > :25:51.was gradually dying, clear spells developing and under the clear skies
:25:52. > :25:59.turning Chile tonight, especially for rural areas, the sheltered glens
:26:00. > :26:02.could go down to 2 degrees but elsewhere in towns and cities
:26:03. > :26:05.8-12dC. Four. The weekend tomorrow they will be sunshine but to not be
:26:06. > :26:08.fooled because there will be more cloud building across the
:26:09. > :26:12.north-west, the sunshine becoming hazy and outbreaks of rain pushing
:26:13. > :26:16.in when the winds start to strengthen, the good news is for the
:26:17. > :26:22.belt southwards it will be largely Dreiser if you are going to the
:26:23. > :26:26.festival there will be sunny spells, 19-20d but by Sunday we will feel
:26:27. > :26:32.the effect of those gusty winds installed throughout the day. At 4pm
:26:33. > :26:38.tomorrow afternoon, a good deal of sunshine around, for Glasgow, for
:26:39. > :26:42.the Ignition Festival largely dry, maybe 19 degrees, further north they
:26:43. > :26:45.different story, outbreaks of rain so if you are going there for the
:26:46. > :26:50.last day tomorrow you can expect some rain in the forecast. Didn't be
:26:51. > :26:54.afternoon some of it will be heavy, easing for time before further heavy
:26:55. > :26:58.rain in the course of the evening and the winds will start to
:26:59. > :27:01.strengthen as well. But rain will continue to progress over the hills
:27:02. > :27:06.and mountains so if you're heading to the mountains, during the morning
:27:07. > :27:11.things will deteriorate significantly during the afternoon,
:27:12. > :27:16.very strong and gusty winds, up to 60 mph, these are sustained winds
:27:17. > :27:20.but we could see strong gusts, dryer towards the east but for the
:27:21. > :27:26.Cairngorms gusts of up to 60 knots per hour in the afternoon and
:27:27. > :27:29.further south, 50 mph. For all of the Rangers, the wind speeds will
:27:30. > :27:33.increase during the evening, may be severe gale to storm force level,
:27:34. > :27:38.the rain will be further towards the north and it will be dryer towards
:27:39. > :27:45.the south. The Met office has issued an early weather warning for the
:27:46. > :27:48.strength of the winds. Ferry services and restrictions on the
:27:49. > :27:50.bridge although it looks as of the bulk of the rain will be towards the
:27:51. > :27:53.north of the country, dryer in the south. That is the forecast.
:27:54. > :28:06.I'll be back with the headlines at 8 and the late bulletin just