:00:00. > :00:00.BBC News at six. It is goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:11.An oil rig is beached in the Western Isles.
:00:12. > :00:17.It broke free from a tug last night on the west of Lewis.
:00:18. > :00:22.And is being monitored for any pollution threat.
:00:23. > :00:24.Forensic teams examine a supermarket carpark in Renfrewshire.
:00:25. > :00:28.Detectives are investigating the rape of a teenager.
:00:29. > :00:30.The economic outlook - exports and tourism look strong -
:00:31. > :00:35.but business surveys show signs of a downturn.
:00:36. > :00:38.Edinburgh Castle explodes in colour -
:00:39. > :00:50.as the International Festival gets underway.
:00:51. > :01:00.I am at the Olympic Park in Rio, reflecting on some good Scottish
:01:01. > :01:10.performances today and what we can expect over the weekend.
:01:11. > :01:14.An oil rig - with 70,000 gallons of diesel on board -
:01:15. > :01:16.is aground on a beach in the Western Isles.
:01:17. > :01:21.It was blown ashore in last night's storms, after breaking free
:01:22. > :01:24.from a tug which was towing it to the west of Lewis.
:01:25. > :01:26.A Marine Accident Investigation is underway and the coastguard
:01:27. > :01:41.It was en route from Norway and undertow when it broke at 420 in the
:01:42. > :01:44.morning, the weather has been rough in the Western Isles since Saturday
:01:45. > :01:52.afternoon with gusts of up to 60 mph. There are people here who have
:01:53. > :01:57.their livelihood is dependent on fishing and fish farming and tourism
:01:58. > :02:01.and the main tourist attraction is one mile up the coast from where
:02:02. > :02:07.this has happened and if this had been an oil tanker the place would
:02:08. > :02:10.have been devastated. In a way the people of Lewis have been fortunate
:02:11. > :02:12.this was not a tanker carrying some horrible cargo which could have
:02:13. > :02:17.caused pollution of the many years horrible cargo which could have
:02:18. > :02:21.to come but it raises questions, chief amongst these, whether they
:02:22. > :02:29.should be an emergency towing vessel which could deal with such
:02:30. > :02:34.incidents. Two tugs already on station, one based in Shetland, a
:02:35. > :02:38.salvage team is expected to arrive on the scene and the Secretary of
:02:39. > :02:44.State's representative will be here this evening. The island
:02:45. > :02:48.Parliamentary representatives have called for a review of the decision
:02:49. > :02:53.to not have an emergency towing vessel stations nearby. The UK
:02:54. > :03:01.Government have agreed to continue provision as Karen Lee is not
:03:02. > :03:04.adequate -- as it is currently, but it is not adequate, we are not
:03:05. > :03:07.talking about the middle of winter, we are talking about August and
:03:08. > :03:12.benign conditions, but still accidents can happen like this.
:03:13. > :03:19.Angus is there tonight, what are the next steps in the salvage operation?
:03:20. > :03:24.The next steps, three articulated lorries are coming with salvage
:03:25. > :03:30.equipment, salvage company has been contracted to do the salvage work
:03:31. > :03:35.and it is expected that a third tug might come over from Aberdeen and I
:03:36. > :03:38.believe it is on the way. There will be a meeting tomorrow morning with
:03:39. > :03:42.the Secretary of State's representative come the Marine
:03:43. > :03:49.accident investigation Branch and local representatives of the
:03:50. > :03:57.emergency services and they will decide what happens, the wind is
:03:58. > :04:01.expected to go down and the next high tide is not until nine days
:04:02. > :04:05.hence, so unless they can do something before the next high tide
:04:06. > :04:09.it could be some days before we see some action. Everything will become
:04:10. > :04:12.clearer tomorrow by lunchtime and we will see what action they are going
:04:13. > :04:16.to take. Thanks for joining us. A 14-year-old girl has
:04:17. > :04:17.been raped outside The girl was attacked shortly
:04:18. > :04:21.after 8pm last night as she left the store
:04:22. > :04:24.in the Main Street Shopping Our reporter, John McManus,
:04:25. > :04:38.is there for us. This is the scene behind me where
:04:39. > :04:46.the 14-year-old was raped last night in Barrhead. The incident began at
:04:47. > :04:49.the town's Asda store, they say the girl was cycling around and she
:04:50. > :04:54.stopped in the supermarket and when she came out she was approached by a
:04:55. > :05:02.man who forced her across the Main Street, to the spot behind me, where
:05:03. > :05:04.she was raped. Police say it was an extremely traumatic event,
:05:05. > :05:10.unsurprisingly, and they have had forensic experts out combing the
:05:11. > :05:14.area for evidence and they have also issued a description of the suspect
:05:15. > :05:20.they want to speak to, mail, aged between 20 and 30, wearing a grey
:05:21. > :05:24.top with a zip and he was carrying a large black holdall and he was
:05:25. > :05:28.wearing a white trilby. They have also said they know the suspect was
:05:29. > :05:35.inside Asda before he approached the girl so they are examining footage.
:05:36. > :05:39.They also examining CCTV footage from the parade of shops close to
:05:40. > :05:43.the spot, but one of the shop owners I spoke to said she is not waiting
:05:44. > :05:44.for the police and she has already started looking through her own
:05:45. > :05:48.footage because she is so anxious to started looking through her own
:05:49. > :06:03.help police catch this man. Thanks for joining us.
:06:04. > :06:05.One year on from a BBC Reporting Scotland investigation,
:06:06. > :06:07.the cash available to parents who need help to pay
:06:08. > :06:09.for their children's school uniforms still varies widely depending
:06:10. > :06:13.Anti-poverty campaigners say the situation needs to change.
:06:14. > :06:23.Buying a school uniform can be an expensive business, some estimate
:06:24. > :06:30.the cost at least ?129 per child, and for some families it is simply
:06:31. > :06:32.not affordable. Today in Dundee these mothers gathered to hear the
:06:33. > :06:39.equality secretary announced long-term bands to eradicate child
:06:40. > :06:42.poverty -- plans. But for some their concern was the more immediate
:06:43. > :06:48.pressure of buying school clothes. It is quite stressful because kids
:06:49. > :06:54.like certain clothes and it is kind of expensive, as well, brand names.
:06:55. > :06:58.There is a system in place to help low income families pay for uniforms
:06:59. > :07:03.which is run by a local authority, but the levels of cash available
:07:04. > :07:10.varies widely from council to counsel, from ?20 in Angus to ?110
:07:11. > :07:14.in West Lothian. Across Scotland's 32 council areas there has been very
:07:15. > :07:18.little change in the levels of payment available since BBC Scotland
:07:19. > :07:24.first looked at this issue almost one ago. So now anti-poverty
:07:25. > :07:28.campaigners want ministers to bring in a minimum school clothing grant
:07:29. > :07:34.to alleviate the pressure on less well off parents. That is causing
:07:35. > :07:39.stress amongst parents, in some cases leading families into debt and
:07:40. > :07:42.where they can't get uniform together for their children children
:07:43. > :07:45.are going back to school feeling uncomfortable and they are not
:07:46. > :07:48.equipped to learn and some of them are getting into trouble with their
:07:49. > :07:52.teachers for not having the uniform they need and some are being
:07:53. > :07:56.bullied. The Scottish Government gains new powers to bring in a
:07:57. > :08:03.clothing grant earlier this year and says it is listening -- gained. It
:08:04. > :08:06.is not acceptable there is such a wide variation in school clothing
:08:07. > :08:11.grants across Scotland and we are determined with our partners in
:08:12. > :08:15.local government to address this issue, it is a matter of equality
:08:16. > :08:23.school uniform is a huge undertaking school uniform is a huge undertaking
:08:24. > :08:28.-- I certainly recognise. Ministers will begin talks with a council
:08:29. > :08:29.group, but the question from councils at the moment, if there is
:08:30. > :08:34.a minimum grant, who pays? For many teenagers
:08:35. > :08:36.an anxious night awaits - they'll be receiving
:08:37. > :08:37.their exam results tomorrow. Our education correspondent
:08:38. > :08:40.Jamie McIvor is at the helpline in Glasgow for anyone who needs
:08:41. > :08:44.advice if they don't get the results 140,000 candidates will be
:08:45. > :08:58.getting their exam results tomorrow. More than a third of them won't be
:08:59. > :09:01.waiting for the postman, though. They've signed up to get notified
:09:02. > :09:04.by text or e-mail so they'll know how they've done before
:09:05. > :09:06.the certificate comes As ever, there will be some
:09:07. > :09:09.who are disappointed. Especially if they didn't
:09:10. > :09:11.meet their conditional offer So the helpline here
:09:12. > :09:15.will be up and running. The deputy first minister
:09:16. > :09:20.visited this afternoon. Trained advisors here have
:09:21. > :09:22.information on the clearing system, college courses, apprenticeship
:09:23. > :09:35.schemes and the like. The advisers are well trained to
:09:36. > :09:37.have an appreciation of all of the opportunities and options that are
:09:38. > :09:42.available for young people, no matter the results they have
:09:43. > :09:47.received. Even if young person gets results which are not good as they
:09:48. > :09:50.anticipated, the helpline is here to give all the necessary assistance
:09:51. > :09:57.and I would encourage young people to use that service. Many candidates
:09:58. > :10:01.are going to be nervous tonight, so you might want to note down the
:10:02. > :10:09.helpline number. Some might be worrying about their higher English,
:10:10. > :10:20.- it was changed at relatively short notice.
:10:21. > :10:23.We'll know tomorrow if the replacement paper had any
:10:24. > :10:26.Another question will be how this year's Higher Maths exam proved.
:10:27. > :10:29.Last year the pass mark was lowered to just 34%
:10:30. > :10:31.as it was so much harder than it should have been.
:10:32. > :10:34.Will this year's pass mark be back within the usual acceptable range?
:10:35. > :10:36.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.
:10:37. > :10:38.Still to come on tonight's programme: the teenager who knocked
:10:39. > :10:41.down and killed a nurse as she walked home from work
:10:42. > :10:46.In sport, we are live in Rio for the very latest news
:10:47. > :10:50.And the new star of Celtic, Scott Sinclair reveals the former
:10:51. > :11:01.Parkhead player who persuaded him to join the Scottish Champions.
:11:02. > :11:03.The economic outlook in Scotland is deteriorating -
:11:04. > :11:06.with two business surveys showing signs of a downturn.
:11:07. > :11:09.But is it too soon to say this is about that referendum vote
:11:10. > :11:17.Let's find out with our business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser:
:11:18. > :11:26.Good evening. As with the unseasonal weather, Scotland's economy has been
:11:27. > :11:30.battered by summer storms ever since the vote on EU membership. Two
:11:31. > :11:35.significant reports, one from the Bank of Scotland, suggesting
:11:36. > :11:38.businesses have seen a big dip in new orders and the other report
:11:39. > :11:42.suggests the economy is finally balanced between standing still and
:11:43. > :11:46.recession, this comes after the Bank of England sought to navigate its
:11:47. > :11:51.way out of the storm by cutting interest rates and pumping new cash
:11:52. > :11:55.into the economy. Before the Brexit vote Scotland had moved into a worst
:11:56. > :12:01.position than the UK as a whole, it only just avoided recession last
:12:02. > :12:07.winter and the underlying problems have not gone away. We are seeing a
:12:08. > :12:09.contraction in the Scottish economy, a downturn in manufacturing and also
:12:10. > :12:15.professional services. We have spoken about the impact of oil and
:12:16. > :12:19.gas, especially in the North East of Scotland, but this is now reaching
:12:20. > :12:23.further afield, manufacturers across Scotland are seeing a downturn in
:12:24. > :12:27.demand and they reduction in their work in progress. The some parts of
:12:28. > :12:36.the economy there is better news because the value of the pound has
:12:37. > :12:40.fallen by around 15% of the currencies of major trading partners
:12:41. > :12:47.and that should help exporting, because goods here look cheaper to
:12:48. > :12:52.foreigner, -- foreigners, although imports Luke Morris pensive to us.
:12:53. > :12:57.The visitor to Scotland is finding it cheaper than it was just a couple
:12:58. > :13:03.of months ago -- although imports will look more expensive to us. At
:13:04. > :13:09.the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, not much of a slowdown, seemingly. I'm
:13:10. > :13:14.the managing director for a hotel group and July and August is always
:13:15. > :13:20.a buoyant time for our hotels especially in Edinburgh because of
:13:21. > :13:26.the fringe Festival, we have extra people committing to book for our
:13:27. > :13:32.hotels in Scotland and that is up from Europe and the United States by
:13:33. > :13:35.up to 50-100% in terms of conversion to bookings on our website which is
:13:36. > :13:39.a very positive thing, and I can only assume with the weaker pound
:13:40. > :13:43.that will help, people will decide only assume with the weaker pound
:13:44. > :13:48.to travel to our hotels in Scotland. The uncertainty about Brexit
:13:49. > :13:53.impacted and was answered single most, even though the Bank of
:13:54. > :13:56.England's moves last week were welcomed by businesses, but now it
:13:57. > :14:02.is over to governments to explain how they will support the economy.
:14:03. > :14:06.Could we see tax cuts or more public spending from Downing Street? And a
:14:07. > :14:11.big choice for Holyrood with their new tax powers. Neither government
:14:12. > :14:15.is likely to answer those questions until later this year.
:14:16. > :14:18.A teenager who knocked down and killed a nurse
:14:19. > :14:21.on her way home from work - has been jailed for 6 years.
:14:22. > :14:24.Dylan Jenkins was being followed by a police car in May this year -
:14:25. > :14:27.when he lost control of his vehicle and struck Jill Pirie.
:14:28. > :14:31.She was taken to the hospital where she worked -
:14:32. > :14:33.the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary - for treatment -
:14:34. > :14:44.Jill Pirie was walking home from work when she was hit and killed by
:14:45. > :14:48.a car driven by Dylan Jenkin, the car powered into the back of her
:14:49. > :14:51.throwing her against a wall. She was rushed to the hospital where she
:14:52. > :14:55.worked, and colleagues battled to save her life but they were not able
:14:56. > :14:58.to. Jenkin only had a provisional licence and he was not insured and
:14:59. > :15:05.he had bought the car on a website for just ?40. Police tried to get
:15:06. > :15:09.Jenkin over because of the state of his car, but instead he took off at
:15:10. > :15:14.high speed, instigating a chase down this road. All the while Jill Pirie
:15:15. > :15:18.was heading home after shift to see her young son and she was less in
:15:19. > :15:22.half a mile from home when she was struck, and afterwards Jenkin
:15:23. > :15:25.climbed over the fence into this golf course and ran away, it was the
:15:26. > :15:30.following day when he gave himself up. A major investigation involving
:15:31. > :15:34.police forensics and search teams was launched and the July Jenkin
:15:35. > :15:39.pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. -- in July. At the High
:15:40. > :15:43.Court he was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from driving
:15:44. > :15:46.for seven years. Family and friends were in court and the judge spoke
:15:47. > :15:52.about the terrible toll this had taken on them. Later Jill Pirie's
:15:53. > :16:00.sister issued a statement, saying the sentence was a sick joke.
:16:01. > :16:05.In the meantime the police investigations review commission
:16:06. > :16:08.continues to investigate because police officers were involved.
:16:09. > :16:18.Report will be sent to the Crown Office in Duke. -- in Duke course.
:16:19. > :16:21.A fresh wave of strike action has been announced in a pay dispute
:16:22. > :16:25.Members of Unite and the RMT are taking action against oil
:16:26. > :16:29.Strikes will be staggered, with 24 hour stoppages taking place
:16:30. > :16:31.on six different Shell operated platforms on different days
:16:32. > :16:38.Wood Group says the escalation is extremely unhelpful.
:16:39. > :16:41.The death of a 24-year-old man in the east end of Glasgow
:16:42. > :16:46.Gary Weir was stabbed when a fight broke out as he left a party at
:16:47. > :16:50.Three other men in their twenties were taken to hospital
:16:51. > :17:01.Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward
:17:02. > :17:06.Crawler and she had come out of the property behind me, have extended a
:17:07. > :17:11.21st birthday party with his friends. When they left, the pub was
:17:12. > :17:14.emptying, there was a discussion between another group of individuals
:17:15. > :17:19.who had not been at the party, this resulted in a fight in the street,
:17:20. > :17:25.and during this, Gary sustained a fatal injury, which resulted in his
:17:26. > :17:26.death. We are keen to identify the other members of the group, who had
:17:27. > :17:32.been involved in this. Scottish Labour leader
:17:33. > :17:34.Kezia Dugdale is to marry her The 34-year-old says she is "utterly
:17:35. > :17:39.thrilled" after getting engaged The couple have been
:17:40. > :17:43.together since 2008, but Ms Dugdale only talked publicly
:17:44. > :17:45.about their relationship Team GB is on the medal
:17:46. > :18:10.table at the Rio Olympics after Adam Peaty's world record swim
:18:11. > :18:13.for gold and Jazz Carlin's No medals yet for the Scottish
:18:14. > :18:17.contingent though, AND the Murray brothers are already
:18:18. > :18:18.out of the doubles. Let's get the very latest
:18:19. > :18:23.from Kheredine Idessane. Not a wonderful weekend for some of
:18:24. > :18:31.the Scots, but much more promising today. Straight to the action on the
:18:32. > :18:35.rowing lake, Heather Stanning and her partner, favourites for a gold
:18:36. > :18:41.medal, defending Olympic champions, they have not lost in 36 races. That
:18:42. > :18:45.almost came to an end, coming from behind to get past the Danish crew.
:18:46. > :18:54.A decent first performance from Heather Stanning and Heather Lovell.
:18:55. > :19:01.A good new story to be told as well, across at the canoe doubles, Richard
:19:02. > :19:05.Hounslow was in action, they performed in the single canoe,
:19:06. > :19:07.really good performance to qualify third fastest, today it was all
:19:08. > :19:11.really good performance to qualify about the two-man canoe, they are
:19:12. > :19:16.the silver medallist from London four years ago. -- Helen Glover.
:19:17. > :19:22.They qualified second fastest in the semifinals. They have been talking
:19:23. > :19:25.about how tricky the course was. Some tricky moves, particularly the
:19:26. > :19:29.bottom section, definitely one that was testing all of the cruise. We
:19:30. > :19:33.took on what we thought was a pretty safe way of going about it, with the
:19:34. > :19:42.objective that they get through to the next round, that is it. David
:19:43. > :19:46.Florence, that double act, not so the double act of Andy Murray and
:19:47. > :19:49.Jamie Murray, they are unfortunately already out of the doubles in the
:19:50. > :19:55.first round, this was their opponent's seven match point,
:19:56. > :20:00.extraordinary second set tie-break, which the Murray brothers lost
:20:01. > :20:02.agonisingly 16-14, going out at the first hurdle, understandably
:20:03. > :20:04.disappointing for Andy Murray, he spoke with me afterwards. You don't
:20:05. > :20:31.get this opportunity often, the way the match finished,
:20:32. > :20:38.the net cord, just one of those days, unfortunately. The good news,
:20:39. > :20:42.Andy Murray is still in the singles competition, is playing Juan Monaco
:20:43. > :20:45.in the second round tomorrow, and fingers crossed there could be a
:20:46. > :20:47.Scottish medal here tomorrow, David Florence going in the canoe singles,
:20:48. > :20:49.Scottish medal here tomorrow, David and then the final, we hope to bring
:20:50. > :20:53.you some good news tomorrow. New Celtic signing Scott Sinclair
:20:54. > :20:56.says he was sold on a move to Parkhead after speaking
:20:57. > :20:58.to the former Celtic The 27-year-old made his debut
:20:59. > :21:06.for the club yesterday, in what proved to be
:21:07. > :21:15.a very eventful afternoon VOICEOVER: He has Chelsea,
:21:16. > :21:20.Manchester City and Swansea on his very impressive CV, for the next
:21:21. > :21:24.four years, Scott Sinclair will be a Celtic player, if Ben forehand
:21:25. > :21:28.yesterday is anything to go by, then Celtic fans are in for a treat. --
:21:29. > :21:33.if yesterday is anything to go by. COMMENTATOR: Dream debut for Scott
:21:34. > :21:36.Sinclair! VOICEOVER: Scoring what proved to be the winning goal, just
:21:37. > :21:40.minutes after coming on as a subject, in his first game, the
:21:41. > :21:45.Parkhead club have paid around ?4.5 million to Aston Villa for his
:21:46. > :21:50.services, he says that former Celtic midfielder Stilley and Petrov has
:21:51. > :21:55.given him plenty of advice about the move to Celtic Park. I spoke with
:21:56. > :21:58.stand before I came here, I discussed with him, and asked him
:21:59. > :22:02.questions about what it was like, and he told me, basically, you will
:22:03. > :22:08.never experience the atmosphere and what the fans are like. --
:22:09. > :22:11.never experience the atmosphere and Petrov. He said it was great to get
:22:12. > :22:15.my football back on track, and it is great for me to enjoy football
:22:16. > :22:19.against white sink there is also teaming up once again with Brendan
:22:20. > :22:23.Rodgers, who managed him at Swansea, he says he knows all about the
:22:24. > :22:27.quality of the striker and what he can bring to the squad. He is a
:22:28. > :22:31.really top talent. It has been difficult for him the last couple of
:22:32. > :22:36.seasons, after his move to Manchester City and then to Aston
:22:37. > :22:41.Villa, but he is a player that gets you off his seat. Perfect start for
:22:42. > :22:49.Scott Sinclair, in what he hopes will be a flourishing Celtic career.
:22:50. > :22:52.STUDIO: Russell Knox may well have done enough to secure a wild card
:22:53. > :22:55.The Inverness born golfer claimed victory at the Travellers
:22:56. > :22:59.In the process he joined a small and illustrious group of Scots
:23:00. > :23:03.The question is, will Ryder Cup captain Darren Clark be impressed?
:23:04. > :23:07.VOICEOVER: It was a 12 foot putt to win in Cromwell, Connecticut,
:23:08. > :23:10.Russell Knox has well and truly thrown his hat into the ring for a
:23:11. > :23:13.Ryder Cup captain 's pick. Automatic selection has not yet been achieved,
:23:14. > :23:17.he rarely plays in the European Tour, he's just outside selection
:23:18. > :23:22.from the world points list. His pedigree is not in doubt. Now 18th
:23:23. > :23:28.in the he joins a small select group of Scots to have achieved world top
:23:29. > :23:31.20 status, only Sandy Lyle, Sam Torrance and Colin Montgomerie have
:23:32. > :23:37.reached such giddy heights on the world stage. In terms of winnings
:23:38. > :23:42.this season, he has also impressed, earning over ?4 million, but will it
:23:43. > :23:46.be enough to satisfy Darren Clarke? The Ryder Cup captain has three wild
:23:47. > :23:51.card picks with Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood expected to fill two of
:23:52. > :23:54.them. Is Russell Knox worthy of the third? Everything is in his favour
:23:55. > :23:59.just now, especially having played in America, the Ryder Cup in
:24:00. > :24:02.America, his form this year has been fantastic, he has been very
:24:03. > :24:05.consistent in the Majors, he has gone up the world ranking points,
:24:06. > :24:12.now it is just a waiting game for him. He has done everything he could
:24:13. > :24:16.do. Ryder Cup paddled the commences against the Americans on the 30th of
:24:17. > :24:20.September, has Russell Knox done enough to be back in the spotlight
:24:21. > :24:26.for the European team? -- Ryder Cup battle commences.
:24:27. > :24:28.STUDIO: The Edinburgh International Festival opened last night with one
:24:29. > :24:35.of biggest and most spectacular shows to date.
:24:36. > :24:37.Around 27,000 people gathered beneath Edinburgh Castle
:24:38. > :24:39.to watch a free light and animation show.
:24:40. > :24:41.And our arts correspondent Pauline McLean was among them.
:24:42. > :24:44.VOICEOVER: The Edinburgh International Festival has played
:24:45. > :24:47.host to some big names but I shows go this must be one of the biggest
:24:48. > :24:50.and most spectacular, Wayne tribute to the great philosophers and
:24:51. > :24:54.geologists produced by Scotland, as well as poets, writers and
:24:55. > :25:01.musicians, a huge challenge squeezing 350 million years of
:25:02. > :25:03.history into 18 minutes! Very large surface, we have a lot of
:25:04. > :25:08.projectors, aligning that many project is very accurately over a
:25:09. > :25:11.building and a surface of this size is very technically complicated and
:25:12. > :25:15.unpredictable, if it rains, the rock will get darker, when we did the
:25:16. > :25:19.test back in January, was not so many trees and grass on the rock,
:25:20. > :25:23.the organic nature of the canvas has been a real challenge and we have
:25:24. > :25:27.had to respond to some environmental factors. We have had the full range
:25:28. > :25:32.of Scottish weather today, and torrential rain to high wind, many
:25:33. > :25:37.events cancelled around the country, but not this one, which is just as
:25:38. > :25:41.well, 27,000 free tickets have been snapped up, and thousands of people
:25:42. > :25:49.have arrived here already. They liked what they saw. Really enjoyed
:25:50. > :25:53.it, some of it really blew my head off, fantastic! Spectacular, the way
:25:54. > :26:00.that they split up all the different parts of the castle, and the
:26:01. > :26:06.surroundings... It was amazing, I am privileged to be here. The people
:26:07. > :26:11.here that are young, 50 years down the line, what will they see! It is
:26:12. > :26:16.just what the Festival hope for, a chance to celebrate the ordinary as
:26:17. > :26:18.well as the extraordinary people who host the event every year, and see
:26:19. > :26:26.their city in a whole new light. Is it a night for getting out and
:26:27. > :26:38.about? We will find out with Kirsty. Blustery spell of weather,
:26:39. > :26:42.certainly, over the next few days, feeling changeable conditions on the
:26:43. > :26:46.cards, this evening, looks dry for most of us, spells of sunshine to
:26:47. > :26:50.end the day, share was continuing to these, the main increase for most of
:26:51. > :26:56.us, the one exception continues to be some very strong wind across
:26:57. > :26:59.Shetland for a time, gusting to around 55 mph, wet conditions,
:27:00. > :27:04.during the night, the wind here will moderate, it will become drier,
:27:05. > :27:09.elsewhere, looking largely dry, some clear periods, just a scattering of
:27:10. > :27:14.showers, especially across the north-west, driven in on brisk
:27:15. > :27:19.north-westerly wind, this will help temperatures stay up around nine, 10
:27:20. > :27:24.degrees, just dipping to something called for sheltered rural areas in
:27:25. > :27:27.the North and the clear skies. Tomorrow, dry for most of us, plenty
:27:28. > :27:32.of sunshine around, as we go through the day, cloud will bubble up for
:27:33. > :27:37.most of us, and there will be some showers. Tomorrow afternoon, the
:27:38. > :27:41.heaviest and most frequent showers will be across the likes of the
:27:42. > :27:44.borders, Dumfries and Galloway, scattering of showers through the
:27:45. > :27:48.central belt, and for somewhat stern coastal areas, and we will see some
:27:49. > :27:53.breaks as well, spells of brightness. The driest, brightest
:27:54. > :27:56.conditions tomorrow afternoon across the North Highlands and the
:27:57. > :28:02.north-east, temperature wise, around 15 to 17 Celsius, and the wind will
:28:03. > :28:06.continue to ease across the board. Tomorrow evening, the showers will
:28:07. > :28:09.continue for many areas, and a band of rain will feed into the West
:28:10. > :28:14.during the course of the night, by Wednesday morning, that rain
:28:15. > :28:17.continues for a time in the south-west, although clearing fairly
:28:18. > :28:22.quickly, behind that, a lot of decent weather to come, spells of
:28:23. > :28:26.brightness and sunshine, and with light wind and highs of 19 Celsius,
:28:27. > :28:30.it will feel Pleasant in the sunshine.