26/12/2016 Reporting Scotland


26/12/2016

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Storm Conor has brought gale-force winds, rain and some snow

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There have also been gales in Grampian

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Following a relatively mild Christmas Day temperature-wise,

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Storm Conor is now making itself known.

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There was a lull after storm Barbara. Heavy rain, storm force

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winds up to mph and snow caused travel challenges. It was a case of

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steady and slow through snow on the waltz nine -- A9 in the Highlands

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and Aberdeenshire. Drivers further south contended with gales and

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surface water. High winds meant restrictions on all major bridges.

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Some West Coast ferry services fell victim to cancellations and delays

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and this evening's ferries between Aberdeen and Shetland will now leave

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later than scheduled. Scotland's transport Minister chaired a meeting

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of the Scottish Government resilience team, receiving updates

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from the Met Office, transport Scotland and the police as the storm

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passed through. The weather wasn't putting off these shoppers in

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Glasgow this morning, though, people chasing Boxing Day bargains

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undeterred. Warm and calmer weather is for tomorrow.

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Police in Glasgow have launched a murder inquiry after a violent

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A 43-year-old man was found seriously injured in the Saracen

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area to the north-east of the city in the early hours

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A 50-year-old man who was also injured was taken to hospital where

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The Co-op says it's creating around 250 jobs

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The company's planning to open 20 new stores,

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with Edinburgh, Gretna and Alyth among the places where

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The new jobs will take the total number of people employed

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by Co-op across the country to almost 6,000.

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To Rugby now and Glasgow beat Edinburgh by 25-12 in their Pro12

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Glasgow touched down twice in the first half

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with Junior Bulumakau scoring in just the first minute.

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Edinburgh went in front through the boot of Duncan Weir.

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But Glasgow re-took their lead and stretched it further with this

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Now, despite today's wild weather, some hardy Scots have been taking

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And in Orkney, the famous Ba Game took place a day late because,

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this year, Christmas Day fell on a Sunday.

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The ancient Ba Game game in Orkney. Starting at Kirkwall, in the scrum

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that follows, it can be hard to tell opposing sides. A quick victory is a

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major celebration. The game was delayed for a day this year,

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Christmas being on a Sunday. I would prefer it to be on the day, on

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Christmas Day. In our family, Boxing Day has been Christmas Day for a

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long time, so that the Ba Game is out of the way and everybody is

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relaxed. Thousands of pounds were raised for

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charity at Aberdeen's nippy defers event. Freezing cold but feeling

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great. Phenomenal, freezing, but worth it. It's not too bad once you

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are in. Absolutely brilliant. Awesome. I did this year! -- my mum

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did it this year. In Fife, this Boxing Day handicap race has been

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held for years. Something to work off the Christmas pudding and all of

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it, so you get little kids coming who have never run before, who

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usually win, by the way, and then serious athletes, who are doing

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quite serious times. Undaunted by the storms, these Shetlanders took

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the plunge on Christmas Day itself. Many people had been determined to

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get out and active, no matter the weather, but if you missed out

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today, the organisers of other activities say they will be doing

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seemingly -- they will be doing similar around the country on New

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Year's Day. Time now for the latest weather

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forecast with Kirsteen. It has been a very windy day across

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most of the country, as Storm Conor has been making its presence felt.

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Thank you to our weather watchers in the Orkney and Shetland Islands or

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sending us these very stormy scenes pictures. Shetland has been the

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windiest place in the UK today, with a top gust of 94 mph. As you can

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see, it's been quite windy across the board. Not just windy, we have

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had a number of wintry showers, plenty of snowfall in Aviemore

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today, six centimetres. Going through this evening, it really

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begins to settle down. Ice will be a hazard on untreated roads and

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services for a time, especially in the central highlands. Generally

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tonight, it becomes dry. Just the few showers in the far north-west

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and longer spells of rain over northern isles. By the end of the

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night, temperatures recovering once again after a chilly evening, three

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to five Celsius. Tomorrow and for the next couple of days, we have

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this area of high pressure which will really settle the weather down,

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compared with of late. We start tomorrow on a mainly dry note. There

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will be a few showers continuing in the north-west and the northern

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isles, and the wind picking up here as we go through the day. Elsewhere,

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it's looking dry, with plenty of brightness and sunshine and not as

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raw a field tomorrow as we have had today, with less in the way of wind.

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Temperature wise, up a notch to around seven to nine Celsius. For

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the rest of the UK, we are also under the influence of high

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pressure. Dry conditions across the board, with brightness and sunshine

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and very little in terms of wins. Temperatures around six or seven. On

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home turf tomorrow evening, it stays dry with perhaps a touch of frost in

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sheltered rural parts. A breeze across the north-west coast and

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perhaps one or two showers. On Wednesday, a similar story, high

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pressure remaining in charge and the best sunshine in eastern areas. More

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in the way of cloud in the west, with a few showers, and breezy for

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the north-west, and fairly mild for the time of year.

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Our next bulletin is at 12:40pm tomorrow.

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From everyone on Reporting Scotland, enjoy the rest of your Boxing Day.

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