29/12/2016 Reporting Scotland

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The organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party have warned

people not to travel to the capital unless they have a ticket.

With 75,000 people expected, Police Scotland insist

they have a "proportionate" security plan in place.

At the top of the mound, a stage is taking shape, but high up on the

ramparts of the castle, a fireworks display is being carefully prepared,

sure signs that Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations are approaching.

The buses and restaurants and bars are a fool. There is a huge

build-up, ?42 million being brought to the city for the local economy.

It is great for Edinburgh's reputation as the capital of

Scotland that we can put on a fantastic event like this.

It is an event that has grown into a three-day festival, with tickets for

the headline act Paolo Nutini disappearing within three hours. For

those thinking about going to the street party, there was a gentle

warning. We encourage people to buy their

tickets now and not travel unless they have bought a ticket because

the event will sell out beforehand we do not want people to turn up

disappointed. And other consideration is security.

New Year's Eve, this place will be filled up with tens of thousands of

partygoers, and the recent attacks in Berlin are focusing the mind of

those policing the event. I'm confident we have the

proportionate and appropriate plan in place to keep people safe. In

terms of the overall threat level within the UK, that remains at

severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. We ask members of the public

to be alert but not alarmed. As the preparations continue,

there is the one thing that organisers can't control,

and that is the weather. In the past, it has not always been

a friend of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, but this year's forecast doesn't

contain anything too dramatic. Some rain and windy conditions,

so the advice is to wrap up warm. Police say a robust plans are in

place to ensure public safety for the Hogmanay football match between

Rangers and Celtic. About 50,000 people are expected

at Ibrox on Saturday lunchtime. Large crowds are also expected

in the city centre for shopping My focus is about delivering a safe

event but not only the football match, we want people to enjoy a

safe environment in the city centre to do their shopping and enjoy the

New Year celebrations. I would say to people, make sure you act

responsibly. If you are having a drink, drink responsibly and make

sure you plan your transport to and from home.

Hundreds of people, who were given infected NHS blood in Scotland

in the 1970s and '80s, have now received extra

financial support, according to the Scottish Government.

They include more than 300 people infected with hepatitis C,

who received lump sums totalling tens of thousands of pounds.

The news has been broadly welcomed by campaigners but they also called

for urgent action to address payments to widows.

From the 1st of April next year with this Scottish scheme, we have the

opportunity to support Windows and widowers who have been left behind.

Work has been ongoing to make sure those widows and widowers get

support, because we know for many of them they are struggling

financially. Is important to acknowledge that

Scotland has done a much better job than south of the border in

recognising the payments that have been necessary to make people who

have suffered in many cases. Mark Bunn in terms of the losers, and I

am afraid the widows, there is a lot of work to be done.

A year ago parts of southern Scotland experienced their worst

As Willie Johnston reports, Storm Frank brought around half

a month's worth of rain in 24 hours and heralded New Year

This is what people here will cover two on December 30 last year,

festive cheer destroyed by reigning horror. -- it was rain.

The water and walls started to go dark and the water came up. It is

not a nice feeling and you see it all the time on the news, flooding,

you do not understand the impact. That is until it happens to you. You

cannot explain how it feels. On the same day, another river burst

its banks, the count's worst flood in half a century. The First

Minister came to meet those affected, including one man who had

two shops flooded in Cumbria. He says English authorities

responded better. Can more be done from Dumfries and

Galloway Council? Is there a bigger plan for flood defences for the

area, basically? In the past few weeks, the council

has repaired the river bank and removed an old bridge which

effectively became a damp. More prominent flood prevention measures

here are years away still. I am always looking at the websites

but we are not really any further forward. We have built our own flood

defences... Hopefully to try to forward. We have built our own flood

mitigate some risk. The river wall has been rebuilt

here, and rainfall so far this winter has meant that this river has

remained down, but some people are looking anxiously at the weather

forecast. In the run-up to the Old Firm match

on Hogmanay, the Rangers manager Mark Warburton says he shouldn't be

judged on results against Celtic. But at Celtic, Brendan Rodgers says

the pressure's on the Ibrox side. Just ahead of him, he goes for a

goal. While Celtic were doing this...

Finding the net... Rangers were doing this.

Saved, but it comes out to Mackay. There is Maclean interested in that

one and he gets there first. He keeps his goal to equalise for St

Johnstone. Last night's results widen the

points gap between the clubs at the top of the Premiership to 16 points.

In terms of where Rangers are at in relation to the points, and with

Aberdeen closing in behind them... They will want to win the game as

much as we want to win. Whatever way the result goes for us... We have

had a brilliant opening time to season.

The league champions were better than Rangers in their Premiership

match at Celtic Park, and in the League Cup semifinal at Hampden

earlier this season. Rangers managed to have their manager believe he

should not be judged on games against the archrivals. He says he

spoke... Brendan Rodgers says Celtic's

average this season of three goals per away game gives them confidence

for their trip to Ibrox but this is either proof that even red-hot

strikers like Leigh Griffiths can misfire or it is proof of his

accuracy. David Currie, Reporting Scotland.

Let's see what we can expect from the weather.

Good evening. Mild but breezy conditions across the country

tonight, and whilst we will be dry foremost, some of rain in the far

north-west. You can see it they are, the weather front moving into worst

part of the north-west Highlands. Elsewhere is fairly cloudy and

reasonably mild. Temperatures in towns and cities perhaps no more

than nine or 10 Celsius in the West and north-west coast, wind gusting

to kill force for a time. Tomorrow, I pressure in the near continent but

stepping away to allow this weather front pushing into the north-west.

Tightly packed isobars means a breezy day so wet across the far

north. Heaviest rain north of Inverness to Stornoway and Orkney

and Shetland. South of here is cloudy with a spot of light rain or

drizzle but mainly over of high ground... Double digits mostly, but

Bradley Moray Coast and Aberdeenshire, 13 or 14 Celsius is

possible. Wet weather in the North moves upwards as we head to the

weekend. On Saturday there will be a wet day across the Highlands and

Islands. Yellow be aware warning from the Met Office because of

Islands. Yellow be aware warning difficult conditions on roads.

Elsewhere, after a Tri-Star, wind edging its way southwards and once

fairly breezy. For the celebrations, Hogmanay, that rain still with us,

but it is clearing away so a wet evening but by the time we reach the

bells, hopefully it should have cleared away towards the south.

Behind it turning much colder with a few wintry showers to come. That is

the forecast. The next bulletin

is at 11.12 tonight. If you're still up,

I'll see you then.