:00:00. > :00:09.Police investigating the murder of a man in a deliberate house fire
:00:10. > :00:13.in Milngavie make a fresh appeal for witnesses.
:00:14. > :00:19.Scots are urged to give their views on a second independence referendum.
:00:20. > :00:34.Operations in Grampian are cancelled due to a shortage of nurses.
:00:35. > :00:43.We speak to the Costa prize winner on his advice to would-be authors.
:00:44. > :00:47.Definitely give up and get another job! Know, if you believe in what
:00:48. > :00:48.you're doing and have a desire to get better and take on criticism
:00:49. > :00:51.then keep going. As the transfer window opens,
:00:52. > :00:55.Celtic agree a ?3 million fee Police have made a fresh appeal
:00:56. > :01:14.for witnesses who may be able to help them find the killer
:01:15. > :01:17.of a man who was murdered 23-year-old Cameron Logan died
:01:18. > :01:21.in the blaze Milngavie His girlfriend, Rebecca Williams,
:01:22. > :01:27.remains in a critical condition. Mr Logan's parents were also
:01:28. > :01:29.injured but have been Our reporter Huw Williams has been
:01:30. > :01:33.following this story. Huw, what have the police
:01:34. > :01:45.been saying today? They asked for anyone to come
:01:46. > :01:50.forward and in particular a list of people either spotted by passers-by
:01:51. > :01:54.or recorded by CCTV on New Year's Day morning at the time that the
:01:55. > :02:00.fire was deliberately started. They listed a man in a grey hooded top
:02:01. > :02:05.walking of people and another person in a dark top walking a couple of
:02:06. > :02:10.springer spaniel is and also a third man in dark trousers. And a couple
:02:11. > :02:15.of joggers a man and a woman seen running together at eight o'clock on
:02:16. > :02:22.New Year's Day morning. A warning that my report contains some flash
:02:23. > :02:28.photography. Searching woodland behind the house
:02:29. > :02:31.where Cameron Logan died. Did whoever started the fire use these
:02:32. > :02:37.past to get two or away from the property, did they leave any clue
:02:38. > :02:43.behind. Whoever is responsible for this, we know they have made off
:02:44. > :02:46.from the crime scene. Perhaps they have dropped some evidence and if
:02:47. > :02:49.from the crime scene. Perhaps they that is out there we intend to find
:02:50. > :02:55.it and will search every area where we could recover any potential
:02:56. > :03:00.evidence. Whoever set the fire was targeting this house. Targeting the
:03:01. > :03:03.Logan family. But investigators cannot or will not say yet if
:03:04. > :03:09.Cameron Logan was the intended target. At this time there is no
:03:10. > :03:12.information coming in that anyone had a grudge or there was any
:03:13. > :03:17.fallout with the family members and that is why it is imperative that if
:03:18. > :03:19.anyone knows anything that they come forward, hopefully to give is that
:03:20. > :03:23.vital bit of information forward, hopefully to give is that
:03:24. > :03:28.establish why this horrific crime has taken place. Today police gave
:03:29. > :03:32.details of dog walkers and joggers seen by CCTV or eyewitnesses in the
:03:33. > :03:37.area at the time that the fire was begun. They could have vital
:03:38. > :03:42.information and the revealed that the heroic efforts of David Logan to
:03:43. > :03:45.save his son and his girlfriend Rebecca Williams. He was assisted by
:03:46. > :03:48.a neighbour and it can only be Rebecca Williams. He was assisted by
:03:49. > :03:54.described as heroic actions, the managed to get Cameron was my
:03:55. > :03:58.girlfriend out of the house. Unfortunately she still remains
:03:59. > :04:02.critical, at this time, and we are still unable to speak to her. But
:04:03. > :04:05.police have been speaking to surviving members of the family who
:04:06. > :04:09.they describe as being traumatised. They hope that members of the public
:04:10. > :04:16.may come forward with information to help catch the killer of Cameron
:04:17. > :04:20.Logan. But is asking people to come forward if they have CCTV systems or
:04:21. > :04:25.even a dashboard camera in their car, if you have recorded anything
:04:26. > :04:28.in the area on New Year's Day can morning. They're also trying to
:04:29. > :04:31.trace the dog walkers, joggers and other motorists driving past and
:04:32. > :04:41.they said that you can contact them on the non-emergency 101 number or
:04:42. > :04:45.anonymously Crimestoppers. With a week to go the Scottish Government
:04:46. > :04:49.is urging people to register their views about the independence
:04:50. > :04:52.Referendum Bill with just one week left of the public consultation.
:04:53. > :04:55.But the Conservatives say the people of Scotland made a very clear
:04:56. > :04:58.Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr looks at
:04:59. > :05:08.The UK and Scottish Government agreed a deal on an independence
:05:09. > :05:13.referendum back in 2012 and now the Scottish Government is seeking your
:05:14. > :05:16.opinions on a fresh Referendum Bill as Brexit looms. It is broadly
:05:17. > :05:21.similar to last time around, and they need the permission of
:05:22. > :05:24.Westminster. So do you think they should be another vote? I do not
:05:25. > :05:29.think so, we had the referendum. We should just carry on. It is a bit
:05:30. > :05:39.too much politics now. I think they should be. No because I think it is
:05:40. > :05:45.causing enough issues already. The decision has already been need,
:05:46. > :05:51.maybe wait another generation for a younger generation to decide. Do you
:05:52. > :05:57.think Brexit changes anything I do not have the answer for that,
:05:58. > :06:00.unfortunately. Brexit is seen as a threat to the Scottish economy and
:06:01. > :06:05.so to protect their place in Europe another referendum may be required,
:06:06. > :06:09.Mr stay. Nicola Sturgeon faces a tough decision, when to call the
:06:10. > :06:12.vote. We are trying to get an agreement on what should happen
:06:13. > :06:17.after Brexit in Scotland, we put forward proposals for that. If they
:06:18. > :06:22.are rejected and we cannot find agreement then it will be a need to
:06:23. > :06:24.re-consult people on Scottish independence. With those accusations
:06:25. > :06:28.that Theresa May is independence. With those accusations
:06:29. > :06:33.Brussels, the Conservatives hit back and said that the people of Scotland
:06:34. > :06:37.voted decisively against independence in 2014. But the UK
:06:38. > :06:47.Government Brexit plans are not decisive. At least according to the
:06:48. > :06:51.former ambassador to the EU who resigned blaming muddled thinking. I
:06:52. > :06:56.think the government is rightly taking its time, it is not in a
:06:57. > :07:00.mess. Brexit is complex and unravelling more than 40 years of
:07:01. > :07:03.legal and economic integration between the UK and the rest of
:07:04. > :07:11.continental Europe is not going to happen overnight but will take time.
:07:12. > :07:14.2016 was a big political year, 2017 will be a make or break year for
:07:15. > :07:17.some politicians, leaders on both sides of the border face tough
:07:18. > :07:22.choices. A health board has had
:07:23. > :07:24.to cancel operations because of a shortage
:07:25. > :07:25.of theatre nurses. A patients' group says elderly
:07:26. > :07:28.patients in NHS Grampian are being affected
:07:29. > :07:30.disproportionately because of the lack of staff
:07:31. > :07:31.with specialist skills. Steven Duff joins us
:07:32. > :07:34.from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Steven, what type of procedures
:07:35. > :07:48.have been affected? It is not the emergency operations
:07:49. > :07:51.that have been cancelled, it is elective surgery, people with
:07:52. > :07:54.appointments to get their cataract in two, a hip or knee replacement.
:07:55. > :07:59.appointments to get their cataract Earlier today NHS Grampian had to
:08:00. > :08:02.deny that up to a quarter of these types of operations had been
:08:03. > :08:07.cancelled. In the last couple of hours they have said that more than
:08:08. > :08:13.180 have had to be cancelled since November. To put that into context,
:08:14. > :08:14.every year NHS Grampian carries out around 30,000 operations. The reason
:08:15. > :08:20.is they do not have enough theatre around 30,000 operations. The reason
:08:21. > :08:25.staff. Highly qualified nurses to cover the operating theatres behind
:08:26. > :08:29.us. Every cancelled operation has an impact on an individual patient and
:08:30. > :08:35.one patient group believes elderly patients are being worst affected.
:08:36. > :08:44.The acute care if you like will be the last to suffer. But it is a
:08:45. > :08:46.symptom that there is underlying problems in retention and
:08:47. > :08:52.recruitment of staff. For whatever reason. And it is something which
:08:53. > :08:58.needs to be addressed. Not only within Grampian but within Scotland
:08:59. > :09:01.as a whole. NHS Grampian has apologised to anyone who has had an
:09:02. > :09:07.operation cancelled, they do say that this is not about funding, it
:09:08. > :09:11.is about being able to recruit and retain highly qualified nurses.
:09:12. > :09:17.More than 40 years after the Equal Pay Act was introduced,
:09:18. > :09:21.research suggests there is still a significant gender pay gap.
:09:22. > :09:22.In fact, the Resolution Foundation thinktank found that,
:09:23. > :09:24.for some age groups, the gap is still widening.
:09:25. > :09:40.I am a 33-year-old solicitor based in Glasgow. I'm also a young mother.
:09:41. > :09:47.I have three-year-old son. I have worked for this company since
:09:48. > :09:51.leaving university, for ten years now and I was promoted to partner
:09:52. > :09:55.last year. Laura Connor has bucked the trend. The latest research shows
:09:56. > :09:59.that when many women hit their 30s they can expect to pay a big price
:10:00. > :10:05.if they opt to have children. Our research shows that the generation
:10:06. > :10:10.born since 1980, since they turn 30 begat shoots back up very similar to
:10:11. > :10:14.where it was for the generation before and what that suggests is
:10:15. > :10:17.that the old challenges around when women start to have children really
:10:18. > :10:21.are enduring for young women today and they can expect a significant
:10:22. > :10:25.lifetime earnings penalty looking at their whole life compared to male
:10:26. > :10:30.counterparts. According to research women born between 1981 and 2000 and
:10:31. > :10:38.around 5% less than their male counterparts. As soon as they hit
:10:39. > :10:41.30, the pay gap widens to 9%. The differential taking over the course
:10:42. > :10:45.of a career that can mean they lose out to the tune of hundreds of
:10:46. > :10:47.thousands of pounds. The energy firm SSE was one of the first
:10:48. > :10:49.thousands of pounds. The energy firm companies to publish is gender pay
:10:50. > :10:53.gap and it is ahead of many in the field with a number of initiatives
:10:54. > :11:00.to eliminate it altogether. We looked at what we're to get the
:11:01. > :11:02.gender diversity into the organisation, so gender neutral
:11:03. > :11:07.advertising to bring people in. We looked at helping people to promote
:11:08. > :11:12.themselves within the organisation, for example returner programmes.
:11:13. > :11:15.Shirley is living proof, undaunted at the prospect of entering a
:11:16. > :11:19.traditionally male domain, the qualified engineer now heads up
:11:20. > :11:26.their network division in Perth. It is an excellent career choice for
:11:27. > :11:31.females, engineering. Younger girls are better at the same subject but
:11:32. > :11:36.they do not choose to go into these professions for one reason or
:11:37. > :11:39.another. I get to solve problems every day and with an organisation
:11:40. > :11:42.that is respectful of diversity. Back a the solicitor 's office in
:11:43. > :11:48.Glasgow, Laura? Colleague specialises in equal pay claims. We
:11:49. > :11:54.have been pursuing tens of thousands of equal pay claims across Scotland
:11:55. > :11:57.in the public sector in ten years resulting in hundreds of millions of
:11:58. > :12:01.pounds of compensation for women paid less than their male
:12:02. > :12:06.colleagues. Any pay gap at any stage is unacceptable. I would never
:12:07. > :12:09.contemplate working anywhere where I was paid less than a male colleague
:12:10. > :12:11.doing the same job as them. And no woman in Scotland should have to
:12:12. > :12:12.settle for that either. You're watching BBC
:12:13. > :12:16.Reporting Scotland. Police investigating the murder
:12:17. > :12:21.of a man in a deliberate house fire in Milngavie make a fresh
:12:22. > :12:25.appeal for witnesses. Why a growing number of campuses
:12:26. > :12:31.are bringing in a new and unusual A man has been charged
:12:32. > :12:39.with the murder of a 40-year-old man in Bonnyrigg in
:12:40. > :12:42.Midlothian yesterday. Police say the victim
:12:43. > :12:44.was found seriously injured at a property in Auld Coal Grove
:12:45. > :12:48.around four o'clock in the afternoon The 36-year-old man in custody
:12:49. > :12:55.is due to appear tomorrow A man has gone on trial accused
:12:56. > :13:00.of raping and murdering Bala Chinda is alleged to have
:13:01. > :13:13.killed Jessica McGraa at a property on Union Terrace
:13:14. > :13:16.in February last year. The 26-year-old is also accused
:13:17. > :13:18.of attempting to defeat And police in Fife have named
:13:19. > :13:24.a 25-year-old man who died after he was attacked
:13:25. > :13:27.in Kirkcaldy on Monday. Alex Forbes, from Edinburgh, died
:13:28. > :13:29.at the scene after he was seriously injured in the incident
:13:30. > :13:31.in Victoria Road. A 51-year-old man has been
:13:32. > :13:33.charged with murder. 50% of us are on prescription
:13:34. > :13:35.drugs at any one time, But, despite medical advice,
:13:36. > :13:40.many don't take their drugs Now a Glasgow company thinks
:13:41. > :13:44.they may have a simple solution. Our social affairs correspondent
:13:45. > :13:59.Reevel Alderson reports. It is estimated up to 50% of
:14:00. > :14:03.patients prescribed medication by their doctor do not take them at the
:14:04. > :14:08.right time or in the right dosage. Nationally it cost the NHS around
:14:09. > :14:14.?300 million per year and Scotland, up to ?50 million according to the
:14:15. > :14:16.British pharmacological Society which says that failing to take
:14:17. > :14:21.medication properly can lead to repeat GP visits or even a trip to
:14:22. > :14:25.accident and emergency. Pharmacists and doctors are under pressure and
:14:26. > :14:29.we want to help pharmacists and doctors and people to look after
:14:30. > :14:33.themselves better. This free app for mobile phones and tablets has been
:14:34. > :14:40.launched by Glasgow a technology company and is aimed at helping
:14:41. > :14:44.patients take the medicine at the proper time and notify them if they
:14:45. > :14:48.need further advice. It is easy to use even for technophobes. The keys
:14:49. > :14:52.to make it simple, you just point your camera smartphone at the bar
:14:53. > :14:56.code of the medicine and information is uploaded for you. You do not have
:14:57. > :15:04.to remember complicated names dosage. Pharmacists say it is vital
:15:05. > :15:07.in conditions like diabetes, mental health and asthma, even
:15:08. > :15:11.contraception, but medications are administered correctly and it is not
:15:12. > :15:14.just forgetful older patients that this is aimed at. It would be good
:15:15. > :15:18.for the younger generation as well, there are more likely to be using
:15:19. > :15:24.their smartphone and I think there is the assumption that it is always
:15:25. > :15:29.older people but forget. But people, young people lead busy lives now and
:15:30. > :15:33.they're quite likely to forget to take important medicine. Information
:15:34. > :15:37.gathered by the act can help pharmaceutical companies understand
:15:38. > :15:39.how their products are used. But the designers said no personal data
:15:40. > :15:43.identifying patients can accessed. Three young European brown
:15:44. > :15:44.bears have gone on show Brumm, Maja and Brumma have
:15:45. > :15:49.come from a Swedish zoo. They're the first new bears
:15:50. > :15:51.to arrive at Camperdown Wildlife centre in 30 years and will be
:15:52. > :15:55.companions to an older bear Their enclosure has been improved
:15:56. > :16:14.to allow them to behave With the separate enclosure they are
:16:15. > :16:17.able to hibernate and that is more akin to the natural rhythm. When it
:16:18. > :16:21.becomes cold in winter we want them to be able to feel that they can
:16:22. > :16:26.hibernate outside if need be and not cause bother to the keepers in
:16:27. > :16:30.managing them or to the other bears if they choose not to hibernate.
:16:31. > :16:33.A look at other stories from across the country.
:16:34. > :16:35.After two major incidents in the Cairngorms since the start
:16:36. > :16:38.of the New Year, in which three people were rescued,
:16:39. > :16:40.hillwalkers and climbers are being advised to ensure
:16:41. > :16:46.they are aware of the conditions and are suitably equipped.
:16:47. > :16:52.We are blessed with quality avalanche information services, and
:16:53. > :16:57.a quality weather forecast. They are at our fingertips. But people need
:16:58. > :17:00.to ask reasonable questions of themselves in terms of their
:17:01. > :17:02.experience of the snow. Often if there is doubt, that's normally a
:17:03. > :17:05.red flag. Glasgow based company Aggreko has
:17:06. > :17:09.has won a ?32 million contract to be the official temporary electricity
:17:10. > :17:10.provider for the Winter Olympics It will provide power
:17:11. > :17:14.across 18 venues, and the international
:17:15. > :17:18.broadcast centre. A prominent Aberdeen mansion
:17:19. > :17:21.is being demolished, after a campaign to save it
:17:22. > :17:24.ended in failure. Strathcona House,
:17:25. > :17:26.on the site of the former Rowett Research Institute,
:17:27. > :17:29.is being flattened as part of the project to create
:17:30. > :17:31.a new Aberdeen Exhibition A petition was launched in a bid
:17:32. > :17:38.to save it from demolition. Irvine Welsh is fronting
:17:39. > :17:40.a campaign to revive The Trainspotting author has become
:17:41. > :17:46.the patron of Leith Theatre and is launching a drive to raise
:17:47. > :18:04.an initial ?250,000. It's synonymous with lethal and
:18:05. > :18:11.artistic works. -- Leith. In contact with us. We hope he will raise the
:18:12. > :18:14.profile. I'm sure he will. And through raising the profile, we will
:18:15. > :18:18.attract more investment and donations to our project.
:18:19. > :18:20.Exams are a stressful time for students, but a growing number
:18:21. > :18:23.of campuses are bringing in a new tool to help them keep calm.
:18:24. > :18:26.They're using dogs, known as Therapets,
:18:27. > :18:29.to come in and spend time with young people who are needing
:18:30. > :18:45.This is Mercy, and 11-year-old dog who is not just good at tricks but
:18:46. > :18:50.is part of a team of dogs visiting the whole at Edinburgh University to
:18:51. > :18:54.give students a focus away from the pressure of exams. I have had my dog
:18:55. > :19:00.as long as I can remember. She's kind of one of my best friends.
:19:01. > :19:05.She's always there. I can tell her anything. So I associate pets with
:19:06. > :19:10.calming me down, relieving stress. I have three dogs of my own at home.
:19:11. > :19:16.Since I'm all away across the ocean, I cannot see them, and I need animal
:19:17. > :19:20.contact or I will go crazy. The students book 15 minute sessions
:19:21. > :19:24.known with the dogs, known as Therapets, and the event is becoming
:19:25. > :19:27.increasingly popular. They are not just in our catered accommodation,
:19:28. > :19:32.we go to the self catered flats all over the city and we have an room
:19:33. > :19:37.facilities like these, where they are able to bring in the dogs and
:19:38. > :19:41.offer the same services elsewhere. Dogs like Tigger have chosen to be a
:19:42. > :19:45.Therapet not because they are anything special but because they
:19:46. > :19:48.are good family dogs. They have proven over the years that they get
:19:49. > :19:52.on well with people and other dogs. Despite the fact some of these
:19:53. > :19:58.sessions appeared to be brief, the students are only here for 15
:19:59. > :20:02.minutes, the positive feedback the University is receiving is very
:20:03. > :20:06.encouraging. A growing number of campuses are bringing in the dogs at
:20:07. > :20:13.exam time, and it's clear this is a mutually beneficial arrangement.
:20:14. > :20:17.I think the dogs are enjoying it too!
:20:18. > :20:19.The first significant signing in Scottish football's January
:20:20. > :20:21.transfer window came a step closer today.
:20:22. > :20:23.Celtic have agreed a fee of nearly ?3 million
:20:24. > :20:33.Our reporter Kheredine Idessane is at Celtic Park and can tell us more.
:20:34. > :20:41.The player in question is Kouassi Eboue, a 19-year-old midfielder from
:20:42. > :20:45.the Ivory Coast. He flew into Glasgow today for a tour of Celtic
:20:46. > :20:50.Park and also to discuss personal terms after his Russian side
:20:51. > :20:53.Krasnodar agreed to part with him for close to ?3 million. Let's take
:20:54. > :20:59.a look at him and see what Celtic will be getting for their money. At
:21:00. > :21:03.six Eboue is a holding midfield player but he can get forward and
:21:04. > :21:09.score the odd goal. He has done well in Russian football as Krasnodar
:21:10. > :21:13.qualified from their Europa League group. Interesting to see how he
:21:14. > :21:17.gets on with Scottish referees. This was how he reacted to getting sent
:21:18. > :21:21.off in a Russian league match. He may have to work a little on his
:21:22. > :21:26.temperament. As he's only 19, plenty of time for that if the move goes
:21:27. > :21:31.through. How much work is still to be done before the transfer can go
:21:32. > :21:36.ahead? Assuming there are no problems with the medical, there's
:21:37. > :21:38.one final hurdle to be overcome. A work permit. Eboue would qualify for
:21:39. > :21:42.one if he played enough times for work permit. Eboue would qualify for
:21:43. > :21:47.his country, the Ivory Coast, but he has yet to be capped. So the initial
:21:48. > :21:49.application is likely to fail, Celtic can then appeal to the
:21:50. > :21:54.application is likely to fail, Scottish FA panel. S F A guidelines
:21:55. > :21:59.say the criteria Celtic would have to satisfy is that the player is on
:22:00. > :22:02.the highest calibre and can contribute significantly to do the
:22:03. > :22:06.development -- to the development of the game at the top level in
:22:07. > :22:11.Scotland and not stifle young Scottish talent. If Celtic are
:22:12. > :22:15.persuasive in their argument, Eboue's arrival would send a strong
:22:16. > :22:19.signal that manager Brendan Rodgers is already planning for next
:22:20. > :22:22.season's Champions League campaign. Thank you.
:22:23. > :22:24.The prestigious Costa children's book award has been won
:22:25. > :22:26.by Lanarkshire author Brian Conaghan.
:22:27. > :22:29.The success of his book "The Bombs That Brought Us Together"
:22:30. > :22:31.followed more than 200 rejections from publishers and agents.
:22:32. > :22:35.Just before we came on air, Brian joined us from Dublin, and I asked
:22:36. > :22:44.if his literary career was a perfect example of persistence and patience.
:22:45. > :22:51.Er, yeah... Blind stupidity! One of the two! I think I'm quite a
:22:52. > :22:56.tenacious person. So it was important for me to keep going in
:22:57. > :23:02.the face of adversity. Tell us about the book. The book The Bombs That
:23:03. > :23:07.Brought Us Together centres around a friendship between 214-year-old
:23:08. > :23:13.boys. In the midst of a war situation. -- two 14-year-old boys.
:23:14. > :23:16.They come from both sides of the war. It's about their friendship,
:23:17. > :23:23.loyalty and the moral choices they have to go through. To navigate
:23:24. > :23:26.around this war situation. Is it the case that writing for the teenage
:23:27. > :23:32.market was inspired by the fact that you used to be a schoolteacher?
:23:33. > :23:37.Possibly. Spending your life around teenagers, teenage voices, it tends
:23:38. > :23:43.to influence your creative work. There's also a rich tapestry of
:23:44. > :23:47.language and dialogue and conversation and anecdotal stuff
:23:48. > :23:51.that I can use in books. So probably, absolutely it has
:23:52. > :23:56.influenced me. You have had a chequered career. You were also a
:23:57. > :24:01.painter and decorator, so was there always a burning ambition to be an
:24:02. > :24:05.author? Well, there wasn't a burning ambition to paint fences! When I
:24:06. > :24:10.left school, I was a painter and decorator for three years. There was
:24:11. > :24:15.no burning desire to be a writer, to be an author. It's only when I went
:24:16. > :24:20.to university that I started to become more creative. What will this
:24:21. > :24:26.to university that I started to win do for you as a writer? I think
:24:27. > :24:33.it will bring my book, hopefully, to more readers. It's notoriously
:24:34. > :24:38.difficult to get yourself a footprint in the publishing world.
:24:39. > :24:45.Hopefully, this award will give me a little thumbprint. And your advice
:24:46. > :24:49.to aspiring writers who have suffered a few hundred rejections
:24:50. > :24:54.themselves? Definitely give up and get another job! No, my advice is if
:24:55. > :25:00.you believe in what you do, and you have a desire to get better and take
:25:01. > :25:01.on criticism, keep going. We wish you well. Great advice. Thank you,
:25:02. > :25:12.Brian. The weather is oscillating between
:25:13. > :25:17.mild, breezy and damp, to cold and frosty, which we will see tonight. A
:25:18. > :25:22.wonderful picture of a frosty pair of old boots. We are going to see
:25:23. > :25:26.Frost. Temperatures falling away under clear skies. Showers peppering
:25:27. > :25:34.the north coast, leering away, dry overhead. Widespread frost nearly
:25:35. > :25:37.everywhere. -- clearing away. Temperatures of -1 or two in the
:25:38. > :25:43.towns and cities, as low as -5 in the countryside. Perhaps a few
:25:44. > :25:46.freezing fog patches by tomorrow morning in the high land glens. High
:25:47. > :25:54.dominating tomorrow under the high it will be a dry and cold start. And
:25:55. > :25:59.frosty. Once the sun rises, a beautiful day. Crisp winter
:26:00. > :26:02.sunshine. The first signs of a change with cloud thickening up
:26:03. > :26:07.towards western coastal areas and the winds picking up. In the day,
:26:08. > :26:12.much of the country will stay dry. Temperatures struggling inland. They
:26:13. > :26:17.will start to rise on the west coast as the wind strengthens. Sunny
:26:18. > :26:21.spells. Some cloud in the afternoon, along the west coast, but not
:26:22. > :26:25.spoiling the day. It will be lovely. In the evening, we will continue to
:26:26. > :26:38.see dry conditions, but cloud across western
:26:39. > :26:40.areas continues to thicken up. Some rain in the north-west, sweeping
:26:41. > :26:41.enduring tomorrow night with a strengthening southerly wind.
:26:42. > :26:43.Introducing milder weather. Initially it will start chilly in
:26:44. > :26:45.the east. The rain does spread into the Northern Isles. The high
:26:46. > :26:51.pressure responsible for all of the weather we are seeing at the moment
:26:52. > :26:55.will pull away. Some rain on Friday, come Saturday another ridge of high
:26:56. > :27:00.pressure and a lot of dry weather during the daylight hours of the
:27:01. > :27:03.weekend. Friday starts with an breezy but improves from the
:27:04. > :27:10.north-west. The rain starts to clear away and brightens up away. It will
:27:11. > :27:13.be mild. In the last few moments, some sports news. Andy Murray has
:27:14. > :27:21.just reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar open. The winner over the
:27:22. > :27:26.Austrian Gerald Meltzer means a career-best run of 26 victories in a
:27:27. > :27:32.row. Tomorrow he will play for a place in the semifinal. That's
:27:33. > :27:37.Reporting Scotland. I'll be back at eight o'clock and just after the Ten
:27:38. > :27:54.O'clock News. Until then, have a very good evening. Goodbye.
:27:55. > :27:58.Mildred is our first student from a non-witching family.