:00:00. > :00:09.the First Minister says she'll put a second independence
:00:10. > :00:13.A manager at a plant hire firm is jailed for two years
:00:14. > :00:15.after a cherrypicker collapsed, killing one worker and
:00:16. > :00:21.GP leaders' call for more funding for patients in deprived areas.
:00:22. > :00:24.Mo Farah is in Edinburgh as he prepares for his first cross
:00:25. > :00:40.country event of the year, and this time he's running as a Sir.
:00:41. > :00:46.It's an honour to be recognised by everyone and my country and to be
:00:47. > :00:47.It's an honour to be recognised by called sir. It's pretty amazing.
:00:48. > :00:49.Desperately seeking a new best friend.
:00:50. > :00:51.Scotland's last remaining elephant is on her own
:00:52. > :01:11.Nicola Sturgeon says she would put on hold plans for a second
:01:12. > :01:13.independence referendum if the UK government pursues
:01:14. > :01:19.The First Minister wants Scotland to remain in the European
:01:20. > :01:21.single market and if that happens she's made clear
:01:22. > :01:26.she would not call for another vote on Scotland leaving the UK,
:01:27. > :01:28.while Brexit negotiations are underway.
:01:29. > :01:30.The Conservatives are urging her to rule out another
:01:31. > :01:42.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:01:43. > :01:49.Within hours of the EU referendum result, Nicola Sturgeon said it was
:01:50. > :01:54.highly likely that Brexit would trigger another independence
:01:55. > :02:00.referendum. I am pleased today to publish Scotland's place in Europe.
:02:01. > :02:04.Six months on, she proposed a compromise, to accept that leave
:02:05. > :02:10.means leave, if Scotland, either on its own, or with the UK as a whole,
:02:11. > :02:18.European single market, in a Norway European single market, in a Norway
:02:19. > :02:22.- style arrangement. On radio Scotland this morning, the First
:02:23. > :02:28.Minister confirmed that accepting her single market proposal would put
:02:29. > :02:33.independence on hold. If we can find a way of protecting Scotland's
:02:34. > :02:39.economic interests, protecting our democratic interests within the UK,
:02:40. > :02:43.I am up for that. Taking independence of the table? In terms
:02:44. > :02:49.of the timescale of Brexit, that is what I have been clear about. Am I
:02:50. > :02:53.going to stop believing in or arguing for independence, no, but we
:02:54. > :02:56.are talking in a context and timescale of Brexit. I am putting
:02:57. > :03:02.this forward in good faith, deliberately saying I will put my
:03:03. > :03:07.preferred option to one side and asking people if we can look at a
:03:08. > :03:09.consensus and compromise option. So Nicola Sturgeon will not push
:03:10. > :03:11.consensus and compromise option. So another vote on Scottish
:03:12. > :03:15.independence within the next couple of years if Scotland or the wider UK
:03:16. > :03:22.is able to stay inside the European single market. That is what she
:03:23. > :03:28.means by soft Brexit. The snag is that that kind of arrangement does
:03:29. > :03:32.not seem very likely at the moment. Unlikely, because the UK Government
:03:33. > :03:37.wants to curb the freedom of EU citizens to live and work here. And
:03:38. > :03:41.that is not compatible with keeping full access to the single market.
:03:42. > :03:45.Separately, the Chancellor has appeared to rule out a special
:03:46. > :03:51.arrangements just for Scotland. Officially, Theresa May as said she
:03:52. > :03:55.will seriously consider Nicola Sturgeon's suggestions, even though
:03:56. > :03:59.some of them may prove impractical. At Holyrood, the Scottish
:04:00. > :04:04.Conservatives called on the SNP to drop all talk of independence.
:04:05. > :04:08.Nicola Sturgeon has spent the last six months trying everything to make
:04:09. > :04:12.Brexit a reason to increase support for independence, and she has
:04:13. > :04:16.failed. Today was her giving herself an escape route. She should not be
:04:17. > :04:20.just taking an independence referendum of the table for the
:04:21. > :04:28.short-term, but altogether, so we can get on with growing business in
:04:29. > :04:31.Scotland. In the 2014 vote on independence, the No side won by 55%
:04:32. > :04:33.to 45%, and opinion polls suggest not much has changed.
:04:34. > :04:35.And Glenn joins us now from Holyrood.
:04:36. > :04:38.Glenn, it's just six months since the UK as a whole voted for Brexit,
:04:39. > :04:49.So, is an independence referendum more, or less, likely tonight?
:04:50. > :04:57.Well, that depends on how the UK Government response to Nicola
:04:58. > :05:02.Sturgeon's Brexit proposals, and they have yet to formally respond.
:05:03. > :05:06.If Theresa May decides she wants to pursue what Nicola Sturgeon regards
:05:07. > :05:12.as a soft Brexit, keeping Scotland or the wider UK within the European
:05:13. > :05:15.single market, then clearly Nicola Sturgeon is saying that an
:05:16. > :05:19.independence referendum in the next couple of years is far less likely,
:05:20. > :05:25.that she would be prepared to take that off the table. But the idea
:05:26. > :05:30.that the UK Government will accept in full what Nicola Sturgeon is
:05:31. > :05:33.suggesting does seem unlikely, and that is perhaps why Nicola Sturgeon
:05:34. > :05:42.has taken to social media to endorse the view that right now the notion
:05:43. > :05:47.of another referendum on independence seems, to her, more
:05:48. > :05:51.likely than a soft Brexit. We are in the countdown now to the formal
:05:52. > :05:54.start of the two-year Brexit negotiation. Theresa May has said
:05:55. > :05:58.she wants to trigger the process by the end of March, although that
:05:59. > :06:04.timetable could become more comp are catered if the UK Supreme Court
:06:05. > :06:07.decides that Parliament must have its say before the Government is
:06:08. > :06:11.allowed to push the button and start the Brexit talks.
:06:12. > :06:15.A manager at a plant hire firm has been jailed for two years,
:06:16. > :06:17.after a cherry-picker collapsed in the centre of Glasgow,
:06:18. > :06:19.killing one worker and seriously injuring another.
:06:20. > :06:21.Donald Craig, of Craig Services, was convicted of breaching
:06:22. > :06:22.health and safety rules following the incident,
:06:23. > :06:39.Gary Curry was working on this cherrypicking at an office block in
:06:40. > :06:45.Glasgow city centre when the incident happened. The equipment was
:06:46. > :06:50.defective, the arm buckled and the 39-year-old fell 92 feet to his
:06:51. > :06:56.death. A colleague at the time survived but suffered a serious head
:06:57. > :06:58.injury. A trial heard that cherrypicking was involved in an
:06:59. > :07:04.incident a year earlier but hadn't been properly repaired. Following
:07:05. > :07:09.the trial, 57-year-old Donald Craig, a manager at the plant hire firm,
:07:10. > :07:13.got the maximum sentence, two years in jail for breaching health and
:07:14. > :07:20.safety laws, and the firm itself, Craig services, based in Hamilton,
:07:21. > :07:23.was fined ?61,000. Another company was fined ?30,000 for failing to
:07:24. > :07:33.carry out a proper examination of the equipment. Meanwhile, health and
:07:34. > :07:35.safety bosses say that Gary Curry's death was entirely preventable. At
:07:36. > :07:37.the time of the accident the equipment had a catalogue of
:07:38. > :07:43.defects, some of which were safety critical. This demonstrated that the
:07:44. > :07:47.company involved did not have proper arrangements in place for the
:07:48. > :07:52.maintenance of this equipment. Prosecutors said the case was an
:07:53. > :07:56.important reminder for employers. They need to take their
:07:57. > :07:59.responsibilities seriously. This is part of making Scotland a safe place
:08:00. > :08:04.for people to be at work, and to allow them to go home at the end of
:08:05. > :08:10.a shift. Employers need to take that seriously. There will be no letup.
:08:11. > :08:11.a shift. Employers need to take that The Crown Office says it will
:08:12. > :08:14.continue to prosecute employers who put profit before safety.
:08:15. > :08:17.Changes to how Scotland's schools are run are about to be considered
:08:18. > :08:20.Its consultation on proposals for the governance of
:08:21. > :08:23.It wants to give headteachers more powers but some critics fear
:08:24. > :08:28.that would undermine the role of councils.
:08:29. > :08:32.Our education correspondent Jamie McIvor joins us now.
:08:33. > :08:39.Jamie, what might this mean for pupils, parents and teachers?
:08:40. > :08:45.We have seen big changes in recent years to the curriculum and
:08:46. > :08:50.qualifications but now the debate is about how schools are run.
:08:51. > :08:55.Basically, state funded schools in Scotland are run by councils, except
:08:56. > :08:59.in special cases. That is different to the system south of the border,
:09:00. > :09:01.where you might say the school system was more diverse. Many
:09:02. > :09:06.schools there are under council control and there is also talk of
:09:07. > :09:11.new grammar schools. Radical options like that are not on the table here
:09:12. > :09:13.but fairly significant changes to governance could be ahead. The
:09:14. > :09:17.Scottish Government is looking at how to devolve more power down to
:09:18. > :09:21.headteachers, how to empower parents. We don't know how they will
:09:22. > :09:24.do this but the government argues that devolving more practical power
:09:25. > :09:30.could help schools to do what is best locally to raise attainment,
:09:31. > :09:36.and it also believes more parent involvement is likely to help bring
:09:37. > :09:38.that about. The government also wants to create new regional
:09:39. > :09:43.education boards to work across council areas, to help share good
:09:44. > :09:49.practice. What points have been made in response to the consultation? The
:09:50. > :09:52.largest teachers union certainly does not oppose the idea of
:09:53. > :09:56.headteachers getting more practical powers but would be concerned about
:09:57. > :10:01.simply landing them with bureaucratic, administrative
:10:02. > :10:05.responsibilities, or giving them the power to fire headteachers. A
:10:06. > :10:09.centre-right think tank has made a substantial contribution and wants
:10:10. > :10:13.to give schools as much power as possible, but on the other hand
:10:14. > :10:16.councils are very concerned. Some councils worry they will be squeezed
:10:17. > :10:21.out between the business of devolving power to schools and
:10:22. > :10:24.creating new regional boards. Nobody knows what the government is
:10:25. > :10:26.intending on doing but we will find out later in the year.
:10:27. > :10:28.A team of private investigators paid for using donations
:10:29. > :10:30.from the public, have joined the police hunt for missing Scottish
:10:31. > :10:34.The 23-year-old RAF gunner disappeared from Bury St Edmunds,
:10:35. > :10:36.in England, after a night out in September.
:10:37. > :10:46.BBC Look East reporter Kevin Burch has the story.
:10:47. > :10:52.This case has generated an unprecedented level of public
:10:53. > :10:55.support. It is why an online appeal to pay for these private
:10:56. > :11:00.investigators quickly raised over ?50,000. But it is also now why
:11:01. > :11:04.there is a mass of information on social media. On Facebook, postings
:11:05. > :11:09.from over 100,000 people, and potential clues. For the family,
:11:10. > :11:15.managing that is impossible. Trying to sleep at night and thinking,
:11:16. > :11:20.somebody told me that, and three weeks ago I saw this post, and
:11:21. > :11:25.somebody else... I am so scared I am missing something, that I have not
:11:26. > :11:29.given information to the police. Now the specialists are on board,
:11:30. > :11:32.vitally with key analytical skills, taking that data and crunching it
:11:33. > :11:36.into a simple format which could give the police pointers. As much as
:11:37. > :11:43.I would like to sit and say, you are give the police pointers. As much as
:11:44. > :11:45.doing a fantastic job and leave them to it, I can't, because I am his
:11:46. > :11:52.mum. I know there are things I can do that are helping. Bringing this
:11:53. > :11:57.company in, because of the help of everybody else, will make a
:11:58. > :12:00.difference to the police. They can add resources, essentially. There
:12:01. > :12:05.are finite resources in the police to do things. So long as the private
:12:06. > :12:09.investigator is doing something that is, entry to the police strategy and
:12:10. > :12:14.there is communication between them, they will be welcome. Nicola Adams
:12:15. > :12:20.it's she has been stunned by the constant flow of messages on social
:12:21. > :12:23.media, and she is always touched by the overwhelming kindness of
:12:24. > :12:28.strangers. I read all of the comments and at 4am when I can't
:12:29. > :12:35.sleep, reading them and seeing that other people care, that really does
:12:36. > :12:38.help. So far, not 1p of the money raised has been spent. Analysing the
:12:39. > :12:43.data, she says, will be the first step. She expects daily briefings to
:12:44. > :12:45.help monitor the progress of the experts.
:12:46. > :12:53.Nicola Sturgeon says she could put plans for a second
:12:54. > :12:55.independence referendum on hold if the UK Government
:12:56. > :13:03.Hibs and Dundee United prepare the ground for tonight's crucial
:13:04. > :13:13.Doctors' leaders are urging the Scottish Government
:13:14. > :13:16.to target funding towards tackling health inequalities.
:13:17. > :13:19.The Royal College of General Practitioners says
:13:20. > :13:22.there should be a "sharper focus" on identifying at-risk communities
:13:23. > :13:25.and supporting GPs who work in the most deprived parts
:13:26. > :13:34.Here's our health correspondent, Lisa Summers.
:13:35. > :13:42.In our poorest communities, life expectancy is lower, and on average,
:13:43. > :13:46.people become ill younger. Help inequalities are stark, which is why
:13:47. > :13:49.the Royal College of GPs once funding targeted at those working in
:13:50. > :13:51.areas of deprivation. The practices funding targeted at those working in
:13:52. > :13:55.with most need not getting the funding targeted at those working in
:13:56. > :13:58.resources they need, which means that patients are having to be seen
:13:59. > :14:03.more often. Rather than getting a longer which they need, they are
:14:04. > :14:11.getting less time, and that seems wrong. Figures showed GPs in the
:14:12. > :14:17.most deprived areas only receive an extra ?3 per patient to those in the
:14:18. > :14:21.most well-off parts of the country. They need greater support and
:14:22. > :14:26.funding is a crucial part of that support. The Greens want to see
:14:27. > :14:30.addressed. There is not enough of a differential. Tractors is in less
:14:31. > :14:34.affluent parts of towns and cities are not receiving a great deal more
:14:35. > :14:39.funding, in some cases less, than those practices in affluent parts.
:14:40. > :14:44.In Scotland there is a huge inequality in life expectancy and we
:14:45. > :14:47.can start addressing if we look at GP funding. For most of us, our
:14:48. > :14:51.first contact with the health services through a GP. Some experts
:14:52. > :14:58.argue that more investment is vital to keep the NHS on track. It is not
:14:59. > :15:01.just resources, it is about restoring the balance in the health
:15:02. > :15:06.service between general and specialist services. At the moment,
:15:07. > :15:10.it is unbalanced after a decade of referential investment in specialist
:15:11. > :15:15.services. The ship is in danger of capsizing because there is too much
:15:16. > :15:19.resource on one side. The government says it is taking steps to tackle
:15:20. > :15:24.health inequalities, funding deprived areas to support GPs and
:15:25. > :15:28.patients, but setting up GP hubs like this, where people should be
:15:29. > :15:31.able to access a range of health and social services in one-stop. It is
:15:32. > :15:34.part of a ?500 million investment social services in one-stop. It is
:15:35. > :15:42.that they have announced for primary care. The proportion of funding in
:15:43. > :15:46.primary care is rising to 11% of the health budget. That approach, where
:15:47. > :15:49.we have a range of measures and professionals who can develop and
:15:50. > :15:58.address these underlying problems is the most likely way to see progress.
:15:59. > :15:59.In the changing landscape of the NHS, the government wants more of us
:16:00. > :16:04.to access health services in the community. The call from doctors is
:16:05. > :16:07.for equal funding, no matter what your postcode.
:16:08. > :16:10.The father of the woman who was the victim of a deliberate
:16:11. > :16:11.house fire that killed her boyfriend, says she's
:16:12. > :16:14.24-year-old Rebecca Williams remains in a serious condition
:16:15. > :16:16.after being injured in the fire that killed 23-year-old
:16:17. > :16:23.Police are treating the incident in Milngavie, north of Glasgow,
:16:24. > :16:27.Rebecca's father Phillip Williams thanked well-wishers
:16:28. > :16:30.for their support on social media, but says there's been no change
:16:31. > :16:35.Police say they are still trying to trace people seen in the area
:16:36. > :16:45.The UK's most successful Olympic athlete, Mo Farah,
:16:46. > :16:47.is in Edinburgh, where he's taking part in tomorrow's cross country
:16:48. > :16:53.It's his first race since being knighted.
:16:54. > :16:55.And for Sir Mo, it's a traditional start to the year.
:16:56. > :17:11.Athletics' night of the was in all Ewood Park today. The regalia
:17:12. > :17:17.readied for his arrival. When he adorned his garb it read simply
:17:18. > :17:25.mode, so which is it to be? -- Holyrood Park. Mo. It is an honour
:17:26. > :17:31.to be recognised by everybody in my country and to be called Sir, it is
:17:32. > :17:34.amazing. I never thought ever I'd be called that, but at the same time I
:17:35. > :17:41.just want to do what I do and continue doing well for my country.
:17:42. > :17:46.Mo it shall be. Despite the reappearance of last year's winner,
:17:47. > :17:47.guarantees, Mo Farah wants to add another title on grounds he knows
:17:48. > :17:57.well. I've competed in Edinburgh since I
:17:58. > :18:02.was a kid. Last year I was second. Hopefully this year I will do one
:18:03. > :18:04.better. I enjoy the conditions. Cross country is completely
:18:05. > :18:10.different to Rio. Hopefully it won't be as wet and muddy. Gareth said he
:18:11. > :18:15.wished it was raining. I prefer when it is nice and dry. But it is going
:18:16. > :18:17.to be an exciting race tomorrow. Organisers are just putting final
:18:18. > :18:23.touches to their preparations for tomorrow smack event. There will be
:18:24. > :18:29.around 10,000 people here watching. around 10,000 people here watching.
:18:30. > :18:33.-- for tomorrow's event. Conditions underfoot are likely to be more damp
:18:34. > :18:40.tomorrow. The fact that a world-class event -- the fact that
:18:41. > :18:45.there are some very famous runners here shows it is a world-class
:18:46. > :18:49.event. Laura Muir will be the captain of the women's team. She's
:18:50. > :18:51.fresh from her 5000 metre run just a few days ago.
:18:52. > :18:56.A look at other stories in brief now from across the country.
:18:57. > :19:01.A climber's died after falling from a mountain near Ben Nevis.
:19:02. > :19:03.Police say he was descending from the summit of Aonach Beag
:19:04. > :19:05.- one of Scotland's highest mountains -
:19:06. > :19:13.with a companion when he fell late yesterday afternoon.
:19:14. > :19:16.It's the latest in a series of incidents in the hills this year.
:19:17. > :19:19.Police searching for a Dutch tourist who'd been missing for more
:19:20. > :19:22.than a week have found the body of a man in woods near the village
:19:23. > :19:28.54 year old Cornelius Van Der Wetering, was last seen in the area
:19:29. > :19:31.Jamie Oliver is to close his Italian restaurant in Aberdeen,
:19:32. > :19:36.It's one of 6 outlets to shut across the UK.
:19:37. > :19:37.Tough market conditions and post-Brexit uncertainty
:19:38. > :19:44.CCTV footage has been released of a man police would like to help
:19:45. > :19:47.them with their inquiries into an attack on a young woman
:19:48. > :19:55.They have asked him or anyone who recognises him to contact them.
:19:56. > :19:58.Plans are taking shape for a floating wind farm off
:19:59. > :20:02.Work is expected to get underway this summer
:20:03. > :20:08.if the Scottish Government grants planning permission.
:20:09. > :20:11.The developer has signed a deal with the Global Energy Group
:20:12. > :20:12.to build the two turbines and floating platform
:20:13. > :20:22.Players from the 12 teams in the top division are now enjoying
:20:23. > :20:27.But for players in the second tier, there's no such rest.
:20:28. > :20:29.The two leading promotion contenders, two of the country's
:20:30. > :20:31.best known clubs, meet tonight in Edinburgh, from where
:20:32. > :20:42.The championship's biggest crowd of the season will watch the division's
:20:43. > :20:47.two biggest clubs go toe to toe here tonight. It is Hibernian against
:20:48. > :20:54.Dundee United. They are separated by one point at the top of the league
:20:55. > :20:55.table. Only one team, the winners of the championship, are guaranteed
:20:56. > :21:03.promotion to the premiership next season. That means tonight's match
:21:04. > :21:06.could be vitally important. This is Hibs' third season in this, despite
:21:07. > :21:08.could be vitally important. This is winning the Scottish cup last season
:21:09. > :21:12.and not getting promotion was a big blow to them. They are budgeting
:21:13. > :21:16.this season and they really need to go over the line.
:21:17. > :21:19.If they cannot get up now, when are they going to get up? It is only
:21:20. > :21:24.because they won back in the cup they were able to track Neil Lennon,
:21:25. > :21:29.get record season-ticket sales. Next year that will drop a lot and the
:21:30. > :21:36.club is in danger of sinking to the bottom section of Scottish football.
:21:37. > :21:40.I remember speaking to you in your Celtic days. You said championship
:21:41. > :21:46.qualification was the most stressful time. How does that race in your
:21:47. > :21:51.stress test? It is up there. There is a huge expectations. But you take
:21:52. > :21:56.the expectation and the pressure on in the job. You try to enjoy it and
:21:57. > :22:03.get the best out of your players. Dundee United went down last season.
:22:04. > :22:08.There's the Dundee derby, games against Saint Johnstone, they can
:22:09. > :22:10.ill afford to be stuck in this league for another year. There is a
:22:11. > :22:14.lot riding on this game. Do you feel pressure from fans to
:22:15. > :22:17.get straight back up to the premiership? There is always
:22:18. > :22:22.pressure. Pressure from different factions. The fans want it, we want
:22:23. > :22:26.it, the club wants it. We will try and give it everything we can. I
:22:27. > :22:30.don't feel the pressure, I just understand this club and we are
:22:31. > :22:33.trying to get them up. Neither club can deliver a knockout blow to each
:22:34. > :22:35.other this evening, but they might just put down a marker for the rest
:22:36. > :22:45.of the season. It is a new year, but the same story
:22:46. > :22:51.for tennis. Sir Andy Murray has lined up another meeting with Novak
:22:52. > :22:57.Djokovic. He is at the Qatar open in Doha where he has just beaten Tomas
:22:58. > :23:00.Berdych. It means the new world number one faces Novak Djokovic in
:23:01. > :23:02.tomorrow's final with the Australian Open ten days away.
:23:03. > :23:04.Scotland's only elephant is looking for a friend.
:23:05. > :23:06.Mondula, known as Mondy, has been on her own at
:23:07. > :23:09.Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirlingshire since the park's
:23:10. > :23:12.But, it is no easy task to find another African elephant ready
:23:13. > :23:29.Mondula has been at her -- has been on her own at Blair Drummond since
:23:30. > :23:34.March. Extra effort has been put in by her keepers to make sure she has
:23:35. > :23:36.kept interested and amused. Everything is focused on keeping her
:23:37. > :23:43.busy and active and content and happy, really. We have quite a lot
:23:44. > :23:47.of heavy logs, we fill a bucket with them, then we put in small feed like
:23:48. > :23:52.peanuts, monkey nuts, different types of pellets, or small cut up
:23:53. > :23:58.vegetables. Then she has to throw out the logs to get to the food.
:23:59. > :24:01.Elephants are social beasts and Mondula used to have two companions
:24:02. > :24:07.here. But with now both dead she's on her own for the first time in 20
:24:08. > :24:11.years. Staff are keen to find another female African elephant to
:24:12. > :24:16.move in with her. It is girls only in the giraffes enclosure. The park
:24:17. > :24:20.has a breeding programme for Rhinos. This is three-month-old Bonnie.
:24:21. > :24:26.Provision for their elephant programme is with retirement rather
:24:27. > :24:30.than motherhood in mind. Experts say animals like Mondula could not fend
:24:31. > :24:36.for themselves in the wild, so be homing another elephant at Blair
:24:37. > :24:38.Drummond is maybe worth a go. Compatibility will allow these
:24:39. > :24:43.animals to get along together and enjoy each other. But it's very hard
:24:44. > :24:48.to predict. African elephants are very friendly with their daughters
:24:49. > :24:54.and their sisters, but they are not that nice to their non-friends. They
:24:55. > :25:01.are good at telling you is and isn't a friend. It will be interesting to
:25:02. > :25:06.see. -- who is. Here we go, Mondula. The character of a new friend is
:25:07. > :25:13.going to be absolutely key. Mondula likes to be the boss. If a new
:25:14. > :25:16.elephant is moving here, there might have to be a lengthy period of
:25:17. > :25:19.introduction before Mondula and her new friend will be able to settle
:25:20. > :25:22.down into being fully fledged housemates.
:25:23. > :25:29.And now it's time for the weather with Christopher.
:25:30. > :25:40.It was fairly cloudy and wet for many. Blue skies on offer, though.
:25:41. > :25:50.That sums up the weekends's weather. That sums up the weekends's weather.
:25:51. > :25:53.-- the weekend's weather. A big game in championship tonight. Largely dry
:25:54. > :25:57.tonight, fairly cloudy, temperatures around 9 degrees with a light
:25:58. > :26:02.westerly breeze. After the rain today, actually a legacy of low
:26:03. > :26:11.cloud, mist and Mark, especially over hills and central, southern
:26:12. > :26:15.Scotland. Further north, clear periods over the Grampians.
:26:16. > :26:21.Temperatures here not far from freezing in sheltered glens, but
:26:22. > :26:27.generally around for degrees. Fairly murky for southern
:26:28. > :26:34.generally around for degrees. Fairly parts. Most of the sunshine is
:26:35. > :26:34.likely across the North East. By mid-afternoon, central and southern
:26:35. > :26:39.Scotland largely dry, fairly cloudy, mid-afternoon, central and southern
:26:40. > :26:44.mist and murkiness around. There could be the odd spot of light rain.
:26:45. > :26:47.Ten bridges around seven to nine Celsius. Best of the sunshine in the
:26:48. > :26:51.north-east. The coolest part of the country will be at 5 degrees.
:26:52. > :26:53.north-east. The coolest part of the Further north west, thicker cloud
:26:54. > :26:56.and the spot of light rain. For those taking part in the great
:26:57. > :27:01.Scottish run in the capital and the cross-country, well, not so bad for
:27:02. > :27:06.the runners. Mo Farah could be happy with that forecast. If you are
:27:07. > :27:09.taking part in hill walking and climbing, pretty cloudy skies and
:27:10. > :27:12.the West, the odd spot of rain across the Isle of Skye. The
:27:13. > :27:18.Galloway hills and border hills, fairly extensive fog. If you walk
:27:19. > :27:24.through you could be rewarded with some sunshine at some time but it is
:27:25. > :27:29.a close run thing. Further north with more chance of breaks in the
:27:30. > :27:34.cloud. Still largely dry and cloudy Saturday evening. Some mist and
:27:35. > :27:39.murkiness on offer for the Northwest again. On Sunday, still fairly
:27:40. > :27:42.cloudy, reasonably dry for most. Across the Highlands and Islands
:27:43. > :27:48.outbreaks of rain. Similar to Argyll. Perhaps the spot in towards
:27:49. > :27:53.the central belt. The best of brightness towards the east. Low
:27:54. > :27:57.pressure takes place on Monday, so things will turn wet, windy and
:27:58. > :27:58.cold. Any showers could well be wintry. That is your forecast for
:27:59. > :27:59.now. I'll be back with the late
:28:00. > :28:11.bulletin at 10.30pm. Panorama investigates
:28:12. > :28:15.the deadly terrorist attack