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The SNP accuses Theresa May of pursuing

The Prime Minister says the Scottish Goverment's

200 jobs to go at the Clydesdale bank as unemployment rises across

Scotland. a new headquarters for the world

leading institute studying I have done 16 studies so far. The

worst was eating cabbage for breakfast.

supermarket aisles for people who want to take things

And, an injury scare for Andy Murray -

but he still managed a straight sets win in the Australian Open.

The SNP has accused the Prime Minister of pursuing

a "Little Britain Brexit" - which would hit jobs

During Prime Minister's questions she was quizzed on what her plans

to take the UK out of the single market would mean.

However Mrs May said Scottish government proposals

would be taken seriously, but that the biggest

threat to the economy here was the the nationalist threat

Our Westminster correspondent Nick Eardley reports.

Britain, Britain, Britain. Why would you ever want to leave? Probably not

the Brexit Britain Theresa May envisages but not everyone is

impressed with her vision for life outside the EU. This German

newspaper thinks the Prime Minister is leading Britain into isolation,

and image borrowed by the SNP to raise domestic concerns. Concerns

over what leaving the EU single market could mean for Scottish

businesses and the money in your pocket. When the forecast for

people'sincome is as likely to drop by ?2000, and that 80,000... That

80,000 people may lose their jobs in Scotland as a result of the hard

Tory Brexit plan of the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister

believe that this is a price worth paying for her Little Britain

Brexit? We will be working to ensure we get the best deal in terms of

access to the single market and continuing to cooperate in

partnership with member states of the EU. His party is dedicated to

taking Scotland out of the single market by taking it out of the

United Kingdom. Scottish Government proposals will be considered at a

meeting tomorrow, the PM added. There are elements of the Scottish

Government's plan ministers in London agree with. Access to the

single market will be on the table, but membership, the Scottish

Government's key demand, is not something the UK Government thinks

feasible. It is clear Scotland cannot be a member of the single

market if it is not a member of the EU, and the UK will not be a member

of the EU. Theresa May arrived in Davos to sell her vision of a global

Britain to the World Economic Forum. She hopes they and you the voters

buy into her vision of a brighter future. Her opponents are worried

though that storm clouds are gathering. Some news tonight about

the Supreme Court Brexit Case? That is right. Next week the highest

court in the land will deliver its verdict on who can start the formal

process of leaving the EU. The UK Government appeals a decision that

the parliament behind me needs to vote. Ministers in London think

their executive powers are enough. The Scottish Government will watch

the verdict with anticipation because their top law officer argued

the impact of Brexit on devolved areas means Holyrood should have a

say in that process. We will find out on Tuesday what role the UK

Parliament and perhaps the Scottish Parliament play in triggering

article 15. Hundreds of jobs are going

in the banking sector with Clydesdale announcing tonight

that it's shutting It comes on the day of mixed

economic news for Scotland with high street sales up but unemployment

rising last autumn. Our Business and Economy

Editor, Douglas Fraser The Clydesdale bank has identified

40 branches it intends to close in Scotland with 200 job losses and

roughly the same size of cuts with its Yorkshire Bank branded England.

The Airdrie savings bank told staff it will close its doors at its

remaining three branches with 70 jobs lost. Deposits for 40,000

savers are safe, loans will be transferred to TSB. It is winding up

after 182 years and as Britain's last independent savings bank will

stop it makes my blood boil, the fat cats, City of London, who brought

the financial crash upon us, walk away with big bonuses, and the

people who ran the Airdrie savings bank, many on a voluntary basis,

have to face this closure because of the regulation resulting from the

greed of the fat cats in London. Retailers said they had a Merry

Christmas in years perhaps because shoppers and businesses expect

inflation so best to get big purchases in early. British pay rose

in the year to November by an average 2.8%. What about jobs? The

latest survey covers autumn and shows a rise of 11,000 more Scots

looking for work taking the total to 139,000, an unemployment rate of

5.1% while the UK rate is at its lowest for more than a decade. The

number of Scots in work... For those creating their own companies it pays

to be adaptable. It might still be an uncertain time

for Scotland's economy, but despite challenges facing the job markets,

necessity is still the mother of invention. This storage company in

Paisley is typical of many across the country. It is doing very well.

Most of its customers are small businesses, some of them newly

launched, who need to store materials or goods at a cheap price.

It is doing so well, above these storage units it has launched a

suite of offices for hire on a monthly bases aimed at companies

unsure what the future holds long-term. We try to take away

uncertainty and hope the business comes in and takes the space for a

month, grow the business, bring it back down in size again, to try to

make it work for them. This small company is typical of those who

moved in. The best option for them as they map out their future. It

makes it better for me in the long run that I do not pay out a lot of

money on a big fancy building, and rent a big space that I will maybe

not be able to fill. The number of storage companies has jumped in

Scotland, providing a secure route through the

Yet more numbers today from the Scottish government,

showing sluggish growth in output from across the economy.

It grew only a fifth of one percent from July to September, and the same

The UK economy's been growing at three times that pace.

Another factor could be constitutional uncertainty,

not only about Brexit but also about Scotland's future.

The Scottish government has been defeat in parliament this evening

on its plans to abolish the Highlands and Islands

During a Conservative-led debate - opposition MSPs said the plan

But ministers say they're wanting to make changes

Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr has the story.

It is not just the carrots that are for the chop. Ministers want to get

rid of the board of Highlands and Islands enterprise and merge it with

that of Scottish enterprise. Local decision-making will still take

place, they say. This distributor near Inverness has been helped by

grants administered by the board and general business support. It was

formed almost 15 years ago and from the outset, H ie helped us in all

sorts of aspects of business improvement from marketing, brand

work, to best practice, process innovation, things like that.

Ministers say the change will boost growth will stop the Conservatives

say it is about centralisation. It is the board that makes HIE special,

having a separate board allows HIE to use experience and expertise of

business leaders to further its aims. Labour back them. The more

digging we do on this the more it seems clear they are making it up as

they go along. They're only aim is centralisation, ignoring the needs

of the Highlands and Islands. The economy secretary said he is not

getting rid of Highlands and Islands enterprise or HIE for short. We will

also protect local decision-making, management and delivery. HIE will

not be abolished. Yes, 64, no, 63. With no abstentions, the motion as

amended as agreed. The government was defeated with MSPs calling for

the decision to abolish the board to be reversed. It is believed

ministers will seek cross-party talks to find a way forward, but the

opposition said the Scottish Government must listen to the will

of Parliament. A government scheme to compensate

rail passengers with free tickets following criticism of rail services

may not go ahead unless Holyrood's rural economy committee

heard today that Abellio Scotrail and Transport Scotland

are still discussing how to implement the free week

for season ticket holders, which was announced in the Scottish

Government's draft budget. It's one idea being considered

by ministers preparing a plan to meet Scotland's

climate change targets. The technology is already being used

in Norway in a scheme built Our environment correspondent

Kevin Keane reports. This is a medium-sized town 40 miles

outside Oslo. Since 2010 homes and businesses here have been heated

using water from the fjords. It is extracted at about 8 degrees and

returned at around four, the heat drawn under pressure is enough to

create hot walks for a huge network of radiators -- hot water. The heat

pumps were made in Scotland. These are refrigeration units used to

essentially cool down the air and the system for district heating is

more or less doing this in reverse. Equipment like this made in Glasgow

was exactly what was used in the system in Norway. Very similar to

Norway in the layout. The director of Star Renewables has tried to

convince politicians hear of the merits of heat pumps. They need

electricity but are kinder to the environment than gas boilers or

electric heating, so why the reluctance? I think it is an

abstract concept that we can harvest the river the heat, rivers are Chile

already. It is down to bringing a combination of technology we produce

in our factory and also the imagination and desire of the

communities and government to see better solutions. District heating

does exist in Scotland. For more than a decade Aberdeen has built a

network of hot water pipes for council flats and public buildings.

2500 properties are served from this one building and their heating bills

are significantly less. With this, it is created by gas-fired

electricity generators who sell power to the grid. It is not carbon

free, but it could be. When the infrastructure is built you could

bolt on the front end of the technology, as they improve and

become more mature. Heating accounts for more than half of our energy use

and Scotland. Whether ministers see this as the answer will be revealed

and Scotland. Whether ministers see when the draft climate change plan

is published tomorrow. The SNP accuses Theresa May of

pursuing a little Britain Brexit. The Prime Minister says the Scottish

Government proposals will be discussed. And from the NFL to BMX,

the former American football superstar who almost came to a

sticky end in Paisley. This may seem an odd time to be

thinking about breakfast, but it's never far from the minds

of researchers at Aberdeen University's Rowett Institute -

a world leader in study of food and nutrition, which

is currently focussing Its brand new base has just

been opened by Camilla, Here's our science correspondent

Kenneth Macdonald. We will do the measurement now and

might hear cooking noises. We will do the measurement now and

to what measures what volunteers like Ian are made. I have done 16

studies. The worst was eating for breakfast. Red cabbage one day and

the next week, it was white cabbage breakfast. Red cabbage one day and

and the following week it was Cale. It is researching better ways to

start the day. So a choice of breakfast. Which would keep you

feeling fuller for longer? I would go through this with fibre and fruit

and tomatoes and fruit juice. Obviously better than the old eggs

and bacon. But I would be wrong. The one that I would choose is the high

protein because I know from research that will be good outfitting me up.

I will have a busy morning, so I am less likely to grab an unhealthy

snack. Protein is the key, but it is better if it is plant protein and we

can grow it here. We ran studies better if it is plant protein and we

that showed that a diet high in plant protein reduced some of the

risks associated with long-term high-protein animal -based diet. In

some instances sawyer is understood some instances sawyer is understood

-- is unsustainable so we are looking at sources in Scotland. If

you want to be able to stick to a diet, it would be nice to think in

future we could design diet specific to each individual, but at the

moment we are at the stages of looking at the effect of diet

composition. I'm sure it might be something we can work towards in

future. The spin offs from a century of Rowett Institute research range

from this, to Scotch pies. A major supermarket chain has

launched an initiative designed to make life a little less stressful

for some of its more The Tesco store in Forres has set up

a special relaxed checkout lane where customers will be served

at a more sedate pace. It's been developed

with Alzheimers Scotland but, as Craig Anderson reports,

many people may welcome We've all been there, we've done a

big supermarket shop and put the groceries through the checkout.

Coming down the conveyor belt, faster than you can put them into

bags. You've got a big box of cornflakes, grapefruits rolling

around. You're getting a bit frazzled. Here is a solution. What

about life in the slow lane? The idea was dreamt up after staff were

trained to recognise the particular needs of customers living with

dementia. Just by giving people a bit more time at the checkout, can

help people. Having somebody that understands some of the problems

that people living with dementia and their carers might be facing, can be

so supportive for them. This is the first relaxed blame of its type at a

major supermarket in Scotland. It may seem a little at odds with the

apparent aim of most stores to get shoppers through the tills as

quickly as possible. In some cases, that's what people want. There's

also another angle. That's other shoppers, other groups of shoppers.

A few years ago we started a dementia awareness session in the

store, and what we have done has been borne out from that. We have 42

dementia aware colleagues in the store. In addition to those coping

with disability, it could prove a boon to other customers, too. With

people with social anxiety, depression, autism, learning

difficulties, or just a mum with three kids who wants to take it easy

at the checkout. The relaxed blame is open one day a week but if

successful, Tesco say they could expand it further days and many more

stores. Sir Andy Murray is through

to the third round of He beat the 19-year-old Russian

Andrey Rublev in straight sets. But the victory was not

without its troubles, In the golden setting sun, a

memorial in bronze to one of tennis's all-time greats. They even

named the stadium after him. And among those congregating outside,

some support for Andy Murray. Absolutely and eat tonight. He's got

to do it. He will do it. Determined to repay such faith, the world

number one walked into the stadium to face eight Russian qualifier 150

places below him in the rankings. He made his move to break Rublev 4-2

before seeing out the set 6-3. And then the gulf in class became clear.

If the first that was competitive, the second wasn't. One by the Scot

without conceding a game. -- won by the Scott. Then, plenty to worry

about for the top seed and his entourage, but how would the ankle

affecting for the rest of the match? His movement didn't seem too

impaired, he was able to see off Rublev 6-2 in the third for another

straight sets win. His next port of call is a TV screen. I haven't seen

the replay so I don't know exactly what movement I did. We are trying

to find that now so my physio can see exactly which movement I did. It

feels all right, just now. It's a bit stiff and sore but I can put

weight on it, which is positive. I'm sure it'll be a bit stiff and sore

tomorrow. I think it be all right. Despite that slight injury scare,

Andy Murray is safely through to the third round. Next up, America's Sam

Querrey on Friday for a place in the last 16.

The family of the owner of a watch in Glasgow's Riverside museum have

been reunited with the timepiece after an appeal.

The watch was donated by a survivor of a passenger ship torpedoed

by the Germans on the first day of the second world war.

Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.

A moment in time, and a story of survival for both this watch and its

owner. From Glasgow which has been hosted them to nearly a fortnight,

the last American survivors set sail across the Atlantic and the American

flag... It belonged to a badly burned chef on board the Athenia. He

gave it to another passenger for safekeeping who kept it safe for

almost 80 years, assuming its owner died of his injuries. But Sid

Worrell survived. This is him being taken ashore in Galway. The family

was departing and one of the neighbours had gone to the cinema

that night. She saw the survivors at Galway in Ireland, and she saw my

uncle. So my grandmother hotfooted it down to the cinema, got there

just as the manager was closing up for the night. He kindly opened up

the cinema, and rerun the newsreel while she was sitting in the empty

cinema. She was able to confirm that he was one of the survivors and she

now knew he was still alive. He moved, he was married to my

grandmother. And he became a hospital porter. Sid died in 1973

and his family didn't know his watch, kept safe in Canada for eight

decades, had been returned to the Riverside Museum, until BBC Scotland

shared an appeal for information. Today they saw it for the first

time, and despite the curator's offered to return the watch, they

wanted to stay in the collection. It's a bit of history, it's better

if it stays here, then my future family can come and see it. They'll

have my memories. And the watch which Sid gave way almost 80 years

ago, will go on display in the museum shortly, along with the full

story of an ordinary man and an extraordinary tale of survival.

He was one of the highest paid sportsmen in the world.

So what was American Footballer, Marshawn Lynch, doing on a BMX bike

in Paisley and very nearly coming to a sticky end.

A wheelie on Paisley high Street which nearly ended very badly

indeed. This American visitor is clearly more used to riding on the

right. But dodging and weaving, as Marshawn Lynch's 's bestiality on

the American football fields. -- speciality on the American football

fields. He is one of the game's best running backs of recent times. It is

thought he was at Paisley for a spot of promotional filming for this

year's Super Bowl in Houston, Texas. As well as dicing with death on his

bike, it seems this huge American football star did spend some time in

that spot. But what he was doing there and which tartan may have

taken his fancy, that has been kept under wraps. All the staff have had

to sign a gagging clause. Very Hollywood. The current crop of NFL

players in Britain to promote their games in London this autumn are most

amused at the antics of a man seen as a sporting hero. I think he is

retiring now so he has more leveraged to go and do crazy things.

I think that is just him being him, staying true to who he is and having

fun. He's a guy who doesn't trust his instincts and his body so he

probably wasn't worried about it the whole time.

I think he nearly retired the ever! Now the weather forecast.

It was a cloudy day for many, beautiful blue skies in Moray.

Tonight, mostly dry and mild. If you've had sunshine today, some

clear skies tonight could see the temperature dip into freezing.

Patchy outbreaks of rain in the far north-west on the Northern Isles.

Temperatures foremost around 6-8 . We've had those clear skies today,

clear skies tonight and a touch of frost perhaps some fog as well.

Tomorrow, similar to do today. Largely dry, mostly cloudy, and once

again, fairly mild for the time of year. The best of any sunshine in

the north-east. Elsewhere, a fairly grey afternoon. It is mild and the

winds are light. Perhaps they few spots of light rain across the

hills, through the Southern uplands. Further north, perhaps 9-10, the

best of the sunshine through the north-east. A bit more cloud

tomorrow in the West and across the Hebrides with a few spots of rain.

Similar towards Shetland, the winds still reads from the West, South

West. Little change through Thursday night. Any clear spells leading to

temperatures falling away. Friday, and high pressure still with us, but

with the winds going around in a clockwise motion, will be dragging

in colder, drier air from the near continent and delivering ink it

across West and north western parts of the country. That dry air will

mean more sunshine. After a gloomy week, more sunshine coming through

here. Hopefully improving for the Glasgow area. Into the weekend,

high-pressure staying with us. Largely dry, there will be some

brightness, some sunshine around. Not wall-to-wall sunshine. Average

temperatures and in the north-west some patchy rain.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

The SNP has accused the Prime Minister of pursuing

a "little Britain Brexit" - which would hit jobs

I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm, and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team right across the country,