:00:00. > :00:10.Claims of a Scottish government U-turn over business rates as it
:00:11. > :00:12.announces a multi-million pound package aimed at
:00:13. > :00:19.MSPs vote for top earners in Scotland to pay more income tax
:00:20. > :00:26.Concern that thousands of young carers are suffering stress,
:00:27. > :00:41.I was never quite like are the kids, because I had my mum was... I had
:00:42. > :00:45.Also on the programme: issues being out with others.
:00:46. > :00:46.the Scottish king brutally murdered
:00:47. > :00:49.nearly 600 years ago - now plans are unveiled to search
:00:50. > :00:55.We are the sirens. Changing the game!
:00:56. > :00:58.And netball gets a reboot as the Scottish Sirens take
:00:59. > :01:10.to the court for the start of a new national Superleague.
:01:11. > :01:23.The Scottish Government has announced a ?44 million package
:01:24. > :01:26.The Scottish Government has moved to quell a business rates revolt
:01:27. > :01:27.by announcing a package of financial support.
:01:28. > :01:30.44 million pounds will go to curb rate rises in the hospitality
:01:31. > :01:32.industry, the North-east and in the renewables sector.
:01:33. > :01:35.The move has been widely welcomed - although the Conservatives said
:01:36. > :01:37.Ministers had been forced into a climbdown by
:01:38. > :01:41.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:01:42. > :01:49.Table ten. It was lovely! Sheila? We told you about how her
:01:50. > :01:53.hotel faced a business rate increase of more than 100%. She warned her
:01:54. > :01:59.community, already blighted by the oil downtown Michael Cole downturn,
:02:00. > :02:04.risk becoming a ghost town. The Minister already acted,
:02:05. > :02:08.attempting to cut rates and exempting more small firms but it
:02:09. > :02:12.was not enough. With particular pain being felt by hotels, pubs,
:02:13. > :02:18.restaurants and cafes, their value is linked uniquely to turnover. Many
:02:19. > :02:23.were facing huge increases, and so this... I can confirm today that we
:02:24. > :02:29.will offer a new national relief that cap increases for hotels at
:02:30. > :02:34.12.5%. The announcement covers the entire catering industry, 8500
:02:35. > :02:40.premises. But the owner of this five Aberdeen hotel is still refusing to
:02:41. > :02:48.pay any increases at all. -- 5-star hotel. Aberdeenshire has been badly
:02:49. > :02:53.hit by the downturn, some areas will also be capped at 12.5%.
:02:54. > :02:57.If they listened to the chamber and members, we would expect to see real
:02:58. > :03:01.benefits over to the businesses in the region. There is additional
:03:02. > :03:07.support for the renewal for sector. Tories welcomed the moves, but felt
:03:08. > :03:11.they had been forced into a U-turn, after denying there was a problem.
:03:12. > :03:15.It is typical actions from a government that time and again fall
:03:16. > :03:21.asleep at the wheel and only wake up when they crashed the car into the
:03:22. > :03:25.wall! Back to Sheila in Stonehaven, she scrutinised the statement today,
:03:26. > :03:33.and her response? Personally, it is a big relief. In real terms, they
:03:34. > :03:38.would go up by ?100 per month rather than ?1000 per month. It is a big
:03:39. > :03:44.relief. I can relax, not having to sit and analyse whether I will have
:03:45. > :03:47.two lay off staff or not. One satisfied company, but a review of
:03:48. > :03:49.business rates is due in the summer. Meanwhile, MSPs have voted to set
:03:50. > :03:53.income tax for the coming year - and for the first time
:03:54. > :03:55.the arrangements here will be Higher earners living in Scotland
:03:56. > :03:59.will be asked to pay more than those in England,
:04:00. > :04:09.Wales and Northern Ireland. For as long as revenues have flowed
:04:10. > :04:13.from income tax, the charges applied have been the same on both sides of
:04:14. > :04:18.the Tweed River, and in all parts of the UK but that is about to
:04:19. > :04:23.change... In Scotland, tax isn't going up, but SNP ministers have
:04:24. > :04:27.decided not to match a tax cut for higher earners in the rest of the
:04:28. > :04:30.UK. If there's a percentage of taxation in Scotland which is
:04:31. > :04:35.marginally higher, it is well spent if spent on the NHS. We are one
:04:36. > :04:39.country and should have the same tax and money spent everywhere. From
:04:40. > :04:45.April, you will pay income tax at 20p in the pound on annual earnings
:04:46. > :04:49.of above ?11,500, same as south of the border. But there is a
:04:50. > :04:54.difference for those paying higher tax rates of 40p per ?1. Elsewhere
:04:55. > :05:01.in the UK you would only pay that rate on earnings over ?45,000. In
:05:02. > :05:06.Scotland, the threshold is frozen at ?43,000. It means higher rate
:05:07. > :05:11.taxpayers here will pay up to ?400 more each year than elsewhere in the
:05:12. > :05:15.UK. With policies like free prescriptions and free university
:05:16. > :05:19.tuition, the finance secretary argues that Scotland has the best
:05:20. > :05:24.deal on tax and services. But there are those who think the government
:05:25. > :05:30.is not making enough use of its tax powers. We are disappointed there is
:05:31. > :05:34.not enough there to battle austerity and support public services. My
:05:35. > :05:39.union is a union of tax workers, and we believe in tax, justice, and
:05:40. > :05:43.redistribution of wealth. Others things that taxing Scots more than
:05:44. > :05:46.those in the rest of the UK could damage the Konta me. I think it
:05:47. > :05:52.could be a significant disadvantage for Scotland in the longer term. --
:05:53. > :05:55.economy. It's the potential for sending out messages that Scotland
:05:56. > :06:00.is going in that direction and we think I tax is the country's future.
:06:01. > :06:03.There will always be a disagreement over how much tax we pay, but what
:06:04. > :06:12.income tax, it is never politicians income tax, it is never politicians
:06:13. > :06:16.-- it is never politicians here setting rules for those in Scotland.
:06:17. > :06:18.Let's get an overview of today's events at Holyrood
:06:19. > :06:20.from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:06:21. > :06:22.Brian, these are economic decisions on rates and income tax,
:06:23. > :06:25.but how much are they politically driven?
:06:26. > :06:37.It is very substantially politically driven. Nothing stirs the minds
:06:38. > :06:41.rather than anxious voters, and by contrast, nothing is more than
:06:42. > :06:45.opportunity for opposition parties. On the question of business rates,
:06:46. > :06:49.conservatives were piling in on this one. It was a slow burner, an
:06:50. > :06:53.accumulation of a series of protests from individual businesses but it
:06:54. > :06:56.grew into a substantial and significant road indeed. It was a
:06:57. > :06:58.challenge for the Scottish Government.
:06:59. > :07:01.challenge for the Scottish -- significant role. Did they answer
:07:02. > :07:06.every point? The Conservatives said that they had not. The SNP believe
:07:07. > :07:11.that they have given ammunition to their party with local elections due
:07:12. > :07:15.in May. With the issue of the tax decisions, and money to be raised by
:07:16. > :07:20.the tax decision, much of it in the deal with the Green party, is being
:07:21. > :07:25.diverted to local councils. It was a basis of the Labour complaint. Local
:07:26. > :07:28.services overall were benefiting but now they can argue that more money
:07:29. > :07:31.is going to councils. Labour are not happy and say it is insufficient,
:07:32. > :07:37.and say it will leave councils short. These are big battle grounds,
:07:38. > :07:42.if you like. The SNB believe that they have given defence to their
:07:43. > :07:48.candidates. -- SNP. Local elections happen in May, and in Scotland,
:07:49. > :07:50.there always appears to be an election pending, or a referendum,
:07:51. > :07:54.or both! Brian Taylor, thank you. A stonemason has told a fatal
:07:55. > :07:57.accident inquiry into the death of an eight year old boy
:07:58. > :08:00.who was killed by a falling gravestone, that the memorial was
:08:01. > :08:02.a 'definite hazard and dangerous'. Peter Hayman told the hearing that
:08:03. > :08:06.had he seen it before Ciaran Williamson's death
:08:07. > :08:20.he would have fenced Ciaran Williamson's family leave
:08:21. > :08:23.court, having heard testimony from a stonemason who examined gravestones
:08:24. > :08:27.at Craigton Cemetery after the accident. Here, on the evening of
:08:28. > :08:31.the 26th of May nearly two years ago, Ciaran Williamson came here to
:08:32. > :08:36.play with friends. Not long after arriving, a gravestone fell on top
:08:37. > :08:39.of him. Today, the court heard from Peter Hayman from the National
:08:40. > :08:43.Association of memorial Masons, who told the fatal accident enquiry that
:08:44. > :08:48.if he inspected the gravestone before Kiran's death, he would have
:08:49. > :08:54.it was a definite hazard and danger it was a definite hazard and danger
:08:55. > :08:58.-- fenced it. Under questioning, he said that the problem with the
:08:59. > :09:03.gravestones was a lack of dowels, combined with the roots of a nearby
:09:04. > :09:10.tree clamping over it. He said the headstone would have failed or
:09:11. > :09:14.fallen at some point anyway. Later, a representative for the Council
:09:15. > :09:18.asked that if he thought the headstone was so perilously balanced
:09:19. > :09:23.that the wind could knock it over. Peter Hayman replied no, but if it
:09:24. > :09:27.was leaning further, it might. Later in the afternoon, there were tears
:09:28. > :09:30.from Ciaran Williamson's family, as the pathologist reports detailing
:09:31. > :09:34.his injuries was read out. It said that the stone fell on top of his
:09:35. > :09:40.head, and then fell further down and hit his chest and tummy. His death
:09:41. > :09:41.was instant. The fatal accident enquiry here at Glasgow Sheriff
:09:42. > :09:46.Court continues tomorrow. When we think of carers,
:09:47. > :09:50.usually we assume they are adults. But it's estimated there are almost
:09:51. > :09:54.30,000 carers in Scotland who are under 18 -
:09:55. > :09:57.and more than a quarter of them Whilst many are proud
:09:58. > :10:01.of their role as young carers, others suffer serious stress,
:10:02. > :10:11.isolation and depression. I hope it isn't he saw one...
:10:12. > :10:18.is partly paralysed by an autoimmune disease. Is that good? Not bad for
:10:19. > :10:23.me! Her 13-year-old daughter, Abbey, is her Qera. I was never like the
:10:24. > :10:27.other kids, because my mum is... I had some issues like being out with
:10:28. > :10:33.my friends, or I would have to be home if my dad was at work -- carer.
:10:34. > :10:37.Do you want chicken, or chicken? Over a quarter of Scotland's Young
:10:38. > :10:42.carers care for more than one parent or sibling, or care for them alone.
:10:43. > :10:45.She has to be my Qera, and I regret it, she should be a teenager and do
:10:46. > :10:51.the normal things that teenagers do the normal things that teenagers do
:10:52. > :10:55.-- carer. There are 29,000 young carers in Scotland. It is thought
:10:56. > :11:00.many more are trying to cope. Scared of asking for help in case they are
:11:01. > :11:04.separated. There are those who have more demand, and heavier
:11:05. > :11:07.responsibilities. In some instances, that would impact on their mental
:11:08. > :11:11.health and we must make sure we have the appropriate services for those
:11:12. > :11:18.young people. The survey found many feel left out or stressed. Peer
:11:19. > :11:22.support groups can help. I've become more confident because I'd gone to
:11:23. > :11:26.things like that, before I was not confident at all. Now, I'm feeling
:11:27. > :11:31.slightly better. The Scottish Goodman says that young carers make
:11:32. > :11:38.a vital contribution, they spend ?130 million on targeted programmes
:11:39. > :11:43.but except more support is needed. Sometimes we fall out about it. She
:11:44. > :11:50.gets fed up and I understand that. Are you all right? I don't think I
:11:51. > :11:54.am special, it's how I have to be. For as long as I could remember, my
:11:55. > :11:56.mum has had the disease and I have lived with it. There is nothing I
:11:57. > :12:00.can do. It is just how things are. Police in Renfrewshire
:12:01. > :12:02.are investigating reports that a 27-year-old woman was raped
:12:03. > :12:04.on a pathway behind An area near The Wallace School
:12:05. > :12:10.in Elderslie near Paisley The suspect is described as a white
:12:11. > :12:18.male aged between 35 to 50 years old with dark receding hair,
:12:19. > :12:21.and a medium to stocky build. One of the senior figures carrying
:12:22. > :12:23.out the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry Glenn Houston, seen here
:12:24. > :12:35.on the right, was the only He remained on the inquiry team last
:12:36. > :12:38.year after the resignation of the chair, Susan O'Brien QC
:12:39. > :12:41.and panel member Michael Lamb. One survivors' group
:12:42. > :12:43.has described the news Police are investigating allegations
:12:44. > :12:46.of malpractice involving It follows claims of cronyism
:12:47. > :12:52.within the department responsible for services such
:12:53. > :12:57.as cleansing and roads. An internal council inquiry started
:12:58. > :13:01.last year while the senior manager responsible for the service
:13:02. > :13:03.resigned last autumn. Police Scotland say their inquiries
:13:04. > :13:11.are at an early stage. Claims of a Scottish government
:13:12. > :13:18.U-turn over business rates as it announces a multi-million pound
:13:19. > :13:32.package aimed at Who will fill this man's boots as
:13:33. > :13:36.captain when Scotland take on Wales in the six Nations?
:13:37. > :13:39.A Scottish architect has helped pioneer a virtual reality guide
:13:40. > :13:40.to designing buildings for people living with dementia.
:13:41. > :13:43.Charities say more than 90,000 people in Scotland currently have
:13:44. > :13:44.dementia and that figure expected to rise.
:13:45. > :13:47.It's hoped that by allowing architects to "virtually" attain
:13:48. > :13:49.a sufferer's point of view then more sympathetic designs will result.
:13:50. > :14:07.If you are a gamer, you might be familiar with this, the virtual
:14:08. > :14:10.reality headset. But what it is demonstrating today is something far
:14:11. > :14:14.from a game. It is being used to show you the world as you would see
:14:15. > :14:20.it and then through the eyes of someone with dementia. OK, let's
:14:21. > :14:24.have a go... I am in a care home. Everything is very beige, but my,
:14:25. > :14:29.now things are getting quite difficult to make out... It looks a
:14:30. > :14:34.little bit muddy, I'm not enjoying it. Many people with dementia have
:14:35. > :14:38.cognitive and perceptual problems, meaning interpreting what you are
:14:39. > :14:44.looking at is problematic. This is a different room altogether, there is
:14:45. > :14:51.a bright purple blanket on the bed. With the filter on, things are still
:14:52. > :14:56.much easier to see than they were in the beige room. It is interesting, I
:14:57. > :15:01.can navigate my way around the room, and see where everything is. It just
:15:02. > :15:07.isn't as bright as it would be for someone who does not have dementia.
:15:08. > :15:11.We need to understand that if there is in contrast, things are
:15:12. > :15:16.invisible. In the beige room, for many people with dementia, they
:15:17. > :15:21.cannot even see the bed properly. In the bright, clear and bold design,
:15:22. > :15:23.the bed is very obvious and clear. You can immediately work out what it
:15:24. > :15:26.is and where it is, and where to sit You can immediately work out what it
:15:27. > :15:31.if you want to sit on it. You go You can immediately work out what it
:15:32. > :15:36.into the bathroom and you can see the toilet instantly. You are more
:15:37. > :15:41.confident and more relaxed and more independent, and safer. I think what
:15:42. > :15:45.it does, very clearly, is help you to understand exactly what someone
:15:46. > :15:50.with dementia lives with. And, from that, you can design out risks like
:15:51. > :15:56.trip hazards, material changes and contrasts, so they can see what you
:15:57. > :16:00.see. You design from empathy. What it has done is take the knowledge
:16:01. > :16:05.that doctors and academics have had about dementia for years, and put it
:16:06. > :16:09.into a way that designers cannot just see it, but experience it. It
:16:10. > :16:10.is hoped it will bring about more dementia friendly buildings in the
:16:11. > :16:12.future. A look at other stories
:16:13. > :16:26.from across the country. the oil services giant the John Wood
:16:27. > :16:32.Group has reported a 28% fall in annual profits, operating profits
:16:33. > :16:36.were 2016 were $244 million. That's $100 million down on the previous
:16:37. > :16:39.year. The company says the industry continues to present challenges. A
:16:40. > :16:43.quarter of women in Scotland don't take part in sport or physical
:16:44. > :16:51.activity. That's compared with 13% of men. That's compared to a
:16:52. > :16:56.self-selecting survey of more than 3000 people. The majority said they
:16:57. > :17:00.did it for health and social benefits. Plans for a multi-million
:17:01. > :17:03.pound artificial surfing break on the outskirts of Edinburgh are to be
:17:04. > :17:10.unveiled at a series of public consultations. Wave Garden would
:17:11. > :17:15.turned this quarry into a huge lake with a machine that created waves
:17:16. > :17:23.for any level of surfer. The development expects to create more
:17:24. > :17:30.than 80 jobs. Depeche Mode will headline the BBC six music festival
:17:31. > :17:33.in Scotland. They will be joined by Belle And Sebastian and a host of
:17:34. > :17:39.other acts. The festival takes place across the city with Depeche Mode
:17:40. > :17:45.playing at the end of March. Glasgow is a really big part of the British
:17:46. > :17:49.music scene. When I sit in my studio in London and talk to artists who
:17:50. > :17:57.are on tour and say where are you excited to go, they always a
:17:58. > :18:00.Glasgow. Obviously a massive massive musical heritage up here. It's
:18:01. > :18:04.really exciting to be here this year.
:18:05. > :18:07.He was brutally murdered on this day 580 years ago and plans have been
:18:08. > :18:10.unveiled to search for the tomb of King James I.
:18:11. > :18:12.He was buried in Perth and finding his grave would be part
:18:13. > :18:15.of a project to create a major visitor attraction in the city.
:18:16. > :18:31.The city of Perth. Could it have become Scotland's capital back in
:18:32. > :18:34.the 15th century? King James the first had big plans for the place.
:18:35. > :18:40.He held several of his parliaments in Perth. It's in this area the
:18:41. > :18:44.Charterhouse would have stood... James wanted the city to rival
:18:45. > :18:49.London, with a university to match Oxford. I'm not sure whether perp
:18:50. > :18:52.would have been the capital but it was definitely in the running for
:18:53. > :18:55.being the capital in a way that the murder halted the idea in its
:18:56. > :19:00.being the capital in a way that the tracks. That murder took place in
:19:01. > :19:04.this Priory where James had royal apartments. Today a pub stands on
:19:05. > :19:08.the site. James tried to hide from his enemies underground in an area
:19:09. > :19:13.similar to this pub cellar. He tried to flee through a hatch but it had
:19:14. > :19:17.been blocked. His enemies got to him, they stabbed him 16 times and
:19:18. > :19:22.the King of Scotland lay dying in a pool of blood. He was buried
:19:23. > :19:26.somewhere near here, a monument marks the site of the Priory. Now
:19:27. > :19:32.there are plans to search for the team. If we were to locate where the
:19:33. > :19:36.royal tomb was within this complex, we saw what that did to Leicester
:19:37. > :19:40.with the rediscovery of Richard III. A lot more people know Richard III
:19:41. > :19:48.but we are looking to try and change that. When Richard III's remains
:19:49. > :19:53.were found and reburied it brought a tourist bonanza. It is hoped James
:19:54. > :19:56.the first could do the same for Perth. Technology like this would be
:19:57. > :20:02.used in a new visitor centre to bring the story alive. Through the
:20:03. > :20:07.archaeology and research will be able to recreate, for example, the
:20:08. > :20:11.Charterhouse in which James the first, his queen and Margaret Tudor
:20:12. > :20:18.are all buried. We will be able to do that. James would no doubt seeing
:20:19. > :20:23.his story brought to life in the heart of his beloved city.
:20:24. > :20:28.Scotland's rugby coaches still to publicly name his captain for the
:20:29. > :20:33.remainder of the Six Nations. After beating Ireland and losing to
:20:34. > :20:36.France, they are at home to Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday. The team
:20:37. > :20:38.don't appear to have been told who will lead them either.
:20:39. > :20:48.This is Scotland's training base in Edinburgh. Traditionally during a
:20:49. > :20:51.Six Nations match week the captain holds a media conference every
:20:52. > :20:56.Tuesday. Not this week. Greg Laidlaw's injury forcing him to
:20:57. > :21:01.withdraw from the squad. So who will take over for the remaining three
:21:02. > :21:07.matches? Might it be whoever was sitting in for media duties today? I
:21:08. > :21:13.put my hat in the ring but I don't think that's possible. Yeah, I'm not
:21:14. > :21:26.actually sure to be honest. There are more serious contenders.
:21:27. > :21:32.John Barclay was captain when Greg went off against France. It was six
:21:33. > :21:40.minutes before he had to go off himself. He's more vocal than Jonny
:21:41. > :21:46.Gray who took over for him. He's got the experience as well. Jonny Gray
:21:47. > :21:50.is a year and a half into captaining Glasgow and it's been a bit of a
:21:51. > :22:01.mixed bag. His communication skills aren't as good as Laidlaw's. The
:22:02. > :22:05.other candidate is Henry Pyrgos who has the leadership skills required.
:22:06. > :22:15.He's coming back from injury and they'll probably start him on the
:22:16. > :22:22.bench so it's got to be John Barclay. This seat will be filled
:22:23. > :22:27.when they name the new skipper on Thursday.
:22:28. > :22:29.Scotland has a brand new professional sports team,
:22:30. > :22:31.and tonight they launch themselves to a sell-out crowd
:22:32. > :22:34.The sport is netball, the team are called The Sirens,
:22:35. > :22:37.they are based in Glasgow and will play in the Vitality
:22:38. > :22:40.As Rhona McLeod reports, their creation has been
:22:41. > :22:45.ambitious and their survival is far from assured.
:22:46. > :22:55.An appropriate name for a team screaming out for support. The
:22:56. > :23:03.Sirens will launch tonight with a sell-out crowd of 4000 at Glasgow's
:23:04. > :23:08.emirates arena. That's more than attended three of the weekend's
:23:09. > :23:13.Scottish premiership football games. It's really exciting, but it's not
:23:14. > :23:18.just for the sport of netball. I think for women's sport and Scottish
:23:19. > :23:21.sport it's a historic moment for us to have a professional women's team
:23:22. > :23:28.with a TV deal, particularly when you look at the current statistics.
:23:29. > :23:39.We are hoping this is a game changer. It is New Zealand's number
:23:40. > :23:41.one women's sport. It's on TV readily, people know who you are
:23:42. > :23:45.when you walk down the street. That's what we want to grow over
:23:46. > :23:52.here. I think we are able to do that and we have the team behind the
:23:53. > :23:55.scenes to make it happen. The team will be chasing success against nine
:23:56. > :24:00.others from across England and Wales. The fact we are new, we don't
:24:01. > :24:06.know what the outcome will be. That is what makes it exciting for me. If
:24:07. > :24:11.we stick to who we are as The Sirens, then we should be
:24:12. > :24:14.victorious. The Sirens squad is filled with ambitious signings from
:24:15. > :24:18.Scotland and across the world. Inspiration for youngsters in the
:24:19. > :24:24.sport will exist in abundance but investment will also be needed. We
:24:25. > :24:28.have set up as a partnership between apple Scotland and the University of
:24:29. > :24:33.Western Scotland. We aren't publicly funded, we don't take money from the
:24:34. > :24:37.governing body or sports Scotland. If this is to be sustainable we need
:24:38. > :24:43.to attract more investment, that comes from commercial investors. The
:24:44. > :24:48.Sirens will face wasps netball tonight for a centre pass at 7:45pm.
:24:49. > :24:52.And its time for the weather now with Kawser.
:24:53. > :24:59.A lot to fit in this broadcast. Good evening. It is already quite wet
:25:00. > :25:02.across many western parts of the country and will continue to see
:25:03. > :25:06.further outbreaks of rain. You can see the rain piling in from the
:25:07. > :25:10.West, heaviest across the North West. It will continue to make
:25:11. > :25:14.progress further south-east as we head into the evening. A stormy
:25:15. > :25:18.scene here sent in from one of our Weather Watchers on the Isle of Skye
:25:19. > :25:21.earlier today. While we continue to see further outbreaks of rain this
:25:22. > :25:26.evening it's going to become very windy indeed. Is the scene for this
:25:27. > :25:31.evening. The rainbow progress further south-east. Behind it
:25:32. > :25:35.clearer skies but blustery showers falling as snow. It's across the far
:25:36. > :25:38.north and north-east, and for the Northern Isles where we have the
:25:39. > :25:43.strongest gusts perhaps reaching severe gale force. There are weather
:25:44. > :25:48.warnings for those areas lasting throughout the night and for much of
:25:49. > :25:54.the day tomorrow. It's going to be a cold night competitor last night.
:25:55. > :25:58.Tomorrow starts cold, blustery, showers continuing across the North
:25:59. > :26:02.West. Maybe even the odd rumble of thunder. The strongest winds across
:26:03. > :26:10.the far north continuing for much of the day. Let's take a close look at
:26:11. > :26:11.tomorrow afternoon. The winds will moderate across the mainland and
:26:12. > :26:14.will start to see those showers moderate across the mainland and
:26:15. > :26:19.becoming fewer and further between. More sunshine across more central,
:26:20. > :26:23.southern and eastern areas. Temperatures back to around average
:26:24. > :26:27.for the time of year but feeling cold in exposure to the winter.
:26:28. > :26:32.During the evening a brief respite, clearer skies and a touch of frost.
:26:33. > :26:35.Then we'll see rain pushing through across the south-west during the
:26:36. > :26:41.evening. This is associated with Storm Doris. A deep area of low
:26:42. > :26:46.pressure bringing heavy, persistent rain and strong winds. The strongest
:26:47. > :26:49.will be towards the south across north-western parts of England but
:26:50. > :26:54.as the heavy rain moves into the colder air over Scotland, it will
:26:55. > :26:58.form increasingly as snow. At a higher ground, the southern uplands
:26:59. > :27:01.in particular but even in lower levels, there is potential of snow
:27:02. > :27:06.during Thursday morning. The Met office have issued a Yellow Warning
:27:07. > :27:07.for the risk of snow and the potential of some disruption. Keep
:27:08. > :27:10.up-to-date with the forecast. Now, a reminder of
:27:11. > :27:12.tonight's main news. The Scottish Government has moved
:27:13. > :27:14.to quell a business rates revolt by announcing a package
:27:15. > :27:24.of financial support. MSPs have voted to set income taxed
:27:25. > :27:29.for the coming year. And for the first time
:27:30. > :27:32.the arrangements will be different Higher earners living in Scotland
:27:33. > :27:36.will be asked to pay more. Our next main bulletin is just
:27:37. > :27:39.after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the
:27:40. > :27:42.team, right across the country, Nawal El Saadawi,
:27:43. > :27:59.the world-renowned Egyptian author A fearless feminist
:28:00. > :28:00.facing a world in turmoil.