:00:00. > :00:07.The First Minister formally requests the power to hold a second
:00:08. > :00:09.independence referendum, arguing there's "no rational reason"
:00:10. > :00:16.The bin lorry driver that crashed in Glasgow, killing six
:00:17. > :00:20.people, walks away with a three year ban for a separate offence.
:00:21. > :00:22.These foster parents say they deserve the same protections
:00:23. > :00:40.We are getting involved, we are trying our best, we are doing
:00:41. > :00:41.everything on our own. Why are local authorities scared to give us
:00:42. > :00:42.employee rights? Also on the programme,
:00:43. > :00:43.Celtic could clinch the Premiership title tonight
:00:44. > :00:45.without kicking a ball, if Aberdeen lose
:00:46. > :00:49.away to Dundee. And how the beekeeping boom
:00:50. > :00:51.could be putting the future The First Minister has formally
:00:52. > :01:11.requested the transfer of powers from Westminster to hold
:01:12. > :01:13.an independence referendum. In a letter to the Prime Minister,
:01:14. > :01:16.Nicola Sturgeon says there is "no rational reason" why this request
:01:17. > :01:19.should be declined. But Downing Street says it
:01:20. > :01:21.would be wrong to hold talks while the details
:01:22. > :01:24.of Brexit remain uncertain. And the Scottish Tories
:01:25. > :01:41.accused the First Minister On a sofa, the image of shoes off
:01:42. > :01:47.relaxation, the First Minister signs a letter urging an Independence
:01:48. > :01:51.Referendum, an obvious contrast with the Prime Minister, signing goodbye
:01:52. > :01:55.to the EU at a desk below a portrait of Britain's first Prime Minister.
:01:56. > :01:57.One I sit around the day goes shipping table... Nicola Sturgeon
:01:58. > :02:02.One I sit around the day goes says she wishes Theresa May every
:02:03. > :02:14.success in Brexit talks, promising full and constructive support. The
:02:15. > :02:18.motion is agreed. But she reminds the Prime Minister that the Scottish
:02:19. > :02:20.Parliament has now voted for an Independence Referendum to coincide
:02:21. > :02:25.with the inclusion of those Brexit negotiations. The First Minister
:02:26. > :02:28.adds that there appears to be no rational reason for you to stand in
:02:29. > :02:34.the way of the will of the Scottish Parliament, and I hope you will not
:02:35. > :02:39.do so. I asked the First Minister why now, when she knew the Prime
:02:40. > :02:43.Minister had already said no. I'm writing to the Prime Minister today,
:02:44. > :02:48.to set out the rational case for the will of the Scottish Parliament. But
:02:49. > :02:53.you know the answer. She has said no. Let me finish. I'm writing to
:02:54. > :02:57.her to formally request that she respects the view of the Scottish
:02:58. > :03:05.parliament. What we're dealing with his natural gas me or the SNP, this
:03:06. > :03:08.is the will of Scottish Parliament. If she refuses to enter into these
:03:09. > :03:12.discussions, what I said very clearly is this. In my view the will
:03:13. > :03:19.of the Scottish parliament must be respected. It is a question not of
:03:20. > :03:22.if it is respected, but how. Spokesman for the Prime Minister
:03:23. > :03:26.confirmed she would not enter any talks now about independence. The
:03:27. > :03:31.Scottish Tories say the focus should be on Brexit. It is a highly
:03:32. > :03:35.theatrical gesture we have all been anticipating. This is a request for
:03:36. > :03:38.a referendum which the people of Scotland don't want, and the Prime
:03:39. > :03:42.Minister has made it clear she does not believe now is the time. In many
:03:43. > :03:47.respects this is pure theatrical politics. It will not serve any
:03:48. > :03:51.meaningful purpose and we will not be having a referendum in the
:03:52. > :03:55.immediate future until our future outside of the European Union is
:03:56. > :03:57.clear. Nicola Sturgeon insists Scotland must be given a choice. For
:03:58. > :03:57.now, stalemate. And Brian is in the Scottish
:03:58. > :04:08.Parliament for us this evening. Holyrood is now in recess. Nicola
:04:09. > :04:15.Sturgeon says she will return after the fortnight's resellers -- recess,
:04:16. > :04:20.fairly early in the new term, and set out the options and what she
:04:21. > :04:23.intends to do to implemented. She has a mandate for a referendum. The
:04:24. > :04:30.more radical options would include obliging able -- an election here in
:04:31. > :04:36.Holyrood, resigning and mass and forcing by-elections. Another could
:04:37. > :04:43.be noncompliance with the Brexit procedure. Nicola Sturgeon says she
:04:44. > :04:49.will set out the details as and when she returns to Parliament here. In
:04:50. > :04:53.the meantime, she is waiting for the formal response from the Prime
:04:54. > :04:57.Minister. We don't have that yet. We will get that in due course. She
:04:58. > :04:58.didn't agonise, she didn't fret. It will be a no.
:04:59. > :05:01.The driver of a bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow, killing six
:05:02. > :05:03.people in December 2014, has been banned from driving
:05:04. > :05:06.for three years and will have to wear an electronic tag
:05:07. > :05:21.Arriving at the sheriff court knowing he could face a custodial
:05:22. > :05:25.sentence. Last month, Harry Clarke, on the right, pleaded guilty to
:05:26. > :05:29.culpable and reckless driving. His licence was taken away after he lost
:05:30. > :05:40.consciousness at the wheel of a bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow city
:05:41. > :05:45.centre in December 20 14. Six people were killed. Many others were
:05:46. > :05:51.injured. But just nine months after the crash, he was seen back behind
:05:52. > :05:55.the wheel on a public road. Harry Clarke admitted driving on this road
:05:56. > :05:59.in the East End of Glasgow. Neighbours had seen him from a
:06:00. > :06:03.window getting into his car in the private car park near his home,
:06:04. > :06:10.turning on the headlights and driving onto the road. His car was
:06:11. > :06:13.back two hours later. In his defence, Harry Clarke's lawyer said
:06:14. > :06:19.he had driven the car 30 yards from the car park to the front door and
:06:20. > :06:23.returned it a couple of hours later. In court last month, Harry Clarke
:06:24. > :06:27.admitted or should have known he was unfit to drive following the bin
:06:28. > :06:32.lorry tragedy, and an episode more than four years earlier when he
:06:33. > :06:36.worked as a bus driver for first bus. But a fatal accident enquiry
:06:37. > :06:40.also held here heard he had a history of fainting and blackouts
:06:41. > :06:45.over 30 years, and had been to the doctor 300 times in that period. The
:06:46. > :06:49.enquiry found he had lied on forms to get jobs and keep his license.
:06:50. > :06:53.And the crash could have been avoided had he told the truth about
:06:54. > :06:57.his medical history. Harry Clarke's lawyer said nothing he said today in
:06:58. > :07:03.mitigation is intended in any wait to diminish the events of December
:07:04. > :07:07.2000 and 14. Sentencing Harry Clarke today for driving again, the sheriff
:07:08. > :07:12.told him the decision he had taken to drive on the road, even for a
:07:13. > :07:16.short distance, was wholly irresponsible and reprehensible, and
:07:17. > :07:20.placed the safety of the public at risk. He said, you must have been
:07:21. > :07:23.acutely aware of the possible consequences of you losing
:07:24. > :07:27.consciousness while driving. Harry Clarke has been banned from driving
:07:28. > :07:31.for three years, although his license had already been revoked
:07:32. > :07:35.indefinitely on medical grounds. He will be supervised for a year, is
:07:36. > :07:42.tagged and on a curfew between 7pm and 7am for four months. He has to
:07:43. > :07:43.do on paid work. If he breaches this, the consequences could be
:07:44. > :07:46.extremely serious, said the sheriff. An employment tribunal case taken
:07:47. > :07:49.by two foster carers in Glasgow, could have wide ranging implications
:07:50. > :07:52.for the future status of foster The case will consider
:07:53. > :07:54.whether these carers should be treated as an employee
:07:55. > :08:10.by local authorities, with all Just tea for two these days. The
:08:11. > :08:14.Johnsons have been fostering youngsters, including some with
:08:15. > :08:18.behaviour issues, since 2011. But they say they haven't had a child to
:08:19. > :08:23.look after for almost a year. They want to take Glasgow City Council to
:08:24. > :08:24.an employment tribunal, citing unlawful deduction of wages
:08:25. > :08:32.following a whistle-blowing incident. To do that they need to be
:08:33. > :08:34.regarded as employees. But that is not the kind of arrangement local
:08:35. > :08:44.authorities currently believe they have with foster carers. We work
:08:45. > :08:48.with vulnerable young people, we are helping, we're not walking by. We're
:08:49. > :08:56.getting involved, we are trying our best. We are doing everything in our
:08:57. > :09:05.home. Why local authorities kicks -- scared to give us employee rights or
:09:06. > :09:09.workers' rights? The Johnson is also believe that if they were recognised
:09:10. > :09:14.as employees, then the council in this city and councils elsewhere,
:09:15. > :09:20.would have a clear duty of care towards foster carers and not just
:09:21. > :09:25.the children they look after. Many foster carers do work with local
:09:26. > :09:27.authorities are independent fostering agencies. They have a
:09:28. > :09:33.written agreement that says what they have to do, they get paid. They
:09:34. > :09:38.are often trained. Sometimes expensively. Yet they have no
:09:39. > :09:43.employment rights whatsoever. Glasgow City Council did not wish to
:09:44. > :09:44.comment but said they provide combines of support to foster
:09:45. > :09:48.carers. carers.
:09:49. > :10:03.-- comprehensive support. It expected the tribunal will sit
:10:04. > :10:06.early in the summer. And its determination as to whether foster
:10:07. > :10:12.carers are actually employees full employment rights, or it should be
:10:13. > :10:15.termed as workers, but still brings some rights, or should stay on the
:10:16. > :10:20.same arrangement at the moment without those benefits. That will be
:10:21. > :10:24.of huge importance not just to foster carers themselves, but to
:10:25. > :10:25.local authorities throughout the country.
:10:26. > :10:26.Aileen Clarke. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has
:10:27. > :10:29.called for people who wish to appear during its first public
:10:30. > :10:31.hearings, to come forward. The hearings will begin at the end
:10:32. > :10:34.of May, and will hear evidence from survivor groups and large care
:10:35. > :10:37.providers, as well as The inquiry says evidence
:10:38. > :10:40.is continuing to be taken Production has been partly shut down
:10:41. > :10:45.on a North Sea installation Dana Petroleum says there was no
:10:46. > :10:50.safety risk from the release, which was discovered when bubbles
:10:51. > :10:53.appeared on the surface near its The Health and Safety Executive
:10:54. > :11:04.is investigating. Celtic could secure
:11:05. > :11:06.the Premiership title this weekend If Aberdeen lose to Dundee tonight,
:11:07. > :11:09.or the Parkhead club beat Hearts on Sunday,
:11:10. > :11:11.they'll secure six league So what does all of that
:11:12. > :11:15.say about the standard Here's our Senior Football Reporter,
:11:16. > :11:29.Chris McLaughlin. Once again it has been Celtic's
:11:30. > :11:35.season. Unstoppable, at times unplayable. There is every chance
:11:36. > :11:39.the spoils will come to be victors this weekend. And when they do, this
:11:40. > :11:43.is the man who will be held above all others. Brendan Rodgers, Celtic
:11:44. > :11:50.manager and architect of recent success. What he has brought to
:11:51. > :11:56.Celtic has meant they have moved forward massively quickly. This is
:11:57. > :12:02.by far is the best title because they are so far ahead. And they are
:12:03. > :12:06.playing some great football as well. Grid Portal -- football but a
:12:07. > :12:12.predictable outcome. Success has led to questions about the lack of
:12:13. > :12:18.competition. Juventus are on the verge of winning their sixth
:12:19. > :12:26.consecutive title. Other teams, PSG, the challenge of Monaco this season,
:12:27. > :12:30.you look to Germany, iron have won it hundreds of times that make many
:12:31. > :12:35.times. The club can do much no more. We want to keep pushing on the
:12:36. > :12:41.field. Who will push back? This was the last time another team won the
:12:42. > :12:45.league, Rangers in 2011. Can they are anybody else stop Celtic in the
:12:46. > :12:49.near future due We simply do not know. There has been so much
:12:50. > :12:52.instability about the Ibrox club that you cannot say with any
:12:53. > :12:58.assuredness that even next season or the season after that, they will
:12:59. > :13:03.mount that traditional challenge. This area in front of Celtic Park
:13:04. > :13:08.has become known as the Celtic way. Celtic's away on Brendan Rodgers has
:13:09. > :13:13.been win and win in some style. But the former Liverpool manager has
:13:14. > :13:16.brought more. A hunger, a ruthless efficiency. The League Cup is
:13:17. > :13:21.already in the bag and the title will soon join it. All that is left
:13:22. > :13:25.is the Scottish cup to complete a clean sweep, the domestic trouble.
:13:26. > :13:30.Where once there was hope, now there is expectation.
:13:31. > :13:32.Scotland captain Scott Brown will declare himself
:13:33. > :13:35.available to play for his country in June's World Cup qualifier
:13:36. > :13:39.The BBC has learned the midfielder will be given some time off once
:13:40. > :13:41.Celtic win the Premiership title, which could be as soon
:13:42. > :13:45.Brown has been available for Scotland on a game-by-game basis
:13:46. > :13:49.since reversing his international retirement decision last November.
:13:50. > :13:53.You're watching BBC Reporting Scotland.
:13:54. > :13:58.The First Minister has sent a letter, formally asking
:13:59. > :14:00.the Prime Minister for the power to hold another
:14:01. > :14:07.And in rugby, both Glasgow and Edinburgh are aiming
:14:08. > :14:15.to reach the semifinals in European competitions.
:14:16. > :14:18.Stroke patients are helping scientists at Edinburgh University
:14:19. > :14:21.understand what might cause bleeding in the brain.
:14:22. > :14:24.A new powerful combined scanner is being used to detect a build up
:14:25. > :14:27.of abnormal proteins in people's brains.
:14:28. > :14:34.Our health correspondent, Lisa Summers reports.
:14:35. > :14:40.It is a high-tech and powerful device which could hold the key to
:14:41. > :14:45.causes of bleeding in the brain. Mick Burns is one of the first
:14:46. > :14:51.patients to be involved in this new research. He had a stroke last May.
:14:52. > :14:56.I went to work and I realised something was going wrong. I wasn't
:14:57. > :15:02.able to sign in. I knew something was telling me I need to do
:15:03. > :15:07.something about this. I contacted my GP at the time. And he suggested I
:15:08. > :15:14.get to hospital as quickly as possible. His recovery has been good
:15:15. > :15:22.but he doesn't know what caused his stroke. That is why he signed up to
:15:23. > :15:26.this study. The sophisticated scanner combines MRI scanning that
:15:27. > :15:30.shows structural details, with PET scanning, that follows things like
:15:31. > :15:35.brain activity. The scientists are tracking the build-up of an abnormal
:15:36. > :15:39.protein. They hope it will lead to a better understanding of what
:15:40. > :15:44.triggers conditions like a stroke. At the moment it is difficult to do
:15:45. > :15:50.it. You need not opted to it. That is obviously difficult to perform.
:15:51. > :15:54.What we are trying to do is almost use the scanner to look at the level
:15:55. > :16:00.of the protein in real life to see if we can identify patients whose
:16:01. > :16:04.stroke was due to this. The technology will be eventually used
:16:05. > :16:07.to investigate other diseases, particularly dementia. It is part of
:16:08. > :16:15.a huge project tracking patients across the UK. You can have lots of
:16:16. > :16:19.small strokes, one can of dementia. Other people have Alzheimer's
:16:20. > :16:23.disease. That is a build-up of abnormal protein in the brain,
:16:24. > :16:29.causing the connections in the brain to fail. That is when patients
:16:30. > :16:32.develop Alzheimer's. It is hoped a clearer picture of what causes
:16:33. > :16:34.conditions like dementia and strokes will lead to better diagnosis and
:16:35. > :16:38.ultimately better treatments. East Kilbride, Scotland's first
:16:39. > :16:40.new town is celebrating its 70th East Kilbride has grown into one
:16:41. > :16:48.of Scotland's largest towns. Its continued expansion is not
:16:49. > :17:02.without its critics. It may not look like it, but this
:17:03. > :17:05.was a vision of the future. The first of many roundabouts which
:17:06. > :17:08.directed family is flowing out of nearby Glasgow and into what was to
:17:09. > :17:14.become Scotland's most successful new town. All housing development
:17:15. > :17:21.areas have main roads and bus routes going round them. The original plan
:17:22. > :17:24.was to accommodate 45,000 people. Families moved here for better
:17:25. > :17:30.housing, jobs and more opportunities. There was a great
:17:31. > :17:33.sense of optimism. This is a place where people choose to live and
:17:34. > :17:39.raise a family. A place where people can make a good life and enjoy
:17:40. > :17:43.themselves. East Kilbride was a traditional rural village until the
:17:44. > :17:48.new town was built. The old Parish Church, I met up with some of the
:17:49. > :17:52.early residents. The concept was a relatively small new town, and now
:17:53. > :17:57.they tell us its 70 5000. I think they must have forgotten 25,000
:17:58. > :18:01.people, I don't know where they are. Now the village is swamped by new
:18:02. > :18:06.housing. It's lovely to see new people getting housing, but it's
:18:07. > :18:12.swamped. It has changed tremendously. Do you think a new
:18:13. > :18:16.term has ever got as big as this? No, that wasn't the original
:18:17. > :18:20.concept. Up to 50,000, there was still to some extent a village
:18:21. > :18:24.tradition and village life. There was a spirit. But as we have moved
:18:25. > :18:30.on since that stage, it's lost its way to some extent. The green belt
:18:31. > :18:34.surrounding the town brought ample opportunity for recreation and fresh
:18:35. > :18:38.air. East Kilbride has grown way beyond that original plan with a
:18:39. > :18:40.air. East Kilbride has grown way population today of 70 5000. And
:18:41. > :18:47.air. East Kilbride has grown way that growth is threatening to
:18:48. > :18:49.swallow up nearby villages. Much to the alarm of locals. There is a
:18:50. > :18:57.disappearance of the community that was here when I first moved here in
:18:58. > :19:01.1989. The town of East Kilbride is indeed getting closer. The green
:19:02. > :19:07.belt spaces are disappearing. If you look at the amount of green farmland
:19:08. > :19:14.left between East Kilbride, Jackson and Eagleson, is diminishing very
:19:15. > :19:18.rapidly. These young people of East Kilbride will now be retired. 70
:19:19. > :19:19.years on, I wonder if they feel whether that sense of optimism is
:19:20. > :19:23.justified? A leading biologist says
:19:24. > :19:26.Scotland's native honey bees are being threatened by imports
:19:27. > :19:29.brought in because of the hobby's A new group has been formed to help
:19:30. > :19:33.protect the indigenous species and convince more
:19:34. > :19:35.keepers to convert. Our environment correspondent
:19:36. > :19:46.Kevin Keane reports. They are Scotland's only native
:19:47. > :19:52.honeybee and now there are fears this buzzing insect is at risk.
:19:53. > :19:56.There is honey or syrup they have converted into the equivalent of
:19:57. > :20:00.honey. That's their winter food. The threat is not from population is
:20:01. > :20:05.dying out, but new species been brought in from across Europe. They
:20:06. > :20:07.are arriving to meet the growth in popularity of beekeeping and
:20:08. > :20:13.crossbreeding with the natives. We are concerned that they are on their
:20:14. > :20:19.way out if we don't do something to ensure that there's going to be
:20:20. > :20:30.these Bees in the future. It's a case of no real focus to date from
:20:31. > :20:34.the keepers of interest. There are about 3000 bee keepers in Scotland.
:20:35. > :20:38.Without them there would hardly be any bees at all. It's the growth in
:20:39. > :20:42.popularity of this hobby that's putting these bees at risk. To the
:20:43. > :20:46.untrained eye, this species looks quite similar to its European
:20:47. > :20:53.cousin. The imported variety is cheaper to buy but a lot less
:20:54. > :20:58.resilient. These bees will have involved in environments with damp
:20:59. > :21:01.conditions, damp winters. -- involved in environments. They can
:21:02. > :21:06.fly in lower temperatures which are more normal in Scotland. That makes
:21:07. > :21:10.them more hardy and adapted to the environment. We will need to inspect
:21:11. > :21:13.all our clients roughly once a week. The beekeepers say their role is
:21:14. > :21:18.vital for the protection of all bees. They say the risk of disease
:21:19. > :21:23.is high and colonies need to be managed. That remains the biggest
:21:24. > :21:26.threat to survival. Beekeepers now need to intervene to treat colonies
:21:27. > :21:32.and reduced numbers to help these through the winter. This new group
:21:33. > :21:33.wants to raise awareness of the native bee and lobby the government
:21:34. > :21:36.for their protection. It's an important weekend
:21:37. > :21:37.for Scotland's two Glasgow and Edinburgh playing
:21:38. > :21:40.for places in the semifinals Our sports reporter
:21:41. > :21:59.David Currie joins us now Certainly is. Good evening. A couple
:22:00. > :22:03.of weeks after the six Nations, our top rugby players get the chance to
:22:04. > :22:08.test themselves again, this time against a couple of the best club
:22:09. > :22:11.teams in Europe. Firstly in the Challenge Cup, the equivalent of
:22:12. > :22:15.football's Europa League, Edinburgh play this evening at Murrayfield
:22:16. > :22:19.against French league leaders La Rochelle. With me to talk about that
:22:20. > :22:24.is the former Scotland international Peter Wright. Edinburgh's form in
:22:25. > :22:29.the pro 12 lead has been nothing short of dire. They have lost their
:22:30. > :22:34.last five games but have been superb in Europe. Does that make tonight
:22:35. > :22:39.difficult to call Costa it does. They have only won four times in the
:22:40. > :22:43.league, but they have beaten Harlequins home and away in the cup.
:22:44. > :22:47.We don't know how it will go. They are a team when it comes to cup
:22:48. > :22:50.rugby. They have good pedigree and were in the cup final couple of
:22:51. > :22:54.years ago, just losing to Gloucester. I think they've got a
:22:55. > :23:00.chance. No doubt about the big game of the weekend. Glasgow Warriors in
:23:01. > :23:04.the Champions Cup, the more prestigious tournament, and they are
:23:05. > :23:08.away to defending champions Saracens in London on Sunday. I've been along
:23:09. > :23:10.to watch the Warriors training for what could be the biggest game in
:23:11. > :23:19.their history. Formed 21 years ago with the aim of
:23:20. > :23:25.competing with Europe's best, it could be said Glasgow have come of
:23:26. > :23:28.age. Making ready for their first European Champions Cup quarterfinal.
:23:29. > :23:35.This is something the club has been working on for a long time. They
:23:36. > :23:39.know how important work to get it, how the effort and disappointment
:23:40. > :23:43.we've had in previous seasons in Europe, we have to throw everything
:23:44. > :23:47.at Saracens. Their opponents can call on talents like England
:23:48. > :23:54.superstar Owen Farrell and their culture of success at the highest
:23:55. > :23:57.level. Saracens, after all, our English Premiership champions. And
:23:58. > :24:00.also the defending European champions. The London side haven't
:24:01. > :24:10.lost a match in European competition for two years. Probably better than
:24:11. > :24:14.what we had in the pool stages. We will have to up our game, but that's
:24:15. > :24:24.why we play footy, to be in this situation. Warriors are winners too.
:24:25. > :24:28.Regularly reaching the Pro12 league play-offs, beating the best Irish
:24:29. > :24:37.and Welsh sides to the title two years ago. I think having that
:24:38. > :24:40.victory in Belfast in the Pro12, the final against Munster, but in terms
:24:41. > :24:44.of the result, being European champions away from home in our
:24:45. > :24:49.first quarterfinal, that will be the best result we've had. Reaching the
:24:50. > :24:53.semifinals isn't the limit of Warriors' ambition. Some are
:24:54. > :24:57.reaching for the stars. We're not just wanting to stop there. We want
:24:58. > :25:02.to create even bigger history and go to the final and win that. If we
:25:03. > :25:04.play well and everything goes to plan on the day, we know we can do
:25:05. > :25:10.it. You can listen to both matches on
:25:11. > :25:11.BBC radio Scotland, starting with Edinburgh against La Rochelle
:25:12. > :25:22.tonight. Now time for the weather. Most of us had rained today but it
:25:23. > :25:25.has been steadily marching northwards leading to drier and
:25:26. > :25:31.brighter conditions behind it. Tonight we will hold onto some light
:25:32. > :25:36.and patchy rain across the Western Isles, the far north-west Highlands
:25:37. > :25:39.and Shetland. Saubers developing across the far south. Otherwise dry
:25:40. > :25:46.and fairly cloudy. -- showers developing. Temperatures falling in
:25:47. > :25:51.Aberdeenshire to just one or two Celsius, but clouding over later. A
:25:52. > :25:56.mild nights to come for most of us, temperatures widely six to eight
:25:57. > :26:01.Celsius with the light wind. The beginning of April dawns on a fairly
:26:02. > :26:06.cloudy note with some outbreaks of rain, particularly across the
:26:07. > :26:10.north-west. The general theme tomorrow is brightness and sunshine
:26:11. > :26:14.and also some April showers, initially in the West and becoming
:26:15. > :26:18.more widespread as we go through the day. By tomorrow afternoon, I think
:26:19. > :26:22.we will continue to see a scattering of showers across Dumfries and
:26:23. > :26:26.Galloway, through the Borders and through central and eastern areas.
:26:27. > :26:30.Some of the showers will be heavy and slow moving. The odd rumble of
:26:31. > :26:35.thunder isn't out of the question. Some bright or sunny spells in
:26:36. > :26:40.between the showers and highs of 12 or 14 Celsius, not feeling too bad
:26:41. > :26:44.with light wind. Showers becoming fewer and further between across the
:26:45. > :26:48.Western Isles and western coastal areas tomorrow afternoon. For hill
:26:49. > :26:52.walking and climbing tomorrow, in the more western ranges the same
:26:53. > :26:56.story. Sunshine and showers. I think the showers will lead to poor
:26:57. > :27:01.visibility at times, but in the sunshiny visibility will be fairly
:27:02. > :27:07.good. North-westerly wind around 15 mph. Similar story in the more
:27:08. > :27:12.eastern ranges. Sunshine and showers, 2-4 C on the tops.
:27:13. > :27:16.North-westerly winds around 10-15 mph. Tomorrow evening, a ridge of
:27:17. > :27:21.high pressure essentially killing off the showers so it becomes dry,
:27:22. > :27:26.clear, fairly chilly, with perhaps a touch of Frost developing in
:27:27. > :27:30.sheltered rural areas. By Sunday, the ridge of high pressure staying
:27:31. > :27:33.with us. The better day of the weekend. Dry, bright and plenty of
:27:34. > :27:39.sunshine and highs of around 13 or 14. By Monday we will have rain
:27:40. > :27:44.moving into the south-west, especially drier further east and
:27:45. > :27:47.the rain will be accompanied by strengthening Southwest wind. By
:27:48. > :27:51.Tuesday, it looks like it will be mostly dry. We might just see some
:27:52. > :27:53.light rain in the West and it looks fairly breezy.