:00:00. > :00:10.Scotland's economy is hovering close to recession
:00:11. > :00:13.and well behind that of the UK, according to the latest figures.
:00:14. > :00:15.A criminal gang is jailed for stealing hundreds
:00:16. > :00:20.of thousands of pounds by blowing up cash machines.
:00:21. > :00:22.A warning in the European Parliament that
:00:23. > :00:27.Brexit may break up Britain - unless Scotland gets a bespoke deal.
:00:28. > :00:29.A grandmother loses her case against Trump International
:00:30. > :00:39.for breaching her privacy - but claims a moral victory.
:00:40. > :00:47.To me it was never about the monetary compensation, I was not
:00:48. > :00:49.interested in money, I was only interested in clearing my name.
:00:50. > :00:52.Could Scotland's Russel Knox be the man
:00:53. > :01:09.to watch at the Masters which gets underway in Augusta tomorrow?
:01:10. > :01:13.The Scottish economy is hovering close to recession, according
:01:14. > :01:18.They show output fell during the last three
:01:19. > :01:22.months of last year, and fell well behind UK growth.
:01:23. > :01:24.That continues a trend of lower growth here.
:01:25. > :01:26.Our business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser, assesses
:01:27. > :01:41.It takes a microscope to find signs of growth at this business in the
:01:42. > :01:47.north of Glasgow. And as the Finance Secretary is learning evidence of
:01:48. > :01:51.economic growth is not easy to find either. Bioscience is one of the
:01:52. > :01:55.hopes for the future of the Scottish economy but it will need something
:01:56. > :01:58.inventive to shake about the near stagnation of the past year for the
:01:59. > :02:04.figures covered the final three months of last year but the output
:02:05. > :02:07.from the whole Scottish economy falling by 0.2%. Production,
:02:08. > :02:13.construction down most, the services sector flat compared with 0.7%
:02:14. > :02:18.growth for the UK economy as a whole. Take the whole of the year
:02:19. > :02:24.and to does the 16th of the Scottish economy grow by only 0.4%, very weak
:02:25. > :02:30.growth, the UK, growing more than four times faster. Why, the downturn
:02:31. > :02:34.in oil and gas is a likely culprit, the Scottish Government says it also
:02:35. > :02:38.has a lot to do with consumer confidence following the Brexit
:02:39. > :02:41.referendum decision even know that affects the whole UK. It seems to
:02:42. > :02:46.contrast between Scotland and the rest of the UK, maybe the people of
:02:47. > :02:49.Scotland had more awareness of the impact that it is going to have on
:02:50. > :02:53.the Scottish economy and of course there is a different attitude to
:02:54. > :02:59.Europe. Still strong economic foundations to our Scottish economy
:03:00. > :03:02.and still growth in 2016. Slow growth has to do with choices made
:03:03. > :03:06.by business but the challenge is for government. If that shrinking of the
:03:07. > :03:12.Scottish economy is repeated at the start of this year we will be in a
:03:13. > :03:17.recession. That is troubling for a number of reasons. But it is a call
:03:18. > :03:22.to action for the UK and Scottish Government. These figures ought to
:03:23. > :03:26.signal a red alert to government at all levels and its response to that
:03:27. > :03:32.ought to be a recognition that businesses need support to grow. But
:03:33. > :03:37.we need a competitive economy in Scotland and competitive taxes.
:03:38. > :03:42.Forging change in Scottish finances, income tax divergence from the rest
:03:43. > :03:46.of the UK begins tomorrow for the new financial year and there are
:03:47. > :03:51.some signs that the economic engine is sparking better but not by much.
:03:52. > :03:52.Inflation is back to put a squeeze on household budgets. And there is
:03:53. > :04:01.also uncertainty in the economy. How significant are these quarterly
:04:02. > :04:06.figures? It may look like an abstract statistic about three
:04:07. > :04:11.months, a fraction of 1% does not seem a big deal but it is a vital
:04:12. > :04:18.economic measure because it compiles overtime to have a big effect. And
:04:19. > :04:23.jobs, pay, prosperity, are placed in the world, Scottish growth used to
:04:24. > :04:26.lag behind that of the UK. In the last decade it caught up and matched
:04:27. > :04:32.the UK average but now it has been falling behind for about two years.
:04:33. > :04:38.Roughly dating back to when the oil and gas downturn began. You could
:04:39. > :04:44.hear some of the reasons why the problem might be there, no one knows
:04:45. > :04:50.for sure. There is also a question of whether we do enough for start-up
:04:51. > :04:55.companies and to grow companies. Our people efficiently managed. And the
:04:56. > :04:58.politics of this as well, the Scottish Government has treated this
:04:59. > :05:04.growth figure as its main target, for the ten years it has been in
:05:05. > :05:07.power. But if it blames Brexit uncertainty for Scotland falling
:05:08. > :05:08.behind, there's also the question of the other constitutional issue and
:05:09. > :05:13.behind, there's also the question of whether that is putting a bit of a
:05:14. > :05:15.chill on consumer confidence and business investment. That of course
:05:16. > :05:17.is independence. Fans and former players
:05:18. > :05:18.are threatening to boycott They want the club's board
:05:19. > :05:22.to rethink their decision to sign David Goodwillie -
:05:23. > :05:24.the former Scotland player who was ruled in a civil court
:05:25. > :05:39.ruling to be a rapist. David Goodwillie scoring for his
:05:40. > :05:43.country in 2011. In January the Court of session 's rules that David
:05:44. > :05:49.Goodwillie and his former team-mate David Robertson had both raped
:05:50. > :05:55.Denise Clare in 2011 and they were ordered to pay ?100,000 in damages.
:05:56. > :05:58.In the civil case Denise Claire said she was incapable of consenting
:05:59. > :06:03.because of alcohol consumption. The judge found her to be cogent,
:06:04. > :06:07.persuasive and compelling. But the Crown Office said there was not
:06:08. > :06:14.sufficient evidence for a criminal prosecution. Today Denise Clare told
:06:15. > :06:20.the BBC she is dismayed that he had been allowed to return to
:06:21. > :06:24.professional football. He was a promising footballer but when he
:06:25. > :06:29.left Plymouth FC in January by mutual consent, many thought it was
:06:30. > :06:34.the end of his career. But last week Clyde football club announced they
:06:35. > :06:38.had signed him. In a statement they said, the coverage of the signing
:06:39. > :06:42.brings the conversation back into the media, around an event that is
:06:43. > :06:45.clearly damaged lives and this conversation raises awareness of the
:06:46. > :06:51.need for both responsible decisions and respect. As a socially
:06:52. > :06:55.responsible employer we will always seek to support people to rebuild
:06:56. > :07:00.their lives and careers especially so after mistakes. Former Clyde
:07:01. > :07:04.player Stephen Tennant says many think it is the wrong decision. He
:07:05. > :07:09.suggested fans who own the club could try to force the board to
:07:10. > :07:15.change its mind. On the whole I do not like it when footballers are set
:07:16. > :07:18.out as role models, I think is probably over four David Goodwillie
:07:19. > :07:21.in terms of football, I do not feel he has a place in the game any more.
:07:22. > :07:27.Many fans today said they will boycott the club from on. George
:07:28. > :07:30.Lennox has been two games since he was eight years old. Today he wrote
:07:31. > :07:35.to the club to say he will not return until they get rid of David
:07:36. > :07:38.Goodwillie. As far as I'm aware a large number of people are not
:07:39. > :07:43.coming back. A few of my friends have written big essays on Facebook
:07:44. > :07:47.justifying the reasons for not going back. It seems the club is more
:07:48. > :07:48.interested in staying in the professional leagues then doing the
:07:49. > :07:50.right thing. And Lucy Adams is outside
:07:51. > :07:59.Clyde Football Club for us tonight. And there has been further reaction?
:08:00. > :08:03.I have spoken to a lot of people here today outside the stadium. Many
:08:04. > :08:08.of them have very strong feelings about this. Many feel he should be
:08:09. > :08:11.allowed to play. Some in fact think this will help with his
:08:12. > :08:15.rehabilitation. It is important to remember of course that David
:08:16. > :08:19.Goodwillie is appealing that civil court decision which came out
:08:20. > :08:23.earlier this year. The context is everything. The clubs themselves
:08:24. > :08:28.said that this was a difficult decision for them. This club faces
:08:29. > :08:32.for the first time at the end of the season dropping out of the top
:08:33. > :08:36.leagues for the first time in its 140 year history. But I spoke
:08:37. > :08:41.earlier to former director Bobby Casey has said that is no excuse for
:08:42. > :08:45.signing David Goodwillie at this stage. And that they should put good
:08:46. > :08:50.moral decisions and the reputation of the club above their
:08:51. > :08:54.considerations about relegation. I also spoke earlier to Denise Claire
:08:55. > :08:59.herself and she said in her view it is time for football to grow up. She
:09:00. > :09:04.said if David Goodwillie had gone through the civil case, if he were a
:09:05. > :09:09.policeman or a doctor, he would not be allowed to go back to his former
:09:10. > :09:15.job as a professional. And as such she once the system to change.
:09:16. > :09:18.Scotland's longest serving MEP has predicted the UK will no longer
:09:19. > :09:20.exist if the there is no flexiblity during Brexit negotiations.
:09:21. > :09:22.Labour's David Martin was speaking as the European Parliament
:09:23. > :09:27.debated its negotiating objectives after the triggering of Article 50.
:09:28. > :09:29.Scotland's longest serving MEP has predicted the UK will no longer
:09:30. > :09:31.Our political correspondent Nick Eardley is at the parliament
:09:32. > :09:44.The various arguments on Brexit are well rehearsed. We've heard more of
:09:45. > :09:47.them today from European politicians, from UK politicians as
:09:48. > :09:52.well. Not everyone is toeing the party line. The Labour MEP David
:09:53. > :09:55.Martin thinks the way the Westminster government is dealing
:09:56. > :10:04.with the process could eventually lead to the break-up of the UK.
:10:05. > :10:08.The city where the EU is directly elected politicians come to vote.
:10:09. > :10:13.Strasberg is where the European Parliament will accept or reject any
:10:14. > :10:16.Brexit deals. Today those politicians set out their priorities
:10:17. > :10:21.and heard how some Scots see the process. Including from this Labour
:10:22. > :10:26.MEP who says he's no longer sure how he would vote on independence. The
:10:27. > :10:30.UK does not show flexibility in these talks, then it will not only
:10:31. > :10:36.be the UK leaving the EU but the UK will not exist any longer. Nigel
:10:37. > :10:40.Farage has been one of the fiercest critics of this Parliament and that
:10:41. > :10:44.continues. He says they're making unreasonable Brexit the man. You are
:10:45. > :10:50.behaving the Mafia. You think we are a hostage, we are free to go. From
:10:51. > :10:54.the European fight a desire for future partnership. But also a
:10:55. > :11:00.warning, they plan to be united and firm in protecting their interests.
:11:01. > :11:03.Colleagues, we are going to remain partners and friends but the United
:11:04. > :11:07.Kingdom has got to accept the fact that there will be a tough
:11:08. > :11:12.negotiating position on the European Union side. So what are the European
:11:13. > :11:15.Parliament 's priorities? MEPs say the UK must fulfil all of its
:11:16. > :11:20.obligations up until the date leaves. Echoing other institutions,
:11:21. > :11:25.they say the UK cannot enjoy similar benefits after it leaves. The call
:11:26. > :11:30.for fair treatment of EU citizens and the motion highlighted the fact
:11:31. > :11:36.that Scotland and Northern Ireland voted differently to the UK result.
:11:37. > :11:41.This SNP MP hopes that could prove yours. That keeps the door open for
:11:42. > :11:46.greater things, whatever they may be. This is the start the process
:11:47. > :11:55.and we keep all open. There will be a lot of attempts by member states
:11:56. > :11:59.perhaps to divide the UK and we must be united. The European Parliament
:12:00. > :12:03.has become the first institution to formally set out what it wants from
:12:04. > :12:07.Brexit. Later this month European leaders will meet to hammer out
:12:08. > :12:10.their objectives too. Then the real talking begins.
:12:11. > :12:13.Seven men have been convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands
:12:14. > :12:15.of pounds by blowing up cash machines across the UK
:12:16. > :12:19.Liverpool Crown Court heard how the professional and organised
:12:20. > :12:20.criminals used dedicated, ruthless and sophisticated methods
:12:21. > :12:40.During the year-long crime spree, 30 banks and shops in England and
:12:41. > :12:45.Scotland were targeted. Some cash machines were blown up using
:12:46. > :12:53.oxyacetylene gas. In other raids stolen cars were used to drag away
:12:54. > :12:57.cash machines. An estimated ?110,000 was stolen in two raids on the
:12:58. > :13:05.outskirts of Aberdeen. Perth and Carnoustie. The attack on the Co-op
:13:06. > :13:09.proved to be the last for the gang. Hours after the robbery and off duty
:13:10. > :13:17.police officer spotted a suspicious car seven miles away in Arbroath. As
:13:18. > :13:20.shocked diners looked on armed police swooped on the car park at
:13:21. > :13:25.the McDonald's in the town and five men were arrested. Police used a
:13:26. > :13:30.tyre deflation weapon to stop the gang getting away. In the weeks
:13:31. > :13:34.leading up to the arrests, detectives in Scotland and England
:13:35. > :13:38.were already closing in on the gang. It was after an overnight raid on
:13:39. > :13:42.the cash machines at this store at King 's Wells on the outskirts of
:13:43. > :13:49.Aberdeen when police made a major breakthrough in the case. CCTV from
:13:50. > :13:54.a nearby industrial estate picked up a rendezvous between a lorry and a
:13:55. > :14:00.high-performance car. We became aware that the group had access to a
:14:01. > :14:05.stolen HGV and they were actually using high-powered motor cars to
:14:06. > :14:11.commit these crimes. But transporting the Audi within the HGV
:14:12. > :14:16.to not travel -- to not draw attention to themselves. This setup
:14:17. > :14:25.would not be lost to fans of the classic film the Italian job. They
:14:26. > :14:30.had fuel, toilet rolls, and they had cut a small area within the outer
:14:31. > :14:33.skin of the HGV to allow them access in and out without drawing attention
:14:34. > :14:38.to themselves by opening the rear of the lorry. The charges that the gang
:14:39. > :14:40.have been convicted of carry hefty prison terms. They will be sentenced
:14:41. > :14:42.later this month. A grandmother who tried
:14:43. > :14:44.to sue Trump International for breaching her privacy has
:14:45. > :14:46.lost her case. Rohan Beyts took on the company
:14:47. > :14:49.after being told there was mobile phone footage of her that had been
:14:50. > :14:51.recorded while she was urinating in sand dunes near the company's
:14:52. > :15:08.Aberdeenshire golf course. The sand dunes skirt the Rohan Beyts
:15:09. > :15:12.-- the temporary golf course. One day last April by walking with a
:15:13. > :15:14.friend Rohan Beyts got caught short and answered the call of nature in
:15:15. > :15:17.the sand dunes. That was caught on and answered the call of nature in
:15:18. > :15:21.camera by a member of the golf course staff. They watched Rohan
:15:22. > :15:24.Beyts and her friends that they as they were known for their opposition
:15:25. > :15:28.to the Trump development. Rohan Beyts said she was distressed at
:15:29. > :15:32.being photographed at such a moment and she sued for breach of privacy.
:15:33. > :15:36.But golf course may have registered plenty of plaudits but she argued
:15:37. > :15:38.they had not registered the data protection arrangements necessary
:15:39. > :15:43.for the kind of surveillance carried out. The sheriff however was not
:15:44. > :15:47.convinced by the argument. He said that the distress suffered by Rohan
:15:48. > :15:51.Beyts had not been caused by the golf course bridging of state
:15:52. > :15:55.registration requirements. He said there was no link between the lack
:15:56. > :16:01.of registration and her distress. I was in it to clear my name because I
:16:02. > :16:06.had been accused of doing something deliberately. I have been accused of
:16:07. > :16:11.being close to the clubhouse which I was not. I was accused of doing it
:16:12. > :16:18.in full view of people, I could see nobody. And the sheriff has
:16:19. > :16:22.confirmed that he believes me and that is so important. Sheriff Donald
:16:23. > :16:24.caught in its ruling pointed out that Rohan Beyts had been urinating
:16:25. > :16:29.in circumstances where she would have a reasonable expectation of
:16:30. > :16:32.privacy. He went on to observe that she should not have been
:16:33. > :16:37.photographed. I have to emphasise that officious bystanders taking
:16:38. > :16:40.pictures of the most urinating in the countryside put themselves at
:16:41. > :16:45.real risk of prosecution. Whether for a public order offence or
:16:46. > :16:49.voyeurism. Anyone in Scotland walking through the countryside and
:16:50. > :16:53.has to go is perfectly entitled to go in terms of the Scottish outdoor
:16:54. > :16:58.access code. And Rohan Beyts has been utterly vindicated in this
:16:59. > :17:03.case. Trump International issued a statement saying we are satisfied
:17:04. > :17:06.that justice has prevailed. The disingenuous claim they said by
:17:07. > :17:09.Rohan Beyts was a perversion of the truth and nothing more than a poor
:17:10. > :17:13.attempt at self publicity in an effort to garner support for her
:17:14. > :17:16.anti-Trump, anti-business propaganda. Tonight Rohan Beyts is
:17:17. > :17:23.glad that the case is over and plans a series of long-distance walks down
:17:24. > :17:24.through Scotland. She says her roots may go through few toilets but even
:17:25. > :17:27.fewer courses. Scotland's economy is hovering close
:17:28. > :17:31.to recession and well behind that of the UK,
:17:32. > :17:35.according to the latest figures. Could Scotland's Russel Knox be
:17:36. > :17:37.the man to watch at the Masters, which gets under way
:17:38. > :17:46.in Augusta tomorrow? The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon,
:17:47. > :17:48.has arrived at the United Nations headquarters in New York,
:17:49. > :17:51.where she's expected to announce new funding
:17:52. > :17:53.for conflict resolution work. Our political correspondent,
:17:54. > :18:07.Glenn Campbell, is at And while the UK takes the lead on
:18:08. > :18:11.overseas aid, the Scottish Government also has a relatively
:18:12. > :18:14.small budget for international assistance and the First Minister
:18:15. > :18:21.arrived here in the last hour, and she would like to spend more of that
:18:22. > :18:24.money on peace work. Symbolism is important in politics, and the First
:18:25. > :18:28.Minister who would like one day to see the flag of an independent
:18:29. > :18:34.Scotland flying between those of Saudi Arabia and Senegal, here at
:18:35. > :18:36.the United Nations, has chosen this theatre of state had to send out her
:18:37. > :18:44.government's more to world affairs government's more to world affairs
:18:45. > :18:49.-- statehood. Her visit Karen sighs with an emergency meeting of the UN
:18:50. > :18:53.Security Council -- coincides. Discussing the use of chemical
:18:54. > :18:57.weapons in Syria. The UK is one of five permanent members of the
:18:58. > :19:01.council, and the devolved minister is not involved in those
:19:02. > :19:05.discussions, but she happens to be here at UN headquarters today to
:19:06. > :19:09.give an address on human rights and conflict resolution organised
:19:10. > :19:15.through the office of the UN special envoy to Syria. The First Minister
:19:16. > :19:23.is committing extra cash to peace building work with ?1.2 million to
:19:24. > :19:27.be spent in the next few years, training 200 women in conflict
:19:28. > :19:32.resolution and mediation. Nicola Sturgeon indicated last night that
:19:33. > :19:35.contributing positively on the international stage would be the
:19:36. > :19:44.hallmark of the independent Scotland. Independence defined
:19:45. > :19:48.within interdependence is the best way for us to build a fairer society
:19:49. > :19:50.at home and to make a positive contribution to the world.
:19:51. > :19:58.president of the UN General sellers president of the UN General sellers
:19:59. > :20:03.-- assembly thinks more nations have a way to conceive it, even if they
:20:04. > :20:08.don't choose independence. -- have a way to contribute. That is entirely
:20:09. > :20:13.up to the people of Scotland to decide, but the more I go through
:20:14. > :20:18.life I see life in terms of us being human beings on one planet and it is
:20:19. > :20:20.not the divisions that are important, it is bringing us
:20:21. > :20:26.altogether and that is why this place is so important. The Scottish
:20:27. > :20:33.Government's cash at a little to the ?2.46 billion the Prime Minister has
:20:34. > :20:37.committed to help Syria alone. -- adds a little. Supporters of the
:20:38. > :20:40.union says Scottish can make a big impact internationally as part of
:20:41. > :20:46.the UK, a global power with a big budget. And of course that is the
:20:47. > :20:49.sort of debate that will intensify if there is going to be another
:20:50. > :20:54.independence referendum, the First Minister said she is fairly certain
:20:55. > :20:59.it will go ahead, despite the continuing stand-off between the
:21:00. > :21:05.Scottish and UK governments and her political opponents wished that she
:21:06. > :21:06.would call it off and concentrate instead on turning around the
:21:07. > :21:07.Scottish economy. A campaign to vaccinate girls
:21:08. > :21:12.against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has led
:21:13. > :21:14.to a dramatic drop in Researchers found a 90% reduction
:21:15. > :21:23.in levels of the human papilloma virus in women since the vaccine
:21:24. > :21:26.was made available in 2008. The virus is thought to account
:21:27. > :21:29.for about 80% of cervical cancers. Public health specialists say
:21:30. > :21:39.the large numbers of girls taking up The whole success stems from the
:21:40. > :21:43.fact we have got a very high uptake of the vaccine and have done since
:21:44. > :21:47.the inception of the programme and so a 90% uptake of all three doses
:21:48. > :21:50.remove the iris from the population. remove the iris from the population.
:21:51. > :21:56.-- virus. Events to commemorate 100 years
:21:57. > :21:58.since one of the most significant events of the First World War
:21:59. > :22:01.are taking place this Sunday. The Battle of Arras
:22:02. > :22:04.in Northern France marked a major push against German forces
:22:05. > :22:06.and featured the highest concentration of Scots troops
:22:07. > :22:16.to fight at any point Donald Mackay was living in
:22:17. > :22:21.Edinburgh when war broke out and he signed up for the Battle of Arras
:22:22. > :22:24.like many young Scots. His dispatches from the front line are
:22:25. > :22:36.this letter he sent home in 189017 this letter he sent home in 189017
:22:37. > :22:42.-- April 19 17. He wrote this 17 days before he was killed in battle
:22:43. > :22:46.at the age of 29. He seems to be an ordinary average young man of the
:22:47. > :22:54.day, Nvidia felt they had a duty to go and fight -- who really felt. I
:22:55. > :22:59.think law is a last resort, but the First World War haunts me and he
:23:00. > :23:04.sort of haunts me, as well -- I think war is a last resort. It was
:23:05. > :23:08.an offensive on the Western front, but the cost was high, one third of
:23:09. > :23:14.the 159,000 casualties were Scottish. This weekend special
:23:15. > :23:19.commemorations will be held here at the Scottish War memorial and in
:23:20. > :23:22.France. There is nobody alive who was in that battle and so we are now
:23:23. > :23:30.creating a lasting legacy based on stories that have been handed down
:23:31. > :23:34.through generations of descendants. Organisers say the anniversary is an
:23:35. > :23:35.important reminder of the past and one which will serve generations of
:23:36. > :23:39.the future. It's one of the most eagerly awaited
:23:40. > :23:42.events in the sporting year. Golf's Masters gets under way
:23:43. > :23:44.in Augusta, Georgia tomorrow. And Russell Knox, one
:23:45. > :23:47.of the two Scots competing, could be the man to watch,
:23:48. > :24:06.according to a fellow Scot who's In the sporting calendar there are
:24:07. > :24:10.few events which can rival its beauty, and only the best get to
:24:11. > :24:15.battle with Augusta, but when play gets underway tomorrow there will be
:24:16. > :24:21.just two Scots in the field. One is a former champion, Sandy Lyle, who
:24:22. > :24:26.won 1998, but his odds to win this week tell their own story. Russell
:24:27. > :24:30.Knox is in better shape than he has a few wins under his belt. He is
:24:31. > :24:35.23rd in the world, although the bookmakers don't really fancy his
:24:36. > :24:40.chances either. But as the man himself continued his preparations,
:24:41. > :24:45.there was support back home. Maybe the conditions being a bit soft
:24:46. > :24:49.might hamper him, he is not the longest, but he is a great iron
:24:50. > :24:53.player and it would not be surprising if he is in the mix on
:24:54. > :24:58.Sunday afternoon. Other European hopes rest with this man, the
:24:59. > :25:02.Masters is the only one of the big four tournaments that has eluded
:25:03. > :25:07.him. It has been relatively quiet which is quite nice, not that I feel
:25:08. > :25:13.I can fly under the radar any more, but at the same time it has felt
:25:14. > :25:17.that way to me. It has been nice to prepare and just go about my
:25:18. > :25:21.business and try to get ready. But preparations this year have been
:25:22. > :25:25.tricky with strong winds forecast and tornado warnings issued,
:25:26. > :25:31.mastering Augusta this year could be even tougher than usual.
:25:32. > :25:39.To the weather now, and it's over to Kawser.
:25:40. > :25:49.It is quite windy, but it has been bright and quite breezy, but fairly
:25:50. > :25:52.cloudy. There are a few holes to end the day to allow some sunny moments
:25:53. > :25:57.and the best that has been towards the east. This picture from one of
:25:58. > :26:05.our weather watchers, some bright blue skies, and for the evening it
:26:06. > :26:09.is mostly dry, but fairly cloudy. In the course of the night we will have
:26:10. > :26:17.the cloud thickener, and some of that thick enough for some drizzle,
:26:18. > :26:21.and some fairly breezy weather across the Northern Isles.
:26:22. > :26:28.Temperatures could dip to around 3-5 in the north-east. Elsewhere, 7-8.
:26:29. > :26:33.Tomorrow fairly cloudy, the best of the brightness across the East Coast
:26:34. > :26:37.and again the cloud thick enough for some light drizzle across parts of
:26:38. > :26:40.higher ground in the North West. If you are heading out around four
:26:41. > :26:45.o'clock in the afternoon, fairly cloudy and wet across the Shetlands,
:26:46. > :26:50.and Orkney, brighter, and the North will have the best of the sunshine
:26:51. > :26:55.and temperatures could reach 15. Cloudy elsewhere, the central belt
:26:56. > :27:02.will be largely dry, like the South, and temperatures 10-11. I pressure
:27:03. > :27:06.has been responsible for this fairly settled weather and that will be in
:27:07. > :27:09.charge for Friday, as well. Fairly cloudy conditions will continue in
:27:10. > :27:12.the West and the best of the brightness further to the east and
:27:13. > :27:16.still quite breezy across the very far north and the Northern Isles
:27:17. > :27:24.with tight isobars will stop this is the picture. The West East split.
:27:25. > :27:27.Thicker cloud. Showery outbreaks of rain, but patchy, two wards the
:27:28. > :27:32.ease, the best of the sunshine, and temperatures could reach 15 --
:27:33. > :27:36.ease, the best of the sunshine, and towards the east. And we have a
:27:37. > :27:44.change on the wafer Sunday and I will have more on that morrow. --
:27:45. > :27:46.change on the way for Sunday and I will have more on that tomorrow.
:27:47. > :27:47.Now a reminder of tonight's main news.
:27:48. > :27:49.The Scottish economy is hovering close to recession according
:27:50. > :27:53.They show output fell during the last three
:27:54. > :27:55.months of last year, and fell well behind UK growth.
:27:56. > :27:58.The UN Security Council has held an emergency session to discuss
:27:59. > :28:00.the suspected gas attack on a rebel-held town in Syria.
:28:01. > :28:03.The attack is believed to have killed more than 70 people,
:28:04. > :28:09.Until then, from everyone on the team, right across the country,
:28:10. > :28:16.I'm finding out for the first time I could have 17, 18 siblings.
:28:17. > :28:19.They were the brothers and sisters scattered across Scotland.
:28:20. > :28:22.I had no idea there were any of the others.