:00:09. > :00:11.As Scotland prepares for the Christmas getaway,
:00:12. > :00:13.it's also preparing for Storm Barbara.
:00:14. > :00:16.Ferries to the Northern and Western Isles have been
:00:17. > :00:18.cancelled - as have some train services tomorrow.
:00:19. > :00:25.On the Clyde coast the ferry to Rothesay was working
:00:26. > :00:26.normally this afternoon, much to the relief
:00:27. > :00:33.My last chance of getting away to do my shopping today,
:00:34. > :00:46.But it looks like tomorrow will be much more challenging.
:00:47. > :00:48.Calmac say it is highly likely that there will be
:00:49. > :00:50.cancellations on this route and other Clyde routes tomorrow.
:00:51. > :00:52.Some services have been cancelled already, others will be
:00:53. > :00:54.reviewed throughout the day, so their advice is keep
:00:55. > :00:58.checking their website for the latest updates.
:00:59. > :01:00.On the railways, teams will be standing by to clear storm debris
:01:01. > :01:04.from the lines but some West Coast travellers hoping to head home
:01:05. > :01:07.by train for Christmas will have an early start,
:01:08. > :01:12.as ScotRail is suspending the most exposed routes from the morning.
:01:13. > :01:15.On the Clyde Line and the Oban we are suspending services
:01:16. > :01:22.We ask all customers to check the website carefully,
:01:23. > :01:26.check what journeys you have and make alternative
:01:27. > :01:34.We will reimburse tickets that have been bought and can't be used.
:01:35. > :01:38.Here is Storm Barbara, bringing high winds and also
:01:39. > :01:40.rain and snow on higher ground, so driving conditions especially
:01:41. > :01:48.on roads like the A9 are currently testing.
:01:49. > :01:51.Plan more time for your journey, let someone know when you are likely
:01:52. > :01:55.to be at your destination, make sure you have a fully charged
:01:56. > :01:58.mobile phone and some warm clothing with you so that you are safe
:01:59. > :02:02.and prepared should you come into some difficulty.
:02:03. > :02:06.They're certainly prepared in the food sense in Shetland,
:02:07. > :02:08.nine massive containers of festive food arrived by ferry
:02:09. > :02:12.today, with one more boat due before Christmas.
:02:13. > :02:18.We planned ahead, got the stock in early, so we'll have more
:02:19. > :02:20.than enough for everyone until Christmas Eve,
:02:21. > :02:26.A reminder today from the Kirk to put comfort and safety
:02:27. > :02:32.With the weather doing its worst, churches like this one in Falkirk
:02:33. > :02:38.are streaming their services so you can join online
:02:39. > :02:48.but you can get a sense of joining in not only with the worship
:02:49. > :02:50.and the service but perhaps with your friends as well,
:02:51. > :02:55.Not quite the same as being there but you still get that sense
:02:56. > :02:59.Storm Barbara will bring travel problems so settling
:03:00. > :03:01.in by the tree may be very welcoming when you finally
:03:02. > :03:05.Aileen Clarke, Reporting Scotland.
:03:06. > :03:07.The public spending watchdog says Police Scotland
:03:08. > :03:11.and the organisation which oversees it - the Scottish Police Authority -
:03:12. > :03:16.are facing a funding gap of almost ?190 million by 2020-21.
:03:17. > :03:18.Audit Scotland says there's continuing concern
:03:19. > :03:23.But the two organisations say they're working
:03:24. > :03:28.Scotland's national police force and the authority that holds it
:03:29. > :03:34.to account are two of the countries most high-profile bodies,
:03:35. > :03:40.but now serious questions are being asked about how
:03:41. > :03:42.they are managing their annual budget of ?1.1 billion.
:03:43. > :03:48.This report published by the public spending watchdog says that
:03:49. > :03:50.although Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority
:03:51. > :03:52.have existed for three years they both suffer
:03:53. > :04:00.The auditor general says that is not acceptable.
:04:01. > :04:11.I think one concern has been that the focus of day-to-day
:04:12. > :04:13.and keeping day-to-day policing going, but the focus of the reform
:04:14. > :04:16.is making sure it is sustainable for the future given the financial
:04:17. > :04:21.The report dominated Question Time at Holyrood.
:04:22. > :04:23.Police Scotland is staring down the barrel of a ?190
:04:24. > :04:26.million budget deficit, we've heard all before.
:04:27. > :04:28.In response the First Minister indicated the UK Government's
:04:29. > :04:40.refusal to accept Scotland from a VAT bill.
:04:41. > :04:42.Ruth Davidson won't have any credibility talking about police
:04:43. > :04:45.until she backs us in telling the Tory colleagues in Westminster
:04:46. > :04:51.to do the right thing and stop taking money out of the pockets
:04:52. > :04:55.Away from Holyrood the Scottish Police Authority said
:04:56. > :04:59.We acknowledge fully our standard of book-keeping could have been
:05:00. > :05:04.improved and we agree with the auditor on that point
:05:05. > :05:06.and we are taking steps to address that matter,
:05:07. > :05:12.Police Scotland declined our request for a broadcast interview
:05:13. > :05:21.but in a statement it shared through the Scottish Police
:05:22. > :05:23.Authority, David Page, the deputy chief officer said
:05:24. > :05:25.the force was committed to ensuring that the financial management
:05:26. > :05:27.of the police budget was of the highest standard
:05:28. > :05:30.and would continue to work to ensure that the appropriate resources
:05:31. > :05:33.were in place to improve capacity and capability and make sure
:05:34. > :05:37.That is likely to go down well with the auditor general -
:05:38. > :05:39.after three years of asking, she is now expecting results.
:05:40. > :05:42.Andrew Black, Reporting Scotland, Edinburgh.
:05:43. > :05:45.A man has been convicted of murdering his former partner
:05:46. > :05:50.Heroin addict Steven Jackson dumped Kimberley MacKenzie's remains
:05:51. > :05:54.at a number of locations in the Angus town of Montrose.
:05:55. > :05:56.A woman has been found guilty of helping him
:05:57. > :06:04.Kimberly MacKenzie was repeatedly battered and stabbed by her former
:06:05. > :06:10.Afterwards, as she lay dying, he went to buy heroin
:06:11. > :06:12.with Michelle Higgins, the pair captured on CCTV
:06:13. > :06:23.There's an element of drug addiction to the crime, but let's be clear,
:06:24. > :06:30.nothing would allow for that level of brutality that's been dished out
:06:31. > :06:35.to Kimberly MacKenzie and caused her death.
:06:36. > :06:38.The next day, Jackson cut up Kimberly's body in the bottom
:06:39. > :06:41.of the flat and then he and Michelle Higgins dumped body
:06:42. > :06:46.parts in bins around the town and in another house.
:06:47. > :06:50.The murder, described by police as brutal and callous,
:06:51. > :06:53.led to a complex investigation, parts of Montrose sealed off and bin
:06:54. > :06:58.collection suspended while officers carried out detailed searches.
:06:59. > :07:04.During the five-week trial the two accused blamed each other.
:07:05. > :07:06.Jackson was convicted of the crime and Higgins found guilty
:07:07. > :07:15.Kimberly was a mother and sister, her family have clearly been
:07:16. > :07:23.affected by these events and having to listen to the dramatic story
:07:24. > :07:25.-- traumatic story unfolding through the trial,
:07:26. > :07:29.our thoughts are firmly with her family.
:07:30. > :07:32.Police say the crime traumatised the community of Montrose.
:07:33. > :07:34.That was underlined today by the judge, who told Jackson
:07:35. > :07:36.and Higgins that what they had done was horrific and depraved.
:07:37. > :07:39.They will be sentenced at the High Court in
:07:40. > :07:48.The former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has pled not guilty to two charges,
:07:49. > :07:50.including one of fraud, in relation to his purchase
:07:51. > :07:55.Mr Whyte's lawyer entered the plea during a hearing at the High Court
:07:56. > :08:00.A trial is scheduled to begin in Glasgow next April.
:08:01. > :08:04.An extra ?18 million to deliver superfast broadband
:08:05. > :08:08.to some rural parts of Scotland has been described as disappointing.
:08:09. > :08:12.It represents only 4% of a ?440 million investment,
:08:13. > :08:16.announced today by the UK Government for Britain.
:08:17. > :08:18.Willie Johnston reports from one community where the broadband
:08:19. > :08:30.A typical picturesque village and parish in rural Galloway.
:08:31. > :08:33.Close to beaches and with a pub, school and community hall
:08:34. > :08:35.there are many reasons to want to live in Borgue
:08:36. > :08:37.but broadband connectivity is not one of them.
:08:38. > :08:42.It depends what time of day you access it.
:08:43. > :08:49.On a good day they get speeds of 4 megabits per second while some
:08:50. > :08:52.neighbours struggle with 1 megabit, not enough, he says,
:08:53. > :08:55.to thrive, even survive in 21st century Scotland,
:08:56. > :09:03.Farmers, local businesses, individuals who want to continue
:09:04. > :09:07.doing things in the local area, they increasingly find
:09:08. > :09:10.that they need to have decent broadband and they can't do it.
:09:11. > :09:13.I know of a number of examples of people who would like to be
:09:14. > :09:20.working here, who have the IT skills but haven't got the infrastructure.
:09:21. > :09:28.The UK Government says the cash, which comes from efficiency savings
:09:29. > :09:30.and from money clawed back from the supplier BT, will connect
:09:31. > :09:32.more Scottish homes and businesses by getting fibre connections
:09:33. > :09:37.This is money being used to upgrade cabinets to make sure
:09:38. > :09:40.we have the latest technology in them so that there is access
:09:41. > :09:50.But the Hollywood Ministers say the amount earmarked
:09:51. > :09:55.Very much on the low side, if the Barnett formula was applied
:09:56. > :09:58.there would be a far higher share, would there not?
:09:59. > :10:02.A concern shared in Galloway by one campaigner.
:10:03. > :10:04.People often overlook this part of the world and I think
:10:05. > :10:07.economically we are important and we should really
:10:08. > :10:12.support local communities, so ?80 million doesn't seem
:10:13. > :10:21.Glaswegian chef Gary Maclean has been named champion
:10:22. > :10:27.He beat 47 other professional chefs over seven weeks of cooking
:10:28. > :10:34.Gary Maclean's winning menu consisted
:10:35. > :10:36.of a razor clams starter, a Highland roe deer main
:10:37. > :10:41.course and a chocolate pistachio ganache pudding,
:10:42. > :10:47.course and a chocolate pistachio ganache pudding.
:10:48. > :10:55.But the amazing journey. This is the biggest competition that any chef
:10:56. > :11:00.can go through. It was incredible. I've run out of words. I never
:11:01. > :11:07.thought I'd would win. My wife and kids are going to
:11:08. > :11:09.Let's get the all-important weather outlook for tonight
:11:10. > :11:20.good evening. They can before the storm tonight with clear spells
:11:21. > :11:24.across we can see that Storm Barbara is in the Atlantic and coming
:11:25. > :11:37.towards us. It's bringing strong winds, especially for plenty of
:11:38. > :11:43.warnings across DLO be of real weather this general warning will
:11:44. > :11:56.extend to Northern the amber warning we should be most concerned about.
:11:57. > :12:03.That is the north and icy stretches and defrost. By morning, giving full
:12:04. > :12:11.spread through eight o'clock tomorrow morning and western areas
:12:12. > :12:26.we will see heavy outputs the rainfall arrives later on in highs
:12:27. > :12:40.of the rain and will be several be a line of very strong winds across the
:12:41. > :12:47.gusts of as we head into you can see that the rain and wind will extend
:12:48. > :12:54.all for all, temperatures will reach around double digits during the
:12:55. > :12:56.course of the day. As we look blustery showers. It will be a
:12:57. > :13:04.better day for travelling. The blustery showers. It will be a
:13:05. > :13:16.showers will come with a risk of lightening, redbrick sovereign
:13:17. > :13:23.across a deep area of low very windy again. Later in the
:13:24. > :13:28.But, from everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around