:00:00. > :00:13.The Coastguard's search and rescue helicopters in Scotland were due
:00:14. > :00:16.back in service tonight after safety checks were ordered on their tail
:00:17. > :00:25.All Sikorsky 92 aircraft - including those working offshore -
:00:26. > :00:36.Every S92 helicopter around the world spent most
:00:37. > :00:45.Sikorsky, the manufacturer, issued an alert this morning over
:00:46. > :00:48.concerns about the aircraft's tail rotor following an incident
:00:49. > :00:52.in the North Sea last month when an S92 experienced a technical
:00:53. > :00:56.fault as it was coming in to land on the West Franklin Platform.
:00:57. > :01:02.Nobody was injured but it left significant gouge marks on the deck.
:01:03. > :01:06.Operators today were told to carry out immediate safety checks,
:01:07. > :01:09.taking up to 11 hours per helicopter, before
:01:10. > :01:16.It will cause concern given the history of helicopters.
:01:17. > :01:19.I think the delays must be accepted for what they are -
:01:20. > :01:23.a precautionary measure to ensure it is safe for the guys.
:01:24. > :01:28.I'd rather put up with a delay than be forced
:01:29. > :01:37.We've got to make sure the aircraft are safe and get people home safe.
:01:38. > :01:41.Oil and Gas UK cannot say how many workers have been affected
:01:42. > :01:43.by the delays today but have described the restrictions
:01:44. > :01:51.as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the workforce.
:01:52. > :01:53.There's confusion tonight over Labour's position
:01:54. > :01:56.In a speech this afternoon, the UK leader Jeremy Corbyn said
:01:57. > :01:59.Labour is not wedded to the principle of free movement
:02:00. > :02:04.However, Labour's deputy leader in Scotland says freedom
:02:05. > :02:08.Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr has been
:02:09. > :02:14.It's the first day back after the break at Holyrood.
:02:15. > :02:17.The coffee counter is doing a roaring trade as people look
:02:18. > :02:25.Jeremy Corbyn is looking for a boost too in 2017.
:02:26. > :02:26.He attempted a Labour leadership relaunch
:02:27. > :02:44.of movement, a hardening his stance on immigration, hoping to appeal
:02:45. > :02:47.But this morning, no new restrictions on immigrants.
:02:48. > :02:48.Ending exploitation of migrant workers.
:02:49. > :02:50.Ending undercutting of existing paying conditions And enforcing
:02:51. > :02:52.what is known as the Posting of Workers Directive.
:02:53. > :02:57.But at the speech in Peterborough, there was a caveat.
:02:58. > :03:00.We are not wedded to free movement of the EU as a point of principle
:03:01. > :03:02.but I don't want to be misinterpreted, nor
:03:03. > :03:11.So, not wedded to and not ruling it out.
:03:12. > :03:13.And then when asked about work visas for EU citizens...
:03:14. > :03:18.Jeremy Corbyn may have been hoping to make clear his stance
:03:19. > :03:21.today on Brexit, but, as you've seen, after a day
:03:22. > :03:23.of speech-making and interviews, perhaps there needs to be
:03:24. > :03:32.Scottish Labour were launching their own local government
:03:33. > :03:37.They set out their position on freedom of movement.
:03:38. > :03:39.We believe the free movement of labour in Scotland
:03:40. > :03:41.is good for Scotland, but we understand people's concerns
:03:42. > :03:44.when they cannot get a house and when they cannot get
:03:45. > :03:46.appointments at their local hospital or their local GP.
:03:47. > :03:49.But the answer to that is not to blame free movement of people,
:03:50. > :03:58.Opponents seized on the possible contradiction.
:03:59. > :04:00.Jeremy Corbyn appears to be disagreeing with himself.
:04:01. > :04:03.He billed a major speech about his view of the EU
:04:04. > :04:06.and against freedom of movement, he is now saying he is not sure
:04:07. > :04:09.whether he is in favour of it or not but he is in favour
:04:10. > :04:12.You cannot be in the single market without accepting
:04:13. > :04:16.Back at the coffee shop, maybe Mr Corbyn is trying
:04:17. > :04:19.to have his cake and eat it, wanting to mix it up on immigration
:04:20. > :04:28.Andrew Kerr, Reporting Scotland, Holyrood.
:04:29. > :04:31.Independence campaigners, who were evicted from a camp outside
:04:32. > :04:33.the Scottish Parliament, have been refused permission
:04:34. > :04:35.to appeal the case to the UK Supreme Court.
:04:36. > :04:39.The IndyCamp group spent almost a year outside Holyrood before
:04:40. > :04:44.Their bid to appeal the order in the Supreme Court has been thrown
:04:45. > :04:48.They now say they will submit a written plea, directly
:04:49. > :04:55.The Jim Clark Rally in the Borders will not go ahead this year.
:04:56. > :04:58.It has been suspended until the completion of a fatal
:04:59. > :05:01.accident inquiry into the deaths of three people at the event in May
:05:02. > :05:06.2014, when a rally car spun off the course.
:05:07. > :05:08.Organisers say they are "demoralised" by a ruling not
:05:09. > :05:14.to give a permit for the event due to insurer's concerns.
:05:15. > :05:18.Household water charges in Scotland are set to rise
:05:19. > :05:21.by an average of ?6 a year, but will remain among
:05:22. > :05:25.Scottish Water said an increase in household charges
:05:26. > :05:27.was being limited to 1.6% for all council tax bands.
:05:28. > :05:37.This means the average charge for this year and next will be ?357.
:05:38. > :05:40.It's been just over a week since the first families
:05:41. > :05:44.received their baby boxes - the scheme where new parents receive
:05:45. > :05:46.a package of essential items from the Scottish Government.
:05:47. > :05:48.The initiative is costing ?6 million, but critics believe
:05:49. > :05:56.Our reporter David Deldy has been finding out
:05:57. > :05:58.what parents think in Orkney, which is one of the pilot
:05:59. > :06:10.Little over a week old but already with plenty possessions.
:06:11. > :06:14.This baby and parents are the first to benefit from a baby box.
:06:15. > :06:28.We've got clothes in all sizes, newborn, 0-3, 3-6, 6-9.
:06:29. > :06:32.Over 50 items are included, from clothes to nappies and much more.
:06:33. > :06:34.We've got books, we've got a play mat.
:06:35. > :06:49.When he's teething as well. Bath stuff.
:06:50. > :06:53.And Alicia who is three and a half still loves a good toy in the bath.
:06:54. > :06:56.When this stuff has been cleared out of the box one of the main ideas
:06:57. > :07:06.But is that something parents in Orkney have been making use of?
:07:07. > :07:09.For this baby, it is a no, but it is a different
:07:10. > :07:17.The parents said the box itself has been handy
:07:18. > :07:25.For first-time mums there is a lot of things they will need but this
:07:26. > :07:29.If they were giving it to parents that already had children
:07:30. > :07:31.they would need to have a scheme that you could return
:07:32. > :07:37.It is estimated it will cost ?6 million a year to run the scheme.
:07:38. > :07:42.The Government say it will give every child and equal start
:07:43. > :07:46.but critics claim there are many parents who do not need
:07:47. > :07:49.I would like to see the money targeted at those most in need.
:07:50. > :08:01.I understand the problem with stigmatising certain families
:08:02. > :08:05.but we need to be more imaginative as to how we deal with that,
:08:06. > :08:12.can we look at ways where accessing some kind of extra support doesn't
:08:13. > :08:14.involve lots of difficult form filling or being interrogated?
:08:15. > :08:18.It is for the child, not for the mums and dads,
:08:19. > :08:24.Aldi is opening six more stores in Scotland over the next year.
:08:25. > :08:26.The discount supermarket has plans for new shops
:08:27. > :08:28.in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as Dumfries and Montrose.
:08:29. > :08:31.The retailer says it will also continue to grow its range
:08:32. > :08:38.An amateur sailor who grew up in Scotland has been awarded
:08:39. > :08:40.the Yachting Journalists' Yachtsman of the Year award.
:08:41. > :08:43.It comes after he rescued five crew from a stricken vessel
:08:44. > :08:47.28-year-old Gavin Reid was taking part in a Round-the-World Yacht Race
:08:48. > :08:50.Despite having no previous sailing experience, and being deaf,
:08:51. > :08:53.he swam to help rescue four crew from the vessel and a fifth
:08:54. > :09:02.who had been trapped in the rigging for nine hours.
:09:03. > :09:04.The Glasgow Rocks basketball team has reached the final
:09:05. > :09:06.of the British Cup - they play arch-rivals Newcastle
:09:07. > :09:10.But as well as excelling on the court, the Rocks play
:09:11. > :09:13.a valuable part off the court too, helping young people to lead
:09:14. > :09:23.Getting ready for one of the biggest games of the season.
:09:24. > :09:31.But when the day job is over, Glasgow Rocks mentor school children
:09:32. > :09:33.and vulnerable young people in themes which can be life-saving.
:09:34. > :09:37.We will be here talking to you guys about healthy eating,
:09:38. > :09:42.staying away from smoking and drinking, in order to become
:09:43. > :09:44.a good athlete and also bouncing back from bad
:09:45. > :09:54.It can be school, home, sport, I will talk about anything.
:09:55. > :10:02.Making a mistake is a bad thing - true or false?
:10:03. > :10:06.The Rocks head coach places great value on his players'
:10:07. > :10:08.Because you learn from your mistakes.
:10:09. > :10:14.I think with the amount of time our professional
:10:15. > :10:16.athletes have in a day, things like that put them
:10:17. > :10:20.in positions to be role models for these young kids.
:10:21. > :10:23.I think if you do that, that keeps them going in the right direction
:10:24. > :10:41.One of the most important things the Rocks said to me
:10:42. > :10:44.If you drink you can't do a lot of sports.
:10:45. > :10:51.They tell us not to give up and some things are hard,
:10:52. > :10:54.you pick yourself up and bounce back.
:10:55. > :10:58.We come in here with 100% effort and mentality.
:10:59. > :11:07.We come here to have a positive change on what is going
:11:08. > :11:10.on and the kids react to us in such a way
:11:11. > :11:15.Them feeling that, you know strongly about us, thatst poive way,
:11:16. > :11:17.I think that's the light we want to shone.
:11:18. > :11:20.The Rocks will look for more medals in Sunday's BBL Cup final.
:11:21. > :11:30.Time for the weather. Thank you. We are in the midst of
:11:31. > :11:36.winter. Turning wet and windy at times. There will be some cold are
:11:37. > :11:42.coming down from the Canadian Arctic which will double as a bitingly cold
:11:43. > :11:44.spell of weather. The strengthening wind and there is a Met Office
:11:45. > :11:49.yellow warning in force. Tonight the wind is of concern, could be severe
:11:50. > :11:51.gales in some places. Possible disruption on ferries and bridges
:11:52. > :11:54.tomorrow morning. But the winds, a disruption on ferries and bridges
:11:55. > :11:58.number of squally showers and they will last for most of the day. At
:11:59. > :12:05.this point, anything wintry is likely over the mountains. For most,
:12:06. > :12:07.any of those showers will be offering. It will be a windy
:12:08. > :12:09.morning, temperatures at eight o'clock around 4 degrees or 5
:12:10. > :12:14.degrees at best, feeling colder in the wind. Through the course of the
:12:15. > :12:19.model, it remains windy and showery, there will be some sunshine at
:12:20. > :12:23.times, the drives and write spot is the likes of Aberdeen, Dundee or
:12:24. > :12:26.East Lothian. Across the UK as a whole, South of the border, pure
:12:27. > :12:30.East Lothian. Across the UK as a showers, lighter winds, milder, ten
:12:31. > :12:33.or 11 cells is for central and Southern parts, but for parts of
:12:34. > :12:38.Northern Ireland, Wales and the North of England, windy with
:12:39. > :12:42.showers. That is when they cold era begins to bite. As a head through
:12:43. > :12:48.awards Wednesday evening, those showers, increasingly windy and some
:12:49. > :12:52.small at low levels. Treacherous conditions on higher road routes but
:12:53. > :12:56.expect some small at lower levels at times. Because of the showers,
:12:57. > :13:01.difficult moral where they will happen and with the winds, could be
:13:02. > :13:04.potential blizzards at times. Firstly, been in the South, edging
:13:05. > :13:10.northwards. Affecting parts of Central England. We are still under
:13:11. > :13:15.those wintry windy conditions. Another windy day on Thursday,
:13:16. > :13:20.showers again will be of snow for some. Before the least, it will be
:13:21. > :13:23.dry. It will be very cold for all of us. That is the forecast, for now.
:13:24. > :13:27.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.
:13:28. > :13:31.But from everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around