10/01/2017 Reporting Scotland

The Coastguard's search and rescue helicopters in Scotland were due

back in service tonight after safety checks were ordered on their tail

All Sikorsky 92 aircraft - including those working offshore -

Every S92 helicopter around the world spent most

Sikorsky, the manufacturer, issued an alert this morning over

concerns about the aircraft's tail rotor following an incident

in the North Sea last month when an S92 experienced a technical

fault as it was coming in to land on the West Franklin Platform.

Nobody was injured but it left significant gouge marks on the deck.

Operators today were told to carry out immediate safety checks,

taking up to 11 hours per helicopter, before

It will cause concern given the history of helicopters.

I think the delays must be accepted for what they are -

a precautionary measure to ensure it is safe for the guys.

I'd rather put up with a delay than be forced

We've got to make sure the aircraft are safe and get people home safe.

Oil and Gas UK cannot say how many workers have been affected

by the delays today but have described the restrictions

as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the workforce.

There's confusion tonight over Labour's position

In a speech this afternoon, the UK leader Jeremy Corbyn said

Labour is not wedded to the principle of free movement

However, Labour's deputy leader in Scotland says freedom

Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr has been

It's the first day back after the break at Holyrood.

The coffee counter is doing a roaring trade as people look

Jeremy Corbyn is looking for a boost too in 2017.

He attempted a Labour leadership relaunch

of movement, a hardening his stance on immigration, hoping to appeal

But this morning, no new restrictions on immigrants.

Ending exploitation of migrant workers.

Ending undercutting of existing paying conditions And enforcing

what is known as the Posting of Workers Directive.

But at the speech in Peterborough, there was a caveat.

We are not wedded to free movement of the EU as a point of principle

but I don't want to be misinterpreted, nor

So, not wedded to and not ruling it out.

And then when asked about work visas for EU citizens...

Jeremy Corbyn may have been hoping to make clear his stance

today on Brexit, but, as you've seen, after a day

of speech-making and interviews, perhaps there needs to be

Scottish Labour were launching their own local government

They set out their position on freedom of movement.

We believe the free movement of labour in Scotland

is good for Scotland, but we understand people's concerns

when they cannot get a house and when they cannot get

appointments at their local hospital or their local GP.

But the answer to that is not to blame free movement of people,

Opponents seized on the possible contradiction.

Jeremy Corbyn appears to be disagreeing with himself.

He billed a major speech about his view of the EU

and against freedom of movement, he is now saying he is not sure

whether he is in favour of it or not but he is in favour

You cannot be in the single market without accepting

Back at the coffee shop, maybe Mr Corbyn is trying

to have his cake and eat it, wanting to mix it up on immigration

Andrew Kerr, Reporting Scotland, Holyrood.

Independence campaigners, who were evicted from a camp outside

the Scottish Parliament, have been refused permission

to appeal the case to the UK Supreme Court.

The IndyCamp group spent almost a year outside Holyrood before

Their bid to appeal the order in the Supreme Court has been thrown

They now say they will submit a written plea, directly

The Jim Clark Rally in the Borders will not go ahead this year.

It has been suspended until the completion of a fatal

accident inquiry into the deaths of three people at the event in May

2014, when a rally car spun off the course.

Organisers say they are "demoralised" by a ruling not

to give a permit for the event due to insurer's concerns.

Household water charges in Scotland are set to rise

by an average of ?6 a year, but will remain among

Scottish Water said an increase in household charges

was being limited to 1.6% for all council tax bands.

This means the average charge for this year and next will be ?357.

It's been just over a week since the first families

received their baby boxes - the scheme where new parents receive

a package of essential items from the Scottish Government.

The initiative is costing ?6 million, but critics believe

Our reporter David Deldy has been finding out

what parents think in Orkney, which is one of the pilot

Little over a week old but already with plenty possessions.

This baby and parents are the first to benefit from a baby box.

We've got clothes in all sizes, newborn, 0-3, 3-6, 6-9.

Over 50 items are included, from clothes to nappies and much more.

We've got books, we've got a play mat.

When he's teething as well. Bath stuff.

And Alicia who is three and a half still loves a good toy in the bath.

When this stuff has been cleared out of the box one of the main ideas

But is that something parents in Orkney have been making use of?

For this baby, it is a no, but it is a different

The parents said the box itself has been handy

For first-time mums there is a lot of things they will need but this

If they were giving it to parents that already had children

they would need to have a scheme that you could return

It is estimated it will cost ?6 million a year to run the scheme.

The Government say it will give every child and equal start

but critics claim there are many parents who do not need

I would like to see the money targeted at those most in need.

I understand the problem with stigmatising certain families

but we need to be more imaginative as to how we deal with that,

can we look at ways where accessing some kind of extra support doesn't

involve lots of difficult form filling or being interrogated?

It is for the child, not for the mums and dads,

Aldi is opening six more stores in Scotland over the next year.

The discount supermarket has plans for new shops

in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as Dumfries and Montrose.

The retailer says it will also continue to grow its range

An amateur sailor who grew up in Scotland has been awarded

the Yachting Journalists' Yachtsman of the Year award.

It comes after he rescued five crew from a stricken vessel

28-year-old Gavin Reid was taking part in a Round-the-World Yacht Race

Despite having no previous sailing experience, and being deaf,

he swam to help rescue four crew from the vessel and a fifth

who had been trapped in the rigging for nine hours.

The Glasgow Rocks basketball team has reached the final

of the British Cup - they play arch-rivals Newcastle

But as well as excelling on the court, the Rocks play

a valuable part off the court too, helping young people to lead

Getting ready for one of the biggest games of the season.

But when the day job is over, Glasgow Rocks mentor school children

and vulnerable young people in themes which can be life-saving.

We will be here talking to you guys about healthy eating,

staying away from smoking and drinking, in order to become

a good athlete and also bouncing back from bad

It can be school, home, sport, I will talk about anything.

Making a mistake is a bad thing - true or false?

The Rocks head coach places great value on his players'

Because you learn from your mistakes.

I think with the amount of time our professional

athletes have in a day, things like that put them

in positions to be role models for these young kids.

I think if you do that, that keeps them going in the right direction

One of the most important things the Rocks said to me

If you drink you can't do a lot of sports.

They tell us not to give up and some things are hard,

you pick yourself up and bounce back.

We come in here with 100% effort and mentality.

We come here to have a positive change on what is going

on and the kids react to us in such a way

Them feeling that, you know strongly about us, thatst poive way,

I think that's the light we want to shone.

The Rocks will look for more medals in Sunday's BBL Cup final.

Time for the weather. Thank you. We are in the midst of

winter. Turning wet and windy at times. There will be some cold are

coming down from the Canadian Arctic which will double as a bitingly cold

spell of weather. The strengthening wind and there is a Met Office

yellow warning in force. Tonight the wind is of concern, could be severe

gales in some places. Possible disruption on ferries and bridges

tomorrow morning. But the winds, a disruption on ferries and bridges

number of squally showers and they will last for most of the day. At

this point, anything wintry is likely over the mountains. For most,

any of those showers will be offering. It will be a windy

morning, temperatures at eight o'clock around 4 degrees or 5

degrees at best, feeling colder in the wind. Through the course of the

model, it remains windy and showery, there will be some sunshine at

times, the drives and write spot is the likes of Aberdeen, Dundee or

East Lothian. Across the UK as a whole, South of the border, pure

East Lothian. Across the UK as a showers, lighter winds, milder, ten

or 11 cells is for central and Southern parts, but for parts of

Northern Ireland, Wales and the North of England, windy with

showers. That is when they cold era begins to bite. As a head through

awards Wednesday evening, those showers, increasingly windy and some

small at low levels. Treacherous conditions on higher road routes but

expect some small at lower levels at times. Because of the showers,

difficult moral where they will happen and with the winds, could be

potential blizzards at times. Firstly, been in the South, edging

northwards. Affecting parts of Central England. We are still under

those wintry windy conditions. Another windy day on Thursday,

showers again will be of snow for some. Before the least, it will be

dry. It will be very cold for all of us. That is the forecast, for now.

Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.

But from everyone on the late team here in Glasgow and around