:00:00. > :00:00.Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:09.5,000 heart valve patients in Scotland have been warned that
:00:10. > :00:13.bypass machines used in operations may have been contaminated
:00:14. > :00:19.But Health Protection Scotland say the risk of infection is very low.
:00:20. > :00:23.Here's our health correspondent, Lisa Summers.
:00:24. > :00:25.This is in response to a UK-wide alert that has been in place
:00:26. > :00:31.What has happened is that there is believed to be a link
:00:32. > :00:34.between the bacteria mycobacterium chimaera
:00:35. > :00:38.and the type of device used to heat up cold blood during certain types
:00:39. > :00:44.This device is absolutely essential for this type of surgery, and it's
:00:45. > :00:49.thought that perhaps the equipment may have become contaminated.
:00:50. > :00:53.Around 5,000 people in Scotland have received these letters.
:00:54. > :00:59.They have gone to people who had their valve repaired or replaced.
:01:00. > :01:03.The consequences of not taking any action are clearly very serious,
:01:04. > :01:13.Across the UK, 26 cases have been identified,
:01:14. > :01:16.and, out of that, 15 patients have died.
:01:17. > :01:21.Since then, measures have been taken to improve
:01:22. > :01:26.Health Protection Scotland say that anybody who might start
:01:27. > :01:30.experiencing symptoms - they could start as flu-like
:01:31. > :01:33.symptoms or weight loss or night sweats -
:01:34. > :01:36.should contact their doctor as soon as possible.
:01:37. > :01:41.It can lie dormant in a body for five to six years.
:01:42. > :01:48.They say that, although the risk is low, you should contact
:01:49. > :01:51.your GP as soon as possible if you have any symptoms.
:01:52. > :01:54.Police have revealed that one of the men stabbed in Glasgow city
:01:55. > :01:56.centre yesterday was deliberately targeted by his attacker.
:01:57. > :02:01.The 33-year-old who carried out the assault later died
:02:02. > :02:05.It's emerged that a third man was also injured,
:02:06. > :02:09.The incident has been referred to the Police Investigations
:02:10. > :02:16.Detectives investigating the alleged rape of a man in Dumfries last
:02:17. > :02:20.weekend say they're now satisfied that no crime took place.
:02:21. > :02:24.Specialist investigating officers had been reviewing CCTV and
:02:25. > :02:27.taking statements from witnesses, after the alleged assault
:02:28. > :02:31.in the town's Brooms Road in the early hours of Sunday.
:02:32. > :02:34.But now they say they're no longer looking for a male suspect,
:02:35. > :02:39.who was reported to have attacked the victim.
:02:40. > :02:41.Free-range egg producers in Scotland are beginning
:02:42. > :02:45.where they've been housed since December.
:02:46. > :02:48.The industry took the decision to house the hens, after bird flu
:02:49. > :02:53.forced some farmers in England to impose tight restrictions.
:02:54. > :02:58.Our rural affairs correspondent Kevin Keane reports.
:02:59. > :02:59.These are free-range hens which haven't been
:03:00. > :03:10.Since bird flu arrived in December, they have been inside barns.
:03:11. > :03:15.It's not the Government that has forced this restriction.
:03:16. > :03:18.High-risk zones were designated in some parts of England,
:03:19. > :03:26.The industry on both sides of the border responded as one.
:03:27. > :03:29.They have had the upset of being shut in but they are surviving
:03:30. > :03:35.Extra bio-security measures might be necessary, with additional feed
:03:36. > :03:43.I think it's been probably as difficult as I expected,
:03:44. > :03:48.but more than 50% of the UK eggs produced are free-range eggs,
:03:49. > :03:52.so we have to protect consumer demand,
:03:53. > :03:59.Normally, if you were standing, the hens would be coming and coming
:04:00. > :04:02.from the shed through these hatches, giving them a free range
:04:03. > :04:07.Also things like this to try to keep them stimulated.
:04:08. > :04:13.Since this ban has been introduced, all of this has been out of bounds.
:04:14. > :04:16.The hens here produced thousands of eggs every
:04:17. > :04:18.day and all of these are destined
:04:19. > :04:23.for the UK's biggest supermarkets.
:04:24. > :04:25.Being housed indoors, consumers have had to be told
:04:26. > :04:28.that they are no longer technically free-range.
:04:29. > :04:32.The preventions we all have in place expire on the 30th of April.
:04:33. > :04:37.We are looking now at the populations of wild birds to see
:04:38. > :04:46.These birds will now be reintroduced gradually to the outside world.
:04:47. > :04:48.Ministers will decide whether the extra bio-security
:04:49. > :04:57.The Scottish cyclist, Katie Archibald, has won gold
:04:58. > :05:01.at the Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong.
:05:02. > :05:06.gave Britain its first gold of the championships.
:05:07. > :05:09.The 23-year-old from Milngavie succeeds Laura Kenny
:05:10. > :05:14.Katie was part of the winning Olympic team in Rio,
:05:15. > :05:19.but she admits that individual success was a different feeling.
:05:20. > :05:22.It is odd to celebrate by yourself and it feels lonely but looking
:05:23. > :05:25.forward to going back to the hotel...
:05:26. > :05:27.I am feeling pain primarily, but I'm happy
:05:28. > :05:33.That was a bumpy race and I thought I had lost it
:05:34. > :05:39.Chasing and chasing and being attacked...
:05:40. > :05:44.I got back on in the end and pulled it out of the bag.
:05:45. > :05:46.Football, and tonight's Premiership match between Kilmarnock
:05:47. > :05:50.and Hearts ended in a disappointing goal-less draw.
:05:51. > :05:53.Veteran striker Kris Boyd had two chances right
:05:54. > :05:55.at the end of the match, but couldn't break
:05:56. > :06:01.By contrast, there was a high score at tonight's Pro 12
:06:02. > :06:09.Warriors thumped the Italian side Zebre 45 points to 10.
:06:10. > :06:14.They scored seven tries, and won a bonus point.
:06:15. > :06:22.Let's get the Easter weekend weather forecast now, from Kirsteen.
:06:23. > :06:28.Thank you very much, Sally. A mixed bag. Good evening, the Shari theme
:06:29. > :06:32.over the past couple of days has allowed our weather watchers to take
:06:33. > :06:36.some superb pictures of rainbows. Thank you to purple horse who
:06:37. > :06:41.captured this gorgeous image over Loch Broom earlier today. Tonight,
:06:42. > :06:46.showers continued, especially frequent and heavy across the North
:06:47. > :06:51.and west, some clear spells at times elsewhere. Into tomorrow, again, a
:06:52. > :06:55.case of some bright or sunny spells and some showers. Especially heavy
:06:56. > :07:01.and frequent tomorrow morning across the North, being driven in on fresh
:07:02. > :07:05.to strong north-west winds. Come tomorrow afternoon however, across
:07:06. > :07:10.much of southern, central and eastern Scotland, a lot of dry
:07:11. > :07:13.weather with some bright or sunny spells and just a scattering of
:07:14. > :07:18.showers. In the sheltered East, temperatures may meet 11 or 12
:07:19. > :07:22.Celsius, not feeling too bad. Across the North however, we hold onto the
:07:23. > :07:26.strong winds making quite a cold feel. Although the showers will
:07:27. > :07:30.become more scattered here tomorrow afternoon, some of them may well
:07:31. > :07:34.still be on the heavy side. Across the rest of the UK for Northern
:07:35. > :07:39.Ireland and northern England, much the same as ourselves. Some bright
:07:40. > :07:43.or sunny spells and a scattering of showers. Elsewhere however, dry with
:07:44. > :07:50.some sunshine and temperatures generally around ten to 14 Celsius.
:07:51. > :07:54.Into tomorrow evening, showers becoming fewer and further between.
:07:55. > :07:59.A fine end to the day, sunshine around the lid will feel chilly.
:08:00. > :08:03.Looking ahead to Easter Day, Easter Sunday, some uncertainty regarding
:08:04. > :08:08.this rain moving in. We expect it to come through most of the South West
:08:09. > :08:10.of Scotland, into England and Wales steadily marching south-eastwards
:08:11. > :08:15.during the day. The North of Scotland will see a lot of dry,
:08:16. > :08:19.bright weather, but it will feel cold with biting northerly winds and
:08:20. > :08:23.a few wintry showers and then for Easter Monday, a ridge of high
:08:24. > :08:26.pressure, mostly dry conditions, again feeling rather cold.