:00:07. > :00:09.Andy Murray has become the first three-time winner of the BBC's
:00:10. > :00:16.He'd already scooped the prize last year and in 2013.
:00:17. > :00:18.Tonight's win at the star-studded arena event in Birmingham capped
:00:19. > :00:30.an amazing year for the Scot, as Suzanne Allan reports.
:00:31. > :00:39.And the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 is Andy Murray.
:00:40. > :00:44.On top of the world and now I can top in our hearts. For a man who has
:00:45. > :00:50.been called surly, he won the ultimate test of public appreciation
:00:51. > :00:55.for the third time. His acceptance speech was typical Andy Murray.
:00:56. > :00:59.I would like to see a huge thanks to my wife for all of her support over
:01:00. > :01:02.the years, and my daughter, who will not know what this means yet but
:01:03. > :01:06.the years, and my daughter, who will maybe in a view years. She will
:01:07. > :01:10.appreciate it. I have a bone to pick with my wife, because she told me
:01:11. > :01:17.one hour ago she voted for Nick Skelton. Not smart from her, with
:01:18. > :01:22.Christmas almost here. What a year he has had. A second
:01:23. > :01:27.Wimbledon men's title and another Olympic tennis when in Rio Olympics.
:01:28. > :01:32.And he finished the year as world number one for the first time. Not
:01:33. > :01:39.to mention becoming a dad. It is a far cry from the 14-year-old boy at
:01:40. > :01:45.his local club in Dunblane. Hopefully I will be playing in
:01:46. > :01:50.London in about four years, and senior Wimbledon and maybe Junior
:01:51. > :01:53.Wimbledon in two years, and that is my ambition.
:01:54. > :01:55.He has done that and more. Here is two 2017.
:01:56. > :01:57.The former First Minister Alex Salmond has said a second
:01:58. > :01:59.independence referendum can be won, even though polls currently
:02:00. > :02:02.indicate most voters want to stay in the Union.
:02:03. > :02:04.He was speaking as the Scottish Government gets ready to set
:02:05. > :02:06.out its plan for Scotland's future relationship with
:02:07. > :02:14.Nicola Sturgeon has been weighing up Scotland's options since the UK
:02:15. > :02:21.On Tuesday she will set out her Brexit plan -
:02:22. > :02:22.at its heart, the aim of keeping Scotland
:02:23. > :02:28.The First Minister says her preferred option
:02:29. > :02:31.is for Scotland to stay in the EU as an independent country.
:02:32. > :02:35.The polls currently indicate most Scots voters do not want that.
:02:36. > :02:40.Alex Salmond says that does not matter.
:02:41. > :02:44.When I embarked on this process, support for independence was 28%.
:02:45. > :02:50.After two years, 2012, we ended up at 45%.
:02:51. > :02:53.I don't think she would have any compunction on calling
:02:54. > :03:02.an independence referendum - what matters is the arguments.
:03:03. > :03:06.Some say that Salmond's opinions have cause more confusion.
:03:07. > :03:09.The SNP are all over the place on this.
:03:10. > :03:14.Two weeks ago they said the long-awaited stay
:03:15. > :03:17.in the single market was to be a member state of the EU
:03:18. > :03:31.Nicola Sturgeon says her Brexit plan will set out the full range
:03:32. > :03:33.of options but she has plans for a possible second
:03:34. > :03:40.A woman killed in a car crash in Fife has been named
:03:41. > :03:44.It happened this morning near High Valleyfield.
:03:45. > :03:46.Snooker, and Wishaw's John Higgins has lost against Hong Kong's
:03:47. > :03:49.Marco Fu in the final of the Scottish Open in Glasgow.
:03:50. > :04:02.Well, it's over to Christopher now with the weather outlook
:04:03. > :04:36.Through tomorrow morning, at weather front moving south-eastwards but
:04:37. > :04:40.fizzling out, so generally a dry and cloudy day with just the odd spot of
:04:41. > :04:45.rain and for the West Coast and Hebrides some sunshine. One or two
:04:46. > :04:48.showers. Clear overnight and cold which means a frosty start to
:04:49. > :04:52.Tuesday, but a sunny morning. Staying that way for a good part of
:04:53. > :04:53.the day but turning break and windy for the West later. That's the
:04:54. > :04:53.forecast. Our next update's at 6.25am tomorrow
:04:54. > :04:57.morning during breakfast time. Until then, from everyone
:04:58. > :05:12.on the weekend team, enjoy the rest Good evening. It's a big week for
:05:13. > :05:15.pre-Christmas travel plans and the weather can be quite challenging at
:05:16. > :05:18.times, too. We start the week with the issue of fog once again. Just
:05:19. > :05:19.about anywhere on the hills on