:00:00. > :00:07.But now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.
:00:08. > :00:11.Storm Barbara has put Scotland through a second day of disruption,
:00:12. > :00:15.as Storm Conor now begins to close in.
:00:16. > :00:17.Road and ferry travel have again been hampered by today's gales.
:00:18. > :00:20.For Boxing Day, the Met Office has issued an amber alert
:00:21. > :00:22.for strong winds in Shetland, Orkney and north Caithness.
:00:23. > :00:40.As Storm Barbra says it is a storyteller in far-off Scotland and
:00:41. > :00:45.elsewhere. In Shetland wind speeds of 85 miles an hour have been
:00:46. > :00:48.recorded. Those cast of the most powerful of the storm apart from
:00:49. > :00:55.those on mountain peaks. The gale force winds cut power supplies
:00:56. > :01:00.overnight to John and 30 homes on the Ireland -- my the Isle of
:01:01. > :01:03.Brasseur. The ferry sailings have been suspended and there have been
:01:04. > :01:06.no ferries across the Pentland Firth. On the West Coast many
:01:07. > :01:17.sailings have been badly affected, too. Around 750 homes lost powering
:01:18. > :01:20.through the day, in localised fogs in June Lewis in Shetland. This
:01:21. > :01:25.evening the high winds are due to ease but went up again on Boxing
:01:26. > :01:27.Day. The next one, Storm Conor, brings an Amber alert for the
:01:28. > :01:34.Northern Isles and part of Caithness. The next ferry from Larry
:01:35. > :01:36.to Aberdeen is on Boxing Day, whether or not its sales is still
:01:37. > :01:38.under review. Shoppers have been taking
:01:39. > :01:41.to the high street on the last full Some went out in search
:01:42. > :01:45.of a bargain, while others simply left their Christmas shopping
:01:46. > :01:47.to the last minute. Our reporter Andrew Black
:01:48. > :02:00.braved the crowds. At Glasgow 's Silver burn centre
:02:01. > :02:05.shoppers were out in force and the mid-business. An estimated 70,000
:02:06. > :02:07.customers came through the doors today. Big out-of-town shopping
:02:08. > :02:12.centres like this one are always going to be busy this time of year,
:02:13. > :02:15.this time around retailers have the added advantage that the last
:02:16. > :02:21.shopping day before Christmas falls on a Saturday. Today was largely for
:02:22. > :02:25.hard-core shoppers. It is last-minute shopping, generally men
:02:26. > :02:33.running about trying to get last-minute items, usually perfume,
:02:34. > :02:38.lingerie, sleepwear, chocolates, generally it is the last-minute
:02:39. > :02:42.purchase of gift cards. Meanwhile the sun was out, hobby and briefly,
:02:43. > :02:48.in Glasgow city centre when it seems to be a laid-back affair. Many
:02:49. > :02:52.people we spoke to had done their shopping. I like the crowd spots to
:02:53. > :02:57.be out in the crowd but I don't want to be looking for something right
:02:58. > :03:04.now because it is madness. I've seen a lot of guys, haven't we, Josh? Two
:03:05. > :03:08.guys here. But we think we are there and it is time to go home and enjoy
:03:09. > :03:11.Christmas. And if you didn't back the bargain bin don't worry, Boxing
:03:12. > :03:13.Day sales start the day after tomorrow.
:03:14. > :03:15.Football, and Celtic's lead at the top of the league
:03:16. > :03:18.remains 14 points, after a three-nil win at Hamilton.
:03:19. > :03:19.Stuart Armstrong scored the second goal.
:03:20. > :03:25.It was Celtic's 13th Premiership win in a row.
:03:26. > :03:27.Rangers beat Inverness Caley Thistle at Ibrox, to leave them seven points
:03:28. > :03:35.Well, It's over to Christopher Blanchett now with the weather
:03:36. > :03:48.Believing. Fairly showery tonight the share give way to rain,
:03:49. > :03:51.still windy in the far north and turning increasingly miles. Use the
:03:52. > :03:55.wet weather heading in from the West, crossing the country and
:03:56. > :03:58.temperatures as I see on the way up so as we head over naked is actually
:03:59. > :04:04.increasing at a double-digit son by dawn tomorrow perhaps into the
:04:05. > :04:08.teens. Christmas morning, cloudy for many and work across the north-west,
:04:09. > :04:10.windy in the far north and mild. Through the course of the day the
:04:11. > :04:15.wet weather slowly edging self-adhesive words ( up across the
:04:16. > :04:18.north-east are we could see temperatures reaching 15 degrees or
:04:19. > :04:23.more. That could threaten a 120-year-old record for the warmest
:04:24. > :04:27.Christmas Day. Then come to Christmas night and the rain turns
:04:28. > :04:31.colder, still quite windy and there will be a number of blustery
:04:32. > :04:36.showers. The high winds courtesy of storm, as we head overnight into
:04:37. > :04:40.Boxing Day, an injection of cold air and an injection of high winds so
:04:41. > :04:45.frequent blustery, wintry showers, perhaps even some snow to lower
:04:46. > :04:48.levels out with towns and cities. Difficult conditions on the higher
:04:49. > :04:52.road rates. Showers are slowly easing off by the end of Boxing Day,
:04:53. > :04:54.and the wind slowly easing down, but there are further warnings in force
:04:55. > :04:58.for Boxing Day. The amber warning there are further warnings in force
:04:59. > :05:03.affecting the far north of Caithness Orkney and Shetland.
:05:04. > :05:05.That's all. And that Reporting Scotland. Our next update is Boxing
:05:06. > :05:08.Day at quarter to one. Merry Christmas.