24/12/2016 Reporting Scotland

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Storm Barbara has put Scotland through a second day of disruption,

as Storm Conor now begins to close in.

Road and ferry travel have again been hampered by today's gales.

For Boxing Day, the Met Office has issued an amber alert

for strong winds in Shetland, Orkney and north Caithness.

As Storm Barbra says it is a storyteller in far-off Scotland and

elsewhere. In Shetland wind speeds of 85 miles an hour have been

recorded. Those cast of the most powerful of the storm apart from

those on mountain peaks. The gale force winds cut power supplies

overnight to John and 30 homes on the Ireland -- my the Isle of

Brasseur. The ferry sailings have been suspended and there have been

no ferries across the Pentland Firth. On the West Coast many

sailings have been badly affected, too. Around 750 homes lost powering

through the day, in localised fogs in June Lewis in Shetland. This

evening the high winds are due to ease but went up again on Boxing

Day. The next one, Storm Conor, brings an Amber alert for the

Northern Isles and part of Caithness. The next ferry from Larry

to Aberdeen is on Boxing Day, whether or not its sales is still

under review. Shoppers have been taking

to the high street on the last full Some went out in search

of a bargain, while others simply left their Christmas shopping

to the last minute. Our reporter Andrew Black

braved the crowds. At Glasgow 's Silver burn centre

shoppers were out in force and the mid-business. An estimated 70,000

customers came through the doors today. Big out-of-town shopping

centres like this one are always going to be busy this time of year,

this time around retailers have the added advantage that the last

shopping day before Christmas falls on a Saturday. Today was largely for

hard-core shoppers. It is last-minute shopping, generally men

running about trying to get last-minute items, usually perfume,

lingerie, sleepwear, chocolates, generally it is the last-minute

purchase of gift cards. Meanwhile the sun was out, hobby and briefly,

in Glasgow city centre when it seems to be a laid-back affair. Many

people we spoke to had done their shopping. I like the crowd spots to

be out in the crowd but I don't want to be looking for something right

now because it is madness. I've seen a lot of guys, haven't we, Josh? Two

guys here. But we think we are there and it is time to go home and enjoy

Christmas. And if you didn't back the bargain bin don't worry, Boxing

Day sales start the day after tomorrow.

Football, and Celtic's lead at the top of the league

remains 14 points, after a three-nil win at Hamilton.

Stuart Armstrong scored the second goal.

It was Celtic's 13th Premiership win in a row.

Rangers beat Inverness Caley Thistle at Ibrox, to leave them seven points

Well, It's over to Christopher Blanchett now with the weather

Believing. Fairly showery tonight the share give way to rain,

still windy in the far north and turning increasingly miles. Use the

wet weather heading in from the West, crossing the country and

temperatures as I see on the way up so as we head over naked is actually

increasing at a double-digit son by dawn tomorrow perhaps into the

teens. Christmas morning, cloudy for many and work across the north-west,

windy in the far north and mild. Through the course of the day the

wet weather slowly edging self-adhesive words ( up across the

north-east are we could see temperatures reaching 15 degrees or

more. That could threaten a 120-year-old record for the warmest

Christmas Day. Then come to Christmas night and the rain turns

colder, still quite windy and there will be a number of blustery

showers. The high winds courtesy of storm, as we head overnight into

Boxing Day, an injection of cold air and an injection of high winds so

frequent blustery, wintry showers, perhaps even some snow to lower

levels out with towns and cities. Difficult conditions on the higher

road rates. Showers are slowly easing off by the end of Boxing Day,

and the wind slowly easing down, but there are further warnings in force

for Boxing Day. The amber warning there are further warnings in force

affecting the far north of Caithness Orkney and Shetland.

That's all. And that Reporting Scotland. Our next update is Boxing

Day at quarter to one. Merry Christmas.