:00:08. > :00:12.Yet another high street casualty - HMV the latest company in financial
:00:12. > :00:19.trouble. More than 4,500 workers face an uncertain future, but its
:00:19. > :00:22.boss says he's hopeful there'll be a rescue. I came here four months
:00:22. > :00:26.ago not to close the business down but to drive a viable future. A
:00:26. > :00:30.secure future for our team, for our stores, and for our customers.
:00:30. > :00:36.It's been in business for more than 90 years, but we just don't buy
:00:36. > :00:41.music the way we used to. No one buys goes into shops to buy CDs
:00:41. > :00:44.anymore, that time is gone. Also on tonight's programme:
:00:44. > :00:49.Religion in the workplace - a BA employee wins a landmark ruling on
:00:49. > :00:52.wearing her cross at the office. For the first time some women with
:00:52. > :00:56.a family history of breast cancer could be given drugs on the NHS to
:00:56. > :00:59.prevent the disease. The shocking trade in ivory that's
:00:59. > :01:07.driving the African elephant to extinction - secret filming on the
:01:07. > :01:17.trail of the smugglers. A dream come true for Gordon Strachan -
:01:17. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:45.he's appointed Scotland manager Good evening, welcome to the BBC
:01:45. > :01:48.News at six. It's been a fixture on the high street for more than 90
:01:48. > :01:56.years, but now the music and DVD retailer HMV is going into
:01:56. > :02:03.administration. Its boss says the company still has a future. If he's
:02:03. > :02:06.wrong, up to 4,500 employees could lose their jobs. Its 200-plus
:02:06. > :02:09.stores are still trading though customers who have gift cards and
:02:10. > :02:19.vouchers will find they are now worthless. Let's join Emma Simpson
:02:19. > :02:25.in London's Oxford Street. You join me at the flagship store, and
:02:25. > :02:29.tonight you can maybe see the signs for the sales still on.
:02:29. > :02:32.Unfortunately HMV had a disappointing Christmas and that
:02:32. > :02:39.hastened the collapse of this iconic chain, which has been
:02:39. > :02:43.grappling with heavy debts and flagging sales, and after nearly a
:02:43. > :02:50.century of trading the administrators and now in charge.
:02:50. > :02:54.HMV, the title came from this old painting. This dog became part of
:02:54. > :03:00.the logo, familiar to generations. He is still here but his master has
:03:00. > :03:06.lost its voice. This much loved Jane has finally run out of time
:03:06. > :03:11.and money. No one goes into the music shop to buy CDs any more,
:03:11. > :03:17.that time is gone. It is sad, it was a prestige company when I was a
:03:17. > :03:27.child. HMV has come a long way since these days, when Beetle mania
:03:27. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:33.was taking off. It later started to expand at -- and was at one time
:03:33. > :03:40.worth �1 billion but it failed to adapt to the digital revolution. As
:03:40. > :03:46.little as 10 years ago, online counted for as little as 6.5% of
:03:46. > :03:50.sales, now it is more than 70% and rising. Some believe this bricks-
:03:50. > :03:57.and-mortar based for business is no longer viable but the boss told me
:03:57. > :04:00.he believes HMV can survive with fewer stores. I came here not to
:04:00. > :04:08.close the business down but to drive a viable and secure Future
:04:08. > :04:13.for our team and our customers. I believe in that future. A buyer is
:04:13. > :04:19.needed. They are hard to come by right now, but suppliers are keen
:04:20. > :04:24.for HMV to stay afloat. The only real outlet left for these CDs and
:04:24. > :04:30.DVDs. Customers see more angry about gift vouchers they can no
:04:30. > :04:35.longer use. They are not accepting these cards any more so it is a
:04:35. > :04:39.gift that is useless. Now they don't want to give you the goods
:04:39. > :04:43.and that is despicable. He if they are still trading and people have
:04:43. > :04:49.paid good money for the vouchers, I don't see why they can't redeem
:04:49. > :04:55.them. HMV said they stopped selling vouchers the moment they thought
:04:55. > :05:00.they were insolvent. Today workers at Jessops posted messages in the
:05:00. > :05:05.window looking for work. This entire chain has collapsed and
:05:05. > :05:12.closed, and the demise of HMV could be an even greater blow. This could
:05:12. > :05:17.be the final straw for many high- street shops. We have got to come
:05:17. > :05:22.together to work out what can be done with those stores. The stores
:05:22. > :05:27.are continuing to trade, but the clock is ticking to try to rescue
:05:27. > :05:32.this household name. The administrators were formally
:05:32. > :05:37.appointed just before we came on the air, and I understand they have
:05:37. > :05:41.already received expressions of interest from several private-
:05:41. > :05:45.equity companies. That is a hopeful sign but we will have to see what
:05:45. > :05:55.happens. Even if there is a possible deal, this is
:05:55. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :05:59.fundamentally a retailer that has weighed too many stores.
:05:59. > :06:02.-- way too many. In a landmark legal case, a British Airways
:06:02. > :06:05.employee has won her long battle over religious discrimination at
:06:05. > :06:08.work. Although BA has since changed its policy, six years ago Nadia
:06:08. > :06:11.Eweida was sent home for wearing a small silver cross around her neck.
:06:11. > :06:13.Today the European Court of Human Rights upheld her case but
:06:13. > :06:15.dismissed three other cases which also raised the question of
:06:15. > :06:23.religious rights in the workplace. Our Religious Affairs Correspondent,
:06:23. > :06:29.Robert Pigott reports. This was the day an airline check-in clerk took
:06:29. > :06:32.her fight to Europe's highest court and won. Nadia Eweida's victory
:06:32. > :06:37.confirms that wearing her cross is a legitimate way of expressing
:06:37. > :06:41.Christian beliefs. Her case was special - the court said her cross
:06:42. > :06:46.was too discreet to spoil the corporate image of British Airways.
:06:46. > :06:50.She said this judgment sent a signal to employers. It means
:06:50. > :06:57.Christians can move around more freely without recrimination in
:06:57. > :07:02.their workplace. Three other Christians lost their cases. Surely
:07:03. > :07:07.Chaplin, a nurse from Exeter, was told by her employers her across
:07:07. > :07:12.was unhygienic. Million Nadal, a council worker, lost her job when
:07:12. > :07:17.she refused to register civil partnerships. Gary McFarlane was
:07:17. > :07:21.sacked when he refused to Council gay couples about their
:07:21. > :07:27.relationships. At the implication is that a lot of Christians will
:07:27. > :07:33.remain hidden, remain unable to exercise the minimum expressions of
:07:33. > :07:37.their faith because of the intimidation effect. A legal
:07:37. > :07:42.experts say the judgment gives discretion to employers to override
:07:42. > :07:46.the religious concerns of staff. A if I have a concern it will affect
:07:46. > :07:51.health and safety, if it will affect my ability to provide a
:07:51. > :07:58.service in a non discriminatory fashion, I can limit the right of
:07:58. > :08:06.an employee to manifest their religious belief in that way.
:08:06. > :08:10.sets a legal seal on years of people trying unsuccessfully to
:08:10. > :08:14.defend their values against secular ones. It confirms that although
:08:14. > :08:19.people are entitled to hold religious beliefs, they will not be
:08:19. > :08:23.able to infringe the rights of other people in the workplace.
:08:23. > :08:28.Secularists claim this will stop religious views being given special
:08:28. > :08:32.privileges. We are delighted that they haven't resulted in the
:08:32. > :08:37.creation of a hierarchy of religious rites, with religion at
:08:37. > :08:42.the top and gay people potentially badly affected. For decades, the
:08:42. > :08:46.influence of Christian teaching on British culture and law has been
:08:46. > :08:50.waning. Today the European Court of Human Rights left a milestone on
:08:50. > :08:53.the road to a secular society. Women with a family history of
:08:53. > :08:55.breast cancer could be offered drugs on the NHS to help prevent
:08:55. > :08:59.the disease. The health regulator, NICE, has launched a consultation
:08:59. > :09:03.on whether the drug - Tamoxifen - could be given to women in England
:09:03. > :09:07.and Wales for up to five years. A leading breast cancer charity has
:09:07. > :09:17.called it an historic step. Our health correspondent Branwen
:09:17. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:22.Jeffreys has more. Breast cancer cells, what makes them grow in one
:09:22. > :09:28.person and not another? There is a growing understanding of how this
:09:28. > :09:31.cancer works. Now in some women drugs could be used to prevent it
:09:31. > :09:36.developing. This woman has been writing on the internet about her
:09:36. > :09:40.experience. She found out she had a faulty gene putting her at high
:09:40. > :09:45.risk of breast cancer, so high that she had a double mastectomy, but
:09:45. > :09:51.her surgeon held out hope that when her daughter grows up there may be
:09:51. > :09:55.other options. I was fretting at the time about my daughter, who was
:09:55. > :10:01.very young at the time, and he actually said to me let's
:10:01. > :10:05.concentrate on you, let's sort you out, and your daughter will
:10:05. > :10:08.probably simply just take a pill which will negate her risk. A for
:10:08. > :10:15.women at the highest risk, the best treatment will probably still be
:10:15. > :10:19.surgery for now but for some the NHS might start using drugs to
:10:19. > :10:24.prevent cancer developing. How is breast cancer risk measured? Woman
:10:24. > :10:29.with a strong family history, one or more cases of the cancer in
:10:29. > :10:36.their close relatives, can speak to their doctor. The GP will send them
:10:36. > :10:39.for screening or genetic testing. Around 3% of women over 30 are at
:10:39. > :10:45.higher risk of breast cancer. Tamoxifen is already used to treat
:10:45. > :10:49.breast cancer. Now research shows that it can also help prevent it,
:10:49. > :10:54.but there are side-effects so the benefits only outweigh the risks
:10:54. > :10:59.for women who are in high risk group. Whether to take these drugs
:10:59. > :11:06.will be a highly personal decision, one most people will make with the
:11:06. > :11:10.doctor. The cancer specialist, this is the new frontier for helping
:11:10. > :11:15.people at risk of cancer. For it is fantastic of the can start
:11:15. > :11:19.preventing a lot of cancers that we typically see, it is good for us
:11:19. > :11:28.and the patients and hopefully we will lead healthier and longer
:11:28. > :11:31.lives. Most women will still rely on screening once they are over 50.
:11:31. > :11:34.We are seeing the first steps towards it being prevented.
:11:34. > :11:36.Cost of living increases have remained unchanged for the third
:11:36. > :11:43.month in a row, according to the Office for National Statistics.
:11:43. > :11:46.Inflation, measured by the Consumer Prices Index, has stayed at 2.7%.
:11:46. > :11:51.It has been above the Bank of England's 2% target since November
:11:51. > :11:53.2009. The United Nations Security Council
:11:53. > :11:56.has given strong backing to France's military intervention in
:11:56. > :12:01.the west African country of Mali, where the government is fighting
:12:01. > :12:07.Islamist rebels. French officials say they are planning to increase
:12:07. > :12:12.troop numbers from 750 to 2,500. Britain has sent transport aircraft
:12:12. > :12:16.to support the operation. Minimum starting salaries for
:12:16. > :12:19.police officers in England and Wales are to be cut by �4,000 after
:12:19. > :12:28.the Home Secretary approved a package of controversial changes
:12:28. > :12:37.today. From April new recruits will start on �19,000. Our Home Affairs
:12:37. > :12:41.correspondent Tom Symonds reports. The job, serving the public
:12:41. > :12:46.whatever the weather. As officers dealing with the snow in Norwich
:12:46. > :12:56.will testify. Being a police officer can be unpredictable and
:12:56. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:09.risky, which is why changing their pay is contradictory. The basic
:13:09. > :13:15.recruitment salary is higher than for instance for an army officer
:13:15. > :13:19.cadet. It is higher than a prison officer, and the fact that those
:13:19. > :13:23.who gain skills they will want to have to make themselves more
:13:23. > :13:28.effective as police officers, that will get them up the pay scale
:13:28. > :13:31.faster than ever before. The Police Federation is disappointed. Members
:13:31. > :13:34.of the public expect a decent service from their officers and
:13:34. > :13:40.they are not going to make any distinction between an officer that
:13:40. > :13:47.has just been joined being paid �19,000 a year, or and Officer with
:13:47. > :13:50.more experience being paid more. headline cut to police salaries
:13:50. > :13:57.runs the risk of creating the impression this is a low-paid
:13:57. > :14:02.profession, but the truth is that all forces are cutting staff,
:14:02. > :14:06.recruiting fewer staff, they can pick and choose. Most people
:14:06. > :14:09.getting into policing are mature, they have served as special
:14:09. > :14:15.constables, and under these proposals they will start under a
:14:15. > :14:18.higher rate of pay and reach the top of the scale more quickly.
:14:18. > :14:22.argument over what a senior government figure said to police in
:14:22. > :14:27.Downing Street rumbles on and the Police Federation says morale is
:14:27. > :14:31.pretty low, so is now the time to change pay and conditions? The
:14:31. > :14:41.government says it has to be. Because even though cuts to the
:14:41. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:43.police might upset voters, savings needed to be made. Proposals on
:14:43. > :14:46.redundancy are still being discussed.
:14:47. > :14:49.Nine men have gone on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the sexual
:14:49. > :14:51.exploitation of young girls in Oxford. The men deny 51 counts
:14:51. > :14:54.including rape, trafficking and organising prostitution between
:14:54. > :15:04.2004 and last year. Our Social Affairs correspondent Alison Holt
:15:04. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:08.Oxford is best known for its dreaming spires and academic
:15:08. > :15:13.achievement but today's case centres on a brutal hidden world
:15:14. > :15:17.where it's claimed girls a young as 11 were sexually exploited by a
:15:17. > :15:20.group of local men. The court has been told they targeted vulnerable
:15:20. > :15:24.girls whose lives were out of control, often focusing on
:15:24. > :15:28.children's homes. The nine men were arrested last year as part of a
:15:28. > :15:33.major police operation. They're accused of abusing six girls over
:15:33. > :15:38.nearly seven years. They face a total of 51 charges, seven seven
:15:38. > :15:41.counts of raping a child under 13, five of facilitating child
:15:41. > :15:48.prostitution and four counts of trafficking within the UK for the
:15:48. > :15:52.purposes of sexual exploitation. In this guesthouse, a hotel, and
:15:52. > :15:55.private homes in Oxford, it's alleged men from as far afield as
:15:55. > :16:00.Leeds, Bradford and London would pay for sex with the girls. The
:16:00. > :16:05.court was told the men were introduced as friends, brothers or
:16:05. > :16:08.custody -- cousins. Prosecuting the jury was told it was a lifestyle
:16:08. > :16:11.described by one of the complainants as a living hell from
:16:11. > :16:15.which they could not extra indicate themselves.
:16:15. > :16:20.The court here heard claims that the men groomed the girls, first
:16:20. > :16:24.giving them gifts and attention, then drugs and alcohol. Finally,
:16:24. > :16:27.it's alleged they used extreme violence to control them, including
:16:27. > :16:31.threatening to kill one of the girls.
:16:31. > :16:34.It was claimed the accused felt it was unlikely these vulnerable girls
:16:34. > :16:41.would be believed. The nine men deny all of the charges and the
:16:41. > :16:44.case is expected to last for at least eight weeks.
:16:44. > :16:51.Our top story tonight: The high street retailer HMV is
:16:51. > :16:56.going into administration - 4,500 staff face losing their jobs.
:16:56. > :17:06.Coming up: Drug addiction is an illness like any other - the police
:17:06. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:11.chief who's calling for a radical change in strategy.
:17:11. > :17:15.Later in business on the news channel: Burberry is one retail
:17:15. > :17:25.thaers doing well. Sales rose in the last quarter of last year and
:17:25. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :17:34.we will look at inflation, why it The future of the African elephant
:17:34. > :17:37.could be at risk because of soaring demand for ivory and a surge in
:17:37. > :17:40.poaching. Despite an international ban on the trade in ivory - that's
:17:40. > :17:43.been in place since 1990 - around 25,000 elephants were killed in
:17:43. > :17:49.2011. Campaigners blame China, where growing prosperity is
:17:49. > :17:59.creating a market for ivory - seen as a status symbol. Gabriel
:17:59. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :18:05.Gatehouse's report has some distressing images from the start.
:18:05. > :18:10.The elephants' final moments are traced in blood. Blackened under
:18:10. > :18:14.the scorching Kenyan sun. By the time we came upon their rotting
:18:14. > :18:21.carcasses, the animals had been dead for several days.
:18:21. > :18:27.The poachers had gunned them down with rifles. The rangers say they
:18:27. > :18:32.haven't seen this level of mass slaughter since the 1980s. Nine
:18:32. > :18:36.elephants here killed in one day. Indeed, across Africa the numbers
:18:36. > :18:42.of elephants being poached is at its highest for two decades. This
:18:42. > :18:49.kind of mass killing is the direct result of a huge increase in price
:18:49. > :18:53.and of demand for ivory. The illegal ivory trade is a
:18:53. > :18:58.globalised business. It's being fuelled by rising prosperity in
:18:58. > :19:01.east Asia, especially in China where ivory is highly prized. In
:19:01. > :19:05.Nigeria, as elsewhere in Africa, business and investment
:19:05. > :19:11.opportunities have attracted Chinese people in their hundreds of
:19:11. > :19:15.thousands. According to a new study, that fact has helped turn Lagos
:19:15. > :19:21.into the largest retail centre for illegal ivory on the continent.
:19:21. > :19:28.There's ivory moving from East Africa, from Kenya, into Nigeria,
:19:28. > :19:33.Nigerians are exporting tus bgs to -- tusks to China. Ivory coming in,
:19:33. > :19:39.going out. Ivory being made. At one of the main markets in Lagos
:19:39. > :19:43.we went to see for ourselves. are all ivories. Wearing a hidden
:19:43. > :19:50.camera, a colleague from the BBC's Chinese Service is immediately
:19:51. > :19:56.approached by a number of ivory traders. I give you up to 100 kilos.
:19:56. > :20:02.One man offers to supply him with tusks and carved ivory in bulk, to
:20:02. > :20:07.be smuggled back to China. In Kenya, they take their anti-poaching
:20:07. > :20:11.efforts seriously. Wildlife rangers are armed, it's a dangerous job.
:20:11. > :20:17.Nervous elephants can charge the very men whose job it is to protect
:20:17. > :20:26.them. And if they encounter poachers, they say, it's a question
:20:26. > :20:31.of shoot or get shot. A poacher, you just kill. It's only way to
:20:31. > :20:34.protect animals. You have to kill the poachers. But despite such
:20:34. > :20:38.drastic measures elephants are being killed in record numbers. In
:20:38. > :20:43.Kenya, conservationists are warning at the present rate these majestic
:20:43. > :20:50.animals could disappear from the wild altogether within 15 years. In
:20:50. > :20:59.a country, indeed a continent, where tkpwurpbs are plenty -- guns
:20:59. > :21:02.are plentiful, the rewards of poaching outweigh the risks.
:21:02. > :21:05.The investment bank Goldman Sachs is no longer considering the idea
:21:05. > :21:08.of delaying bonuses so staff could take advantage of the lower top
:21:08. > :21:11.rate of tax that's due in April. This morning, the Governor of the
:21:11. > :21:13.Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, condemned any suggestion of bankers
:21:14. > :21:21.using the tax system in this way. Our chief economics correspondent,
:21:21. > :21:26.Hugh Pym, is here. It would be a columnies, rather sort of lacking
:21:26. > :21:30.in care and attention to have how other people might react. In the
:21:30. > :21:37.long run, financial institutions like all large institutions do
:21:37. > :21:40.depend on goodwill from the rest of society. Our chief economics
:21:40. > :21:44.correspondent, Hugh Pym, is here. That's code for being angry, isn't
:21:44. > :21:49.it? Indeed. It was a couple of hours later that Goldmans indicated
:21:49. > :21:53.it was no longer considering this idea of delaying bonus payouts to
:21:53. > :21:55.the next tax year when the rate will have fallen. It said it was
:21:55. > :21:59.coincidence and senior management were meeting this morning to
:21:59. > :22:04.discuss it. But it has emerged that last night the Treasury got in
:22:04. > :22:08.touch with Goldmans to say it was concerned about these reports and a
:22:08. > :22:14.phone conversation was set up between the Treasury Minister and
:22:14. > :22:18.Goldmans chiefs, that didn't happen until after Goldmans made its
:22:18. > :22:25.decision. Are there other banks out there still considering this idea?
:22:25. > :22:28.I suspect rather less so after today's events. Thank you.
:22:28. > :22:31.A police chief has told the BBC that the Government's drugs
:22:31. > :22:33.strategy in England and Wales isn't working because there is too much
:22:33. > :22:39.emphasis on criminal prosecutions. He says Government responsibility
:22:39. > :22:42.for the strategy should be moved from the Home Office to Health. Our
:22:42. > :22:49.home editor has this exclusive report.
:22:49. > :22:53.A drugs raid on Humberside. Police burst in to find suspects well
:22:53. > :22:58.known to them, one had been released from cells that morning.
:22:58. > :23:01.Seeing addicts trapped in in what's described as the revolving door of
:23:01. > :23:03.law enforcement has led the local Chief Constable to conclude the
:23:03. > :23:07.Home Office should no longer be in charge of the Government's drugs
:23:07. > :23:12.strategy in England and Wales. I have been involved in enforcement
:23:12. > :23:15.now for over 35 years and put bluntly, enforcement alone is not
:23:15. > :23:21.the solution. You sound critical of what the Home Office have been
:23:21. > :23:26.doing. The law enforcement position and narrative, rather than being
:23:26. > :23:30.willing to look at more innovative, greater range of solutions to long-
:23:30. > :23:33.term problems. His argument is not for decriminalisation, but the
:23:34. > :23:37.Chief Constable, who is also the spokesman on drugs for chief police
:23:37. > :23:41.officers, thinks the Department of Health should take responsibility
:23:41. > :23:46.for the strategy. Carl has been in and out of jail
:23:46. > :23:50.for drug offences for years. But after medical help is now clean.
:23:50. > :23:53.Treating addicts as criminals, he says, simply perpetuates the
:23:53. > :23:56.problem. I'd rather say send them to a doctor because locking them up
:23:56. > :24:01.and throwing away the key, that's not going to get you nowhere, to be
:24:01. > :24:04.honest. In a report out today, the British Medical Association agrees,
:24:04. > :24:09.saying doctors should have much more of a say in framing national
:24:09. > :24:14.drug policy. Drug addicts are seen as criminals. That puts them off
:24:14. > :24:18.from seeking medical help. I think that's a great pity, because first
:24:18. > :24:23.and foremost the drug addict should be seen as a patient, certainly by
:24:23. > :24:27.the medical profession, and they need our help. Treating illicit
:24:27. > :24:31.drug use as a health issue was the official policy for most of the
:24:31. > :24:34.20th century. Indeed, it was known internationally as the British
:24:34. > :24:38.system. But the Home Office is adamant we shouldn't go back to
:24:38. > :24:41.that. They say the current policy is working and the number of people
:24:41. > :24:46.using drugs is falling, and the number of people in treatment and
:24:46. > :24:50.coming off drugs is rising. idea that drugs policy should go to
:24:50. > :24:54.the Department of Health is a complete nonsense. It's a law and
:24:54. > :24:58.order issue. The reason being that the Government does have a
:24:58. > :25:03.responsibility to protect people, particularly children. A committee
:25:03. > :25:06.of MPs recently recommended responsibility for drugs policy be
:25:06. > :25:16.shared between health and the Home Office. The Government lookss
:25:16. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:19.unlikely to agree. The former Celtic boss Gordon
:25:19. > :25:22.Strachan has been confirmed as the new Scotland football manager. The
:25:22. > :25:25.55-year-old was favourite to take over from Craig Levein who left in
:25:25. > :25:32.November after a poor start to Scotland's World Cup qualifiying
:25:32. > :25:36.campaign. Lorna Gordon has the details. This report contains some
:25:36. > :25:38.flash photography. He has a formidable task, to get the
:25:38. > :25:41.national side, bottom of its qualifying group for the World Cup,
:25:41. > :25:47.back to winning ways. Every club there's always challenges but this
:25:47. > :25:51.is the first time the challenge is on behalf of a nation. Also, the
:25:51. > :25:57.rewards to that are that if you can be successful you make a nation
:25:57. > :26:02.happy. His track record in Scotland will stand him in good stead. He
:26:02. > :26:09.guided Celtic to three SPL titles in a row. As a player, he won 50
:26:09. > :26:12.caps for his country. Competing in two World Cups. He will be
:26:12. > :26:16.Scotland's 6th manager in a decade. The team hasn't qualified for the
:26:16. > :26:20.World Cup since 1998. They've only qualified twice for the European
:26:20. > :26:23.Championships. Clearly, there's a lot of work to be done. Wye argue
:26:23. > :26:27.him sure he would argue, as well, there are decent players there,
:26:27. > :26:30.probably enough there to get you competitive to get to the
:26:30. > :26:34.championships like the Euros and the World Cup. But it's going to be
:26:34. > :26:39.a tough run for him. In the shadow of Scotland's national stadium,
:26:39. > :26:45.people were pleased. Great news. Thrilled to bits. Couldn't be a
:26:45. > :26:50.better person. I have always quite liked the wee man. So, Wye give him
:26:50. > :26:54.-- I would give him my support. has long been the fans' choice to
:26:54. > :27:00.become Scotland manager. He faces a difficult challenge ahead, though,
:27:00. > :27:05.and he does admit that. His first priority - qualifying for the World
:27:05. > :27:10.Cup. He says he will give it a go. That may well prove impossible.
:27:10. > :27:20.Gordon Strachan's first test a little more gentle, a friendly
:27:20. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:23.against Estonia next month. Snow's caused disruption for a
:27:23. > :27:25.second day in some parts of the country. Schools have been closed
:27:25. > :27:28.across Norfolk and Norwich Airport was shut. The East Midlands and
:27:28. > :27:31.Yorkshire also saw more snow today, and many roads across Aberdeenshire
:27:31. > :27:35.have been described as hazardous. Forecasters are warning of more
:27:35. > :27:41.snow later this week. I suspect Matt will confirm that
:27:41. > :27:45.It's starting to look that way, George. The showers that hit
:27:45. > :27:48.Norfolk today may have caused disruption but between them a
:27:48. > :27:53.picture perfect scene there. It's the areas where snow is lying at
:27:53. > :27:59.the moment, tonight frost will be at its most harsh. Still snow
:27:59. > :28:04.showers across East Anglia and eastern Kent. Increasing cloud and
:28:04. > :28:14.patchy rain across the far west. For most of us away from mist and
:28:14. > :28:14.
:28:14. > :28:16.fog across central and eastern England it will be clear and very
:28:16. > :28:18.cold. Temperatures well below freezing and where the snow is
:28:18. > :28:21.lying as low as minus ten to start tomorrow morning.
:28:21. > :28:24.That opens up big contrasts. Clear and frosty to the east and more
:28:24. > :28:27.cloud and frost-free in the west as it will be in Northern Ireland.
:28:27. > :28:31.Could even be patchy rain on the western fringes. Sunshine across
:28:31. > :28:34.western areas to start Wednesday morning. Clearer further east. But
:28:34. > :28:38.the cloud could be thick enough across the Far East of Cornwall to
:28:38. > :28:41.produce patchy rain or drizzle. With lighter winds further east a
:28:41. > :28:51.lot of mist and low cloud and dense fog across parts of the East
:28:51. > :28:56.
:28:56. > :29:00.Midlands and Lincolnshire and East We see a few sleet and snow showers
:29:00. > :29:02.push to parts of Devon as well. Turning wet across Northern Ireland
:29:02. > :29:07.and western Scotland. Elsewhere, where you have cleared mist and fog
:29:07. > :29:10.a bright day, but a cold one. Many only just again struggling to get
:29:10. > :29:14.above freezing. Another cold night across eastern areas into Thursday.
:29:14. > :29:19.Isolated snow showers here. More cloud in the west with light rain
:29:19. > :29:22.and patchy snow. Then it gets interesting into Friday, this