That's all from the Scotland Live team this evening. We'll be back from 07:00 tomorrow. Hope you can join us then.

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This evening the showers ease for a time becoming confined to the north and west with a lot of dry weather elsewhere along with long clear spells.

Overnight lows of - 4C in rural parts and around the freezing mark in the towns and cities.

Holding up around 2C in coastal areas.

Ice will again be a major concern by the end of the night.

Winds ease for a time before veering into the north or northwest and strengthening at the same time with gales for northern and western coasts by morning.

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Snow and ice still causing problems across much of the country.

The A9 Drumochter Pass is affected by snow - passable with car.

The A93 between Braemar and Glenshee, the A939 Cockbridge Tomintoul road and the B974 Banchory Fettercairn Road all remain closed.

South of Perth - very poor visibility on the M90 between Glenfarg and Kinross because of snow.

Police in Greenock warn of very icy conditions on Larkfield Road and Kilmacolm Road.

Borders - icy patches still affecting the A68 - especially bad in stretches between Pathhead and Carter Bar.

There is some disruption on the ferries.

Bear NW tweets:, external Our #weatherbomb team just keep going, heading out from Inverness depot for another night on the #A9 #A82 and #A835

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Labour says John Swinney's plan to negotiate an "educational outcomes-based approach" with councils is code for abandoning the SNP's pledge on teacher numbers.

The Finance Secretary said more money was being provided to introduce free school meals in early primary and for extra nursery provision

A man who attacked Respect MP George Galloway while calling him an "anti-Semitic little man" has been jailed.

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The pro-Palestine MP was left with cuts and bruises following the attack by drug addict Neil Masterson in Notting Hill, west London.

The 39-year-old from Kensington was jailed for 16 months for the attack.

He told Isleworth Crown Court he felt "morally justified" in attacking the MP because he was a "Nazi".

Labour MP Gemma Doyle said the closure of the search and rescue co-ordination centre at Kinloss is "the wrong choice".

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"There is a real risk of the expertise being lost to search and rescue services. It is also very disappointing for the individuals involved."

"However, hundreds of soldiers and their families are being transferred to Kinloss, turning it into one of the biggest army bases in Scotland. This will be a huge boost to the local and regional economy."

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GOAL: Dinamo #Zagreb 1 #Celtic 0. Follow the match on #BBCSportsound or here

Scotland's veterans secretary Keith Brown said the Scottish government was "extremely disappointed" by the closure of the search and rescue co-ordination centre at Kinloss.

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Earlier it was confirmed the role would be taken over by the National Maritime Operations Centre at Fareham.

"The rescue co-ordination centre at Kinloss has been in place since 1997 and, on average, assists more than 2,000 people across the UK every year," he said.

"That shows how important the facility is and underlines the need to make sure the public continue to be protected, and that Scotland's coastline continues to be properly covered for search-and-rescue operations."

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The Federation of Small Businesses is urging the Scottish government to plan for "a more radical modernisation programme".

Earlier, Deputy First Minister John Swinney delivered a parliamentary statement on local government finance.

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He made a range of announcements about business rates in Scotland including:

• Eligible businesses will be £3,140 better-off thanks to the Small Business Bonus Scheme.

• Cosla has reached agreement on the Business Rates Incentivisation Scheme.

• The Scottish government will continue to match English poundage rates 2015-16.

Andy Willox, the Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) Scottish policy convenor, said: "The small business bonus scheme continues to give Scottish firms a real advantage over counterparts elsewhere in the UK. However, the FSB is disappointed that a root-and-branch review of the non-domestic rates system hasn't yet been slated by the Scottish Government.

"Moves to tweak the appeals system and to match the English poundage have to be warmly welcomed, but we'd urge the Scottish government to recognise that there's an urgent need to plan for a more radical modernisation programme."

A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was found dead at a flat earlier this year.

The body of Christopher Gilruth, 52, was discovered in the property in Roseburn Terrace, Edinburgh, on 11 May.

Andrew Harvey, 34, from Edinburgh, was charged with murder when he appeared in private on petition at the city's sheriff court today, the Crown Office said.

He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.

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Scottish and Southern Energy says about 1,300 customers are without power in the Western Isles, part of Argyll and Orkney this evening.

Engineers have worked on around 80 high voltage faults today after repairing around 120 faults yesterday.

"We have engineers at every fault and are working hard to ensure that supplies are restored tonight to as many customers as possible," the company said.

"Unfortunately more lightning and high winds are forecast for tomorrow and there is likely to be more disruption to the network as a result."

The Scottish Sun

Tweets: , externalAs Ewan McGregor tackles his role as Jesus we look at others who have taken on the part

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Stuart Brooks from the Met Office in Aberdeen has told Newsdrive for most of the UK thunder is "a summer phenomenon" however " the west and far north of Scotland gets more winter thunderstorms than during the summer.

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That's due to the very warm seas providing a source of heat to these arctic air masses and these cause these thunder showers with sleet and snow."

Mr Brooks said: "For a westerly wind, although they are the winds most common to get thunder, this particular event has been unusually thundery.

"The air mass has been unusually cold coming from Greenland but also we've had very strong westerly winds and maximum heating time."

A gamekeeper has been found guilty of killing a rare bird and setting traps illegally to capture two others on an Aberdeenshire estate.

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George Mutch was accused of recklessly killing or injuring a goshawk and illegally taking away another goshawk and a buzzard on the Kildrummy estate in 2012.

It's one of the first times in Scotland that hidden camera footage, obtained by the RSPB, has been used in a case of this kind.