STV News at Six - Glasgow Thursday, January 03, 6:00pm

The oil and gas industry could provide lifetime employment for a generation of Scots according to the First Minister. Alex Salmond today underlined the importance of the sector to the Scottish economy as fresh data suggested that many businesses are pessimistic about the outlook in the year ahead. In other news; Relatives of a man killed in a car crash on New Year's Day have appealed to the driver to "do the right thing" and hand himself in. Thirty-four year old Stefan Sakatiuk from Fauldhouse in West Lothian, was a passenger in the vehicle which left the road and hit a tree just outside his home town. By the time the emergency services arrived, the driver had disappeared. Meanwhile; Weather experts are warning days of flash flooding and storms are on the rise. The National Climate Information centre says the country can expect more "extreme rain" as a result of global warming. It comes following a year in which Scotland was lashed with wet weather and high winds. Also in sport; Rami Gershon hopes to complete his move to Celtic within the next 24 hours. Within the last hour the Israeli international arrived in Glasgow with his agent - the defender is in talks over a loan or possibly a permanent transfer to the Scottish champions. This international version of STV News at Six is viewable world-wide. It has been edited for rights reasons, which also allows us to keep the programme online after the initial 24-hour broadcast window in the UK has passed. Viewers within the UK who want to watch the full episode 'as broadcast' should select the UK version of the programme.