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"The standard is extraordinarily high and just shows how important it is to give young people a voice through filmmaking," she said.The annual ceremony has previously been attended by film actors including Daniel Craig, Lashana Lynch, Martin Freeman and Lily James.

Scottish soap opera River City was axed because it was no longer value for money, BBC Scotland's director Hayley Valentine has said.She was giving evidence at the Scottish Parliament about BBC Scotland's drama investment strategy and her priorities after six months in her post.The broadcaster announced in March that River City would be scrapped after 24 years, which led to criticism from actors and crew in the industry.

Ms Valentine said that the "cost per viewer" of producing the show was now much higher as audience figures had declined.Ms Valentine told Holyrood's culture committee that she didn't take the decision to end the show lightly.

She said: "I did think about the consequences for cast, for crew, for people who are impacted by the decision.

"However, we have to put our audience needs first, and the audience for River City has declined significantly over the last five years."They "would provide more resilience to future droughts in a part of the country that is already dry and where there is high demand for water", said Dr Glenn Watts, water science director at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Reservoirs can help protect against the impacts of drought by collecting excess rainfall during wet periods.With climate change likely to bring hotter, drier summers, the chances of drought could increase in the decades ahead, the Met Office says.

These preparations have been brought into sharp focus by, according to the Environment Agency, which says it is watching the situation closely in other regions.