Scots urged to use water 'efficiently' as heatwave puts pressure on supply

heatwave.From Wednesday, the average of 20C sunshine is set to melt away in favour of showers and gusty winds.The bad weather is predicted to be bad enough to become the the next named storm of the year in the UK - Storm Fleur.However, forecasters say it is too early to confirm this.Thursday sees a 400 mile-wide Atlantic torment bring blustery conditions across the country, with 60mph gusts on the cards in England's South-West.The weekend will see more rain bursts with the same following on next

charttopping band Twisted Sister featured Paisley, Glasgow and Tulibody in his new music video - and admits that next time he wants to capture the Loch Ness Monster. Dee, who has sold millions of albums and had hits including I Wanna Rock as well as We're Not Gonna Take It, with his band Twisted Sister, asked videographer Paul McGuire, 38, from Barrhead to shoot his latest video for song Down But Never out.

Bahookie - mostly used in Glasgow and the areas around it, this word means backside or bum. "Careful or you'll get a skelp (slap) on the bahookie." Coupon/Coupin - this is a word used in Glasgow and Aberdeen for your face, as in "wipe that smile off your coupon".

X Factor is no more after Simon Cowell has called an end to the show - but we still have our musical memories - and here are some of the Scots who remain unforgettable. Whitburn's Leon Jackson won the show in 2007 as a 19-year-old lad and had a hit Christmas single with his song When You Believe.

berry supplier has become the first in the UK to ditch plastic punnets for fully recyclable one s - eliminating 150 tonnes of single-use plastic in the next year. Angus Soft Fruits will use 100 per cent recycled material for its punnets of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries.

recent heatwave is predicted to give way to thunder and rain. We told earlier today how The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across most of Scotland from midday on Tuesday, with twice the normal amount of rain for the month of expected to lash down.

Scots beach. RNLI and Coastguard vessels raced to Lunan Bay, in Angus, amid reports of people struggling off the coast.

called to the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, on Saturday afternoon. Dean was recovered from the water and pronounced dead at the scene.Pal Dylan said five children and one adult had gone to the river to cool off.

another drowning tragedy have paid an emotional tribute to the 'lovely young boy'. The 11-year-old victim, named by family members and friends as Dean Irvine, died after getting into difficulty at a Scots park last night.

Police and fire crews scrambled to Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, after the alarm was raised at around 4.30pm on Saturday, July 24.

heatwave has entered yet another day as temperatures sizzle - and the scorching weather is set to last over the weekend. The Met Office has warned the country should brace for a 'very hot' few days, with the mercury to reach 27C in the west.

heatwave is set to continue today with temperatures to reach sweltering highs. The Met Office predicts Thursday will be a dry and hot day in the sunshine with the mercury soaring to 30C, making it the hottest day of the year so far.

West Lothian street. The 40-year-old female owner of the XL American Bulldog-type animal has also been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with the incident.

emergency response in Stirlingshire. Crews were called to the section of water at Lock 16 of the Forth and Clyde Canal just off Union Road in Camelon, Falkirk on Wednesday.

sweltering heatwave. With the mercury reaching well into the twenties, revellers headed from Edinburgh to East Lothian's beauty spots.

Threipmuir Reservoir near Edinburgh. Hussain Abrahem Al Ejrf had been enjoying a day out with pals when tragedy struck after he went missing while swimming on Wednesday, July 14.

NHSLanarkshire facing staff shortages. Annual leave and staff having to self-isolate as a result of contacts outside of work, were causing the pressure, along with trying to maintain and recover services - including planned operations.

East Lothian, on Sunday July 11 when he was mauled by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross American Bulldog. Dean had taken Kaitlin Millar's family dog on a morning stroll after leaving his friend's house on Lynn Lea Avenue when a dangerous dog attacked.The 30-year-old told the Record: "I was walking and the next thing I heard this guy shouting and I seen this dog running."The dog came running right round my leg and clamped onto the side of my partner's dog's neck.

Scots beautician has warned pet owners about the perils of hot weather after her beloved rescue dog died from overheating after a short walk. Laura Kyle, 32, took Betty, a three-year-old French Bulldog out for a walk in a field near Livingston at lunchtime on Thursday with her other dog, a Pug called Frank.

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