Vehicles trapped in flooding on Scots road as Storm Francis sweeps across country

A83 and nearby Old Military Road will remain closed overnight. Motorists face disruption and delays for more than 60 miles.

missing man after his work vehicle was found in a Scots woodland. Andrew Gardiner was reported missing from his home in Dumfries and Galloway having been last seen at around 11am on Monday.

policeman has relived the moment he and his dog were run down as they tried to halt car thieves.The officer and his four-legged partner Rudi had left their vehicle to chase three suspects who had ditched a car near London Road in the east end of Glasgow.But a second stolen vehicle was waiting to pick up the fugitives and its driver mowed the police pair down.The unnamed officer had to undergo two months of intensive physiotherapy for back and leg injuries before he could return to duty.Rudi

Dumfries. Officers from Police Scotland made the appeal after receiving a call about a man who appeared injured walking on the A75 near to Garroch roundabout at around 1.35am this morning, September 6.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Scots cop has told of how he and his police dog were run over while chasing a stolen vehicle in Glasgow.The unnamed dog handler and his four-legged partner Rudi had been after a stolen car near the city's London Road in March of 2016.The pair had left their vehicle to give chase to the three occupants.But little did they know a second stolen car was lying in wait and after picking up the three it then ran

cops for his battered vehicle. Shocking pictures released by the police show the white HGV with pieces missing around the front headlight and wiring exposed.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon

Storm Francis is currently making its way over Scotland with heavy rainfall and high winds expected to batter the country. A yellow weather warning for rain has been put in force by the Met Office for large parts of the country between midnight today and 6am tomorrow.

hereForecasters say the rain and wind will continue into the evening, and persist through the first half of the night, but the rain will  gradually ease towards dawn.The conditions are down to a deep area of low pressure crossing the UK, bringing wind gusts of 60 mph and potentially 70 mph in exposed western locations, as well as heavy rain for many.Things are expected to improve by Wednesday, with early rain quickly dying out, leaving a mostly dry but cloudy morning with light winds.There will

flooding has been issued for Scotland as Storm Francis sweeps its way across the country.Up to 90mm of rain is set to fall, with gusts of 70mph predicted.The warning came into force at midnight and stays in place until 6am on Wednesday.Met Office forecasters say the 'bands of rain' will 'hang around for most of the day' north of the border.The warning covers southern Scotland and the central belt, with cites including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Stirling expected to be hit.Most of northern

Storm Francis has brought gusts of more than 50mph overnight ahead of the wet and windy weather impacting vast swathes of the country on Tuesday.The heaviest of the rain is expected to fall across Northern Ireland and south-west Scotland with the Met Office warning of the potential for flooding and issuing a yellow warning.It said up to 90 mm of rain could fall while a yellow warning for wind is in place in Wales and most of England with gusts of up to 70mph predicted.Mount Batten, Plymouth,