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New three-day 'danger to life' warning issued as rain set to batter Scotland
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (267+ words) A NEW three-day weather warning has been issued for parts of Scotland " with the Met Office warning of a "danger to life". A yellow rain warning is in effect from 12pm on Wednesday until 12pm on Friday for parts of central and…...
Scotland sees 'unprecedented' wave of weather warnings in 2026 – experts explain why
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (771+ words) SCOTLAND has seen a blustery start to the year, with snow, wind, ice and rain affecting most of the country. The first two weeks of 2026 saw at least one weather warning in effect every day, with a total of 27 warnings…...
'Beast from the East' warning for Scotland as 51cm of snow forecast
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (315+ words) SCOTLAND is set to face a major wintry blast as meteorologists warn a sweeping front of snow and blizzard conditions is to move across the UK in the coming week. Forecast data from Metdesk shows a weather system expected to…...
Pat Kane: I’m still clinging to the vision that AI can be used as a tool for good
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1197+ words) THE furore around Elon Musk's Grok AI app, which enables the undressing of images of women and children, is enough to make you a Luddite about interactive technology. Enough digital possibilities, please " or at least get them out of the…...
Historic Scottish gardens' renovation in doubt as 'costs spiral to £243m"
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (710+ words) EDINBURGH'S Royal Botanic Gardens is reportedly looking at scaling back major plans after projected costs more than trebled to "243 million. The cost of the Edinburgh Biomes project " which has been described as "arguably the most visionary and exciting project of…...
Is Twitter/X down? Thousands report outage with social media app
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (295+ words) USERS of the social media app Twitter/X are asking if the service is currently down due to issues with the app. Outage website Downdetector reports that 51% of users are facing problems with the app while a further 26% are struggling…...
Endangered fish returning to Scottish waters, study finds
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (354+ words) ENDANGERED fish are returning to Scottish waters, a groundbreaking university study has found. The study commissioned by NatureScot and conducted by Heriot Watt University, shows evidence that critically endangered fish, the flapper skates, are returning to waters across the west…...
New yellow warning for ice issued as severe weather streak continues
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) A WEATHER warning for icy conditions has been extended for large parts of mainland Scotland, meaning an alert will have been in place for every day of the first two weeks of 2026. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning…...
Experts hail crucial role played by Scots pine in biodiversity
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (280+ words) IT takes 23 tree species to deliver just 41% of the biodiversity sustained by the Scots pine, according to an expert study. The research, led by the James Hutton Institute, found that Scots pine supports 1589 species across the UK. The study examined…...
Scottish weather warnings in place for every day of 2026 so far as new alert issued
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (439+ words) A FRESH weather warning has been issued for Scotland, meaning one will have been in place in Scotland for every day of 2026 so far. The latest yellow warning for ice covers much of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire, as well as…...