Weather

Seven flood alerts have been issued as heavy rain is due to sweep across much of Scotland over the next few days.

A flood alert has today been issued for Falkirk district.

The annual Selkirk Junior Rideout is a joyous occasion for kids as it gives many their first chance of riding behind the Royal Burgh Standard Bearer.

Scotland has officially recorded its hottest day of the year so far.

SCOTLAND’S May heatwave is set to peak tomorrow with some parts of the country expected to bask in temperatures higher than California.

Soaring temperatures will put Scotland on course to record its hottest day of the year so far this week -  even putting parts of southern England in the shade.

It will be ices all round this Bank Holiday Weekend – but not the tasty kind that went down a treat at Easter.

Scotland basked in its warmest ever Easter Monday weather - with a village in the Highlands claiming the new record.

Much of Scotland will see temperatures as high as 23C today as the country’s blistering heat wave continue.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all enjoyed their hottest Easter Sunday on record, the Met Office said.

Swaths of Scotland are set to be hotter than Ibiza this weekend as a mini Easter weekend heatwave sends the mercury soaring.

Temperatures have risen over the past few days, but will the weather over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend be sunny and warm or cold and grey?

A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow covering the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway this morning.

Last month was Scotland’s fifth wettest March on record, the Met Office has said.