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'Do not travel' warning ahead of heavy rain and life-threatening flooding

The Met Office has issued an amber weather alert for flooding and heavy rain presenting a danger to life.

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More on this story, insight up to three weeks of rain to fall over the weekend, life-threatening flooding from heavy rain as amber warning issued.

Scots have been urged not to travel and to plan ahead amid a warning of life-threatening flooding over the weekend.

Scottish Government Resilience Room officials met on Friday to gather and assess the latest updates from the Met Office, SEPA, Transport Scotland, Police Scotland and utilities ahead of the warning being implemented.

Justice secretary and minister for resilience Angela Constance said: “The potential impacts of this amber warning for rain are severe so people need to plan ahead and pay close attention to all travel advice, which is likely to be updated over the course of the weekend.

“Flood alerts are also in place and residents in affected areas should stay clear of any floodwater and consider making a flood plan for their homes or business. Information and advice is available on the Ready Scotland website.

“The Scottish Government and partners will continue to monitor the situation closely and Ministers are being kept updated.”

Prolonged downpours are expected to lead to widespread disruption across central Scotland from early on Saturday morning.

⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️ Heavy rain across parts of Scotland Saturday 0300 – Sunday 0600 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/0KSNHSWMrV — Met Office (@metoffice) October 6, 2023

STV meteorologist Sean Batty warned that up to three weeks of rain could fall from Saturday into Sunday.

Flood alerts have been issued across 14 areas of the country by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

It comes after the Met Office issued multiple yellow warnings throughout the week.

The amber warning for rain covers Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, East and West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Lochaber, parts of Stirling, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.

It comes into force at 3am on Saturday and continues until 6am on Sunday. A yellow warning for rain remains in place for large parts of central and northern Scotland throughout Saturday until early on Sunday morning.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) called the weather a “major rainfall event”.

ScotRail has also warned customers that there will be significant disruption to services on Saturday, including in the Highlands and central Scotland, and in the Glasgow, Perth, and Stirling areas.

Services will be suspended from 1am on Saturday until Sunday morning on the West Highland line from Oban, Mallaig and Fort William, Helensburgh Central/Balloch to Dalmuir line and the Highland Mainline between Perth and Inverness.

Services between Dalmuir and Glasgow will operate.

For those routes, ScotRail is advising customers not to travel as no rail replacement travel is available.

14 Regional Flood Alerts in place as a major rainfall event is expected with significant prolonged heavy rain throughout Sat across Southern Highlands & western Central Belt. Local Flood Warnings will be issued as necessary. Please #BePrepared : https://t.co/Woujcrq3E3 pic.twitter.com/VXqtr6dVjH — SEPAFlood (@SEPAFlood) October 6, 2023

Most other routes across the network will be affected by speed restrictions as a safety precaution meaning services may be subject to delay or cancellation.

Customers are advised that they should travel only when necessary, to expect delays, and to check their journey before travelling.

David Simpson, ScotRail service delivery director, said: “The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for heavy rain for parts of Scotland, which could see over a month’s worth expected to fall on areas of the Highlands and central Scotland, as well as Glasgow, Perth, and Stirling.

“We know the impact that the withdrawal of some train services will have on customers but it’s a necessary step to ensure the safety of our staff and customers due to the severe rainfall.

“As a precautionary measure in order to keep our customers and staff safe, speed restrictions will also be in place across most routes in Scotland, which will result in extended journey times.

“Customers are advised that they should travel only when necessary, and for those that do, they should check their journey before travelling, and keep an eye on our website, app or social media feeds for live updates.”

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Is it safe to travel to Scotland? Travel warnings amid Storm Babet

The Met Office has forecast exceptionally wet conditions across parts of eastern Scotland on Thursday and Friday, with very strong winds in the northern half of the country due to Storm Babet. Wet weather is set to continue across Scotland through Saturday.

As a result, ScotRail has said some services will be withdrawn.

The Met Office says the weather seen during Storm Babet will be exceptional. Meteorologist Alex Burkill says "this isn't usual autumn weather, even for Scotland". 

"It is going to be exceptionally wet and very windy, which is why we are going to see some severe disruption," he adds. 

Around 350 residents living in the county of Angus have been advised to leave them homes over flooding fears.

This is the first red warning to be put in place since Storm Dennis in February 2020.

Is it safe to travel to Scotland? 

Due to the red weather warning, ScotRail has said services will be withdrawn on some routes in the north and north-east of the country.

Customers are advised by ScotRail that they should only travel if necessary on the routes affected by the weather warnings.

From the start of service on Thursday, ScotRail will suspend services between:

Aberdeen and Elgin

Edinburgh and Aberdeen via Fife

Perth and Aberdeen via Dundee

Dunblane and Perth

Perth and Aviemore

Tain and Wick/Thurso

All Fife Circle services

Services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen/Inverness, and between Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen/Inverness will be affected. 

Due to the likelihood of flooding and poor driving conditions, customers on these routes are advised not to travel as no alternative transport is available.

David Simpson, ScotRail service delivery director, said: "The Met Office has issued red and amber weather warnings for Storm Babet, with heavy rain across eastern Scotland, and heavy rain and high winds in central and northern Scotland.  

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"We know the impact that the withdrawal of some train services will have on customers, but our first priority is always to ensure the safety of our staff and customers. This is a necessary step to ensure everyone’s safety during the severe weather.

"In order to keep our customers and staff safe, speed restrictions will be in place as a precautionary measure on other routes in Scotland, which will mean longer journey times.

"For routes in the south and west of Scotland, customers are encouraged to check their journey before setting off, and keep an eye on our website, mobile app, or social media channels for live updates."

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Exact time Edinburgh at risk of flooding and travel disruption as warning extended

A yellow weather warning from the Met Office, which was initially in place for Edinburgh and the Lothians until 6pm on Thursday, has been extended until 3am on Friday.

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Residents in Edinburgh have been told heavy rainfall could last even longer than predicted, after a yellow weather warning was extended.

Initially, the warning was due to end at 6pm on Thursday. It's now in place until 3am on Friday.

Those in Edinburgh and the Lothians have been told there is potential for flooding, travel disruption and interupption to power supplies. The warning will have been in place for 39 hours by Friday morning.

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Extending the warning, the Met Office said: " Further persistent rain may produce some flooding and transport disruption.

"What to expect - f looding of a few homes and businesses is possible. Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer.

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"Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer. Some interruption to power supplies and other services possible.

"Persistent rain will become more fragmented in nature during Thursday, but at the same time, some heavy, slow-moving bursts may develop across parts of southern and central Scotland. A further 10-20 mm, and in some places 30-40 mm is probable, across areas which have already seen between 20 mm and very locally 60 mm during this event."

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Residents were urged to check flood advice, ensure mobile phones are charged, and park cars outside of flood zones. They were also advised to store valuables up high, prepare a flood kit and turn off gas water and electricity supplies.

You can keep up with the latest from the Met Office here .

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Edinburgh airport warning to Scotland football fans heading to Germany for Euro 2024

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The biggest airport in Scotland has a warning for any Scottish football fan heading for Germany for the opening match of Euro 2024 : “Those sporrans will need to come off.”

The month-long tournament kicks off in Munich on 14 June with the hosts taking on Scotland in the city’s Football Arena.

Edinburgh airport expects to handle 20,000 fans during the group stage of the competition, in which Scotland will also play Switzerland in Cologne and Hungary in Stuttgart.

If Scotland progress to the knock-out stages, thousands more will be booking flights to Germany, coinciding with the start of the Scottish school holidays.

With the capital’s airport expecting record numbers of passengers during the summer, chief executive Gordon Dewar is seeking to ease pressure on the security search operation.

A significant number of fans are expected to wear kilts, which traditionally include a sporran – the small bag worn around the waist, over the kilt, whose name is Gaelic for “purse”.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the festival of football, Mr Dewar said Scotland’s national dress was “not particularly great for the screening process”.

The sporran must be detached from the kilt before the passenger goes through the security checkpoint. The leather and fur pouch should be placed in a tray to go through the scanner.

The concern is that some passengers will be unaware of the requirement until they reach the checkpoint – holding up the queue while they remove the diminutive Caledonian hold-all, and slowing the flow of passengers.

In addition, pat-down searches by security officers are more time-consuming to conduct on men if they are wearing kilts rather than trousers.

The airport also says: “You might need to factor in a wee bit more extra time just to get everything reattached and repositioned.”

The ceremonial dagger, known as a sgian dubh, which normally sits in the kilt hose, will not be allowed into the aircraft cabin. The ornamental knife should be packed in checked baggage or left behind.

Edinburgh airport has also published a list of key German phrases for football fans .

The handy translations include:

• Wo ist die nächste Bar? (Where is the nearest bar?)
• Das war nie Abseits (That was never offside)
• Wir sind die berühmte Tartan-Armee (We’re the famous Tartan Army)

The odds on Scotland winning the tournament are currently 100-1. England, who have also qualified, are 3-1 favourites.

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Scotland's capital city officials warned Swifties about what not to do ahead of the pop star's Eras Tour in Edinburgh and even put together a guide to must-see area attractions for fans. ABOVE: Taylor Swift performs Eras Tour at the Groupama Stadium in France.

Scotland is sharing a pointed message aimed at Swifties preparing to travel to its capital ahead of Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour .

The 34-year-old international pop superstar embarked on the European leg of her tour last month, and in just a few days, she'll be arriving in Edinburgh for a string of sold-out shows planned for this upcoming weekend.

With her first of three concerts kicking off on Friday, June 7, at Murrayfield Stadium, the city's officials are warning fans of the 14-time Grammy winner what not to do before and after her shows in a notice posted to the city council's website titled " Edinburgh gets Taylored ."

"We are delighted that Taylor Swift has chosen to bring her tour to our city. We know she and all her loyal Swifties will enjoy true Scottish hospitality and receive a warm welcome to our capital city," the message began.

The official statement went on, sharing a few reminders with Swifties, including that they should "Only travel to Scottish Gas Murrayfield and the surrounding area if you have a ticket," citing a trend that's taken off around the globe where fans without tickets gather in the street outside the arenas to trade friendship bracelets and enjoy the show from afar.

Council members have also asked concertgoers to plan ahead, as public transportation will be crowded and overnight accommodations–like hotel rooms and Airbnbs–are extremely limited.

The post also reminded Swifties to remain mindful of their surroundings while traveling to and from the show. "Please remember, on your way to the stadium, you will be passing through streets where people live. Please respect their homes."

It wasn't all in bad faith, though, as the people who know Edinburgh best also put together several  all-inclusive guides for Swifties looking to experience the culture of Scotland's capital city at its most-toured attractions and must-see spots.

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