A weather warning of heavy rain has been upgraded to amber for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay, as the street party and fireworks at Edinburgh’s New Year’s Eve celebrations were cancelled. The Met Office alert,

Heavy rainfall has already brought cancellations of trains in the Highlands with warnings in place across Scotland.

An amber warning for heavy rain has been added to the catalogue of Met Office alerts in place over the New Year period. Forecasters expect ‘disruptive’ and potentially hazardous weather across almost all of the UK at various times in the next few days.