The Queensferry Crossing is shut to high sided vehicles, caravans, cars with trailers or roof boxes, and motorcycles. The Forth Road Bridge has been closed in both directions.

Members of Edinburgh’s city council are to meet online to discuss plans to introduce a charge on visitors staying overnight in the area.

Schools across central and southern Scotland are closed and people have been told not to travel ahead of Storm Éowyn.

Tesco stores in parts of Scotland are to close amid a “danger to life” warning brought by Storm Eowyn. The supermarket giant is to close stores in some areas covered by the Met Office’s warning for Friday of winds with gusts of up to 100mph brought by Storm Eowyn.

Dozens of flights have been cancelled at airports across Scotland as the country braces for the full force of Storm Eowyn. People have been urged to stay indoors after the Met Office issued a red danger to life warning for wind on Friday.

Edinburgh councillors are to vote for Scotland’s first visitor levy designed to raise £50m annually for the authority. The final proposals for the scheme, taking account the findings of the 12-week public consultation, were presented by officers at a special meeting of the Policy & Sustainability Committee last Friday (January 17).

SCOTLAND is bracing for the storm of the century with up to 100mph winds primed to wreak havoc and the entire country urged to stay at home. Millions received an emergency alert on their phones

The last time Scotland faced a red wind warning was in January 2024, when Storms Isha and Jocelyn delivered severe weather to the Highalnds and North East. Areas including Thurso, Wick, Elgin, Banff, Fraserburgh, and Peterhead were placed under the rare alert as the storms unleashed their fury.

An emergency alert is being sent to millions of people in Scotland ahead of the rare red warning. The last wind storm of this scale to affect Central Scotland was on 3 January 2012. At the time it prompted a Met Office red warning for wind that was similar in scale and scope to the one issued for Éowyn.

A code of practice for getting a dog is to be drawn up in Scotland under a new law passed by MSPs. The Welfare of Dogs Bill aims to promote responsible ownership by making sure people understand the commitment required before they take on a pet.

Scotland has been dealt a major blow ahead of the Six Nations with captain Sione Tuipulotu ruled out of the rugby tournament because of injury.

Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland second-row Glen Young has opened up on his 10-month injury “nightmare” ahead of his club’s important URC match away to the Scarlets this Saturday.