Red warning issued with Storm Babet posing ‘risk to life’ in parts of Scotland

Humza Yousaf warns against unnecessary travel with heavy wind and rain expected across Britain and Ireland

Humza Yousaf has warned against unnecessary travel in parts of Scotland as Storm Babet is forecast to hit several towns between Dundee and Aberdeen and pose a risk to life" on Thursday.

Great Britain is bracing for heavy wind and rain from the storm, which is moving east from Ireland after sweeping in from the Atlantic. The Met Office issued a rare red weather warning, stating that there is a risk to life" from flooding in Aberdeenshire and Angus.