Hogmanay plans at risk as severe weather warning issued for Scotland

Preparations for new year's street parties under way as Met Office warns of significant disruption' due to heavy rain on 30 and 31 December

A severe weather warning is threatening to put a dampener on Hogmanay plans across Scotland as the nation braces for 48 hours of heavy rain.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering all of Scotland apart from Orkney and Shetland on 30 and 31 December, with significant disruption" expected from the early hours of Monday.