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The National
9 hours ago
- Climate
- The National
Scotland weather: Met Office extends today's warning for thunderstorms
The warning now covers all areas below and is valid until 6pm today. England and Wales saw the major storm reach the county at around 10pm on Friday, as it now makes its way north. READ MORE: 'Show some respect': Scots hit out at Danish influencer for 'damaging' protected land Regions and local authorities affected: Central, Tayside and Fife Angus Clackmannanshire Dundee Falkirk Fife Perth and Kinross Stirling Grampian Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray Highlands and Eilean Siar Highland North East England Darlington Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Northumberland Redcar and Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland North West England Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire SW Scotland, Lothian Borders Dumfries and Galloway East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian Council Scottish Borders West Lothian Strathclyde Argyll and Bute East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Yorkshire & Humber North Yorkshire West Yorkshire York The Met Office said: "Areas of heavy and thundery rain continue to push northwards across the country, as shown in the latest radar sequence. So far there have been over 30,000 lightning strikes, the vast majority of which have been over the sea." Torrential downpours also hit land, causing significant flooding and disruption in Kent. Social media users reported mass blackouts as a result of the flooding. One X user posted: 'That storm was the worst one I've ever seen. 'This area really got a direct hit. So much flooding across the Dover/Deal area and so many homes without power.' Another said: 'I've not seen rain like we've had tonight in a very long time. 'Local roads flooded, people's windows and doors leaking, and undoubtedly, storm overflows will mean sewage spills into the sea.' Kent Police shut down the A256 in Tilmanstone, where one driver was seen sitting on the roof of their car after getting stuck in floodwater.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- BBC News
Shed conman jailed after scamming victims out of £110,000
Shed conman jailed over scams worth £110,000 5 minutes ago Share Save Share Save Tim Bugler Alistair Baxter failed to construct sheds and cabins despite taking large deposits A man has been jailed after he scammed nearly 70 people across Scotland out of a total of £110,000 by falsely promising to build garden sheds and summerhouses. Alistair Baxter advertised on social media, took orders and pocketed deposits from victims in Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire, Glasgow and Aberdeen. The 36-year-old made over £30,000 a year from the scheme and a sheriff told Baxter: "Your greed was quite remarkable." He pleaded guilty to fraud at Stirling Sheriff Court and has been jailed for three years and four months. The court heard how people who paid thousands of pounds in deposits received calls from Baxter asking for more money before their garden buildings were put up. But despite paying the extra sums, the buildings were not erected. One victim paid a £1,000 deposit, then Baxter asked for two further payments totalling £1,650 over five months. When the customer contacted him, Baxter blocked him on Facebook and messaged him: "You're not getting your shed ha ha ha." Sheriff Derek Hamilton told Baxter, who appeared for sentencing via a video link from Low Moss Prison: "You were literally laughing at him." Google Alistair Baxter was sentenced after admitting fraud at Stirling Sherriff Court The court heard that other people who complained and asked for their money back got only partial refunds or, in most cases, no refund at all. Some customers received deliveries of materials, but no construction took place. Others who previously had summerhouses erected by Baxter's company, AB Garden Building Ltd, went on to pay extra for improvements. But these were never carried out and they lost their money. Prosecutor Jamie Hillend said Baxter defrauded 67 customers of a total of £110,000 between September 2020 and March 2024. The court heard they were unlikely ever to get their money back. Significant sums lost
