Scotland is being battered with life-threatening hurricane-force winds with hundreds of schools closed, transport suspended and a warning to stay indoors and avoid travel. An initial yellow weather warning for wind came into force at midnight as Storm Eowyn begins to make its way across Ireland and Scotland.

Two sisters visited the same bridge in Scotland where they were last seen about 12 hours before they disappeared, according to police.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, vanished earlier this month in Scotland, and a police report revealed their chilling final message to their landlady.

Two sisters who went missing near a river in Aberdeen, Scotland, two weeks ago sent an eerie final text to their landlady at the same time that they vanished, according to local police.

Dad Mark Gordon, 36, and his six-year-old daughter Hope were found dead at a home in near Edinburgh in Scotland on Monday - their deaths are currently being treated as 'unexplained'.

The Met Office issued a red weather warning for Friday as very strong winds are expected to disrupt the country.

Laura Paton has been appointed as Scotland’s next Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) . Currently His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland, Ms Paton will take up her new role April 1 for a five-year period.

Police Scotland are making preparations for Storm Eowyn hitting tomorrow. Officers have warned the public not to underestimate the red weather alert that has been issued, as Glasgow braces for 90mph winds.

Police said the two deaths are currently being treated as "unexplained" and post-mortem examinations will take place in due course.

Scotland is facing a fraud “epidemic”, as figures revealed more than four in five cases are going unsolved. Between 2014-15 and 2023-24, the number of frauds recorded by Police Scotland soared by 140% from 6,913 to 16,624. While the number of crimes being recorded has surged, the percentage being solved has collapsed.

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.

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