Scotland is facing a growing threat of water shortages which will only worsen if hot and dry weather continues, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has warned.
Every region of the country has been put on a water scarcity alert by Sepa, and the body has forecast that 28 out of 83 areas will be put on the highest warning level by the end of June if there is no recovery of river levels.
Rain forecast this weekend will do little to help rejuvenate Scotland's low water levels and a third of the country could face significant shortages by the end of the month.
