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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are continuing to investigate the dead fish in the Luggie Water in Cumbernauld.

Some rivers in the east of Scotland are once again approaching critical low flow levels, and a number of areas are around two weeks away from potential Significant Scarcity.

Parts of eastern Scotland remain under sustained water scarcity pressure, and a small number of catchments are approaching trigger levels where regulatory restrictions on abstractions may be required early next week.

Despite a wet and windy start to August, Scotland's water scarcity picture remains largely unchanged, with concerns persisting in the east.

Six areas of Scotland are now at Significant Scarcity, the highest level, as prolonged dry conditions continue across the east.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are issuing abstraction restrictions to the Deveron catchment after it became the most recent area in Scotland to move to Significant Scarcity.