The National Wallace Monument, which attracted more than 135,000 visitors this year — its highest figure for a decade — rises out of the low clouds over Stirling yesterday MIKE DAY/SALTIRE NEWS AND SPORTForecasters have issued a yellow weather warning of rain for parts of Scotland on Sunday and Christmas Day. The west Highlands and western coastal areas will be the worst affected. The Met Office has warned of possible road closures and travel disruptionwith a small chance of flooding or power cuts. Helen Chivers, a meteorologist for the Met Office, said: “For the big day itself, parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see some heavy and prolonged rain and there is still a possibility of a white Christmas for some northern areas of Scotland, but for most of us it’s largely going to be a dry and breezy Christmas Day.”Today was expected to be mostly dry, cloudy and mild, with brighter spells in…

Source: The Times December 22, 2017 00:13 UTC