The flood alerts for Monday have been put in place for Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Arran, Caithness and Sutherland, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Orkney, Scottish Borders, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, West Central Scotland, Wester Ross and the Western Isles.

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Last month, the cost of the planned power cable to link renewable energy projects on the Western Isles and mainland Scotland increased by 75%.

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The cost of a planned subsea power cable to link renewable energy projects on the Western Isles and mainland Scotland has risen by 75%.

BBC: Western Isles subsea cable costs rise to ?700m

Last month, it was revealed that the cost of the link between renewable energy projects on the Western Isles and mainland Scotland had risen by 75%.

BBC: Talks held on Western Isles subsea cable costs

Scotland's newest station, Leverburgh in the Western Isles, opened on a trial basis in May and it was called out on emergencies on 11 occasions, rescuing 25 people.

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Western Isles SNP MP Angus MacNeil welcomed the extension but added that Scotland could still be left in the "bizarre situation" of having no tugs over the winter.

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The Western Isles MSP said this would result in the five operations centres in Scotland being reduced to two and that this raised serious questions about the future operation of the coastguard.

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