A major search is under way off the Western Isles for a fishing boat with three men onboard that has been reported missing.

The alarm was raised at about 21:20 on Tuesday when it emerged the boat was overdue from Lewis.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said a plane and two helicopters were making searches.

Six coastguard rescue teams, two RNLI lifeboats, a local boat and Police Scotland have also been involved.

The search has come during warnings of bad weather in the area.

A weather system containing the remnants of Hurricane Isaias is forecast to send gales, heavy rain and a surge of warm air to parts of the UK.

A Met Office yellow warning has been issued for parts of the Highlands and Western Isles with the risk of gusts touching 70mph (113km/h) in places.

Gales and heavy rain to impact UK as yellow wind warning issued

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