Evacuation after lightning bolt

The Eastgate shopping centre in Inverness was evacuated after a lightning bolt caused a short circuit.

A spokeswoman for the Fire and Rescue service said: "There was an electrical short circuit to a control panel at the centre after a power surge."

The lightning struck at 1435BST and shoppers were asked to leave for a short time.

A spokeswoman for the Eastgate centre said: "The weather is horrendous, the rain is torrential."

Train services were also disrupted because lightning damaged equipment.

Flash fooding affected parts of the city in the afternoon and on the A9 motorists had to pull over as heavy rain made driving conditions difficult.