Tayside

Sir Peter said it is "a tragedy" that the interim principal on Tayside says closure or break up of the university there is a possible outcome of the crisis.

Sepa issued a number of flood warnings for Tayside as well as for Ayr to Troon.

The red warning will run from 10:00 to 17:00 and covers central, Tayside, Fife, south west Scotland, Lothian, Borders and Strathclyde.

She told BBC Scotland News that Dorothy Bain KC confirmed the surgeon's employers, NHS Tayside, were also being investigated for criminal charges.

However a due diligence review into the health board found NHS Tayside placed him under indirect supervision in June 2013 rather than suspending him, meaning he was able to operate for a further six months.