A Scottish town has declared a major flooding incident as it evacuated residents and forced schools and medical centres to close after rain continued to batter the north of the UK.

Residents in Hawick, just north of the border, have been told to leave their homes as the River Tweed and River Teviot swell amid heavy rainfall.

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