The central belt in Scotland was hit with snow shortly before the Loony Dook began. Visitors Steve Spencer, 50, and his sons Colin, 21, and Jack, 20, all wore tartan Viking hats for the occasion.

After a wet and windy Hogmanay, Scotland was yesterday gripped by an icy Arctic blast – not that it stopped revellers enjoying their New Year’s Day festivities. Across the country, hardy souls ...

While some Scottish New Year traditions have been centuries in the making, the Loony Dook dates back to 1986 when a few locals decided to plunge into the icy waters of the Firth of Forth ...

New Year's Day revellers have braved the cold waters of Scotland in the annual Loony Dook events. The dooks, a Scots word meaning to dip or plunge, began on 1 January 1987 when a group of friends ...