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An urban explorer has captured some extraordinary footage inside a decaying Scottish mansion which was once Coco Chanel’s love nest. The Rosehall Estate near Lairg, Scotland, was home to the legendary fashion designer in the 1920s – and famous guests to the 22-room house included her lover Hugh Grosvenor, the Second Duke of Westminster and … Read more
If you can’t socially distance on Ben Nevis where CAN you? Climbers ignore Covid rules as they press together in queue for selfie at the top of Britain’s highest peak Images from the summit of Ben Nevis show more than 50 people stood together There appears to be little social distancing in place with hikers … Read more
Britain today recorded fewer than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time in a week after 713 more Britons tested positive for the life-threatening disease. Department of Health figures show it is the lowest daily infection toll in almost a fortnight, since 670 new cases of coronavirus were announced on August 4. It means 1,080 … Read more
Fewer students have found university places through clearing, figures from this year’s school leavers have shown. More than 13,000 applicants have been accepted on to degree courses through the annual process – down 24% on the same point last year. The figures come the day after students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their … Read more
Pictured: Chris Stuchbury, 62, who was killed when a ScotRail passenger train derailed near Stonehaven yesterday A father who was a passenger on the ScotRail train which derailed on a ‘flood-hit’ line in Aberdeenshire yesterday has been named as the third victim of the tragedy. Chris Stuchbury, 62, died alongside train driver Brett McCullough, 45, and conductor Donald … Read more
Pictured: Chris Stuchbury, 62, who was killed when a ScotRail passenger train derailed near Stonehaven yesterday A father who was a passenger on the ScotRail train which derailed on a ‘flood-hit’ line in Aberdeenshire yesterday has been named as the third victim of the tragedy. Chris Stuchbury, 62, died alongside train driver Brett McCullough, 45, and conductor Donald … Read more
Pair of golden eagles successfully rear a chick at a ‘rewilding’ estate in the Scottish Highlands for the first time in 40 years A team from Trees for Life created an artificial nest at a Scottish rewilding estate It is the first time golden eagles have reared a chick at the estate since the 1980s … Read more
Investigators are today probing a horror derailment which killed three people and injured several others after a train came off a ‘flood-hit’ line in Scotland – just four weeks after track operators were warned of a spike in dangerous landslips. Brett McCullough, 45, a former gas engineer turned train driver, was killed alongside conductor Donald … Read more
Investigators are today probing a horror derailment which killed three people and injured several others after a train slipped from a ‘flood-hit’ line in Scotland – just four weeks after track operators were warned of a spike in dangerous landslips. Brett McCullough, 45, a former gas engineer turned train driver, was killed alongside conductor Donald … Read more
How the Stonehaven train tragedy unfolded today 6.38am: Despite heavy rain overnight in the area, the train left Aberdeen station as normal, bound for Glasgow Queen Street. 6.53am: The train calls at Stonehaven station as normal, before departing and heading south. Between 6.53am and 9.40am: After leaving Stonehaven, the train continued south, before encountering a landslip, … Read more