8 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council has begun work to install 40mph signs on Rait road

Due to the expected increased traffic, Rait residents had been promised the 40mph speed limit would be in place ahead of the Cross Tay Link Road opening

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20 h. ago Meghan's having a quacking Easter! Duchess of Sussex is surprised by a flock of unexpected guests near her Montecito mansion

Meghan Markle couldn't hide her surprise as she witnessed a flock of ducks emerge from woodland and swiftly cross the road while she was out in Montecito on Easter Sunday.

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4 d. ago A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site

It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs

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1 week ago Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi

Why would anyone want a car that’s too big for parking spaces, or that’s a menace to other road users? I have a theoryExcuse me for a moment while I clamber on top of my high horse to deliver an important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity.I write this from the US, where everything (including the presidential ego) is supersized and where going for a walk means having to constantly peer around one enormous truck to make sure you’re not going to get hit by another enormous truck. Still, at least in the US the big cars have big roads to drive down. The trend for bloated vehicles is spreading to places where they’re even more unsuitable. New research has found that more than 1m cars that are too big to fit in parking spaces are being sold in the UK each year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tractor smashes into house to leave homeowner's bed exposed to the elements as 52

Police were called to the A51 at Vicars Cross Road in Chester, Cheshire, at about 6.35am on Tuesday.

Society

2 w. ago Perthshire villagers in protest over non appearance of promised speed signs

Councillors points out Rait residents are anxious as traffic could increase from Monday March 31 with the opening of the new Cross Tay Link Road.

Events

2 w. ago Tractor smashes into homes in the early hours leaving scene of devastation

The collision on Vicars Cross Road in Chester saw a tractor colliding with the front of two houses

Culture

3 w. ago Jelly Good Show! But enjoy frogspawn magic in its natural home

RSPCA experts have appealed to children, parents and teachers to resist the temptation to take frog and toad spawn home to watch it grow into adult amphibians.

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