31 h. ago Landslide closes A83 Rest and Be Thankful amid flood warnings

A landslide has closed the A815 near the junction with the A83 at Cairndow, near the Rest and be Thankful in Argyll and Bute.

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33 h. ago A815 incident: Road near Rest and Be Thankful closed with diversions in place following 'landslide'

The road has been closed amid heavy rainfall.

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6 d. ago Prepare for takeoff: which football teams play closest to airports? | The Knowledge

Plus: goals (not) on film and was Liverpool’s substitution chain at Spurs the longest in football?Mail us with your questions and answers“After St Mirren beat Celtic in the Scottish League Cup, I wondered where it actually is,” writes Dan J. “The answer is (as everyone bar me knew) Paisley, right next to Glasgow airport. Which got me wondering, which team is closest to an airport? I reckon Glentoran, next to Belfast City, and Eastleigh, virtually in Southampton airport, are in with a shout. And Charlton if you are happy to swim part of the way. Any closer ones?”We had so many answers to this question, so thank you to one and all. Let’s start with a ground that is but a thunderclap away from the nearest airport. “The Icelandic football club Valur is near Rekjavík airport, which is mostly a domestic airport, but also has some international flights,” writes Kári Tulinius. “The distance from the fence around the airport to Valur’s fence is about 150 metres. From training pitch to the ne...

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2 w. ago Man United 'signed closest thing to Mohamed Salah' thanks to ex

Manchester United signed five players in the summer transfer window, with Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko, Senne Lammens and Diego Leon all joining the Reds

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2 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'to snub' Holly Ramsay's wedding to Adam Peaty

Brooklyn and Holly's once had a close relationship thanks to their famous parents' friendship

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2 w. ago Don’t fret the first night and nap if you need: how to sleep well, away from home

Disturbed sleep is very common as you adapt to a new environment, but with good sleep hygiene and some practical adjustments you can quickly settle inRead more summer essentialsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs the working year draws to a close, many of us only have one hope for the season, and that’s a decent night’s sleep. While not every family visit or post-Christmas getaway is going to be a trip to Rancho Relaxo, a few things can help us catch holiday kip. Pre-departure apps can be useful, so can pillow mists and thermoregulation, but when it comes to maximising rest on the road, some say less is more. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Deadline to cash free £50 ‘thank you’ voucher from major building society draws close

THOUSANDS of customers at a major building society have just days left to cash a £50 'thank you' voucher. The building society announced earlier this year it would be rewarding customers with cash payments after successfully acquiring Virgin Money. In total some 12million customers were eligible for the £50 payments as part of what was dubbed “The Big Nationwide...

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3 w. ago Au Pairs frontwoman Lesley Woods: ‘We were the antithesis to all that boy

Her post-punk trailblazers were a key influence on riot grrrl. Now, after decades working as a lawyer, she is taking the name – though, contentiously, not the rest of the band – back on the road. ‘I haven’t given the best of me yet’, she saysAt the height of her music career in the early 1980s, Lesley Woods got accustomed to dealing with irate men. As the singer and guitarist of Au Pairs, the Birmingham post-punk four-piece, she recalls “guys being aggressive purely because you were a woman on stage”. At one show, the band were on the bill with UB40 and the Angelic Upstarts, only the latter didn’t turn up. “So the audience, who were 95% skinheads, were gobbing at us and throwing anything they could get their hands on – which included a bin.” Was she scared? “No, I was bolshie back then. I just went to the front of the stage and said: ‘You missed.’”After the band split in 1983, Woods hoped her days of dealing with overt misogyny were behind her. But then she retrained and b...

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