17 h. ago 'Rapid': Scotland urged to take chance on 'great finisher' who is desperate to play for country

Ex-Rangers kid has hit double figures in successive seasons at Plymouth

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45 h. ago Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status

Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communitiesConservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustainable sheep farming at the expense of nature recovery and local communities.In a letter to Unesco, the ecologist Lee Schofield argues that the designation “promotes a false perception of farming, is not economically sustainable, is working against crucial efforts to restore the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change, does not help sustain farming livelihoods, is not wanted by local people and is contributing to damaging overtourism.” Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Couple's last day of holiday ruined by cruel 'Scouse stereotype' insults

Catherine Kemp, 57, and her partner Stephen Rice, 56, were enjoying a weekend away in the Lake District when they popped into a pub called the Crafty Baa in Windermere for a drink

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2 d. ago UK drivers warned as new survey reveals a quarter of drivers avoid vital road safety requirement

Motorists must self-declare if they have a medical condition that could affect their ability to drive

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6 d. ago Safety warning over popular 'healthy' food that's often laced with deadly bacteria

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a surge in the number of people falling ill after failing to wash a common summer food that is likely to be contaminated with deadly bacteria.

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8 d. ago Glastonbury is an 'accident waiting to happen' amid fears of overcrowding as insider claims fatal crowd crush is just a 'matter of time'

In an explosive intervention, the whistleblower warned that a catastrophe could take place unless major safety improvements are made.

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1 week ago Crumbling hospitals and schools get cash injection as NHS chief gives safety warning

More than 400 hospitals, mental health units and ambulance sites will be able to fix leaky pipes, poor ventilation and electrical problems, along with 656 schools and sixth forms

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1 week ago Haribo recalls popular cola sweets after cannabis found in them

The NVWA confirmed that samples had been taken and "cannabis was found in them" adding: "We immediately contacted Haribo and they issued a safety warning"

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1 week ago 'Urgent' plea issued to anyone visiting the Lake District this summer

Scientists are trying to protect a rare species of butterfly

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1 week ago UK Foreign Office issues warning to anyone heading to popular beach holiday destination

The British Government has issued a fresh safety warning for tourists travelling to a major holiday destination.

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1 week ago Warning issued as 33 die of drowning in waters across Scotland in past year

The number of people who accidentally drowned hit peak numbers in May last year. The National Water Safety Forum is warning the public of the dangers of cold water shock.

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1 week ago UK Foreign Office issues warring to anyone heading to popular beach holiday destination

The British Government has issued a fresh safety warning for tourists travelling to a major holiday destination.

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1 week ago Scientists ask public to look out for England’s only mountain butterfly

Conservationists say the butterfly is so hard to find in England that it is not known whether its numbers are increasing or decreasing

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1 week ago Family festival at Ffos Las issues statement after visitors brand it a 'shambles'

One person who attended the High Octane Family Fest Weekender said they had seen 'more entertainment at a morgue'

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1 week ago 'I visited a beautiful town 90 minutes from Manchester with mountain views and lake tours'

I visited a beautiful town in the Lake District on a whim, and it's a beautiful location that I encourage others to visit — here's why.

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1 week ago UK politics live: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan The government is seeking to give a boost to smaller developers with faster planning decisions and financial backing to speed up building new homes.It will set out the detail of proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers as part of efforts to meet Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m homes by 2029-30.We’ve inherited, as you know, a housing system that’s not building enough homes part of the reason it is broken is that we’re overly reliant on a small number of large volume housebuilders. So we’ve got to diversify the housing market and get smaller housebuilders back in the game.In the 1980s they used to produce about 40% of all homes. Today it’s less than 10%, and so the package we’re announcing today allocating land specifically to SME housebuilders, providing them with more financial supp...

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1 week ago Police chiefs and MI5 warn Labour's plans to release prisoners early will 'risk public safety'

The heads of the Metropolitan Police , MI5 and National Crime Agency were among those who used a letter to the Ministry of Justice to raise their 'collective concerns'.

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1 week ago Mental health A&E units won’t cut trolley waits and will put patients at risk, doctors warn

‘ I have real concerns about the safety of patients who may have undiagnosed physical problems’ warns professor Robert Howard

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1 week ago Experts warn against anxiety drug prescribed to millions due to little

Experts have issued a safety warning over a popular anxiety medication that can cause 'toxic' effects including seizures, depression and even cardiac arrest in high doses.

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1 week ago Ready, set, roll! Daredevil winner of  Gloucestershire's famous Cheese Rolling contest 'never felt better in my life' as traditional Bank Holiday race returns

The event challenges people to pursue a 3kg Double Gloucester cheese rolling down the steep 200 yard hill, though has also prompted safety warnings in recent years.

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