2 h. ago Scots Superbike ace leaves hospital after 'miracle' recovery from horror crash coma

Callum Grigor has left hospital after being placed into an induced coma following a terrifying collision at Donington Park during the Pirelli National Superstock Championship race.

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13 h. ago Chinese firm confirms plans to build UK’s largest wind turbine facility

The new project will create as many as 1,500 jobs

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14 h. ago Chinese firm to build UK’s largest wind turbine factory in Scotland

Ming Yang said the project will see investment of up to £1.5 billion, and create as many as 1,500 jobs.

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39 h. ago Why the UK's largest national park in Scotland is a must for wild campers this autumn

The UK’s largest national park spans the Scottish Highlands with towering peaks, lochs, forests, rivers, wildlife, and charming villages.

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40 h. ago Sustainable Loch Lomond bus service hailed a success after busy summer season

The Trossachs Explorer provided a sustainable travel option that helped reduce congestion in the National Park.

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40 h. ago Virginia from mountains to coast: A slow road trip through peaks, islands and marshes

Winding her way from the heights of Shenandoah National Park down to the shores of Virginia Beach and around the trails of Chincoteague Island, Annabel Grossman ditches the direct route and takes the slow road for a laidback loop around the state

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48 h. ago Energy operators say alerts will have to be sent this winter

The UK has closed its largest gas storage facility and there will be 'tight days'

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59 h. ago World’s largest pumpkin grown by English brothers smashes record

The heaviest and largest pumpkin in the world was grown by twin brothers, who broke two world records last weekend.

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62 h. ago Earth's largest ocean current is grinding to a halt: Crucial system is now flowing three times slower than it was 130,000 years ago

Five times stronger than the Gulf Stream, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is by far the world's largest ocean current. But this key system is grinding to a halt, a new study warns.

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65 h. ago Bank of England warns of risk of AI market correction; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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66 h. ago Bank of England warns growing risk AI bubble could burst; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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67 h. ago Spot gold rises above $4,000 for the first time; car dealer Vertu Motors warns of £5.5m profit hit from JLR disruption – business live

Gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this year amid central bank buying and political turmoilPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi wealth fund, which completed in March.Har...

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3 d. ago Watch as rare Scottish Pine Martens are reintroduced to Exmoor National Park after 100 years

Watch the moment pine martens returned to Exmoor National Park for the first time in 100 years.

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3 d. ago Met dismantles suspected smuggling gang in UK’s largest phone theft crackdown

Met dismantles suspected smuggling gang in UK’s largest phone theft crackdown  Metropolitan Police

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4 d. ago Britain’s biggest film school trumps wider arts industry in diversity, report finds

The National Film and Television School, which counts Nick Park, Roger Deakins and Joanna Hogg among its alumni, has trained some of the creatives behind recent UK-made smashes including ‘Wicked’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’

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4 d. ago Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UK’s ‘largest’ phone theft crackdown

The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 monthsPolice have disrupted an international network suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen phones from the UK in its largest operation to tackle phone theft in London, the Metropolitan police said.The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months – up to 40% of all phones stolen in the capital, the Met said on Monday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Nationwide vigils to take place this week in wake of Heaton Park Synagogue attack in massive show of unity

A wide range of institutions are expected to take part in the event organised by the Together Coalition which was co-founded by Brendan Cox, the widower of murdered MP Jo Cox.

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4 d. ago UK becomes BYD’s largest international market after sales surge

Chinese carmaker takes market share despite being shut out of subsidy scheme

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4 d. ago Justin Bieber shows off his wild side in Scotland after fans trolled him over his ex Selena Gomez's marriage

Over the weekend, the 31-year-old singer took to Instagram to share a series of photos of himself making funny expressions as he posed with an open bottle of beer.

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5 d. ago At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history

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