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Fascinating speeded-up driver’s-eye footage shows a train hurtling through the Scottish Highlands at the equivalent of 830mph LNER has released time-lapse footage of a trip from Carrbridge to Edinburgh The journey would normally take three hours – the clip lasts seven minutes There is also drone footage of an Azuma on the highest point in … Read more
Revealed: The Scottish Highlands tops a ‘lust list’ of UK destinations that Britons want to visit post-coronavirus crisis Research has revealed the top search results for UK holidays in the past month Snowdonia is the second most popular destination followed by Yorkshire Dales Other sought-after locations include Cornwall, the Lake District and Kent Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton wants to move the windows on extension at her Highlands home to stop her neighbours from peeking inside Tilda Swinton, 59, was granted permission for extension to her Highland home But now want to move the building’s windows to stop neighbours seeing inside She previously withdrew her application following objections from … Read more
How the other half self-isolate: Phoebe Burgess rides horses and throws a tea party for her children at her family’s Southern Highlands estate during the coronavirus pandemic By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:27 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 25 March 2020 Phoebe Burgess is self-isolating at her family’s country estate … Read more
A converted shipping container in a Highlands beauty spot is being advertised on Airbnb as a £195-a-night ‘bespoke bothy’ (a small mountain refuge). But the 10ft by 10ft steel box has been branded an ‘eyesore’ on social media and also compared to a ‘prison cell’. The accommodation features a wooden couch, which also serves as … Read more
A family-of-four were killed in a horror car smash on a notorious danger road in the Highlands. Mother Gemma Cousin, 26, was driving a green Mini Cooper when it crashed with a red Ford Fiesta near Fort William on Thursday 20 February. Her husband Rhys, aged 25, was also killed along with their two daughters … Read more
I-ce spy! Can you spot the climber scaling this snowy mountain in the Scottish Highlands? Sylvan Buckley, 44, was visiting Glencoe in Scottish Highlands on February 13 He turned his lens to Buachaille Etive Mor in Glen Etive while he was there When he got home he spotted a tiny figure in a blue jacket … Read more
Two girls, aged one and three, and two adults in same car are killed in Scottish Highlands horror crash near Fort William Mini Cooper they were travelling in collided with a Ford Fiesta near Fort William Girl, one, and a girl, three, were killed, along with a man, 25, and woman, 26 They were all … Read more
They are the veins that run through our cities and countryside – Britain’s rivers, canals and tributaries have kept the nation connected through the centuries. But aside from aiding transport, our waterways define both our urban and rural landscapes with their striking beauty. Many an artist and writer has found inspiration while walking along a … Read more
They’re passionate about their whisky at The Glasshouse in Edinburgh but they’re certainly not po-faced about it. Like a dash of water in your single malt? Absolutely fine. It ‘relaxes the oils’ and releases the aromas. Prefer your scotch on the rocks? Perfectly acceptable. A splash of Coke? It’s akin to buying an Old Master … Read more