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Moment police break up picnic party in the Peak District despite coronavirus lockdown

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Shocking photographs show the moment police stumbled upon a group of friends sharing a picnic and shisha despite the government urging people to stay at home to stop the spread of coronavirus. Eight people were found chomping away on kebabs at Snake Pass in the Peak District on Thursday by horrified officers. The individuals had … Read more

Peak District farmer punched 15 times after telling walker to ‘go home’ amid coronavirus lockdown

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Farmer is punched 15 times and kicked in the ribs after telling Peak District walker to ‘go home’ amid coronavirus lockdown Victim was left shaken and bruised following the beating in Edale, Derbyshire  Derbyshire Police shares snap of visitors’ cars still heading to the Peak District ‘Please, please, please, leave us alone,’ begs farmer after … Read more

Man, 57, scales the same Lake District peak over and over again – to check weather 

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To Helvellyn and back… 600 times! Man, 57, scales the same Lake District peak over and over again – to check weather Man climbs England’s third highest mountain 600 times to check the weather Jon Bennett is one of three fell-top assessors on Lake District’s Helvellyn peak  He scaled the peak, one of the district’s … Read more

Coronavirus outbreak could peak in the UK at Easter and last for another six months

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Coronavirus outbreak could peak in the UK at Easter and last for another six months: Millions could catch deadly infection with 90 per cent of cases coming between March and June, warns leading microbiologist Increase expected as testing ramped up and community transmission continues Microbiologist Peter Piot says that the virus threat has not been overhyped  … Read more

Six MILLION sicknotes: A fifth of UK workers could be off work at the peak of the coronavirus

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Up to a fifth of the workforce could be off ill at the height of coronavirus, ministers said yesterday. They urged employers to prepare for mass absences with staff off for extended periods.  The worst-case scenario figures would mean more than six million people being off sick at any one time. A ‘battle plan’ published … Read more

Peak conditions reached at Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountain ski resort

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Peak conditions reached at one of Scotland’s top ski resorts: Heavy snowfall results in a layer of white stuff over 15 inches deep on Cairngorm Mountain Cairngorm Mountain has received 9.4 inches of snow since Saturday The snow depth on the upper mountain now measures 15.7 inches (1.3 feet) The ski resort’s website notes that … Read more

The world’s highest settlements revealed from the Peak District and the Rockies to Peru

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Some people really do live the high life – because they call extremely lofty settlements home. Here MailOnline Travel reveals, in ascending order, the world’s highest hamlets, towns and cities. Some are accessible only by dangerous hairpin-laden roads, some are snowed in for half the year and some are so remote the only TripAdvisor reviews … Read more

Photographer doesn’t notice the climber scaling Scottish Highlands peak until a week later

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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