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The Scottish avalanche forecasters – photo essay Photographer Murdo MacLeod patrols the snow with members of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service, which has for several decades published a vital daily avalanche forecast for mountain areas

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Good god it was a real stunner today. Busiest I've seen the car park since the autumn, and can't say I was surprised. -3C this morning, warm sunshine and no wind, blanket snow cover above 900m and a high of just 6C in the glen. Where else would you want to be???? 😎 #rangerdailydiary

Sheep are disappearing from our hills and our dinner plates Have we have passed

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Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour | Stella Creasy We must get back to the party’s roots before it is too late. That means embracing difference, rejecting division – and fighting for opportunities for all, says MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy

“Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour”
Stella Creasy

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Kemi is wrong about everything. Which is almost an achievement in itself | John Crace The Tory leader’s appearance on the Today programme was sheer madness – and comedy gold

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UK Government confirms ban on sale & use of toxic lead ammunition for ‘live quarry shooting’ from 1st April 2029 Following the announcement from Defra in July 2025 that the Government aimed to introduce legislation by the summer of 2026 to ban the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition for ‘live quarry s…

UK Government confirms ban on sale & use of toxic lead ammunition for 'live quarry shooting' from 1st April 2029 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/u...

Can someone tell Shooting Times that snaring was banned in Wales in 2023 Oh dear. In this week’s edition of Shooting Times, ‘the official weekly journal of BASC’, there’s a three-page article all about trapping, apparently ‘balancing tradit…

Can someone tell Shooting Times that snaring was banned in Wales in 2023 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/c...

Migration is part of what makes this country great.

We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours.

The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.

Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

The local elections are in 2 months and Reform UK are begging people to stand.

Recruitment must be going poorly, they’ve probably realised they don’t have enough former Tories to fill their candidate list.

#WorldBookDay #Microbes #Microbiome

In Search Of Changing Light In The Cairngorms Late afternoon light One afternoon a few days ago I headed up into the Cairngorms in the hope of seeing the sunset. The day was sunny and qu...

A recent walk #hiking www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/03/in-s...

Andrew Terrill | Substack A suburban Londoner who found his true home in the world's natural places. Click to read Andrew Terrill on Substack. Launched 3 hours ago.

Andrew Terrill Definitely worth following! #hiking andrewterrill.substack.com?r=90wij&utm_...

Good old @privateeyenews.bsky.social 🤣👍

Wildlife imaging shows that AI models aren't as smart as we think Using AI to identify wildlife reveals a potential "transferability crisis," researchers say. Marketing for AI imaging systems often suggests that models can easily tackle novel scenarios across ecosys...

Reminder: generative artificial so-called intelligence is nothing of the sort.

"Model trained to identify cats using stock images will perform well tested against stock images, not translate into effective cat detection in the wild."

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Sadiq Khan sends searing 'betrayal' warning to Starmer after by-election loss Sir Sadiq Khan said trying to 'compete with Reform on the right' is a 'betrayal' of Labour values and demanded Keir Starmer 'fundamentally rethink' the party’s approach

Sadiq Khan sends searing 'betrayal' warning to Keir Starmer after by-election loss

Sir Sadiq Khan said trying to 'compete with Reform on the right' is a 'betrayal' of Labour values and demanded Keir Starmer 'fundamentally rethink' the party’s approach

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Grossglockner manslaughter case sends ripples through climbing community A woman's death during a climbing trip has sparked debates about personal responsibility and risk.

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Braemar and Glen Clunie this afternoon 🙂

Mountain landscape with snow banks and boulders under a blue sky

Mountain landscape with snow banks and boulders under a blue sky with low clouds covering distant hills

Mountain landscape with cliffs, boulders, and brown hills with a forest in the background

Hilly landscape with a band of mist between two lochs under a cloudy sky

Images from a walk in the Cairngorms on the last day of February. #Cairngorms #hiking

Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters

“Mahmood will argue next week that migration policies – including forcing people to wait 20 years before being able to claim leave to remain – were entirely consistent with Labour values”

I just despair

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The cover of the book Along The Divide, by Chris Townsend.

I've just finished this really enjoyable book by @christownsend.bsky.social. A walk of adventure, nature, landscapes and conservation along Scotland’s watershed. While reading it I felt like I was on the walk with him. #nature #conservation #scotland

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Spencer’s victory speech an object lesson in grace while Reform’s man rages | John Crace Matt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy

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Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders? With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affected

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Some commentary on the murder conviction of ex-Head Gamekeeper David Campbell Two days ago, a jury at the High Court in Glasgow returned a guilty verdict in the trial of former Head Gamekeeper David Campbell, 77, who had been accused of murdering his ex-colleague from Edrady…

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Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says victorious Green Party candidate In her acceptance speech, Hannah Spencer said she was “no different from every single person in this constituency”.

I have a feeling that the voters of Gorton and Denton may just have got themselves a first class MP!
Congratulations Hannah Spencer, and to @greenparty.org.uk and @zackpolanski.bsky.social on gaining another Green member of parliament - hopefully the first of many more!
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Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people’s frustrations Winner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and the ‘rest of us’

The small, brave band of MPs who represent the trampled, not the tramplers, has a very welcome new member.

We should all ask ourselves why, in a supposed democracy, such representatives are so rare.

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This is dynamite from #HilaryClinton.

#Epstein