Police delay release of avalanche victims' details

Police in the Highlands today said they would not be releasing the names of the two men who died on Buachaille Etive Mòr earlier this week until a formal identification had taken place.

Two confirmed dead after Glencoe avalanche

Police have confirmed that two men have died in a Highland avalanche. The bodies of the climbers were recovered from the Curved Ridge area of Buach...

Walkers urged to use hotline to report illegal off-roaders

Police are urging walkers to use a special hotline to report illegal off-road bikers and 4x4 drivers.

Nevis climber injured in avalanche

A climber has been injured in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain. Police are co-ordinating the rescue of a man who was caught in a fall o...

Police name Lakeland dead walker found in woods

The man whose partly decomposed body was found by a walker in the Lake District more than two weeks ago has been named by police.

Power line opponents demand new public inquiry

Opponents of the controversial electricity power line which is planned to cross some of Scotland’s most scenic landscape have demanded the reopening of the public inquiry into the scheme.

Steer clear of wild birds, walkers asked

Walkers and climbers in Scotland are being asked to stay away from wild birds as they struggle to survive in sub-zero temperatures.

Met Office opens its doors to walkers and climbers

Britain’s national weather forecasting agency is opening its doors to walkers and climbers. The Meteorological Office – known to most people as...

Injured climber among six airlifted from Highland mountains

A climber was airlifted to hospital last night after suffering serious injuries in a fall in the Cairngorms.