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Mountaineers warn delay on hilltracks rules could prompt rush to build more

Mountaineers have warned that delays in implementing new rules on hilltracks in Scotland could lead to a rush by landowners to beat the deadline.

Rescuers searching for missing Dartmoor walker find man's body

Rescuers searching for a missing Dartmoor walker have found a man’s body. The discovery was made in the early hours of this morning near Okehampt...

Injured Bleaklow walker airlifted to hospital after major search

A walker was airlifted from a Peak District hillside after falling and injuring himself. Two rescue teams joined the operation to find the 67-year-...

Mountain rescuers' callout to 'SOS lights' finds rescue team on exercise

A mountain rescue called out to a north Wales hillside after reports of flashing lights found another rescue team was carrying out a training exercise.

Walkers urged to take care not to start wildfires as hot spell continues

Walkers and outdoor enthusiasts are being urged to take care not to start moorland fires as temperatures continue to soar.

Lost Coast to Coast walker found above Haweswater after four-hour search

A woman on the Coast to Coast Walk was rescued after a major search involving 50 mountain rescuers. The woman, from the Netherlands, got lost while...

Mountaineers urge ministers to reject Talladh-a-Bheithe windfarm plans

Mountaineers are objecting to plans for a 24-turbine windfarm in the shadow of Highland peaks Ben Alder and Schiehallion.

Man suffers multiple injuries in 200ft fall from Grasmoor scramble route

A man suffered multiple injuries in a 200ft fall while scrambling in the Lake District. The 23-year-old local man fell from Grasmoor today while ta...

Peak District walker rescued after breaking leg on Crowden route

A walker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg on a Peak District route. The 61-year-old woman fell while coming down a steep track ne...

Mountaineers urge minister John Swinney to oppose Rannoch windfarm

Mountaineers in Scotland are calling on a Government minister to back opposition to a proposed windfarm in his constituency.

Callout to collapsed Yorkshire Three Peaks walker prompts second rescue

Rescuers called to help a collapsed challenge walker on Yorkshire’s highest mountain discovered a second walker in difficulties.

Trust says Talladh-a-Bheithe windfarm would undermine new wild land map

A conservation charity is urging residents and visitors to lodge objections to plans for a windfarm which, it said, would fatally undermine a recently agreed wild-land map.

RSPB welcomes Marks and Spencer stores' grouse sales suspension

One of the UK’s top retailers said it won’t stock red grouse in its stores this year. Marks & Spencer said it could not guarantee a responsible...

Murder probe after man's body found at foot of Malham Cove

A body has been found at the foot of an 80m crag in the Yorkshire Dales. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called out early today to r...

Andrew Griffiths handed jail sentence for hoax that led to rescuers' callout

A man whose hoax call led to a night-time search by 11 volunteer mountain rescuers was handed a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay a total of £593.