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Rail industry launches framework for environmental and social …

Today (Tuesday 14 November) the Rail Safety and Standards Board[1] (RSSB) has launched its Sustainable Rail Blueprint.
The Board intends that the Blueprint will provide a new framework to support Great Britain’s rail industry to progress efficiently to…

Clean up continues days after Storm Babet hit Fife

Work is set to start at Pathhead Sands, Kirkcaldy on Tuesday following the damage caused to the area by Storm Babet. (Pic: Fife Coast and Countryside Trust)
The Kingdom was battered by strong winds and heavy rain from Thursday to Saturday last week a…

Landslides trap motorists as 10 airlifted to safety

A landslide brought on by torrential downpours trapped 10 motorists today (Saturday). The drivers were airlifted to safety after Scotland suffered a month’s worth of rain in a day – while the south of the UK was bathed in late summer sunshine.
The moto…