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Does Scotland need more Parks, or a 20th anniversary rethink? Certainly, Scotland’s two NPs have provided jobs and clear destinations for visitors. But how have they managed the competing demands of conservation, public amenity and economic development? Not so well. Quite apart from the long-running row over a proposed Flamingo Land development on the shores of Loch Lomond, the Park stands accused of secretive behaviour and controlling visitors by camping restrictions, that may breach 2...

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US President Joe Biden describes Queen Elizabeth II as an extremely gracious woman.

When Joe Biden was preparing for his first audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as a young senator, his mother -- an Irish American born with the surname Finnegan -- had a piece of advice.

POOL/AFP via Getty Images JACK HILL/AFP/POOL/Getty Images By Kevin Liptak, CNN “Don’t you bow down to her,” she told him in 1982, according to a memoir Biden published several years ago. Afterward, he described her as an “extremely gracious” woman who reminded him of the mother who offered him that advice 40 years ago. “We had a great talk,” he said. Arriving to the interior quad of Windsor Castle in a dark Range Rover alongside his wife, Biden emerged wearing a signature pair of ...

Sierra Space signs up Spaceport Cornwall for Dream Chaser flights Sierra Space has given a boost to the hopes of Spaceport Cornwall to be the landing centre for space vehicles, such as Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser. The US company – headquartered in Sparks, Nevada – is the new commercial space subsidiary of aerospace specialist Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). It has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spaceport Cornwall, England’s horizontal launch Spaceport at Cornwall Airport New...

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President Biden and the first lady meet Queen Elizabeth II after his first G7 summit CNN 2 hrs ago By Kevin Liptak, CNN © JACK HILL/AFP/POOL/Getty Images Britains Queen Elizabeth II (R) speaks with US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden and leaders of the G7 during a reception at The Eden Project in south west England on June 11, 2021. "Dont you bow down to her," she told him in 1982, according to a memoir Biden published several years ago. Afterward, he descri...

The viaduct sits just north of the A830, known as the Road to the Isles, which links Fort William with Mallaig. But tourism chiefs say many visitors are missing out on the treasures beyond.

Western Isles Council leader Roddie Mackay has written to the Prime Minister to intervene and provide a "sustainable solution".