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AN Argyll hotel has teamed up with an Oban-based sea tours operator to offer visitors new guided tours of the region’s coastline and islands.

The birds known as 'pretty boys of Manchester' are dividing opinion The parakeet is in the running to be named as Manchester's 'adopted' bird Updated Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice They are loud, colourful, and growing in numbers. But a propo...

Boris Johnson after his second Covid vaccination Credit: matt dunham/pa SIR – Prolonging current restrictions is now at odds with the data. Covid-19 is a respiratory disease that is said to spread in much the same way as influenza. Yet, despite lockdowns and precautions, deaths from influenza and pneumonia have been higher than Covid-19 since March. Office for National Statistics weekly figures put deaths involving influenza and pneumonia at 1,171 (the underlying cause in 287 cases). Deaths involving Covid-19 were 151 (the underlying cause in 108 cases). We should be making the most of the ...

We are facing dual climate and biodiversity crises. The world is now nearly one degree hotter than it was before widespread industrialisation, and in the UK alone 41 per cent of our species are facing a decline in numbers. Clearly, we need to take action to tackle these issues now, before it’s too late. So, when it was announced that the government were going to share new plans to help support nature’s recovery and steer us further towards our net zero targets, here at Lancashire Wildlife Trust we waited with baited breath. Cotton grass on Rivington Moor’s upland peatland Photo: Rich B...