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Royals 'are a family in mourning' after Prince Philip dies aged 99: Queen's heartbreak after husband's death was 'unexpected' despite hospital stay - as Charles 'takes comfort' that he spent more time with father in recent weeks Her Majesty announced death of her husband of 73 years at midday Friday and joins 'the world in mourning' Philip was in Windsor after being treated for an infection and pre-existing heart condition for 28 nights Prince Charles was seen leaving Windsor Castle last night after visiting his mother following Philip's death  Duke of Edinburgh had kept a low profile since ...

Submitting... “I love living here, and I love beaches in general. But my favourite shoreline remains the one that helped fashion the milk-bottle skin and beer gut that marks me as the perennial outcast in such rarefied south Floridian surroundings. “Yes, forgive the nostalgic indulgence, but I’m going back to the council scheme of Muirhouse, and our much loved local beach at Silverknowes. “OK, I’ll permit that on first glance this ‘beach’ is an ugly, gale-battered scrabble of rocks that hugs the Forth Estuary on its sludgy journey out to the cold, unforgiving North Sea. “To a ...

BugBitten Microplastics and microbes – have we created a new disease vector? Microplastic pollution is a global crisis that we are all having to face as a consequence of our own actions. However, an aspect of microplastic pollution that hasn’t really registered yet in the public conscience is the potential for microplastics to promote the growth and transport of pathogenic microorganisms. Recent Reviews published by credit: Mikes-Photography via pixabay Plastic waste has now been found in every part of the environment, and it is estimated that between 15-51 trillion pieces of plastic can...

Updated: January 30 2021, 3.03pm – A country home near Kirkcaldy has been thoroughly overhauled by its owners and offers tremendous privacy, sitting up its own private lane. It even has a ruined castle in its garden. Jack McKeown investigates. Anyone looking for privacy, space, rural living, views, and an easy commute to Edinburgh will find everything they need at Piteadie House. It sits in glorious seclusion up a quarter-mile long private tarmac drive off a country road just outside Kirkcaldy. A large main house, three bedroom cottage, and extensive outbuildings provide an enormous amount ...

SOUTH-WEST Fife communities are missing out on their fair share of money from a fund that has dished out thousands of pounds to other areas in the Kingdom. That's the view of Conservative councillor Mino Manekshaw, who said he was “concerned” that some communities are missing out on funding from the Crown Estate, which has handed out more than £320,000 to Fife in the last two years. The West Fife and Coastal Villages councillor has been seeking new funding for the Torry Bay nature reserve since benefactors Scottish Power withdrew financial support after closing the nearby Longannet...