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THE DECISION from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to turn down plans for the creation of a satellite launch site on the site of a former radar station in Unst has been criticised by a local councillor. North Isles member Ryan Thomson, who is from Unst, said the decision is “nothing short of political, bureaucratic nonsense”. 14 of 14Adverts It emerged earlier this week that HES was not happy with Shetland Space Centre’s plans to build its proposed launch facility on the site of a WW2 radar base, saying it would have a significant adverse impact on the old RAF Skaw station.

Discover Earth's last great wilderness on Good Housekeeping's exclusive trip to Antarctica Roshina Jowaheer © Shutterstock Discover Antarctica on the ultimate tour of the white continent with Good Housekeeping on a February 2022 holiday. Read all about our amazing trip to Antarctica. With its vast unspoilt scenery, extreme climate conditions, roaming icebergs and magnificent marine life, Antarctica is a place like nowhere else. This voyage to the virtually uninhabited seventh continent promises to be an unforgettable adventure. And now, thanks to Good Housekeeping, you can...

You don’t need reminding that 2020 has been an extraordinary year — probably one that most of us would like to forget. But peppered between all the tales of doom and gloom of coronavirus were some stories that put a smile back on our faces — miraculous comebacks, career-topping wins and cute foals beating all odds. This year had it all. To hopefully lift some spirits, here is a selection of this year’s best feel-good moments… 1. Laura Collett winning the only five-star event of the year at Pau “It’s going to take a while for this to sink in,” said Laura after claiming her firs...

Aviation authority says they operated out of an abundance of caution simply because they needed to make absolutely certain the passengers would be safe and as you mentioned the airline chiefs now say it will take weeks before they're back to normal operations. jane: mike, what's the status with this volume aino, what's it been -- volcano, what's it been doing? >> the star of the show, still erupting, but the plumes and ash are only reaching 20,000 feet where the air is heavier, the ash then falls down. there's a low pressure system moving the air around and dissipating that big cloud. you do s...