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Miracle escape for injured Scots mountain biker as helmet saves his life
Emergency services attended around 12pm and evacuated the biker from the trail.
The biker was rushed to hospital by ambulance (Image: Tweed Mountain Rescue Team)
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Avalanche warning issued to Scots after alarming picture shared at beauty spot near Edinburgh
A worrying photograph shows a huge crack in the snow at the Pentland Hills - considered to be a red flag by the experienced Tweed Valley team.
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A Scottish mountain rescue team has warned walkers and hikers of an extreme avalanche risk in the hills around Edinburgh. The Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team (TVMRT) shared an alarming photograph of a huge crack in the snow at the Pentland Hills, which is they say is a red flag .
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Covid in Scotland: Six charged after lockdown mountain rescue call-outs
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image captionPolice have encountered problem parking at beauty spots in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh
Mountain rescue teams have been called to 46 search and rescue incidents over the past two months, police have said.
Some of the call-outs involved people who broke lockdown travel restrictions to get to their destination.
Police said six fixed penalty notices had been issued and six people charged with culpable and reckless conduct.
Four men who travelled in the same vehicle from Midlothian to Crianlarich in Stirlingshire on 16 January were among those who had been charged.