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There s no doubt that when it comes to photography, freight train driver Dylan Nardini is on the right track.
The 47-year-old was recently crowned Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year thanks to breathtaking shots that he took of a well-weathered tree on the Isle of Arran, snowfall in the village of Leadhills and fallen foliage in a country park in South Lanarkshire.
Nardini believes he developed his passion for the landscape while driving freight trains around the country for DB Cargo, for which he has worked for 28 years. He said: Knowing that the judges have seen something pleasing in my work is so flattering and has given me a huge boost in what has been a very tough year for so many.
We have less than 200 days to make COP26 a success – and save the planet
Flooding by the Manohara River, Bhaktapur, Nepal, July 2011 | Alamy
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There are less than 200 days to go before the UK brings world leaders to Glasgow for COP26 – the most crucial climate moment since the historic Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 – and every one of those days counts.
Our fragile planet is overheating, and the effects of this are disrupting and threatening lives the world over. From families across the UK forced to repair homes in the wake of Storm Ciara, to people around the world facing wildfires, drought and severe flooding.
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THE Loch Ness monster is a mysterious creature that is said to haunt the Scottish Highlands - and has inspired decades of myths and stories.
Experts have never been able to prove Nessie is real despite numerous sightings - we take a look at the evidence.
19 The famous surgeon s photograph fooled people for 40 years before it was categorically debunkedCredit: Getty Images
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What are the origins of the Loch Ness monster story?
Nessie was first spotted back in 565 – a biography of Irish monk Saint Columba mentions a giant water beast dragging a man to his death in Scotland s River Ness.
Flooding. Inset: Neil McGuire of insurance broker Lycetts WELSH businesses could be hit worse by flooding - after a prediction of more floods in Wales over the next few decades. Dr Annie Visser-Quinn, a data scientist at Heriot-Watt, said: “We used multiple datasets and methods and compared the results, using the most up-to-date data available. “The estimates paint a concerning picture for the future UK flood landscape, especially when combined with increasing urbanisation. Dr Visser-Quinn and her colleagues looked at one in two-year and one in 30-year events - the type of flooding that happens every two years, and the less common one-in-30 years extreme event.