Chancellor announces increases in taxation for businesses and the wealthy, and more money for the NHS and schools
The Skipinnish Oak - named after a Scottish ceilidh band and thought to be at least 400 years old - has been named 'Tree of the Year' for 2024 by Britain's Woodland Trust. The veteran plant, from Lochaber, will now go on to compete in the arboreal version of Eurovision, European Tree of the Year. The Skipinnish, won with an impressive 21 per cent of the total votes. It is one of the largest oaks in the region, but is hidden away in a Sitka spruce timber plantation. It is also home to diverse lic
Refugees will be significantly restricted from moving across European Union states under a new model proposed by Germany’s coalition government.