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Pirbright lab could be foot-and-mouth source

Scientists analysing the virus responsible for the Surrey foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have revealed it may have come from their own site.The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) this evening issued a statement saying the strain is used at the Pirbright laboratory of the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) and a pharmaceutical company Merial Animal Health Ltd, which shares the site.

Bad weather knocks back Snowdon project

Strangely, workers building the new Snowdon mountain-top café have encountered high winds which have put the construction schedule back by two weeks.An impression of how Hafod Eryri will look We know you’ll find it hard to believe, but weather on the 1,067m summit of Wales’s highest peak has been a bit harsher than at valley level.

TV feast for mountain lovers as comedian hits the heights

Britain’s mountains hit the small screen again soon with a series devoted to the wild uplands.Griff Rhys-Jones will present the BBC series Mountain BBC/IWC MediaComedian and actor Griff Rhys-Jones will present Mountain, which the BBC says is part of its Ultimate Outdoors season.

National trail for North-West would be England's longest

Plans are afoot to create England’s longest national trail.The proposed North-West Coastal Trail would be nearly 400km longer than the existing longest tail, the South West Coast Path.

Lakeland campers found guilty of murder conspiracy

Four of the men photographed by Special Branch police taking part in exercises in the Lake District have been found guilty of conspiracy to murder.Police surveillance pictures of the group on the campsite in Great Langdale A jury at Woolwich Crown Court today delivered its verdict on Muktar Said Ibrahim, Hussain Osman, Ramzi Mohammed and Yassin Hassan Omar.

Lakeland charity walkers give rescuers busy weekend

Ill-equipped charity walkers have caused more headaches for rescuers this weekend.Unseasonably severe weather caught out Three Peaks Challengers tackling Scafell Pike in the Lake District with 20 members of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team out on England’s highest fell for more than six hours helping walkers in distress. The road in Wasdale, choked by parked vehicles of challenge participants Picture by Wasdale MRT Their rescue efforts were hampered by the numerous cars and minibuses clogging the country lane in Wasdale, making it difficult to get rescue vehicles into position.

Have you seen a Scots mountain hare?

Conservationists are asking for walkers’ help in recording sightings of a rare Scottish mountain dweller.The Game Conservancy Trust wants details of numbers of mountain hares spotted while our on the hills.

Pictures from the Three Peaks Race 2007

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