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Police warn walkers to stay off Lakeland fells as rain continues

Police in Cumbria are advising walkers to stay off the Lake District fells this week following unprecedented weather that has seen towns flooded and has cost a policeman his life.

Daytime only rescues for Snowdonia RAF helicopters

Search and rescue helicopters from a busy RAF base will only operate during the daytime for more than six weeks.

New mapping system will help colour-blind

Britain’s national mapping agency has introduced a new product to help people who are colour-blind read maps more easily.

Walker dies in Highland fall

A man has died after a fall in the Torridon Highlands. The walker died on Beinn Eighe after a party of four spent the night on the 1,010m (3,314ft)...

Walker found safe after major search

A walker has been found safe and well after a major search in north-west Scotland. The 50-year-old Dutch man became separated from his walking comp...

Climbers must tell Coastguard before starting Devon routes

Climbers are being warned to contact the Coastguard before tackling routes on a popular Devon sea cliff.

Man fined after snow message sparks major rescue alert

A mountaineer who sparked a Highland rescue operation when he marked the word ‘help’ in snow has been fined by a Scottish court.

Police name Skye death-fall man

Police have named the man who died following a fall on Am Basteir in the Skye Cuillin on Friday. William Bellis, of Leicester, was taken to Broadfo...

Gordon says no to mountain rescue tax-break

Gordon Brown has turned down a plea to help Britain’s mountain rescue teams by exempting them from value added tax.

Coasteering pair rescued after cliff injuries

Two men were injured yesterday after falling from sea cliffs near Torquay. The two were part of a party of five coasteering instructors recce-ing r...

Search will resume for missing Skye walker

A search will resume at the weekend for an 83-year-old walker who has been missing for a week. Clifford Wannop was on holiday in the Sleat area on ...

Body found by Highland rescuers

A man’s body has been found by rescuers searching in the Highlands. Police said they received reports of a missing man in the Poolewe area yester...

Boy serious after Cuillin fall

A 12-year-old boy is seriously ill in hospital after a fall on a Scottish mountain. The boy, from Sussex, fell between 15 and 30m (50 to 100ft) whi...

Man airlifted to hospital after Skye fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after a fall on the Skye Cuillin today. The 19-year-old, described by police as a foreign national, is in a seri...

Climber stable after being crushed by falling boulders

A climber is stable in hospital after a five-hour operation to free him from boulders that fell and crushed him yesterday.

Women sleep on as rescuers sweep fells in search

A woman and her daugher slept on the Cumbrian fells as a massive search operation went on around them last night.

Man dies after Skye fall

A man has died after a fall on the Cuillin on Skye. Police were alerted to the incident at 2.50pm yesterday, Friday. Skye Mountain Rescue Team went...