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Four yachts retire early in Sydney Hobart race

The 2025 Sydney to Hobart yacht race faces a brutal start as four vessels withdraw within hours. Defending champion LawConnect leads in rough seas, but more retirements are predicted.

Scotland's NHS in catastrophic crisis

Scotland's NHS faces a devastating triple-threat as emergency department waiting times hit unprecedented levels, hundreds of operations face cancellation, and chronic bed-blocking cripples hospital capacity across the nation.

Parents sue sailing club after daughter's leg amputated

A family is taking legal action against a Miami sailing club after their 12-year-old daughter suffered catastrophic injuries requiring leg amputation when she became entangled in a boat's propeller during a training session.

Scotland advertises two new posts to bring back lynx

Scotland takes a monumental leap in wildlife restoration as it advertises two crucial new positions dedicated to bringing the majestic Eurasian lynx back to its ancient Highlands homeland after 500 years of absence.

Family survives hour-long orca attack on sailboat

A British family's sailing holiday turned into a nightmare when a pod of aggressive orcas repeatedly attacked their vessel off the coast of Morocco, in a terrifying encounter that lasted nearly an hour.

Scotland Faces New Local Taxes as Councils Seek Cash

Scottish households face a wave of new municipal taxes as SNP ministers grant councils unprecedented powers to raise revenue through tourist taxes, workplace parking levies, and other local charges.

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