Day: December 7, 2016

    Holyrood Transport Minister Humza YousafHolyrood Transport Minister Humza Yousaf made an “honest mistake” after a routine roadside check found he was driving with no insurance. The Scottish Government minister said he would not be contesting the charge after he got behind the wheel of a friend’s car when he was not insured to drive other vehicles. Police Scotland pulled the car over on the A835 near Dingwall at around 7pm on Friday December 2, the Scottish Sun reported. Transport Minister Humza Yousaf at Edinburgh Waverley stationIt is understood he was sharing the driving with a friend on the way to a St Andrew’s Night dinner in Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands at the time. The incident comes at a time when Mr Yousaf is under pressure at Holyrood over the performance on...

    UK facing tsunami threat from unstable Canary IslandThe UK is facing the threat of a tsunami which is being downplayed, an expert has claimed. Unstable volcanic land in La Palma, Canary Islands, could trigger an eruption and set off the natural disaster , scientists warn. Research suggests a part of land the volume of the Isle of Man could break away from Britain and smash into the Atlantic Ocean. This could result in a huge tsunami with waves up to three metres high, threatening to swallow coastal towns such as Plymouth. The looming tsunami would travel faster than a jet aircraft, and would devastate much of southern Britain as well as the eastern seaboard of America, reports Plymouth Herald . Dr Simon Day, of University College London, said the country needed to prepare ...