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Impressive buildings and beautiful grounds await in the Loire Valley, Dordogne, and Alsace at these 8 beautiful French castles you can visit on your next trip to France.

CONNOR: Yeah, nothing beats this. There are lots of other cycle routes in Scotland we could travel by, too. What’s this stacked up outside some of the houses? ISLA: That’s a peat stack.

The latest news from home and abroad, along with sport, travel and weather updates. Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

Kyle Lawrence (19) of Lurgan Street, Dublin 7 was involved in looting shops and helping to damage an abandoned garda car and bus ...