Rebutting allegations that Scotland's railways had been deliberately run down, he pointed out that in the past nine years over £70m had been spent on their development.

The most popular reason for visiting the national forests is to get out and see pretty country — the trees and lakes, the mountains and valleys, the cliffs and canyons, the meadows and snowclad peaks.

By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City, said Glinda, for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler.

Within a few minutes of stepping foot on the school grounds, a triggered snowflake called the police. Multiple officers accosted Kevin McMahon, a YAF staffer, and threatened to arrest him for exercising his free speech rights since he was outside the designated free speech area.