The government of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, faced an outcry on Tuesday over the culling of more than 1, 400 white-sided dolphins in a day — as part of a traditional practice — in what was said to be the single biggest hunt in the northern archipelago. The Associated Press reported that a local activist published gruesome video footage of Sunday’s slaughter of 1, 428 white-sided dolphins on the central Faeroese island of Eysturoy in the North Atlantic archipelago. Photos

The 10.2-kilometre tunnel reportedly cost around ￡9.8m per kilometre.On the new tunnels, Mr Yousaf told the publication: “ We’ve always been open as a Government to fixed links.... It’s a legitimate question, but we’re discussing this at a time when the UK Government has now cut our capital budget by ￡1. 3billion.” Mr Yousaf explained that their capital budget was constrained but that he was “ definitely open to conversations about fixed links ”.... Despite this, Scotland is the first country