Yet 43.5 hours after setting off she completed the challenge, that included 10,000m of climbing, inside the cut-off time, walking the whole way except for a short stretch after one of the highest points when she was worried she might get hypothermia. She crossed the line with then three-year-old Donnacha.
John Swinney previously told BBC Scotland News that previous alleged comments about killing MPs were "completely and utterly unacceptable".The first minister said: "I think that makes it incredibly difficult for a band like Kneecap to perform at TRNSMT because I think they have crossed a line to be honest.
"It would be unacceptable to perform on such a stage given the fact their comments are so beyond the pale."The government has announced a "one app fits all" approach to paying for parking, to end what it calls the "scramble" to download multiple payment platforms that motorists currently face.Drivers will be able to use any of the large parking apps to pay, rather than having to download new ones for each new car park, the Department for Transport says.
The National Parking Platform (NPP) has been in a trial phase, but will now be handed over an industry body to be expanded across the UK - though only to car parks and app providers which opt to sign up.Motorists' association the RAC welcomed the move but said it needed to be taken on much more widely before it made a real difference to drivers.
"Paying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years", RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said.
"If the arrival of a National Parking Platform removes that hassle, it's definitely a welcome move," he added.The drop in price is the first for a year, meaning a household using a typical amount of energy will see their annual bill fall by £129.
Customers on variable deals can estimate their own potential saving in energy bills in July by knocking 7% off their monthly direct debit. Typically, that will be about £11 a month.Tim Jarvis, director general of markets at Ofgem, said: "I want to remind people is that you don't have to pay the price cap – there are better deals out there so it's important to shop around, and talk to your existing supplier about the best deal they can offer you."
Currently 35% of billpayers are on a fixed tariff, up from just 15% a year ago when fewer offers were available.He added that the drop in energy bills in July reflected a fall in the international price of wholesale gas.