Hebrides

LONDON: Britain plans to spend a £1 million (US$1.37 million) on a proposed electric Extreme E off-road race in the Outer Hebrides next year, the series said on Wednesday. Finance minister Rishi Sunak announced earlier in a budget…

The northerly latitude of the islands are a boon in summer, he added, with games viable until 11 p.m. or so in July; it’s also the reason Askernish hosts its Open every August. (It was canceled in 2020, but returned this summer.)Demand for…