Public service may well be in the genes for US vice president Joe Biden, judging by his ancestor’s contribution to Famine relief in Ireland.

A climber from the North who was killed in an avalanche in Scotland had a great zest for life and wanted to make a difference, her former schoolteacher said.

Friends have paid tribute to three young climbers, including a woman from the North, killed in an avalanche who, they said, died doing what they loved.

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