Thou shalt not shoot Scotsmen

A couple from York are walking 240 miles to Edinburgh to present Lord Provost Lesley Hinds with a "peace treaty".

There is an ancient by-law in York, which has never been repealed, "legally" allowing people to shoot Scotsmen with a bow and arrow within the city walls.

In a bid to improve Anglo-Scottish relations, and raise hundreds of pounds for Survive, a charity which helps child victims of sexual abuse, Ewan and Gill Main have asked York residents to sign their treaty.

Each signatory must promise to never shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow, and to make Scots feel welcome in York.

Mr and Mrs Main will set off on September 8, and hope to arrive in the Capital two weeks later.