Nothing says welcome like razor wire.

Is it a prison? A military bunker? A bank? No, it's the Church of Scotland.

A sad sign of the times we live in. The ancient cathedral of St Machar, in Old Aberdeen, has been forced to put up rolls of razor wire, presumably to keep at bay any latterday Bill Sikes intent on stealing the lead from the roof, or worse.

A grim photograph for a dark, grim day, here up North.