The Martian advance continues:
2nd September 1898
A report from Captain Scott indicated a green meteor was seen landing in the vicinity of Newcastle at approximately midnight. All communications in the area were lost later in the day following reports of tripod machines moving across the city. We can assume that Newcastle has been lost.
Martian forces have also been spotted advancing through southern Scotland by our scouts, presumably using the communications network set up at their initial landing site to co-ordinate their offensives.