12 minutes ago West Coast braces for more extreme weather and flash floods after devastating bomb cyclone

A bomb cyclone and atmospheric river storm resulted in the deaths of two people and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of West Coast residents

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43 minutes ago A Welsh council has started the process of turning nearly 50 20mph roads to 30mph

The default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads was implemented across Wales in September 2023 amid a storm of controversy and the national backlash ultimately prompted a major review by the Welsh Government

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1 hour ago Stock up on water and food and keep a phone charger nearby, Britons told ahead of Storm Bert

Many have been warned that they should expect power cuts and for rural communities to be cut off

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2 hours ago Full list of UK areas affected by Storm Bert weather warnings on Saturday and Sunday

An amber alert will come into force in Scotland, while much of the rest of the country is under yellow weather warnings

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2 hours ago Storm Bert weather warnings live: Britons warned to stock up on water and food ahead of heavy snow and wind

Parts of the country are bracing for power cuts as charities and energy companies warn homeowners to stay warm as temperatures drop to freezing

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3 hours ago Met Office verdict on what time Storm Bert will hit Manchester and whether to expect snow

The storm will arrive in the UK in the early hours of Saturday

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3 hours ago Travel snow warning issued to Man United supporters as Storm Bert hits UK

Storm Bert has forced railway networks to issue warnings to passengers which will likely impact football supporters

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4 hours ago Trump got his first black eye with Matt Gaetz. His next problem? Pete Hegseth

Under normal circumstances, Hegseth wouldn’t even be a consideration. But these are not normal circumstances, writes Eric Garcia

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4 hours ago Met Office satellite images show Storm Bert 'brewing in the Atlantic' before it hits UK

The storm will hit the UK in the early hours of Saturday morning, bringing heavy snow, strong winds and rain

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4 hours ago Gordon Brown says daughter’s death showed value of ‘good’ dying over assisted dying

Former PM, whose daughter died when she was 11 days old, says debate is moving too fast and calls for commission on palliative care • Gordon Brown: We need better end-of-life care, not assisted dyingThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has declared his opposition to the legalisation of assisted dying, saying the death of his newborn daughter in January 2002 convinced him of the “value and imperative of good end-of-life care”.In a rare and poignant glimpse into the tragedy, he says the time he and his wife, Sarah, spent at their baby Jennifer’s bedside “as her life ebbed away” were “among the most precious days of [our] lives”. Continue reading...

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