36 minutes ago Storm Bert claims first victim as man dies when car spins off road: Airports close amid travel chaos and floods as 16

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 34-year-old man died in Shipley, West Yorkshire when his car smashed into a wall in icy conditions as Storm Bert swept in.

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59 minutes ago Man's 'incredible' excuse after DNA found on murder weapon linked to fatal shooting

John Charlton told a judge an incredible excuse for why his DNA was found on a murder weapon linked to a fatal shooting carried out in 2020, suggesting the weapon he handled was an 'airsoft toy'

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64 minutes ago ‘I couldn’t admit I was afraid’: biologist Tina Morris on her fight to save the bald eagle

America’s majestic national bird was close to extinction when Tina Morris, a young researcher, was asked to help bring three chicks to adulthood. First, she had to conquer a fear of heightsIt was a daunting task, with little likelihood of success. An adventurous but anxious graduate researcher without any experience of looking after birds was dispatched to the wilds of upstate New York to become a human eagle mother: feeding, teaching – and keeping alive – three helpless eagle chicks.Tina Morris was to camp alone beside their artificial nest, find them food, track them when they began to fly, keep them away from danger and rescue them if they got into trouble. If they survived to adulthood, northwest America would begin to be repopulated with its national bird, the bald eagle, a majesti...

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82 minutes ago Scotland: Lothian Buses not running, power cuts and Christmas lights switch

A number of attractions have closed in Scotland as Storm Bert brought heavy snow.

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94 minutes ago UK weather: Storm Bert claims first victim as man dies when car spins off road as airports close and football matches are cancelled in 16

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after a 34-year-old man died in Shipley, West Yorkshire when his car smashed into a wall in icy conditions as Storm Bert swept in.

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1 hour ago Storm Bert live: Six weather warnings, flood alerts and ‘atrocious’ travel chaos as up to 40cm of snow to fall

Scores of flood alerts issued across UK as major rail routes and roads closed amid ‘avalanche risk’ in mountains

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1 hour ago What is the Storm Shadow cruise missile? Ukraine hits Russia with British weapon for first time

The missile has a range of around 155 miles and is designed to evade detection by flying low after being launched

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2 hours ago Tragedy as man found dead near railway station with lines closed and trains cancelled

The incident led to widespread disruption and line closures

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2 hours ago Further delays with Perth Harbour closure gets stern reaction from councillors

PKC voted to close the harbour as a commercial port in February 2023 and is spending approximately £7,000 a month keeping it open

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3 hours ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for lemongrass tofu with noodles | The new vegan

Fried tofu in a zippy, salty-sour sauce and tangled in a bed of noodlesI went to Bath recently to do an event at Topping & Company for my new book, Dinner, and fell so in love with the city that I seriously thought about moving there. I forced myself to think about what I’d miss about London, and Kingsland Road, with all of its Vietnamese cafes, immediately popped into my head. I’d miss walking past all those windows steamed up from the hot pots and pho, and the smell of lemongrass in the air. All that thinking made me very hungry, and today’s recipe is the result. Perhaps if I can recreate those smells and steamed windows in my own kitchen one day, I could move. We’ll see Continue reading...

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