3 hours ago New cold weather alert for five UK regions to come into force tomorrow

Temperatures are expected to fall again by the middle of the week

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6 hours ago Storm Bert continues to pummel Scotland in fresh downpours amid new weather warning

The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning after many parts of the country were hit with snow, wind, ice, and rain over the weekend.

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7 hours ago Storm Bert: forecasters and politicians criticised after devastating floods

Critics claim warnings and defences were inadequate but Met Office says storm was ‘well forecast’Weather forecasters and politicians have come in for strong criticism after hundreds of homes and businesses across the UK suffered devastating flooding in Storm Bert but the Met Office has said it issued sufficient warning.There were growing complaints in south Wales, one of the areas most heavily hit, that the Met Office issued only a yellow warning, rather than an amber or red, and that not enough new defences had been put in place by the Welsh government since storms last wreaked havoc in the area four years ago. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Who is really escalating the war in Ukraine? It certainly isn’t the west | James Nixey

The policy of the US and Europe remains the same: drip-feeding resources while never giving Ukraine the chance to push Russia outJames Nixey leads the Russia-Eurasia programme at Chatham HouseEven for a country that has been at war for more than 1,000 days, the past month has been rough for Ukraine: its nemesis, Russia, has acquired 11,000 troops from North Korea and mercenaries from Yemen to assist in its project to delete Ukraine. Russia has also pulverised Ukraine’s energy grid with renewed ferocity as temperatures fall below freezing and fired off experimental intermediate-range weaponry, and it continues to make gains in the east. As if that weren’t enough, Russia’s preferred candidate has been elected as the American president, promising to end the war in “24 hours” – and not in U...

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10 hours ago Snow turns UK weather maps purple with exact areas to be hit this week revealed

Latest weather forecast models show exactly where snow is expected to fall across the UK next week as temperatures are set to plummet once again after Storm Bert battered the nation with strong winds and rain

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25 hours ago Storm Bert prompts Met Office to issue 'danger to life' warning with heavy rain forecast across UK

The Met Office has issued a 'danger to life' warning as the UK prepares for heavy rain, flooding and travel disruption as Storm Bert continues to wreak havoc

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30 hours ago Storm Bert: Met Office issues yellow wind warning as wild weather to spark power cuts and travel chaos in London

At least three deaths on British roads with more than 200 flood alerts in place

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30 hours ago Storm Bert map: When and where UK will be hit by snow and winds after Met Office issue weather warnings

Nearly 400 areas at risk of flooding as Storm Bert brings torrential rains and ‘rapid thaw’ of up to 40cm of snow

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32 hours ago Storm Bert: Met Office issues yellow wind warning as London threatened with power cuts and travel chaos

At least three deaths on British roads with more than 200 flood alerts in place

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