20 m. ago Hundreds of motorists are trapped on North Yorks moors as blizzards leave roads impassable and temperatures plunge in

Footage posted online shows long queues of vehicles inching along the white-out route, prompting police to warn drivers to avoid the road.

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49 m. ago Snow chaos as further Met Office weather warnings issued amid icy Siberian blast

Brits are facing freezing temperatures and snow blizzards with multiple yellow and an amber weather warning in place due to the sudden cold snap

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87 m. ago Drivers across Scotland urged to fill up before hitting the road on Thursday

With the Met Office's yellow weather warning for snow and ice in place for much of Scotland on Thursday (November 20) drivers are being urged to fill up their car as soon as possible

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92 m. ago Strictly’s La Voix gives update on ‘painful’ injury after dropping out of show

Strictly Come Dancing’s La Voix has opened up on her foot injury which has forced her to drop out of the next live show.

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95 m. ago Warning over fibermaxxing trend that can lead to gross side effects if you make simple mistake

Experts say people should increase their fiber intake gradually and drink plenty of water

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1 hour ago Raw milk warning as study raises alarm over bird flu transmission

Bird flu has returned to the UK in wild birds and poultry, but outbreaks in dairy cattle in the US have raised concerns about the safety of raw milk products

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2 h. ago Delays over gold mine project harming NI’s reputation, US ambassador warns

Warren Stephens said a decision needs to be made over the Dalradian gold mine project ‘fast’.

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2 h. ago Burglar who took part in bike theft before death of Dean Barnes avoids jail

Alex Riley was told by a judge he was 'on his last chance'

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2 h. ago Pensioners warned of urgent free bus pass update from Department for Transport

The Department for Transport has responded to calls to allow free bus pass holders to use them before 9.30am – and said local authorities have the funding to make the change

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3 h. ago China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain

Alert says Beijing trying to recruit British sources in parliament, even if potential gains may be unclearAn unexpected connection on LinkedIn. An offer of work from a headhunter, most likely a young woman, based in China. The chance to earn perhaps £20,000 part-time writing a handful of geopolitical reports for a Chinese company peppered with “non-public” or “insider” insights. Payment in cryptocurrency or cash preferred.It may seem obvious, on this telling, that something about this approach would be amiss. Nevertheless, China’s powerful ministry of state security (MSS) still considers it worthwhile to deploy recruitment consultants to try it – leading MI5 to warn repeatedly about their activity online. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Boss orders staff to take time off to attend their kids' nativity plays and pantos

Employees at Thrive Learning have been sent a memo by the company's CEO warning them to put their children's events in their work diary ahead of the festive period

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3 h. ago Radio presenter and football announcer caught in a paedo sting spared jail

A RADIO presenter and football announcer caught in a paedo sting was spared jail today. Mike McLean, 79, also known as Iain McLean Smith, was snared online by an adult male posing as a teenage boy called Stephen, aged 13 to 16. McLean, then stadium announcer for Stranraer FC and who also worked as a...

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3 h. ago Claudia Lawrence police officer who admitted child sex offences avoids jail

Disgraced officer Paul Beckwith, 53, admitted three counts of having indecent images of children and five counts of voyeurism and was sentenced today at York Crown Court

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3 h. ago What Google boss Sundar Pichai's warning about AI stock market bubble could mean for your pension

Exposure of pension funds to AI-related stocks is cause for concern

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3 h. ago Russia mocks Britain hours after warning saying UK suspicions 'raise a smile'

The Russian embassy has hit out against the 'suspicions of British leadership' after defence secretary John Healey called a Russian spy ship in UK waters 'deeply dangerous'

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3 h. ago 3I/ATLAS 'poses threat to humanity' as NASA holds crunch 'spaceship' conference

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been warning us all that the so-called comet 3I/ATLAS may be alien technology and could 'pose a threat to humanity' if it makes contact

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3 h. ago Rome decries ‘Italian sounding’ pasta sauces on sale in EU parliament store

Agriculture minister calls for immediate investigation over carbonara sauce containing the wrong type of cured meatItaly’s agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, has called for an immediate investigation after coming across what he claimed were jars of “Italian sounding” pasta sauce on the shelves of the European parliament’s supermarket.Lollobrigida, of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, was particularly vexed by a carbonara sauce made with “Italiaanse pancetta” – the classic Roman pasta dish is made with a different cured meat, guanciale – and a tomato sauce containing “oignons de Calabria”, or onions from Calabria. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Putin threat 'real and rising' as Kremlin spy ship sparks 'new era' warning

Defence Secretary John Healey told The Mirror the public must recognise we are in a 'new era of threat' after revealing lasers were aimed at RAF pilots from a Kremlin spy ship this month

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4 h. ago Lutz Pfannenstiel to launch Aberdeen talks with out of contract duo as he sends January transfer window warning

The new Dons sporting director is keen to make Pittodrie a place where opposition team's hate

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4 h. ago Huge cuts to staff at WHO will leave world ‘less healthy and less safe’, experts warn

The health organisation is to lose almost a quarter of its workforce in 2026, reducing its ability to help countries facing disease outbreaksThe loss of more than 2,000 jobs at the World Health Organization (WHO) “will leave the world less healthy and less safe”, experts have warned.The global health body said it expected to lose 2,371 posts – nearly a quarter of its workforce – by June 2026 as it deals with budget cuts after the US withdrawal from the organisation in January. At that point the WHO had 9,401 staff members. Continue reading...

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