4 h. ago Met Office early White Christmas verdict as Scots named most likely to see it

People living in the west of Scotland stand the best chance of seeing some snow on the big day this year.

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21 h. ago UK 'beast from the east' could freeze Brits just like in 2018 as snow on its way

The Met Office has issued a list of essential items to prepare for "severe winter weather" as the UK braces for potential snowfall and icy conditions in the run-up to Christmas

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23 h. ago Brits told to prepare emergency kit with seven items ahead of 'severe weather'

The Met Office has told UK households to stock up on seven items ahead of the winter weather

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28 h. ago Met Police to hand golden goodbyes to underperforming officers

Underperforming senior officers are being given a chance to jump before they are shown the door

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29 h. ago What the Met Office and BBC Weather has to say about reports of snow in the UK

A senior meteorologist says it could fall for three to four days next week

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36 h. ago Met Police chief accused of making ‘thinly veiled threat’ to senior officers over job cuts

Sir Mark Rowley faces backlash over a proposed pay-off scheme for senior ranks, with union leaders accusing him of pressuring loyal officers to leave

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36 h. ago Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty

Exclusive: Imran Patel, who resigned last year after reports about his conduct, is being investigated by the IOPCA former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year

Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decadesWater companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades.Executives at one major water company told the Guardian they were extremely concerned about the prospect of a winter with lower than average rainfall, which the Met Office’s long-term forecast says is likely. They said if this happened, the water shortfall would mean taking drastic water use curtailment measures “going beyond hosepipe bans”. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Met Police sergeant who said detainee ‘deserves to be beaten up’ in BBC Panorama footage sacked

Police Sergeant Lawrence Hume, based within the Metropolitan Police detention unit, was filmed as part of a BBC Panorama programme

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51 h. ago Met Office forecasts ‘brief respite’ from 'unsettled' weather across UK this weekend

Here's the Met Office weekend weather forecast

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52 h. ago Met officer who shared messages about sexually abusing children avoids jail— but does get the sack

Messages of a ‘extreme, violent and sexual nature’ were found on former PC Duncan Bouette’s phone

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53 h. ago Former Met officer David Carrick says woman made up claims because of ‘MeToo movement’

The convicted sex offender is accused of molesting a girl in the late 1980s and raping a woman during the course of a toxic relationship more than 20 years later

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53 h. ago Met Office reveals best time to see Northern Lights in UK skies tonight amid 'strong' geomagnetic storm

The Met Office says that the phenomenon is "likely to be visible" across UK skies tonight

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55 h. ago M&S Christmas fallout as White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood ‘dropped' despite huge fee

White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood will no longer front the Marks & Spencer Christmas advert despite being involved in the promotional clip in August

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56 h. ago UK weather maps show rain bomb about to completely cover Wales

More rain is on its way with the Met Office forecasting that some parts of Wales will see downpours of up to 32mm an hour.

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59 h. ago Place Christmas cacti in 1 spot in your home to 'encourage flowering' in winter

Christmas cacti are a popular houseplant that produces pink, white, red or purple flowers that put on a festive flowering display in winter - but there's one way to encourage flowering

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66 h. ago So why isn't M&S unwrapping Aimee Lou Wood as the star of its Christmas TV ad? White Lotus actress is dropped

She's the quintessentially British actress who was catapulted to global fame in The White Lotus. Those credentials led Marks and Spencer bosses to woo Aimee Lou Wood.

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3 d. ago Met Office forecasts change to UK weather after 'exceptionally mild spell'

Temperatures have been well above average for November, but the Met Office says things are about to change

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3 d. ago Northern Lights red alert as aurora could dazzle as far down as 'central England' this week

The Met Office says the aurora borealis is 'likely to be visible' across much of the UK this week

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3 d. ago Man, 87, fighting for life after being robbed outside Post Office branch in north London

Enfield MP Feryal Clark ‘deeply concerned’ about attack witness said happened as victim ambushed at cashpoint machine

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