10 h. ago Will Hurricane Erin reach the UK? Met Office issue forecast for end of dry spell

Hurricane Erin, which is currently over the Atlantic Ocean, could bring wet weather to the UK in the coming days

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28 h. ago Hurricane Erin could bring end to UK dry spell with rain after bank holiday weekend

Hurricane Erin, which is currently over the Atlantic Ocean, could bring wet weather to the UK in the coming days

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32 h. ago Moray traffic: A95 road to close for 126 days and bring road and rail disruption

There will be two weekend railway closures in September and October.

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35 h. ago The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – surreal workplace satire

A father searches for his missing daughter at a business park, only to become a living ghost in a corporate nightmare“I knew she wouldn’t leave the floor, but still I felt the slow panic coming on. A supermarket form of dread – you expect to find the lost child in the next aisle, but the next aisle is empty, so you push on to the next [until] there are not enough aisles left to give you hope.”Tom Crowley’s eight-year-old daughter Hen (not her real name, but also not short for Henrietta) has gone missing, somewhere in the Piranesi-esque corridors of Tom’s workplace, Capmeadow Business Park. It’s bring your daughter to work day, and it’s not the first time that morning that he’s lost her. But this feels different – to Tom, and to the reader, who might briefly suspect that they are in a contemporary update of Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ScotRail: Train delays between Edinburgh and Glasgow and Inverness after lightning damage

Disruption and delays are expected until 3pm

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6 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Major rail disruption between London Marylebone and West Ruislip

Live updates on London’s latest travel news across Tube, rail and road services

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7 d. ago Builders told to bring their own biscuits to jobs by 'tight' homeowners

Builders doing jobs for homeowners can continue to expect up to three brews a day, but should bring their own biccies. Almost half of Brits asked reckon tradespeople should bring their own snacks

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7 d. ago Rail disruption set to affect parts of Wales and border routes

Essential works will take place during two weekends in September

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1 week ago UK weather maps show heatwave to hit Wales within days with temperatures nearing 30°C

A tropical storm is expected to bring very warm weather to the UK in the coming days and yellow heat alerts have been issued

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2 w. ago Storm Floris: All the rail, sea and air disruption as dozens of services cancelled

No trains are expected to run to or from Inverness station until Tuesday afternoon at the earliest, while the first Aberdeen-Heathrow flight was cancelled

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2 w. ago Storm Floris live: Commuters hit by more rail disruption after ‘most damaging summer storm in recent memory’

The Met Office warned flying debris could pose ‘a danger to life’, while 43,000 homes lost power in Scotland

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2 w. ago Storm Floris live: Rail disruption likely to continue for another day after 90mph winds hit UK

The Met Office warned flying debris could pose ‘a danger to life’, while 43,000 homes lost power in Scotland

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2 w. ago Storm Floris live updates: Rail disruption likely to continue for another day after 90mph winds hit UK

The Met Office warned flying debris could pose ‘a danger to life’, while 43,000 homes lost power in Scotland

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2 w. ago Storm Floris to cause disruption into Tuesday in Scotland, Network Rail says

The railway operator said it would work ‘tirelessly’ to remove debris from train tracks.

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2 w. ago 'Do not travel' warnings issued as Storm Floris set to batter UK

Rail passengers are braced for disruption

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2 w. ago England and India ready for cliffhanger on final day in dramatic fifth Test

Root and Brook hit centuries before fallingHome side still needs 35 runs to claim seriesFirst came bad light, then rain, and with it the penultimate day of this epic Test series ended with the ultimate cliffhanger. England had seemingly been cruising to their target of 374, driven by sparkling centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root, only for India to strike back and leave them six wickets down, 35 runs still required, when the players left the field.And so despite looking like a dramatic fourth day would bring finality to the contest, this fifth Test decider now heads into the fifth day with everything still on the line. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Storm Floris to cause travel disruption as wind warnings upgraded

The weather could disrupt road, rail, air and ferry services, and close bridges.

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