17 h. ago UK weather maps forecast snow and heavy winds to batter parts of country TONIGHT

The run up to Christmas could be a white one for some Brits as a cold snap begins to grip the nation - some parts of the country will face freezing conditions and heavy winds

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29 h. ago UK snow blast forecast with 85mph winds TODAY after polar vortex sparks weather chaos

A weather expert has confirmed Brits across the country will need to prepare for strong winds and snowy conditions as the harsh winter weather continues to batter the UK

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50 h. ago Good Morning Britain star delivers tragic news after death that 'shocked the nation'

Good Morning Britain hosts Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls discussed the latest headlines on Thursday

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5 d. ago Flooding and travel chaos likely as heavy rain set to batter UK as amber weather warning issued

Up to 5 inches of rain is set to hit as flooded is expected

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5 d. ago Two of Britain's most glamorous new female stars will go head to head for the prestigious Brits Rising Star award

Two of Britain's most glamorous new female stars will go head to head for the prestigious Brits Rising Star award - hoping to follow in the footsteps of Adele, Jessie J and Sam Smith.

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5 d. ago Rain and 42mph winds set to batter London as winter descends on capital

Rain and 42mph winds set to batter London as winter descends on capital  My London

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7 d. ago Britain braces for weekend washout: Torrential downpours and strong winds will batter UK from tomorrow as Met Office issues yellow weather alert and warns to expect two inches of rain

As much as 2 inches of rain is expected to fall in some areas and the heavy rain could lead to travel disruption for Brits due to difficult driving conditions.

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7 d. ago Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

From Michelangelo and Leonardo to Picasso and Matisse, bitter feuds have defined art. But are contemporary artists more collaborative than their renaissance predecessors?“He has been here and fired a gun,” John Constable said of JMW Turner. A shootout between these two titans would make a good scene for in a film of their lives, but in reality all Turner did at the 1832 Royal Academy exhibition was add a splash of red to a seascape, to distract from the Constable canvas beside it.That was by far the most heated moment in what seems to us a struggle on land and sea for supremacy in British art. It’s impossible not to see Tate Britain’s new double header of their work this way. For it is a truth universally acknowledged, to paraphrase their contemporary Jane Austen, that when two great artists live at the same time, they must be bitter and remorseless rivals. But is that really so, and does it help or hinder creativity? Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Water company bosses still imposing hosepipe bans despite UK being drenched by Storm Claudia

Hosepipe bans are still in place across some parts of Britain despite a very wet November which saw the UK battered by Storm Claudia

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9 d. ago UK snow forecast as twin Arctic storms to bury Brits under four inches

Twin storms look set to cause chaos with snow and heavy rain to fall across the UK, advanced weather maps suggest - and several major towns and cities appear to be in the firing line

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves 'can't tax her way to growth', warns head of CBI as Chancellor set to raise taxes to highest level in modern history

In a last-ditch plea ahead of Wednesday's Budget, the head of Britain's biggest business group will warn the Chancellor: 'You will never be able to tax your way to growth.'

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1 week ago Cyclone Fina cuts power and damages homes across northern Australia

Thousands left in the dark as damaging winds, flash floods and a second major storm batter two states

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1 week ago Major European airport closed after mystery drones spark travel chaos with flights grounded

A MAJOR European airport has suspended flights following a spate of mysterious drone sightings - sparking widespread travel chaos. Dutch authorities said Eindhoven Airport shut down its airspace after several UAV sightings - which also caused military air traffic to pause. Counter-drones teams and police officers rushed to the scene to investigate, Netherlands Defence Minister...

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2 w. ago The beauty and chaos brought by heavy snow after parts of the country were blanketed

Here are some pictures from the snowfall this week

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2 w. ago Government minister issues statement as Russian spy ship seen on edge of UK waters

John Healey said Britain “is ready” if the ship heads south in a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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2 w. ago UK weather: Snow alert with up to 10 inches expected to fall sparking travel chaos

The Met Office has also issued an amber weather warning for snow in parts of Yorkshire on Thursday between 5am and 9pm

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2 w. ago Dublin promises tougher asylum rules to counter any new measures Labour bring in, to ensure migrants continue heading to Britain and not Ireland

Jim O'Callaghan said the UK's new proposals could alter the flow of asylum seekers between the two countries and insisted Ireland would not become a more attractive destination than Britain.

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2 w. ago Storm Claudia sees thousands of jellyfish turn Welsh beaches into mass graveyards

Gulls massed over beaches looking for easy pickings in the wake of Storm Claudia

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2 w. ago Vital donations lost as Storm Claudia tears roof from sanctuary for unwanted pets

A building containing donations was left exposed to the elements after the havoc caused by Storm Claudia

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2 w. ago Amber cold health alert issued for parts of UK: Snow and ice warnings as big chill grips Britain

The amber alert is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, while a yellow alert is in place for the rest of England between 12pm on Monday until 8am on Saturday.

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