36 h. ago Storm Chandra horror as nearly month's rain to batter UK in just a few hours

Weather warnings for Storm Chandra are now in effect with a month's worth of rain set to fall in just a few hours, while some areas are told to expect heavy snow and 'powerful' winds of up to 80mph

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36 h. ago Labour set to fail on its manifesto pledge on potholes, analysis reveals

In its 2024 manifesto pledge, Labour promised to fix 'an additional one million potholes in England in each year of the next parliament'. However, an investigation reveals it is set to fall well short.

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59 h. ago Silence and Cry review – deeply strange 1960s erotic ballet meditating on Hungary’s history and politics

Director Miklós Jancsó creates a bizarre psychodrama set after the fall of the 1919 Hungarian Soviet republic, encompassing postwar trauma and erotic overtonesMiklós Jancsó’s mysterious film from 1968 is a deeply strange somnambulist ballet. It shows a piece of Hungary’s political history implicitly juxtaposed with the postwar Soviet present, in which Czechoslovakia and Hungary have been crushed. The brutality of the anti-Communist powers of 1919 depicted in the film would have been an officially acceptable subject, but the indictment of brutality is clearly transferable. And it is an impenetrable psychological trauma with weird erotic overtones, like an absurdist bad dream transcribed by Kafka.The scene is the vast Hungarian plain, with a desolate wind always blowing, on which the characters perform their roles as if on a gigantic stage; it is a single unitary space which appears to extend, Sahara-like, to the far horizon in all directions. People do not quite enter and exit in the...

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5 d. ago Fall asleep faster with stretching routine that helps reduce stress and pain

Struggling with sleep from time to time is normal, but one set of simple stretches could help you fall asleep faster - and you can do them from the comfort of your bed

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1 week ago Met Office and BBC snow forecast for February as ‘wintry hazards’ on the cards

The UK is set for a bitterly cold end to January with up to 83cm of snow set to fall and the wintry conditions are predicted to continue into February with "wintry hazards"

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2 w. ago Scottish football authorities braced for weather disruption after early postponement and six inspections

Premiership games set to go ahead as planned - but others matches could fall by wayside

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2 w. ago Met Office forecasts more 'disruptive snow' with 20cm set to fall after Storm Goretti batters UK

More weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued across the UK

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3 w. ago Will Storm Goretti dump snow on London? Tracker reveals likely path across southern England with 8 inches set to fall

Ice warnings remain in place for most of the UK on Wednesday morning amid an Arctic air mass

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3 w. ago Pensioners and benefit claimants 'set to cash in with new tax rules'

Analysis claims millions earning around £50,000 will see their take-home pay fall - but others are set to benefit

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3 w. ago When Prince William knew the 'wheels are going to fall off with Harry' ahead of 'Megxit'

Then the Duke of Cambridge, William, asked a trusted, retired Buckingham Palace aide to 'come back for a bit' to help contain the fallout from the schism later 'styled Megxit'

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4 w. ago Tesla publishes analyst forecasts suggesting sales set to fall

Tesla endured tough year in part thanks to some consumers’ distaste for Elon Musk’s embrace of rightwing politicsTesla has taken the unusual step of publishing sales forecasts that suggest 2025 deliveries will be lower than expected and future years’ sales will be well below targets set by its chief executive, Elon Musk.The US electric vehicle maker published figures from analysts suggesting it will announce 423,000 deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2025, in a new “consensus” section on its investor website. That would represent a 16% decline from the final quarter of 2024. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Tesla makes surprise announcement of lower than expected sales for 2025

Electric vehicle maker also predicts future sales will miss Elon Musk’s ambitious targetsTesla has taken the unusual step of publishing sales forecasts that suggest 2025 deliveries will be lower than expected and future years’ sales will be well below targets set by its chief executive, Elon Musk.The US electric vehicle maker published figures from analysts suggesting it will announce 423,000 deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2025, in a new “consensus” section on its investor website. That would represent a 16% decline from the final quarter of 2024. Continue reading...

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last month Snow Is Set To Fall In London This Week With Temperatures Of

Snow Is Set To Fall In London This Week With Temperatures Of -2 Degrees On The Forecast For The New Year  Secret London

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