10 h. ago UK snow forecast as Brits face being buried in Arctic blizzard lasting 21 hours

Weather modelling maps show more snow could be heading to the UK soon as all four home nations look set to be impacted during 21 hours of Arctic flurries

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15 h. ago OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15

Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this yearPolitics live –latest updatesBritain’s budget watchdog has said the early leak of its budget documents before Rachel Reeves made her speech was the “worst failure” in its 15-year history as it emerged a similar breach had occurred earlier this year.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said an investigation had found that the leadership of the organisation, over many years, was to blame for the early release of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) document online nearly an hour before Reeves’s address last Wednesday. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Weekend washout! Dozens of flood alerts in place across UK as Met Office issues 'danger to life' weather warning in south Wales amid heavy rainfall

The amber weather warning will come into force in south Wales from the early hours of Monday morning, set to last throughout the day with heavy rain expected until early on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Travel expert who's had six of his last eight flights delayed reveals how to survive for hours in the airport

A travel expert has revealed his top tips for managing your next delayed flight.

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4 d. ago Christmas shopping boost as increased free parking comes to Kilmarnock

Council bosses have added an extra hour on to last year's arrangement.

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5 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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6 d. ago UK snow forecast maps show two very rare weather phenomena may put Brits at risk

More snow looks set to fall in the UK this week, and the wintry blast looks set to bring two rarely-seen weather phenomena - one of which can be highly dangerous

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6 d. ago Christmas markets at risk as 'Arctic weather blast' will bury Brits in seven inches of snow

Revellers hoping to catch a Yuletide buzz early in December have been warned plans to visit Christmas markets may be cancelled due to a deluge of snow forecast to batter Britain

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6 d. ago Devastating sight man who suffered worst death imaginable saw before he died

Cave explorer Brandon Kowallis witnessed the harrowing last hours of the 26-year-old medical student who became trapped 400 feet underground

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7 d. ago UK weather forecast: '17cm of snow' to bury Brits as new Arctic attack incoming

Brits are braced for even more snow with a wintry weather front set to sweep across the UK from the Atlantic, potentially bringing up to seven inches of the white stuff

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7 d. ago UK snow forecast as seven inches set to bury Brits in major Arctic weather blast

Brits are bracing for even more snow as weather maps show a wintry weather front sweeping across the UK in just a few days' time, potentially bringing up to seven inches

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7 d. ago NHS 'stay at home' request issued to people suffering from two symptoms

Anyone who has suffered from the symptoms within the last 48 hours told 'do not visit'

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7 d. ago NHS 'please don't visit us' warning to anyone with two symptoms as variant spreads

People should avoid visiting if they've experienced the symptoms within the last 48 hours

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9 d. ago UK snow: Britain forecast heavy snowfall within DAYS with 7 cities hit by Arctic blast

New weather maps have forecast heavy snowfall across the UK with snow set to blanket the nation as the country moves away from autumn and into depths of winter

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9 d. ago Christmas hope for the boy, 5, who has spent nearly his whole life in hospital

"We’ve never actually had a Christmas meal, we tried once, and it lasted us four hours"

Politics

1 week ago Zelenskyy to meet US army secretary after American and Russian officials draft plan to end war – Europe live

The draft plan, reportedly developed by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, would force draconian measures on UkraineIn the last hour, Ukraine said it had received from Russia the remains of 1,000 people that Moscow said were killed Ukrainian soldiers, in the latest repatriation – a rare area of cooperation between the warring sides, AFP reported.“Today, repatriation measures took place. 1000 bodies, claimed by the Russian side to belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine,” Kyiv’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on social media. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine’s PM hosts US army secretary after American and Russian officials draft plan to end war – Europe live

The draft plan, reportedly developed by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, would force draconian measures on UkraineIn the last hour, Ukraine said it had received from Russia the remains of 1,000 people that Moscow said were killed Ukrainian soldiers, in the latest repatriation – a rare area of cooperation between the warring sides, AFP reported.“Today, repatriation measures took place. 1000 bodies, claimed by the Russian side to belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine,” Kyiv’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on social media. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Amazon shoppers have hours left to bag 'best ever' Philips shaver for £300 less

Shoppers will need to act fast, as the promotional deal will only last for the next few hours.

Economics

1 week ago UK snow forecast LIVE: Brits told 'prepare essentials' in Met Office amber alert

The Met Office says 10 inches of snow could fall in some parts of the UK this week, with drivers advised to keep essential items in their cars following an amber weather warning

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1 week ago Snow forecast LIVE: UK covered by Met Office warnings as Brits face 10 inches

The Met Office has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice this week, as well as an amber warning for snow covering parts of the North East and Yorkshire

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