12 h. ago Military driving examiners deployed to public test centres to cut backlog

Thirty-six defence driving examiners will conduct public tests one day a week for 12 months.

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21 h. ago Southport killer's parents could yet face criminal charges as police confirm they are examining evidence given at Rudakubana public inquiry

Merseyside police said they would be 'obtaining full transcripts' of the hearings from last week, when Axel Rudakubana's parents spent two days in the witness box.

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22 h. ago UK weather: Snow forecast to blast Britain for 10 DAYS as mercury drops to glacial

Snowfall has been forecast over a 10-day spell this month with temperatures set to drop to a frosty -10C in the worst affected areas in several parts of the country

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26 h. ago Florida faces a ‘falling iguana advisory’ as temperatures drop across country

The US can expect to face a few more colder-than-normal days before warming up later in the week

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42 h. ago UK snow: Horror maps show 25cm blizzard smashing Britain with 62 counties hit

The UK is set to see temperatures plunge with lows of -7C in an Arctic blast where most of the country will be blanketed in snow with a high pressure system taking over

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58 h. ago Scotland weather maps turn purple as the country braces for four day snowfall

Several areas of Scotland are expected to be hit with snow as the weather map turns purple for four days...

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3 d. ago 'It's not the 60+ days of Christmas!' Exasperated Brits blast John Lewis, Coca

Scientists say that stretching out the festive season could spark 'festive burnout', as Christmas decorations appear two months ahead of the big day.

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3 d. ago UK snow maps show exact date Britain will be hit by 20cm of snow and freezing rain

New weather maps have predicted that a blast of Arctic air could bring the first wintry showers of the season, with some areas likely to see freezing rain or even snow

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4 d. ago 'They don't want to give up one day a week to go and do work for free'

"Everything that we do has got to be meaningful"

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4 d. 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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5 d. ago The Guardian view on worsening extreme weather: the injustice of the climate crisis grows ever clearer | Editorial

The increasing ferocity and frequency of tropical storms imposes an unbearable burden on countries including JamaicaThe geographically uneven risks from increasingly extreme and dangerous weather grow ever starker. As Jamaica and other Caribbean countries clear up after Hurricane Melissa, and Typhoon Kalmaegi heads west after killing nearly 200 people in the Philippines and Vietnam, the case for more international support to countries facing the most destructive impacts from global heating has never been stronger.Last week’s five-day rainfall in Jamaica was made twice as likely by higher temperatures, according to initial findings from climate attribution studies. The current death toll across the Caribbean is at least 75. The economic and social costs are hard to quantify in a region that is still recovering from 2024’s Hurricane Beryl. Crucial infrastructure has been destroyed before the loans used to build it have even been paid off. Andrew Holness, Jamaica’s prime minister, esti...

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5 d. ago Is it going to snow in London? Map shows cold weather on the way

Is it going to snow in London? Map shows cold weather on the way  London Evening Standard

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5 d. ago Over half of Brits struggle to find daily 'me time' amidst chores and work pressures

A poll of 2,000 adults found 51% can go one day a week or longer, without taking any time to call their own.

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5 d. ago Is it going to snow in London? Weather map points to wintry showers across the UK

Advanced weather maps are giving us a glimpse into what early winter could bring to the UK in terms of snow.

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5 d. ago Now that's what you call a blast from the past! British twin explorers put George Mallory's 1920s Everest kit to the test

Two British explorers have put George Mallory's 1920s Everest kit to the ultimate test by wearing it up a Himalayan mountain.

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5 d. ago Exact date snowfall to start in Scotland with most of country blanketed in days

Winter is most certainly on the horizon as weather maps predicting up to 51cm of snow next week.

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5 d. ago Day of the Dead celebrations and more top photos this week from the Caribbean and Latin America

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6 d. ago UK snow forecast as six days of blizzards set to bring '5cm per hour'

Snow appears to be on the horizon as weather maps suggest Brits face six days of flurries across the country - as much as 5cm could fall per hour in some places

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6 d. ago Rangers ultras blast ‘no to police state Britain’ as they take aim at controversial UK government policy with banner

RANGERS ultras hit out at the UK government's controversial digital ID policy with a banner display at Ibrox. It appeared during the early stages of the Gers' Europa League clash against Roma. Before kick-off at Ibrox, the entire Copland Stand was turned into a giant tifo display. The huge gladiator-themed tifo made use of the...

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6 d. ago Moment fugitive fraudster hands himself in three days after he was freed from HMP Wandsworth by mistake as hunt continues for Algerian migrant sex offender

Fraudster William 'Billy' Smith, 35, was wrongly set free from the south London jail earlier this week but reportedly handed himself in after a three-day manhunt.

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