7 h. ago UK weather change as freezing winds and cold spell set to sweep across country this week

Cold air and strong winds are sweeping from the North Sea and across the UK this week, bringing a sharp drop in temperatures after last week’s heatwave, with unsettled weather ahead

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20 h. ago Latest Met Office forecast for Greater Manchester as weather set to change again

Temperatures are set to heat up again after a mild Bank Holiday weekend

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25 h. ago Spain: cable theft that caused rail chaos was ‘act of sabotage’, says minister

Signalling cable taken from four locations, delaying high-speed services between Madrid and Seville, week after massive power cutSpain’s transport minister has said the country’s rail network suffered “an act of serious sabotage” after vital signalling cable was stolen over the busy bank holiday weekend, bringing severe delays to high-speed services between Madrid and Seville that affected more than 10,000 travellers.The country’s state-owned rail operator, Renfe, said the problems on the line between the capital and the southern region of Andalucía had been caused by the theft of cable from four different locations in the Toledo area, south of Madrid, late on Sunday. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Starmer praises veterans for ‘selfless dedication’ ahead of VE Day

‘This week, the country will show you just how thankful we all are’, the Prime Minister wrote in an open letter.

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55 h. ago UK weather maps show huge rainstorm sweeping country as spring sunshine ends

The UK has been basking in the warmest start to May on record, but weather maps show a band of rain is set to sweep across the country before temperatures cool from the unseasonable highs

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66 h. ago OLIVER COPPARD: 'Reform winning in South Yorkshire is the canary in the coalmine'

Oliver Coppard, South Yorkshire's metro mayor writes for the Mirror: "If this government does not deliver for communities like mine, what happened here this week will be the story we see repeated across the country."

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3 d. ago How Britain will mark VE Day 80: Red Arrows flypast and events across the country

The country will commemorate VE Day’s momentous anniversary next week with a display of characteristic pageantry as a procession and flypast takes place in London

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4 d. ago Israel launches airstrikes near Syrian presidential palace in Damascus

Benjamin Netanyahu says strike intended to deter Syria’s new leadership from any hostile move against the DruzeIsrael’s air force launched airstrikes against unidentified targets near Syria’s presidential palace, in what Israeli officials said was a warning to the Syrian government after days of bloody clashes near Damascus between pro-government militia and fighters from the Druze minority sectBenjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and the defence minister, Israel Katz, said in a joint statement that the strike early on Friday, the second this week in Syria, was intended to deter the country’s new leadership from any hostile move against the Druze. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Scotland sees hottest day of the year but Scots can 'say goodbye' to heat this weekend

Scots have been out enjoying the sunny weather but the Met Office warned that is all set to change

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5 d. ago Greater Manchester weather latest as temperatures set to dramatically change

Conditions will change drastically this weekend

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5 d. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as Reform set to sweep to victory in two major mayoral contests

Polling yesterday suggested Nigel Farage's party is on course to have two mayors, in Lincolnshire and Hull, with Labour pushed into third place in both.

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5 d. ago Five UK areas set to see highest temperatures as 28C hottest day of the year forecast

The Met Office has forecast that temperatures are set to reach 28C or even 29C in parts of the country this week

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7 d. ago UK heatwave to grind to halt next week with '72 hours of snow' battering Britain

UK weather will see a 72-hour snow blitz batter the country after a mini-heatwave this week, with snow maps showing up to 2cm of the white stuff settling in parts of England and Scotland

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7 d. ago Dominican Republic deports pregnant women in ‘inhumane’ migrant crackdown

More than 130 women and children who fled Haiti to seek healthcare rounded up in hospitals and sent backPregnant women and new mothers are being rounded up in hospitals in the Dominican Republic and deported back to Haiti as part of what observers say is an openly cruel, racist and misogynist government policy.More than 130 Haitian women and children were removed on the first day of a new crackdown on undocumented migrants last week targeting the Caribbean country’s main public hospitals. Dominican authorities said 48 were pregnant, 39 were new mothers and 48 were children. Local media reported that one woman was deported while in labour. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago UK weather: Met Office heatwave verdict as exact time of temperature peak revealed

Brits are in store for above average temperatures next week, which will bring summerlike heat to major cities across the country - Met Office weather forecasting maps reveal the day and time these temperatures will peak

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9 d. ago ‘Fierce warrior’ and Jeffrey Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre has died

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1 week ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, ex

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

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1 week ago Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans

Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash floodingEurope live – latest updatesAfter Storm Hans battered northern Italy in the runup to Easter, severe weather continued to lash much of the country this week. Since Tuesday, the conditions have triggered potent showers and thunderstormsand yellow and orange weather warnings have been issued.With winds generally remaining light this week, the greatest concerns surround the risks from intense rainfall, as slow-moving heavy showers can deliver a prolonged downpour to a fairly localised area. The authorities have warned people to avoid high-risk areas such as roads with steep embankments amid a threat of flash flooding and mudslides. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, Labour peer claims

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

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1 week ago Personal trainer, 29, drowned while paddleboarding with his girlfriend as she desperately begged bystanders to help, inquest told

A 29-year-old personal trainer drowned after getting into difficulty while paddleboarding after an abrupt change in weather conditions, an inquest in Rochdale has heard.

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