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Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas, according to the Met Office The UK is braced for “disruptive snow”, ice and cold temperatures over the coming days, the Met Office has said. Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s “first taste of winter”, according to the forecaster. The Met Office has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts […]

It's a major US policy shift and comes just before President Biden leaves office President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russia for the first time, according to AP sources. The decision is a major US policy shift and comes as Mr Biden is about to leave office. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to limit American support for Ukraine and end the war as soon as possible. […]

Steve Borthwick is facing questions over his England future but Jamie George believes it is the players who should be held accountable for a run of five-successive defeats. South Africa emerged 29-20 winners at Allianz Stadium on Saturday to continue an autumn washout in the wake of losses to New Zealand and Australia, with the visit of Japan completing the series in a week’s time. It is their worst sequence […]

Members of the clergy are choosing not to call out senior Church of England leaders over the John Smyth abuse scandal because of “a culture of silence and fear”, a bishop has alleged. In an interview on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Bishop of Newcastle Dr Helen-Ann Hartley said her fellow bishops may also be staying silent as they are thinking about their own career prospects, after the […]

The Government has revealed where £1 billion in funding will go to deliver London-style buses nationwide as part of a massive Budget boost. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on Sunday confirmed £712 million in funding for local authorities to improve services, alongside a further £243 million for bus operators. Areas receiving an “unprecedented” amount of funding include Peterborough, the Isle of Wight, Torbay, Cambridgeshire and Leicester. Combined authorities representing South Yorkshire […]

An Arctic air is bringing the first chills of winter to the UK. The Met Office, which has issued weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday, has urged people to get their “woolly jumpers at the ready!” as “temperatures are set to drop next week with wintry weather on the way”. There is a yellow warning for snow and ice in northern […]

Russia has launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Zelensky said Russia deployed various types of drones including Shaheds, cruise, ballistic and aero ballistic missiles. Ukrainian defence forces shot down 140 air targets, he said in a statement on Telegram. “The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine,” he said. “Unfortunately, there is […]

Ministers have been accused of “abandoning” mental health patients after figures revealed a rise in delayed discharge waits. Scottish Labour said it was “scandalous” that the average wait for people who experienced delayed discharge in a mental health or learning disability ward rose to nearly three months (87 days) in 2023. The figures, published in the latest Mental Health Inpatient Census, showed that the average wait time was 19 days […]

The UK Government has been urged to scrap requirements for voters to prove their identity at polling stations – with an SNP minister at Holyrood branding the measure a “barrier to participation in the democratic process”. Scottish parliamentary business minister Jamie Hepburn also voiced concerns that the requirements, introduced by the Conservatives, could deter some people from voting in future Holyrood and Scottish council elections, even though no identity requirements […]