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The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning from midnight on Friday across most of the UK, including the south-west of England, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland Storm Eowyn map: Where and when snow and 90mph winds will hit UK after Met Office weather warnings issued Storm Eowyn is set to bring strong winds across the entire country, potentially putting lives at risk, the Met Office has warned. Gusts of more than 90mph could cause power cuts, travel disruption and damage to buildings as Storm Eowyn threatens the UK. There could also be a danger to…

Road, rail, airports and ferries are likely to be disrupted in many parts of the UK and Ireland on Friday Storm Eowyn: Met Office warns of danger to life as Britain faces 90mph winds Britain is set to be battered by winds of up to 90mph from Storm Eowyn as the Met Office warned of a danger to life in parts of the country over the next few days. Very strong winds are forecast to strike the north of England, south of Scotland and North Wales. The forecaster issued an amber warning of wind from 6am to 9pm on Friday…

It comes after Trump insiders told The Independent that the new US administration believes it has Sir Keir’s government “over a barrel” on trade as Britain becomes increasingly reliant on a US deal Britons now favour European allies over US as ‘unpredictable’ Trump returns, study finds  Britons now favour Europe over the United States as an ally, a new study has found, marking a complete reversal of public opinion from almost 60 years ago. The study, by the Policy Institute at King’s College London, found that a majority of 53 per cent now say Britain should prioritise Europe, compared with…

There have been calls to tackle the “growing epidemic” of drug driving with half of motorists failing roadside drug tests. Calls to tackle drug driving ‘epidemic’ with drivers failing half of roadside tests  There have been calls to tackle the “growing epidemic” of drug driving with half of motorists failing roadside drug tests. In 2023, 51 per cent of drivers pulled over for a roadside drug test were found to be positive. In the first seven months of 2024 that figure was 49 per cent, according to road safety charity IAM RoadSmart. This information is based on data from 17…

Shocking video footage has been released by police of a car being driven at speeds up to 90mph before causing a three-vehicle crash killing a lorry driver. Shocking footage shows car speeding before M27 horror crash that killed lorry driver  Shocking video footage has been released by police of a car being driven at speeds up to 90mph before causing a three-vehicle crash killing a lorry driver. Ross Neiland, 38, from Littlehampton, West Sussex, has been jailed for nine years and nine months for causing the death of 36-year-old Michal Kaminski, from Salisbury, in the incident on the M27 on…

Both young girls, then aged 13, had troubled upbringings and were particularly vulnerable Two teenage girls plied with alcohol, drugs and repeatedly raped by ‘group of men in Rochdale’ A group of men subjected two young girls to “appalling” sexual exploitation over the course of several years in Greater Manchester, which saw them plied with alcohol and drugs and repeatedly raped, a court has heard. Both struggling with difficult upbringings, they were allegedly targeted by the group and became “beholden” to them, before being forced to carry out sex acts. Jurors heard that the two girls had “deeply troubled home…

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will fund the UN climate change agency after the US withdrew from the Paris Agreement again, President Donald Trump announced. Bloomberg’s pledge ensures the UNFCCC remains operational, covering the 22% of its $96.5 million budget previously provided by the US for 2024-2025.

Panic over fire rumor leads to deadly India train accident A rumour that a fire had started on a moving train in western India led to panic and the deaths of at least 12 people. Some passengers jumped off the train with the supposed fire and were hit by another train. It happened in Maharashtra State, between Maheji and Pardhade stations, approximately 410 kilometres (255 miles) northeast of India’s financial capital, Mumbai. What do we know about crash? According to the Press Trust of India news agency, passengers jumped off the Pushpak Express train bound for Mumbai after rumours of…

Netflix confirms return of hit legal drama after fans threatened to ‘revolt’ Netflix has left fans of a legal drama massively relieved after confirming it would return for another season. The first season of The Lincoln Lawyer was based on Michael Connelly’s 2008 novel The Brass Verdict and was released in 2022. The show stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, a defence attorney based in Los Angeles who often works out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Navigator rather than an office. A remake of the 2011 Matthew McConaughey film of the same name, other cast members include Neve Campbell, Becki…

Controversial US rapper unrecognisable with swollen face from nose job after cancer diagnosis US TV star Bhad Bhabie has revealed her bruised and swollen face after undergoing a nose job procedure six days ago. The Mommy Mode rapper, 21, shared the images on her Instagram Story on Tuesday, explaining that her face was still ‘so swollen’ almost a week later. ‘Nose jobs are not for the weak!!’ she wrote in a separate photo, while also clapping back at those asking if she should be having plastic surgery given her cancer diagnosis. ‘I don’t know who told y’all you can’t get…