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Will Hurricane Kirk bring strong winds and rain to the UK next week?
WEB1 day ago · The UK is finally experiencing some settled weather after days of heavy and persistent rain – but there could be worse to come next week.. Large parts of England and Wales were hit with intense downpours at the start of the week and Met Office figures showed 10 English counties experienced their wettest September on record.. Areas across England suffered heavy rain, high winds and flooding ...
Three takeaways from the BBC's new Nicola Bulley documentary
WEB2 days ago · The disappearance of mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, her family's anguish, media coverage and the impact of social media sleuths that followed has been detailed in a new BBC documentary airing this week.. Bulley, 45, vanished on 27 January, 2023, after dropping her daughters off at school and then taking her dog for a walk along the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Mother guilty over deaths of four boys in house fire - Yahoo News …
WEB1 day ago · A woman has been found guilty over the deaths of her four young boys in a fire after she left them home alone to go to Sainsbury’s. Deveca Rose had left her two sets of twins in the locked terraced house when the fatal blaze broke out on the evening of December 16 2021.
What's going to happen to benefits under Labour? What we know
WEB4 days ago · Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reveal the Labour government's first budget in October, having warned of "tough decisions" lying ahead. At the Labour Party conference last week, she vowed that there would be "no return to austerity" as she sought to "rebuild Britain" with a focus on investment in technology, public services and infrastructure.
Starmer facing demands from EU leaders as he arrives in Brussels …
WEB2 days ago · Keir Starmer kicks off his bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the European Union on Wednesday morning - but is facing early demands from leaders on migration, fishing and youth mobility.. The prime minister wants to tackle defence and security, crime and immigration, and then trade under a “three pillar” strategy for the crunch talks with EU leaders in Brussels, as revealed by The ...
Starmer speech: PM pledges crackdown on benefit fraud at Labour …
WEBSep 24, 2024 · In his first Labour Party conference speech as prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer vowed to "get the welfare bill down" as his government attempts to plug what it calls a £22bn "black hole" in public finances. “If we want to maintain support for the welfare state, then we will legislate to stop ...
The 'tripledemic' - Yahoo News UK
WEBSep 25, 2024 · From this week, millions of people can book their flu and Covid-19 vaccinations as the NHS rolls out protection for those most at risk ahead of winter.. As children go back to school and the weather gets colder, illnesses including RSV, Covid and flu are now spreading in force. The NHS is aiming to crack down on the number of people getting ill by rolling out a host of winter vaccines.
Stay at home' Covid message faces scrutiny as public inquiry …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · England's chief medical officer is to be quizzed on the impact the pandemic had on the NHS.. Professor Sir Chris Whitty is to face questions when he appears before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday. Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett is examining the impact of the crisis on NHS workers, patients and the delivery of healthcare.
A New Covid Variant Is Sweeping The UK, These Are The Symptoms
WEBSep 24, 2024 · A new Covid-19 variant has been spreading throughout Europe, and now, according to the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA), cases are soaring across the UK, too.. The new variant is known as “XEC” and, while experts say that this variant is more contagious than others, and can therefore spread faster, the current vaccines in place can protect against it.