What to expect Some roads and railways will be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some services may be cancelled and there is a small chance of stranded vehicles and passengers. There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected Meanwhile an expanse of the North West region, including Liverpool, Blackpool and Stoke-on-Trent is covered by the fourth severe weather warning, for heavy rain. … [Read more...] about UK weather: ‘Severe’ heavy snow and floods to hit Britain with double whammy this week
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UK weather – Four more inches of ‘severe’ snow today after ‘snowiest spell’ in two years
Areas across northern, central England and Wales, including towns and villages along the River Severn, suffered severe flooding as Christoph lashed the country. … [Read more...] about UK weather – Four more inches of ‘severe’ snow today after ‘snowiest spell’ in two years
UK weather – Up to 1 FOOT of ‘severe’ snow to hit the North with torrential rain across rest of Britain
Flakes fell across the rest of the UK yesterday too, with snow forecast to grip the nation until at least Wednesday. … [Read more...] about UK weather – Up to 1 FOOT of ‘severe’ snow to hit the North with torrential rain across rest of Britain
Arrivals in UK from high-risk countries to pay for hotel quarantine
“We have also banned all travel from 22 countries where there is a risk of known variants, including South Africa, Portugal and South American nations. And in order to reduce the risk posed by UK nationals and residents returning home from these countries, I can announce that we will require all such arrivals who cannot be refused entry to isolate in government-provided accommodation, such as hotels, for 10 days without exception. … [Read more...] about Arrivals in UK from high-risk countries to pay for hotel quarantine
Doctors call for better targeting of Covid vaccinations in UK
Nagpaul said: “Deprived communities do not sit easily in the JCVI tiers. For a start, they have fewer over-80s, because the life expectancy in the deprived communities is lower. So that means that what we’re seeing is a vaccination rollout that is vaccinating higher numbers of people in affluent areas because there are more over-80s and we’re seeing lower levels of vaccinations in deprived communities. … [Read more...] about Doctors call for better targeting of Covid vaccinations in UK
