What to expect Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer The Environment Agency had 12 flood warnings in place on Wednesday afternoon, stretching from the Midlands to the North East, meaning immediate action is required. … [Read more...] about UK weather: ‘Severe’ heavy snow and floods to hit Britain with double whammy this week
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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
Holidaymakers vow to get around new quarantine rules by driving from Portugal to Spain so they can dodge 10-days isolation in a hotel when they return to the UK
But the Prime Minister last night said he wanted 'maximum possible protection against reinfection from abroad' to prevent new coronavirus variants jeopardising the vaccination programme. At a meeting of the Covid-O committee at 6pm this evening, Cabinet ministers will consider making it compulsory for all travellers to quarantine at hotels, regardless of their nationality and where they come from. A formal announcement on the agreed scheme may not come until tomorrow. … [Read more...] about Holidaymakers vow to get around new quarantine rules by driving from Portugal to Spain so they can dodge 10-days isolation in a hotel when they return to the UK
Boris Johnson reveals schools won’t reopen until at least MARCH 8 as he extends lockdown by another three weeks – but tries to quell mounting Tory anger with pledge of ‘road map’ out of curbs
Britain's scientists have led the charge over the last year and provided the world with hope for the future. The NHS carried out the Pioneer trial which in June discovered the first treatment to work against the virus, saving tens of thousands of lives around the world. And a team at Oxford developed one of the first Covid vaccines in record time. While the EU bickers with drug firms, Britain is getting on with its vaccination programme, with more than one in ten adults already immunised. So while the UK has much to regret about the last year, it can look to the future with hope. … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson reveals schools won’t reopen until at least MARCH 8 as he extends lockdown by another three weeks – but tries to quell mounting Tory anger with pledge of ‘road map’ out of curbs
‘It’s over, let’s move on’: Republican senators blast Trump’s second impeachment as ‘dead on arrival’ – after 45 of them effectively signaled ex-president will be acquitted by voting the trial ‘unconstitutional’
'It makes no sense whatsoever that a president or any official could could commit a heinous crime against our country and then defeat Congress's impeachment powers and avoid a vote on disqualification by simply resigning or by waiting to commit that offense until their last few weeks in office. … [Read more...] about ‘It’s over, let’s move on’: Republican senators blast Trump’s second impeachment as ‘dead on arrival’ – after 45 of them effectively signaled ex-president will be acquitted by voting the trial ‘unconstitutional’
