STORM Gareth is set to pummel Britain with 65mph winds and rain today sparking travel chaos for commuters. The Met Office has issued severe ‘Yellow’ warnings for wind and rain affecting the south-east of England, the Midlands and Northern cities including Manchester. Forecasters have warned of delays affecting roads, railways, airports and ferry transport. “It will be a cloudy, wet and windy start for many,” a Met Office forecaster said. “Cloud, rain and strong winds will move in from the west through this evening with heavy rain over western hills. “Gales are possible in the west and over hills.” It comes after Storm Gareth doubled into a colossal 2,000-mile wide mega-storm bringing strong winds into Thursday morning. Be in control of your bills - and save up to £518SWITCHCRAFT is a free service that finds you the right energy deal - and you could save up to £518 a year. Sign up, compare and switch with Switchcraft You’ll … [Read more...] about UK weather forecast – Storm Gareth to pummel Britain with 65mph gusts sparking severe warnings for wind and rain
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Hartlepool identified as possible site for multi-billion pound project to store UK’s radioactive waste
Hartlepool has been identified as a potential site for a multi-billion pound underground store for all of the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste. A nationwide process is underway to find a site somewhere in England or Wales suitable for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A survey of geological data says rocks of a suitable type and depth are present in Hartlepool and Teesside as well as elsewhere in the North East.Public organisation Radioactive Waste Management Ltd (RWM), which is leading the project to develop the waste facility on behalf of the government, stressed it will only be built where there is community support.It is believed there may be greater support in Hartlepool due to the town having a nuclear power station which has an expected decommissioning date of 2024.In an exclusive briefing with the Mail, a RWM spokesperson said: “This facility could come here. It could go anywhere else [in England and Wales], but it’s probably more likely to go … [Read more...] about Hartlepool identified as possible site for multi-billion pound project to store UK’s radioactive waste
UK house price forecasts heavily downgraded as Brexit freezes housing market
House prices are due to fall towards the end of the year, according to a sharp downgrade to official independent forecasts. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) says average prices will drop by 0.3pc in the fourth quarter of 2019. As recently as October it projected growth of 3.2pc for the final three months of this year. It said growth will return in the second quarter of 2020, to 0.9pc, but will remain well below the previously forecast figure of 3.1pc. It predicts growth will hit 4pc in the final quarter of 2021. The outlook was revealed as as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) warned that prolonged Brexit uncertainty will damage the UK housing market. Its monthly residential market survey, which gathers the views of more than 300 chartered surveyors, found more than three quarters of respondents believed Brexit uncertainty was holding back the market, as buyers and sellers awaited the outcome of negotiations. Rics said there had been a … [Read more...] about UK house price forecasts heavily downgraded as Brexit freezes housing market
UK rejects no deal, US bans Max jets
O’Rourke to seek nomination, Manafort’s bad week just got worse, China smartphone sales and Facebook outage, plus Hungary’s family planning ad mocked. Delano’s breakfast briefing. MPs say UK can’t leave without deal British MPs voted on Wednesday evening in favour of a motion that a no-deal Brexit should never happen. The Guardian has a good explainer. Theresa May warned the Commons that if they now don’t vote in favour of her deal, at the third attempt, the UK would face a “much longer extension” to Brexit, The Guardian also reported The pound made significant gains following the rejection of no deal, Bloomberg reports. The BBC has a roundup of reaction from across Europe to a likely request from the UK to extend Article 50. But Euronews cites the EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier as saying that there will be no more “clarification” on the Withdrawal Agreement. US grounds Boeing Max planes In what CNBC calls “a … [Read more...] about UK rejects no deal, US bans Max jets
UK woman ‘mortified’ as airline threatens to kick her off over ‘inappropriate’ outfit
Flight staff threatened to kick a woman off a plane for wearing an "inappropriate" crop-top, leaving her shaken and upset. Emily O'Connor, 21, from the United Kingdom, posted to Twitter claiming that, after clearing customs and the flight gate, she was told by staff on the plane to put on a jacket or she'd be removed. Travel Hack: The best days of the week to book flights and travel The travel websites with the cheapest flights Family kicked off American Airlines flight over 'body odour' "Flying from [Birmingham] Bham to Tenerife, Thomas Cook told me that they were going to remove me from the flight if I didn't 'cover up' as I was 'causing offence' and was 'inappropriate'. "I stood up on the flight and asked if anyone was offended - no one said a word." That was until she refused to move from her seat. "A man then shouted 'Shut up you pathetic woman. Put a f**king jacket on' - the staff said nothing to him." Eventually Ms O'Connor found a way to stay on the plane. "I was given a … [Read more...] about UK woman ‘mortified’ as airline threatens to kick her off over ‘inappropriate’ outfit