The UK is braced for an unsettled start to 2025, with heavy snow, rain and wind expected to cause travel disruption over New Year's Eve.
Alex Burkill from the Met Office says weather warnings are constantly being updated and urges people to check them, āparticularly if youāre planning to travel.ā Report by Jonesia.
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A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for parts of the UK as the fourth heatwave of the summer continues. Sky News
Storm Floris is tearing through the UK with violent winds, causing chaos across cities and rural areas. Shocking videos show parked cars being moved, planes struggling to land in Leeds, and animals fleeing damaged enclosures. Trees are falling, travel networks are disrupted, and danger-to-life warnings have been issued. The Met Office warns that gusts could exceed 85mph in some coastal regions. As severe weather continues, millions across the country are bracing for more damage.
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Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern says Storm Floris is the most powerful storm seen in the UK this summer and possibly the strongest summer storm in decades.
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Extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming the new normal in the UK, says the Met Office. Its State of the Climate report 2024 highlights how the UK is now about 1.24C warmer than from 1961 to 1990. The report also confirms for the first time that sea level rise in the UK is higher than the global average, increasing risks of coastal flooding and erosion. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Residents of Epping gathered outside The Bell Hotel to celebrate after the local council won a temporary injunction banning its use to house asylum seekers.
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Councillor Chris Whitebread warns residents of Epping Forest district council not to protest or āover celebrateā as asylum seekers face being removed from Bell Hotel in Epping. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer hails US President Donald Trump's commitment to security guarantees for Ukraine, calling it āreally productiveā as he described the movement toward a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.
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Treasury Minister Torsten Bell says āsignificant progressā has been made in the Ukraine peace talks and that providing security guarantees to Ukraine will āstrengthen their hand in the negotiationsā. It comes after President Trump promised to provide Ukraine with āvery good security guaranteeā
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Olivia Campbell-Cavendish of the Trans Legal Clinic says the Supreme Courtās ruling on the legal definition of a woman has āhorrendousā impacts on trans people, but stresses the appeal is about fairness and equity for all.
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Large waves, caused by strong winds, crash onto the pier in the town of Newhaven in the south of England as weather warnings are put in place for rain, snow and wind across the UK.
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