Liam Dutton
Cold start to winter more likely than normal this year
The latest long-range winter forecast from the Met Office suggests colder weather is more likely than normal this winter, but how much snow will there be?
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NHS hospitals under pressure this winter
Hospitals across England are under such pressure they’ve been advised to put off all non-urgent operations until the middle of January. NHS England said they should free up beds for the most unwell patients ahead of an “expected surge” after the Christmas and New Year break.
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Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics
Russia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea. But its athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to take part in the Games as neutrals. The International Olympic Committee decision, made in the last hour, followed claims that Russian officials ran a covert doping operation for…
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Jeanette Winterson on business rates
Jeanette Winterson, the author of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit and the owner of an organic food shop in east London.
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Liam Dutton
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Liam Dutton
Winter arrives in March and it’ll stay cold
Winter arrives at the start of meteorological spring and the cold is likely to linger throughout March.
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Liam Dutton
Winter is coming and there will be some snow
After the warmest December on record for the UK, winter is coming finally coming next week.
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Michael Winterbottom: forgotten story of Meredith Kercher
The British film director Michael Winterbottom has never shied away from difficult subjects and his latest film, based on the murder of the British student Meredith Kercher, is no exception.
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Fifa panel wants shorter Qatar World Cup – in winter
The controversial 2022 World Cup in Qatar receives a makeover from a task force at football’s world governing body Fifa, which recommends playing the tournament in November and December.
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Victoria Macdonald
Winterbourne View report: why has there not been more progress?
Today’s report on the care of people with learning disabilities in England is full of horrible words and phrases like “stakeholder” – a shame, because it’s important.
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Parents lead backlash against ‘rip off’ winter theme park
A Christmas theme park designed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, and sold out every weekend until Christmas, temporarily closes following dozens of complaints from parents.
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Jonathan Rugman
Ukraine one year on: prepare for a cold diplomatic winter
It’s overstating things to say Russia and the west have entered a new cold war. But one year after the Ukraine crisis began, the situation is still deeply depressing.
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Fears of winter crisis at Colchester hospital
A major incident has been declared at Colchester hospital as patients are asked to only visit accident and emergency if they have a “serious or life-threatening condition”.
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Liam Dutton
Jet stream hinting at what early winter may bring
With December just a few weeks away and thoughts of winter straying into our minds, I’ve already had lots of people on Twitter asking if we’re going to get any snow this year.
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Blackout Britain – will it happen here this winter?
The energy secretary says there will be no UK blackouts this winter. As Ofgem presents its analysis of our energy needs this winter, we look at some of the biggest power outages of the last 50 years.
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Alex Thomson
Will the ‘Afghan spring’ disintegrate into a cold winter?
Afghanistan’s leading presidential candidates have disputed the election results since the first round of voting in April. The potential for political implosion is very real now.
