Wales
At least £64bn of property in England and Wales is hidden behind opaque trusts
May 19, 2025The owners of nearly a quarter of a million properties in England and Wales worth a combined £64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts, according to research that prompts concern that such structures are the “go-to vehicle for kleptocrats” stashing money in Britain. The government introduced a register of property held through offshore vehicles in August […]
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VE Day 2025: Map shows the UK landmarks that will be lit up tonight
May 6, 2025Historic landmarks across the country will be illuminated tonight in a second day of VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations. Eighty-three monuments, buildings and attractions in the four nations and the Channel Islands will be lit up. The landmarks will shine red, white and blue from 9pm tonight and glow into the evening. Sites to be […]
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‘This is your victory’: Churchill’s VE Day radio address to be broadcast by Timothy Spall
May 3, 2025Eighty years after Winston Churchill addressed the nation from Downing Street with the words “This is your victory!” a recitation of his famous VE Day speech will be broadcast as the nation commemorates the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Events across four days of national UK commemorations include a military procession […]
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Exact date ‘mini-heatwave’ will hit UK with temperatures as high as 27°C
April 25, 2025It’s not just London Marathon runners who need to stay hydrated this weekend. As much as it might still feel chilly today, the UK weather will see temperatures climb over the coming days as northwesterly warm air flows from Europe. This change in wind direction will bring some of the warmest weather of the year […]
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Police officers who fail background checks to be automatically sacked
April 22, 2025Police officers in England and Wales who fail background checks will be automatically sacked under rules coming into force to improve confidence in policing. Measures will be introduced to parliament on Wednesday that will make it a legal requirement for serving officers to pass vetting procedures. It will also mean police chiefs will be able […]
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Sunny weather to heat UK up to 22C today – but bad news for hay fever sufferers
April 12, 2025The UK is set for more sunshine this weekend, with the Met Office saying some areas could get close to the warmest day of the year so far. But hayfever sufferers should grab their antihistamines along with their shades amid warnings of very high pollen levels today. London is forecast to bask in warm and […]
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There’s an ‘invasive’ new species of snake living in Britain – but how did it get here?
February 10, 2025Invasive snakes breeding in the wild in at least three UK regions crawl up walls and into attics to survive, researchers said. Aesculapian snakes, which can grow to over 7ft long, originally escaped from captivity, but are now surviving on their own using warm corners made by humans. Researchers tracked 13 males and eight females […]
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Red ‘danger to life’ warnings issued with 100mph winds forecast for Storm Eowyn
January 23, 2025Scots brave Storm Eowyn conditions to go swimming in freezing loch To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two swimmers braved the open water in a chilly loch this morning to keep up a month-long challenge as Storm Éowyn swept across the UK. The pair waded in […]
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Map shows where cold weather alerts are in place across UK
January 17, 2025A cold weather health alert is in place across most of England for the next four days. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow alert for all areas of the country apart from the south west, running from today until Tuesday. This is the lowest of three warnings and suggests the cold […]
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Why is the UK still so poorly prepared for extreme weather?
January 4, 20252025 has rolled in with weather warnings and transport chaos aplenty, as the nation prepares for another period of unsettled conditions. Not only were New Year celebrations cancelled and train journeys disrupted due to wild winds, but alerts about potentially life-threatening cold weather conditions also hit the headlines ahead of this this weekend. And, as […]
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