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Flood warning for London as capital to be hit by deluge of rain
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (477+ words) A yellow weather warning for rain has been put in place for parts of London on Thursday as heavy rainfall could lead to flooding in some areas. Forecasters have warned of travel disruption, flooding of roads and the possibility of…...
Sheku Bayoh family say ‘time to restart stopwatch’ as new chair of inquiry named
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (914+ words) The family of Sheku Bayoh have said it is now "time to restart the stopwatch" following the appointment of a new chairman for the public inquiry into his death. Judge Lord Colbeck takes over the role from Lord Bracadale, who…...
Strike suspended as union considers pay offer for police civilian staff
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (274+ words) A planned strike by civilian staff in London's Metropolitan Police has been suspended after a new offer was made aimed at resolving a pay dispute. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) were due to walk out on…...
Harley Street plastic surgeon who lied to health inspectors is suspended
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (697+ words) A plastic surgeon has been suspended after performing liposuction at a private Harley Street clinic without proper registration and lying to inspectors from the health watchdog. Dr Sayed Mia also carried out gynaecomastia procedures - male breast reduction - without the necessary…...
Ice warning after heavy rain and melting snow causes flood disruption
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (948+ words) Icy conditions could disrupt travel in the north and north-east of Scotland after flooding blocked roads in the region on Monday. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice for the area, active between 7pm on Monday and…...
Scotland faces travel disruption as weather warnings stay in place
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1057+ words) Scotland faces travel disruption as yellow weather warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice stay in place. While a previous Amber weather warning for snow has been downgraded, yellow weather warnings remain in place throughout the majority of the country,…...
Caution urged amid flood risk in Scotland
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1143+ words) The public has been urged to take care over the next few days as flood alerts and warnings in Scotland have increased after a weekend of poor weather conditions. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has three flood warnings in…...
Holyrood Budget to focus ‘resolutely’ on people’s priorities, vows Robison
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (371+ words) Next year's Scottish Budget will focus "resolutely" on'the public priorities of boosting the NHS and helping tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Holyrood's Finance Secretary has said. Shona Robison said her tax and spending plans for the coming year will be in…...
Scots face weather warnings for snow, ice, rain and wind throughout Sunday
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (846+ words) Scots are expected to endure some harsh weather as the Met Office has a number of warnings that come into place on Sunday, some of which extend to Monday. An amber warning for snow is in force until 2pm on Sunday…...
Resilience room meeting held in Scotland amid âmulti-hazardâ weekend of weather
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1151+ words) The Scottish Government's Resilience Room (SGoRR) has met as the country faces a "multi-hazard" weekend of weather warnings. The group, attended by the First Minister and chaired by the Justice and Home Affairs Secretary, met on Saturday after the Met…...