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Scots fed up with our glummer summer are begging travel agents ‘Get me out of here!’. Barrhead Travel report a 25% jump in last-minute bookings as the weather here shows no sign of improvement. Families are clamouring for flights to foreign resorts where sunshine is guaranteed, like Turkey, Spain and …

C ash transactions dipped in July, in signs that people were tightening their belts or curbed their spending due to the poor weather, according to the Post Office. The Post Office handled £3.33 billion in transactions in July, slightly down on £3.35 billion in June. Personal cash withdrawals totalled £815 …

S torm Eunice has brought mighty winds and major disruption to much of the UK. These are the major developments so far: – Casualties One man has died after being struck by a falling tree in Co Wexford, police in Ireland said. Elsewhere, Thames Valley Police said a member of …

The roof of The O2 was partially ripped off by Storm Eunice today as lorries were blown over and trees were felled after England was hit by the strongest winds on record while millions of Britons were urged to stay at home. The top speed of 122mph at Needles on …

S now showers and freezing fog are set to sweep the UK in the coming days, with severe weather warnings covering most of the nation. Wintry conditions will be brought on by a “bank of rain” in the early hours with snow on the way later on Thursday, Met Office …

T he new year has been ushered in by widespread frost and freezing fog as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight. The mercury was expected to drop as low as minus 4C (24.8F) in southern England in the early hours, while wintry showers are expected across parts of the UK. As …

The mercury in the capital was set to stay at or below 3C on Thursday afternoon – with a bitingly cold wind ensuring the ‘feel like temperature’ stays at or below zero, according to the Met Office.  But hopes of some snow in London at the dawn of the New …

B ritons should brace for a bitterly cold end to 2020 as icy showers and widespread frost sweep the UK. Temperatures could plunge below -5C in the glens of Scotland overnight, with rain, sleet and snow flurries making their way south throughout New Year’s Eve, the Met Office said. A …

O vernight snow flurries brought travel chaos on Monday as the UK was hit by an Arctic blast of freezing temperatures. But the winter wonderland scenes were marred by mayhem on the roads, with some drivers forced to abandon their cars after being caught in the drift. In Gloucestershire, police …

S torm Bella is set to bring heavy rain and severe gales of up to 70mph in coastal parts of the UK. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for wind as Storm Bella is expected to cause travel disruptions for parts of south England and south Wales. …