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A winter mega blast crippling the United States is about to drive Britain’s first possible named storm of the year.A blitz of severe gales and plunging temperatures threatens the calm start to 2025 sparking warnings of weekend weather chaos.Depending on the track of the huge storm, which could earn the fifth name of the season – Eowyn, parts of the country risk heavy snow.It will hurtle towards Britain on an […]

America is facing a ‘rare and significant’ winter weather event with ‘back-to-back’ storms to plough the nation with a ‘corridor of snow’.A ‘dangerous freeze’ sparking rafts of cold weather warnings threaten the coldest temperatures for a year at the end.Eastern states are first in the firing line for the assault this week with a vicious ‘Nor’easter’ to hit New England, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC.The storm, named for its […]

Britons should brace themselves for “disruptive weather”, with a Jet Stream forming above the North Atlantic bringing with it a possible new “named storm” to the UK.The jet stream will bring with it “perhaps the strongest winds of the winter so far”, the Met Office has warned.It added that the UK will see a return to wet and windy conditions as the low pressure system blows over from North America, […]

Britons could be able to access vital energy bill support this winter amid a period of extremely cold weather that has hit much of the UK in recent weeks. Hundreds of thousands of families could be eligible for free cash through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) via the Cold Weather Payment scheme.Those entitled to a Cold Weather Payment usually receive £25, which goes towards paying their gas and […]

A hobby beekeeper has been left devastated after New Year's Day flooding in Greater Manchester killed more than 300,000 bees at his plot near the River Mersey.Daniel Kershaw, 40, from Heaton Moor, lost nearly all his colonies when floodwaters ravaged his beekeeping site in Cheadle, where he has been breeding bees for three years alongside his mentor Simon.The pair discovered a scene of complete destruction days after the flooding, with […]

The Met Office has issued an urgent warning for Britons to prepare for the "strongest winds of the year" as Storm Eowyn approaches the UK.Forecasters are monitoring a powerful jet stream developing over the North Atlantic, with wind speeds expected to reach an extraordinary 250mph.The incoming weather system, which marks the first named storm of 2025, threatens to bring "disruptive" conditions to British shores by Friday.The Met Office warned of […]

Britons are expected to experience sub-zero temperatures, while the Met Office has warned of "snow grains" across parts of the country.Light rainfall is expected across Britain as the Met Office warn that, as the temperature drops, these showers could turn into snow grains, which are a very small form of solid precipitation, appearing like tiny opaque grains of rice.Met Office Meteorologist Kathryn Chalk said: "Through this morning and into the […]

Temperatures are set to plummet to -3C in a “cold plunge” this weekend as health warnings have been issued across the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned that some areas could see significant impacts on local health and social care services.The cold health alerts began on Friday evening and will remain in place for five days until 9am on Tuesday morning. The whole of England - apart […]

President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration has been moved following concerns about the weather forecast. The Republican's second inauguration is going to move indoors, Trump confirmed. Temperatures could drop as low as -14C in Washington DC, with strong winds also forecast, reports NBC.The last time the ceremony was moved indoors was fellow-Republican Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in 1985. President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House on MondayReutersThe […]