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At least six people people have died amid a dangerous winter storm system sweeping across the nation, which has also left nearly five million homes and businesses in Texas without power and caused a series of frightening tornadoes in the Southwest. One person was killed in Kentucky when they lost control of their semi truck … Read more
Don’t eat the ORANGE snow! Plume of Saharan sands turns the ski resorts of the Alps ski resorts deep apricot after being blown thousands of miles from Africa Cross-country ski track in Val Ferret, Switzerland, was scattered with the sand A skier in the Pyrenees also captured the blanket of sand covering the snow The … Read more
Britain has been hit by puzzle mania with more than £100million spent on jigsaws across 2020. Bored Britons looking for a new hobby in lockdown have turned to puzzles – skyrocketing sales by 38 per cent. The huge increase has left some manufacturers struggling to keep up with the soaring demand, according to the Guardian. … Read more
Watchdog warns on market abuse and high-risk trading as GameStop fever hits Britain: FCA sounds the alarm on the Reddit vs hedge funds fight GameStop saga continued yesterday, as trading app RobinHood stopped buys Traders piling into shorted stocks have also picked up on beaten-up UK shares FCA said personal investors should take care in … Read more
Warning over market abuse as Reddit fever sweeps Britain: FCA sounds the alarm as UK investors pile in to get back at hedge funds By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 January 2021 Traders have been warned they could be guilty of market abuse … Read more
Homeowners and businesses are in a race against time to put up flood barriers and sandbags as Storm Christoph swept in from the Atlantic. With two months of rain forecast to lash the country in just two and a half days, flood warnings were issued for all areas, with more severe amber warnings for a … Read more
Britain was plunged into snow chaos today as buses skidded down icy roads, motorways were left underwater and elderly people due to receive a coronavirus vaccine in parts of Britain hit by blizzards were urged to rebook. Much of northern England and Scotland experienced heavy snowfall throughout the day with more wintry weather now forecast … Read more
MONDAY THE WARD IS FULL – BUT THE CASES JUST KEEP ON COMING I’m a junior doctor at a city centre hospital in the North of England, but right now I feel more like a firefighter. Every day brings life-or-death decisions here where I work, on a Covid ward for the elderly. At today’s morning … Read more
Snow hits the capital: Londoners wake to dumping of the white stuff as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK – while drivers are warned of icy roads after -11C plunge Snow has fallen around the South East, including in Sevenoaks, Kent, and Orpington, London, this morning It comes amid yellow weather warnings for ice, which … Read more
Trains get cancelled as major outbreak of Covid-19 virus sweeps through rail company sparking fears of Christmas chaos for passengers One in four of GWR’s Plymouth-based train drivers due to work over Christmas are either ill or self isolating after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus More than 50 staff are out of action but … Read more