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Storm Goretti brings 99mph winds and snow as 65,000 properties lose powerFri 9th Jan 2026 02:52 GMT
Storm Goretti brings 99mph winds and snow as 65,000 properties lose power

A gust of 99mph is recorded in the Isles of Scilly as the storm brings heavy snow and rain to the UK.

Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinishedFri 9th Jan 2026 00:01 GMT
Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinished

A BBC investigation finds building issues across city schools after a firm contracted to carry out repairs went into liquidation.

Government to water down business rate rise for pubsThu 8th Jan 2026 19:10 GMT
Government to water down business rate rise for pubs

The hospitality industry had called for a rethink of planned changes to the way the tax based on property is calculated.

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs sayFri 9th Jan 2026 01:10 GMT
Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.

No forensics used to ID teens in crash death mix-upThu 8th Jan 2026 12:01 GMT
No forensics used to ID teens in crash death mix-up

A boy wrongly thought to have died was misidentified based on a description and college ID card.

Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblingsThu 8th Jan 2026 13:19 GMT
Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings

Police say all enquiries to find the parents of the abandoned babies have now been "exhausted".

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