How long will the cold weather last?
Friday feels noticeably colder. Helen Willetts explains why there's been a change in temperature and looks at how long it may last.
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Dunblane 30 years on: UK's deadliest mass shooting 'still haunts many'
Thirty years after the Dunblane school massacre, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the tragedy "haunts many of us still to this day".
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Oil price profiteering will not be tolerated, says Miliband
Ed Miliband says the competition watchdog is primed to intervene if firms use the oil price shock to "rip off" customers.
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Churchill's granddaughter happy with his picture being replaced on £5 note
Emma Soames rejected Nigel Farage's statement that the currency change was "wokery".
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MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty
The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.
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Lab-grown foie gras and chicken get safety checks for British dinner tables
Lab-grown foie gras and chicken are being tested by scientists to ensure they are safe for humans to eat, and could hit British restaurants and dinner tables in the next five years.
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PwC says young recruits are 'hungry' for careers and plans to hire more graduates
Last year the consultancy cut its graduate intake, but UK boss Marco Amitrano says it is still worth getting a degree.
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UK weighs options to defend shipping in Strait of Hormuz
The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said.
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'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war
Flights are restricted due to the conflict leaving people stuck running up bills for rooms and food.
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Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection
The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.
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My rapist told me I should forgive him because I'm Christian
Grace, 51, suffered spiritual abuse for more than a year before her ex-partner was jailed for rape.
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UK to benefit from £937m Irish investment, says Starmer
The £937m investment will create about 850 new jobs, according to prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Pottery firm Denby to appoint administrators
The famous company said rising costs had "squeezed the business financially".
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Boy charged over stabbing of teenage girl at school
Armed police were scrambled to the scene and pictured as they entered classrooms.
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Myles Smith welcomed home at surprise Luton show
In the crowd was Myles Smith's proud mum, who says Luton helped get her son where he is today.
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UK troops at Iraq base shot down Iranian drones, Healey says
British forces based in Iraq shot down two drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed.
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British fragrance entrepreneur facing legal action over use of her own name
British fragrance entrepreneur Jo Malone is facing legal action over the use of her own name by cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies.
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UK asylum appeal backlog at record high of 80,000
Home Office statistics show more than 80,333 people were waiting for appeals to be heard at the end of 2025, up from 41,987 a year earlier.
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Wuthering Heights uni module given content warning for students
A Cardiff University module featuring Wuthering Heights carries 'distressing content' warning
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Watchdog says he 'can't trust ministers' with Sturgeon inquiry files
The information commissioner has threatened the government with more legal action over the release of files.
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