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Met Office names all the UK areas set to escape snow over weekend - full list

The Met Office has namechecked the north, north east, hills and Scotland as regions which face a dusting.

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Next snow bomb to cover 650 miles as date named

Weather maps suggest more wintry weather conditions during February

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Safe and £50k of designer goods stolen in Midland burglary as e-fit of suspect released

Chanel, Dior, Hermes and Louis Vuitton goods were stolen from a property in Hednesford

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Brits warned to brace for mobile emergency alert as 'debris from rocket' could strike UK

Officials are urging mobile operators to trigger the mobile alert system in the UK amid fears debris from a rocket could fall and strike parts of the country.

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BBC Weather names all the UK areas set for snow before Tuesday - full list

The weekend could bring a dusting of the white stuff across the weekend

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NatWest, Barclays and Nationwide customers offered mortgages up to 6x income

Customer earning £75,000 could now potentially borrow up to £37,500 more

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Labour urged to retain LISAs 'attractive bonus' as Rachel Reeves launches review

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reviewing the Lifetime ISA, with a view to simplifying the product

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Kerry Katona rushed to hospital after being diagnosed with condition

The television personality updated fans as to her condition while in hospital

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Bonus payments announced for six DWP benefits - but 'won't fix problem'

Ministers are extending the £150 Warm Home Discount for low-income households until the end of the decade.

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Rachel Reeves confirms new £150 cost-of-living payments for six million households

The Government has made a major announcement over its winter support package for struggling households

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'Extremely dangerous' drug dealing trio jailed as secret messages exposed

Carl Ian Jones, Harly Wise, and Naginder Gill plotted a range of firearms and drug offences using EncroChat

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HMRC set to 'penalise' UK households who don't pay up before midnight Saturday

Ahead of the deadline on Saturday, Totally Money CEO Alastair Douglas has issued a comment.

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Major UK bank announces plans to close 44 branches across the UK

The bank cited the "shift to digital banking" as the reason for the closures

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HMRC increasing Personal Tax Allowance to £16,000 for some UK households

Five allowances could help make £16,000 of their current or potential income free of tax, according to personal tax experts and finance experts.

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Martin Lewis's latest money hack to get £225 for free – how to do it

The UK's money-saving expert has shared how a simple switch could earn you cash bonuses and rewards worth up to £255.

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Exact hour UK snow bomb hits next week with West Midlands verdict confirmed

The West Midlands is at risk of snowfall, the maps and charts from WX Charts

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Thug went on the run after launching two 'appalling' attacks on woman

Asa McGahan, from Sandwell, assaulted the woman twice within a 24-hour period in October 2024

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Man due in court over £100k Midland cannabis grow

Police found 100 illicit plants at a property in Dudley Road on Tuesday, January 27

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Full list of 17 water companies hiking bills in blow to millions

It is the latest above-inflation increase intended to fix leaking pipes and sewage treatment works.

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Met Office names all the UK areas facing snow before Monday - full list

The Met Office has forecast the white stuff for the country this weekend, as temperatures drop and towns and cities face a dusting of wintriness.