The Met Office has issued the strongest possible weather warnings for a 'once in a generation' storm that has already shut down the island of Ireland and has moved on to Scotland

The Met Office has been forced to issue rare red warnings for the country as we head towards the final weekend of the month.

A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

A map shows that the alerts are mainly in south and west Wales after a night of heavy rain, and there is more on the way during Storm Éowyn

Gibraltarian barrister Daniel Feetham has been appointed a King’s Counsel in England and Wales. Mr Feetham, who practices here and in the UK, had already been appointed a Queen’s Counsel in Gibraltar in 2016 under the reign of the late Queen

The Labour Government has previously pledged to recruit 13,000 new police officers, PCSOs and special constables.

The level of bureaucracy involved in referring patients to specialist care in England "is too much to deal with", doctors say. Politicians in Westminster are exploring the state of border healthcare between England and Wales to see if lessons can be learned on both sides.

The total number of company insolvencies in England and Wales for 2024 was 23,872, marking a 5% decrease from 2023's figure of 25,163, which was the highest since 1993. The Insolvency Service noted that this change was largely due to an 8% drop in creditors' voluntary liquidations from the record highs of 2023.

The loudest stadium in the Six Nations has just got louder after Wales was allowed to close the roof of Principality Stadium for the next two years.

Wales Under 20s have won a tug of war with England for the services of giant Exeter Chiefs second-row Luke Evans. The 18-year-old was originally part of the Wales U18s set-up before jumping ship to England U18s last season. But the Welsh Rugby Union have succeeded in persuading the Llanharah Youth player to represent Wales U20s this season.

Southwesterly then westerly winds will rapidly increase from west to east Friday mid-morning onwards into the afternoon, with peak gusts of 80-90 mph fairly widely and perhaps up to 100 mph along exposed western coasts.

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