THE Met Office has warned heavy rain is expected to disrupt more than two million return journeys at the end of the Easter weekend. The forecaster said drier spells will turn cloudy with patchy rain for much of England and Wales on Sunday, before up to 15mm of more persistent and possibly thundery rain on … Read more
DUBLIN — Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, resigned Friday after being charged by police — a political shock that could destabilize Northern Ireland’s just-revived government. Donaldson, 61, was arrested Thursday and charged Thursday night. Police provided no detail of the charges beyond describing them as of “a historical nature,” meaning the alleged … Read more
Britons hoping for a last-minute flight to go on a European holiday this Easter can still catch a great deal if they fly on quieter days, MailOnline can reveal today. Airlines are selling return adult tickets for under £100 from UK airports to more than ten countries next week including Spain, Germany, France and Denmark. … Read more
SCOTLAND return to Hampden after the Dutch disappointment on Friday when taking on neighbours Northern Ireland in a friendly. Steve Clarke’s side could really be doing with getting a result on the board, so SunSport’s betting experts have previewed the contest and selected their best bets, tips and sign-up bonuses for the Hampden meeting. Best … Read more
BRITS can expect a battering from heavy rain and travel chaos as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning. The warning covers Swansea in South Wales, stretching towards Cardiff in the east and nudging towards Carmarthen in the west. 5 This shopper in Preston, Lancashire, wasn’t taking any chances earlier in the week … Read more
SNOW is set to fall in just hours as Brits are warned of biting winds and heavy rain. Large parts of the UK have been told to prepare for more stormy and unsettled weather arriving tonight, according to the Met Office. 5 A blanket of snow covering countryside in Teesdale, County Durham last weekCredit: Alamy 5 … Read more
Kyiv has already sent a formal request asking the British government to approve Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Zaluzhny’s pending appointment comes after Zelenskyy removed him from his post as Ukraine’s top military commander last month. The Ukrainian president said at the time he was reshuffling his military leadership … Read more
Some Britons will head to the beach come rain or shine. But those who only venture to the seaside during moments of ‘shine’ should pay close attention to Met Office rainfall data that reveals the nation’s 20 rainiest seaside destinations. And taking the top spot? It’s Aultbea. The fishing village, in the Scottish Highlands, has an … Read more
He’s stared death in the face on Everest, seen someone get shot in front of him in Angola and braved -36C temperatures in a frozen wilderness. Meet UK explorer Johnny Ward, who has become the first person in history to complete the Ultimate Explorer’s Grand Slam – climbing the ‘Seven Summits’, visiting the North and … Read more
Demands and priorities Britain is providing the executive an extra £3.3 billion to start patching holes in services and pay long-delayed wage hikes that just triggered the biggest public sector strike in Northern Ireland’s history. The trouble is, the head of Northern Ireland’s civil service, Jayne Brady, has already told the new leaders that these eye-watering sums are still … Read more
