Liam Dutton
When has spring sprung in your mind?
As February draws to a close, I’ve already had lots of people asking me if there are any signs of spring – a season with which its perceived arrival seems to vary greatly.
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Liam Dutton
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Union boss goes Green against Miliband’s ‘red Conservatives’
The president of RMT rail union announces he will stand for the Green Party at the general election, after claiming that Labour had become a “reddish Conservative Party”.
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Tories vow to toughen strike laws if they win election
The Conservatives say they will legislate to make it more difficult for unions to call strikes in key public services if they win this year’s election.
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Double whammy as City Link staff face new year redundancies
Employees found out that courier firm City Link was going into administration on Christmas Day. Now thousands learn they will lose their jobs after a takeover bid failed.
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City Link announces ‘disgraceful’ Christmas day job losses
Parcel delivery group City Link announces on Christmas day that nearly 3,000 workers are facing redundancy as the company falls into administration – a move branded “disgraceful” by the RMT union.
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Liam Dutton
Will the Alps get any snow soon?
In what is being described as the worst start to the Alpine ski season in recent memory, a lack of snow has affected skiing in France, Switzerland and Austria.
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Liam Dutton
November: mild and wet so far
You probably won’t be surprised to hear that it has been wetter and warmer than would be expected at this point of the month, although there has been a large degree of regional variation.
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Liam Dutton
Jet stream hinting at what early winter may bring
With December just a few weeks away and thoughts of winter straying into our minds, I’ve already had lots of people on Twitter asking if we’re going to get any snow this year.
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Warmest Halloween on record for the UK
The UK has experienced its warmest Halloween on record, with the temperature soaring to 23.6C at Gravesend in Kent and Kew Gardens in London on Friday afternoon.
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Liam Dutton
Halloween set to be warmest on record: trick or treat?
You may step outside tomorrow across England and Wales and think that someone has put a spell on the weather, with hazy sunshine expected and temperatures well above average.
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Journey to the heart of Romania’s sex industry
Romania is one of the top countries of origin for people being trafficked for sex into the UK. Paraic O’Brien meets one of the pimps – “lover boys” – who are the lynchpin of Romania’s sex industry.
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Oscar Pistorius sentenced – latest updates
Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide (manslaughter) of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Gary Gibbon
Ukip flashing red lights in the Tory and Labour cockpits
The problem for Labour and the Conservatives is that a lot of Ukip voters don’t see much difference between their leaders.
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Liam Dutton
Why autumn delivers stormy weather
What makes autumn a season that delivers us some of our stormiest weather of the year?
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Liam Dutton
Five reasons it’ll feel like autumn next week
After a somewhat extended summer, with September being the driest on record for the UK, as well as the fourth warmest, autumn is finally going to arrive in the coming days.
