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Scots face weather warnings for snow, ice, rain and wind throughout Sunday

Scots are expected to endure some harsh weather as the Met Office has a number of warnings that come into place on Sunday, some of which extend to Monday.

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Weather warnings remain in place across UK after Storm Goretti

More wintry weather is expected to batter the UK as warnings for snow, ice, wind and rain are in place following Storm Goretti.

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Holyrood Budget to focus ‘resolutely’ on people’s priorities, vows Robison

Next year’s Scottish Budget will focus “resolutely” on the public priorities of boosting the NHS and helping tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Holyrood’s Finance Secretary has said.

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Scottish hospitality organisations call for action on business rates

Hospitality bosses have called for business rates in Scotland to be brought in line with south of the border to avoid the “severe” impact of job losses and a lack of investment.

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Drivers able to see how well their council is tackling potholes

Drivers across England are able to see how well their local authority is tackling potholes with the launch of a new traffic light rating system.

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US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambush

The US has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

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Call for "fundamental rethink" of school meal price hike as families struggling

The children's commissioner is calling for a "fundamental rethink" after the price rise

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7 cases before Northern Ireland courts this week

Here is your latest court round-up for cases heard from January 5-9

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Advice NI issues urgent plea to people struggling with post-Christmas debt and bills

Northern Ireland households battling rising bills and credit repayments as cost of living pressures mount this January

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Cooper praises courage of protesters in Iran in the face of violent crackdown

The courage of Iranian protesters taking to the streets in the face of violent repression by the Tehran regime has been praised by the UK Government.

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Ryanair and Aer Lingus shake up hand luggage rules for 2026 from bag sizes to liquid limits

Here's how the airlines are shaking up hand luggage rules this year, from updated bag sizes to new 100ml liquid limits.

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Instagram users hit with passwords reset emails after account details leaked

Instagram users have been warned not to click or respond

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NI Super-fixer, 81, who repairs everything from statues to record players has ‘no intention of hanging up my screwdrivers’

The Co Down man says: "I have no intention of hanging up my screwdrivers anytime soon, and I'll keep my spanners well-polished. I just enjoy it. It is my life; it is what I do."

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Resilience room meeting held in Scotland amid ‘multi-hazard’ weekend of weather

The Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) has met as the country faces a “multi-hazard” weekend of weather warnings.

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Lammy says Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘despicable’

JD Vance believes the sexualised manipulation of images of women and children by the Grok artificial intelligence chatbot are “entirely unacceptable”, David Lammy said after talks with the US vice president.

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Warnings for wind, rain and snow remain in place after Storm Goretti

Warnings for snow, ice, wind and rain remain in force for the weekend as the UK braces for further wintry weather following Storm Goretti.

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Protesters take to streets across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

Thousands of people have marched in Minneapolis to protest against the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in the city and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon.

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Evangelical leader on Enoch Burke: ‘It’s a tragedy he created and one he can end’

A leader of the evangelical church in Ireland has condemned Enoch Burke’s “un-Christian”, “insulting” and “disruptive” behaviour as the reason for his continued imprisonment, and not his beliefs about gender.

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Co Down business 'absolutely amazed' that vehicles were saved from large blaze

They are hoping to reopen as soon as possible

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'Nutrition' meals recalled in Northern Ireland allergy alert

Purepower Nutrition has urgently recalled two fitness meals sold at retailers, including Tesco in Northern Ireland