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The RNLI has warned that conditions around coasts could be treacherous as Storm Agnes prepares to hit the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK braces as Storm Agnes prepares for landfall

School support workers, cleaning staff and janitors are currently on strike in Scotland as the Unison union remains locked in a pay dispute with education chiefs. (Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Scottish school support staff stage strike in pay dispute

Storm Agnes will bring a spell of strong and disruptive winds this week

75mph winds set to hit county as Storm Agnes sweeps across UK

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage

 A £3.5m Scottish mansion is up for grabs in a breast cancer fundraising prize draw. The six-bedroom home is the first-ever Scottish house to be available in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw Ð which is raising funds for Breast Cancer Now.

Home worth £3.5m with golfing simulator will be raffled off by Omaze

Pedestrians walk past a branch of a NatWest bank in London.

36 more bank branches to close across UK next year - full list

Helen Flanagan with her children Matilda, eight, Delilah, five and Charlie, two. Credit: Helen Flanagan on Instagram.

Helen Flanagan says she doesn’t feel “mum guilt” following parenting decision

Wetherspoons will introduce a much welcomed price slash on several items for a limited time in January.

Wetherspoons to make huge price change which will delight punters

Fiat 500

Julie Marshall falls in love with the diminutive Fiat 500 all over again

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are set to batter Lancashire (Credit: Rodrigo Souza)

Lancashire hit by thunderstorms and heavy rain as weather warning issued

Yellow weather warnings in place for thunderstorms in the UK

Ally Connell, 38, was only a mile from shore on a fishing trip when he saw a massive shark fin poking out of the water.

Kayaker spots large shark fin circling around him off UK coast

The Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe is notoriously dangerous

Bodies of 3 missing hikers found on UK ‘bucket-listed’ mountain

Mark Gibbs woke from a coma convinced he was in California, had won £50k - and Rihanna was on her way to see him.

Man woke up from coma convinced he was going to meet Rihanna

JD Wetherspoons operates almost 900 pubs across the UK, including 16 in Sussex, which are known for a budget menu and sometimes inhabiting historic buildings

Wetherspoons: 2 more close & 13 set to close - is your local on list?

 A student was expelled from University of Dundee after he posted a video of human dissection on social media.

Student expelled for posting video of human dissection online

The Silk Code by Deborah Swift:

The Silk Code by Deborah Swift: heart-pounding drama – book review -

Brits to bask in 20 degree heat after torrential rain & floods

Brits to bask in 20 degree heat & sunshine after weekend washout

The Northern Lights will be visible in parts of the UK tonight

UK stargazers can catch the Northern Lights tonight - here’s how

Manchester United and Scotland forward Brian McClair will be guest speaker at St Mary's Chambers, Rawtenstall

An audience with Man United and Scotland legend Brian McClair

If you claim benefits, including Universal Credit, you may find you get paid early next month due to the August bank holiday.

Full list of benefits that could be paid early next month

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

Dog rescued after falling down one of UK’s biggest waterfalls

The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings for the UK

Met Office issues multiple weather warnings as storms set to batter UK

More than 60 locations are to open up ‘banking hubs’ in a bid to address the recent rapid closures of high street branches.

Banking hubs: Full list of 67 areas where new sites will open in UK

July money changes you need to be aware of - including energy bills and cost of living payment

Key money changes in July you need to be aware of

Nicole Scherzinger and Thom Evans

Nicole Scherzinger announces engagement to rugby star boyfriend

The NHS is aiming to tackle declining breast screening attendance in England with conveniently placed sites

Supermarket car park to host ‘vital’ NHS breast cancer units

Poundland is adding more wine and beer ranges to stores

Poundland to add more discount alcohol ranges to stores

King Charles III

King Charles makes major change to royal family’s summer tradition

Summer Solstice 2023: what is it and when is it?

UK’s best dog-friendly beaches - full list of locations

Nicola Sturgeon was released without charge

Nicola Sturgeon statement in full after release following arrest

Upcoming UK bank holiday’s

Bank holidays 2023: When is the next UK bank holiday?

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said

Teenager who collapsed in playground died of natural causes

Nandos has introduced new menu items

Nandos adds 3 new summer items to menu from today

Last year's parade in Burnley

Pendle Orange Lodge to march in Burnley

Ambulance workers have suffered at least 9,500 violent attacks in the past 5 years.

Rising number of assaults on ambulance staff: GMB North West rep speaks out

Parkdean Resorts has launches a flash sale with cheap summer holidays for families

Parkdean Resorts launches flash sale with £99 family holidays

The Met Office has made it’s prediction on how long the warm weather will last

Met Office predict how long UK will enjoy warm weather

Areas with highest first-time MOT pass rates in the UK

Here’s how to get a Big Mac for less -plus extra nuggets - in a handy tip shared by a McDonald’s worker.

McDonald’s hack: How to get a Big Mac for less plus extra nuggets

Adrian Melling AKA Mel Outsider (front) and The Mel Outsider Reformation.

Meet the Colne rockers loved as far as Holland as they prepare for upcoming gig

Andrew Miller, who is also known as Amy George, admitted to abducting a primary school girl while dressed as a woman before driving her to his home where he sexually assaulted her.

Man abducted and sexually assaulted school girl while dressed as woman

A sunny Hayling beach

Top 10 UK Staycations according to TripAdvisor

Barclays is set to close a further 15 bank branches across the UK this year.

Barclays set to shut 15 more UK branches in latest round of closures

Three teachers and a 14-year-old pupil have been injured in a disturbance at Johnstone High School in Renfrewshire.

Pupil and teachers taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ at UK school

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