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Burst pipes Monday beckons as temperatures rise in wake of the big freeze across UK

Temperatures will rise from the South West through the next 24 hours, following a period of freezing weather conditions across the UK. Water supply companies warned there is a risk of burst pipes

Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Almost whole of UK under snow and ice warnings ahead of blizzards

Shortly before 6am on Saturday, a yellow warning was also issued for South West England

Wales Online · Dec 17, 2022

Inflation, tax and hiring challenges causing concern for South West firms

Businesses across the region have faced a 'very tough year', according to chamber of commerce Business West

Birmingham Post · Dec 16, 2022

Doctor Douglas William McCarthy behind bars after fresh allegations of child sex abuse

A South West general practitioner has been charged with dozens of fresh child sex offences, which allegedly took place over more than three years against four victims.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022

Cameroonian families torn apart by Anglophone crisis detentions

Six years into a crisis between Cameroon’s Francophone gov’t and its two anglophone regions, families bear the brunt.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2022

MSP blasts Scottish Government over transport review which provides 'vague commitments' to upgrade A77

The road is a vital link between Glasgow and the South West of Scotland, linking the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan and Stranraer.

Daily Record · Dec 14, 2022

Snow and ice for 3 days as Met Office issues new warnings and thousands without power

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for snow, ice and wind as the Arctic blast continues to grip the UK - and thousands of homes remain without power

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Supply chain issues lead to £2bn in unfinished South West goods

Manufacturers across the region said Covid lockdowns in China, the war in Ukraine and Brexit had ‘exacerbated’ the problems

Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022

'Intense' energy and staff costs as South West firms output falls

The drop in business activity was linked to a weak economic climate, rising prices and cuts to spending, according to NatWest

Birmingham Post · Dec 12, 2022