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

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1151+ words) The Scottish Government's Resilience Room (SGoRR) has met as the country faces a "multi-hazard" weekend of weather warnings. The group, attended by the First Minister and chaired by the Justice and Home Affairs Secretary, met on Saturday after the Met…...

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

10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (987+ words) Warnings for snow, ice, wind and rain remain in force for the weekend as the UK braces for further wintry weather following Storm Goretti. Police said a man had been found dead after a tree fell on to a caravan…...

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Snow and ice warnings in force as tens of thousands remain without power

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (683+ words) Warnings for snow and ice are in force across much of the UK as tens of thousands of people are still without power after Storm Goretti. Yellow warnings for snow and ice continue until Sunday and rail disruption may be…...

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More snow and ice to hit UK as thousands with no power after Storm Goretti

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1134+ words) More snow, ice and freezing fog will hit the UK after thousands of people were left with no power after Storm Goretti. About 37,000 properties were without power in the South West at about 8pm on Friday, according to the National Grid's…...

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Scotland enters second consecutive weekend of snow and ice warnings

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (726+ words) Snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures are set to continue around much of the country over the next two days as Scotland enters its second consecutive weekend of weather warnings. Snow and ice warnings in force as tens of thousands…...

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More than 80 trees brought down by Storm Goretti on tidal island

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (419+ words) Residents on a tidal island near Cornwall woke to the devastation wreaked by Storm Goretti, which felled more than 80 trees. The head gardener of St Michael's Mount, Darren Little, said he was heartbroken to see the island on Friday morning,…...

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Thousands deal with Storm Goretti havoc as forecasters warn of more snow and ice

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1279+ words) Wintry weather will grip much of the UK over the weekend as Britons deal with the aftermath of Storm Goretti " which left thousands of people facing power cuts, school closures and travel chaos. The storm brought winds of almost 100mph after…...

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Minister says recovery will ‘take time’ as forecasters warn of more snow and ice

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (933+ words) A minister has said it will "take time" for parts of Scotland to fully recover after days of severe weather, as forecasters warn of further wintry conditions over the weekend. A Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice covers…...

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Elon Musk’s Grok curbs AI image editing usage after deepfakes backlash

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (732+ words) Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok has limited its image editing tool to paying users amid growing concerns about deepfakes on the platform. It comes after regulator Ofcom said it made "urgent contact" with the tech tycoon's social media…...

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Speed of coastal erosion described as ‘frightening’ as more homes demolished

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (409+ words) The speed of coastal erosion in a seaside village has been described as "very frightening" as demolition work continues on homes facing imminent collapse onto a beach. One home in Hemsby, Norfolk, was demolished on Thursday and a digger tore…...