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Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Lloyds, Halifax & Bank of Scotland branches to shut as NatWest confirm more closures - list of locations

More banks to shut in high-street erasure - list of branches closing

Members of the public make their way through the snow on January 18, 2023 in Carrbridge, United Kingdom

A look at UK snowfall in recent decades following Met Office warning

Zoopla House Price Index: Property supply reaches six-year high with sellers accepting less for their home

Zoopla warns £18,000 asking-price discount is fuelling 'buyers market'

Sykes Holiday Cottages has rounded up a collection of holiday homes perfect for workers looking for a break-away but also a place to crack on with their to-do list. (Credit: Sykes Holiday Cottages)

Five work-friendly holiday homes you can book this Christmas

A new weather map has shown that a snow bomb could hit the UK by the end of November. Stock image by Adobe Photos.

Full UK snow forecast as snow bomb predicted to sweep the country

The Met Office has predicted that snow may fall across the UK in late November/early December 2023. Stock image by Getty.

UK weather forecast: Met Office say today will be a 'cold feeling' day

The Ofgem energy price cap will increase from £1,834 to £1,928 from January 1 2024. (Credit: Getty Images)

Average fuels bills to rise by £94 next year as energy cap is raised

Amazon fulfilment centre in Dunfermline gears up for Black Friday and Christmas

How Britain's largest Amazon centre copes with the rush

A new report by campaign group Surfers Against Sewage has unveiled the scale of the 'sewage scandal' in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Scandal': Sewage dumped in UK waterways near 400,000 times last year

Katie Price and her daughter Princess will be leading the classes which have sold out

Katie Price charges £80 for ‘make-up masterclass’ - and it's sold out

Loch Linnhe House property. Picture: Auction House

23-bed hotel in 'outdoor capital of the UK' available for under £600k

Stormy scenes in Newhaven during Storm Ciaran (Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Storm Debi: Met Office issues yellow weather warning

Scottish Water has paid three executives almost £3m since 2021 but only 3.4% of its sewage overflow sites are monitored. (Photo: Getty Images)

Scottish Water CEOs paid near £3m while 'fraction' of sites monitored

Eye-catching trio of 30ft-wide poppies are painted onto grass pyramids alongside the M8 motorway in West Lothian (SWNS)

Motorway is adorned with 30ft-wide poppies painted onto grass nearby

The Glenfinnan Viaduct

The ideal train driver job for Harry Potter fans

Apple TV+ period drama The Buccaneers was filmed at locations across Scotland

The Buccaneers filming locations: Scottish stately homes in new series

The Met Office has issued a new yellow wind warning for parts of Scotland. (Credit: Getty Images)

Met Office issues yellow wind warning with gusts up to 80mph

UK house prices will be £45,000 higher by 2028 according to Savills - house price by region

UK house prices will be £45,000 higher by 2028, says Savills

2023 Apple TV+ period drama The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George

The Buccaneers Apple TV+: is period drama based on a book?

Police Scotland said that around 50 youths cause fireworks night chaos in Edinburgh, with fireworks and petrol bombs thrown and riot police deployed. (Credit: Handout/PA Wire)

Bonfire Night chaos as riot police hit with petrol bombs

A boy rolls a giant snow ball near a snowman in Victoria Park in Glasgow on February 9, 2021. - Cold weather swept across northern Europe bring snow and ice. (Image: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

What is the coldest Christmas on record in the UK and where was it?

The breakthrough in understanding of life at the loch was discovered by Dr Louisa Matthew

New find on Highland loch rewrites timeline of ancient water dwellers

With trick or treating set to get underway across the UK later this week, here's everything you need to know about the weather forecast. (Credit: Getty Images)

What is the weather forecast for Halloween night?

Members of the coastguard rescue team wade through the flood waters to evacuate a man and a dog in Brechin. The Met Office have issued three days of weather warnings. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The Met Office issues three days of weather warnings

Yellow weather warnings for heavy rain have been extended over the weekend by the Met Office. (Photo: Getty Images)

Heavy rain to lash down as yellow warnings issued over weekend washout

The Met Office has issued new yellow warnings for rain in regions across Scotland, many of which were hit badly by Stom Babet last week. (Credit: Getty Images)

Scotland to be hit with heavy rain as Met Office issues new warnings

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an incredibly rare 5000-year-old Neolithic tomb (National Museums Scotland)

Skeletons found in 'incredibly rare' 5,000-year-old tomb in UK islands

Activities for all the family to enjoy during October half term 2023 in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Image by Adobe Photos.

Things to do in October half term in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Flooded roads in the Pentagon area of Derby after the River Derwent burst its banks during storm Babet on October 21, 2023 in Derby, United Kingdom. Weather warnings are in place in Scotland and England as Storm Babet sweeps the country. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Danger from Storm Babet flooding to last for days, officials warn

The grenade magnet fished from Union Canal, Linlithgow (SWNS)

Bomb scare after grenade pulled from river by TikTok magnet fishermen

Undated handout photo issued by Police Scotland of Wendy Taylor, 57, who died after being swept into the Water of Lee, Glen Esk, on Thursday. Issue Date: Sunday October 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Family tribute to woman who was swept into river during Storm Babet

Silt and flood water covers railway train tracks in 2020 after Storm Jorge (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

UK set for extended travel disruptions post-Storm Babet

Storm Babet: UK airport, transport and travel latest as extreme weather continues

Airport, transport and travel latest as Storm Babet batters UK

Storm Babet wreak havoc across the UK - and it's not over yet

Another red alert issued as Storm Babet continues to batter the UK

Storm Babet: 10 pictures that show the extent of flooding across the UK

Flood chaos as Storm Babet sweeps the UK - in pictures

Storm Babet has brought high winds and heavy rain to areas across the UK, but the Met Office has given an update one when the bad weather could end. (Credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Explainer Storm Babet: when will the storm pass - what has Met Office said?

Germany will host Euro 2024. (Getty Images)

When does Euro 2024 start: key dates for tournament

The Met Office has named the second storm of the season, Storm Babet, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to batter part of the UK later this week. (Credit: Getty Images)

Brace yourself for Storm Babet

A teacher speaks to a pupil in a classroom at Whitchurch High School on 14 September, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. Credit: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

When is October half-term 2023? School holiday dates across the UK

Scotland take on France in an international friendly. (Getty Images)

TV details as Scotland travel to World Cup finalists France

Put an extra layer on - that's the advice from the Met Office as temperatures plummet across the UK today (13 October 2023). Image by Adobe Photos.

Put an extra layer on! Temperatures plummet across the UK today

Why is Laura Kuenssberg not on BBC today?

Weather forecast: UK weather today and tomorrow (14 and 15 October 2023) - flood warnings in place and snow predicted by the Met Office. Images by Adobe Photos.

Wrap up! UK weather today and tomorrow ... floods and snow

The super-rare lump of whale vomit found on Irvine beach in Ayrshirer Scotland. (Patrick Williamson/SWNS)

Man's dog finds rare lump of whale vomit which could be worth £1000s

Sean Hogg, who was given a community sentence for the rape of a 13-year-old girl, has been acquitted following an appeal. Credit: Spindrift

Man given community sentence for rape of girl, 13, is acquitted

The UK and Ireland will host Euro 2028. (Getty Images)

Explainer Euro 2028: will five host nations automatically qualify?

Scotland could qualify for Euro 2024 on Thursday (Image: Getty Images)

What Scotland have to do to book a Euro 2024 spot this week

Spain and Scotland will collide in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier. (Getty Images)

How to watch Scotland’s crucial Euro qualifier with Spain

Abandoned Lennox Castle in East Dunbartonshire is enveloped by autumnal colour. (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)

The shameful history of this abandoned castle turned mental institution

Archaeology student Lucy Ankers, looking at a coin hoard she discovered hidden under a fireplace during an archaeological dig (PA Wire)

Coin hoard belonging to Highland clan chief is found under a fireplace

Les Misérables world tour: how to get tickets & full list of UK dates

Book checked out in 1974 returned to library 50 years later

Updates on injured Ireland trio ahead of New Zealand clash

The A83. Pic: Police Scotland/HM Coastguard

10 people airlifted after landslides cause road closures in Scotland

In pictures: Flooding hits Scotland as month's rain falls in 24 hours