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Yellow " be aware " warnings for snow and strong winds come hours after flooding hits parts of Ireland, England and Wales. Heavy rain, strong winds and snow are forecast across the UK this morning, with "major flooding" already reported in some parts of the country. The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for snow in the Scottish Highlands, Western Isles, Grampian, Strathclyde and Central, Tayside and Fife regions.   Between 2cm and 5cm is forecast for many parts, with up to 20cm on the highest ground. A yellow warning for strong winds is also in force across England and Wales until 7am this morning, with forecasters warning "some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely". It is feared that outbreaks of rain, occasionally heavy, will add to the difficult travel conditions. Image: Weather warnings are in place across England, Wales and Scotland. Pic: Met Office On Wednesday, Ireland was badly hit a...

One of the those killed was having helicopter training when his aircraft was reportedly clipped by a Cessna at about 1,000ft. our men killed in a mid-air crash between a helicopter and a light aircraft have been formally identified by police. Savaan Mundae, 18, Jaspal Bahra, 27, Thanh Nguyen, 32 and Michael Green, 74, died in the crash on 17 November over Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire.   Mr Nguyen was Vietnamese and the other victims were British. Post-mortem examinations were due to start on Sunday. The aircraft both took off from Wycombe Air Park, also known as Booker Airfield, about 20 miles from the site of the collision. Image: Captain Michael Green died in the crash. Pic: Helicopter Services Air accident experts are still investigating after the aircraft came down over woodland near the Waddesdon Estate. Mr Nguyen was having helicopter flying training with veteran instructor Michael Green when they were hit by the plane, according to Vietnamese authorities. Th...

About 20 people flee from the building as some 60 firefighters are called to tackle flames which are seen leaping from the roof. One woman has died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in north London. About 60 firefighters were called tackle the b laze at Daleham Gardens, Hampstead, in the early hours of Tuesday.   Several people had escaped from the building by the time the crews arrived at the building. The woman is believed to have died at the scene. No further details about her have been released. London Fire Brigade has said the fire damaged the first, second and third floors of the low-rise block.       A brigade spokesman said: "Crews rescued a woman from the building but sadly she was pronounced dead at the scene. Around 20 people left the flats before the brigade arrived." my fiancée first propert gone. We and cats are safe. Images on social media showed flames leaping from the roof. The fire was under cont...

Theresa May is to chair a meeting of some of her senior ministers to try to make progress on stalled EU talks. They are expected to discuss how much the UK should offer to pay the EU to settle its bill as it leaves. This bill, which is likely to run into billions of pounds, is one of the main reasons for the logjam in negotiations between the UK and the EU. Downing Street dismissed reports the UK could double its initial offer to the EU to £38bn. The UK's offer so far is estimated to add up to about £20bn. What is the bill for ? The EU says the UK needs to settle its accounts before it leaves. It says the UK has made financial commitments that have to be settled as part of an overall withdrawal agreement. The UK accepts that it has some obligations. And it has promised not to leave any other country out of pocket in the current EU budget period from 2014-20. But the devil is in the detail. There are also issues like pensions for EU staff, and how the UK's contributi...

A mum of a  murdered  toddler walked out of court after she was found guilty of child cruelty for failing to protect her twin boys from their monstrous stepdad. Ashleigh Willett, 25, was bailed after a jury agreed she failed to secure medical assistance for her two-year-old boys Teddy and Cassidy Tilston. Teddy was beaten to death by his stepdad Craig Smith, 28, who suffered a "catalogue of injuries" including massive internal bleeding after being hit in the stomach. Willett sobbed in the public gallery as Smith - who was also in tears - was convicted of Teddy's murder on a majority decision of 11-1 and led to the cells. The jury also found that Willett had failed her twins by ignoring their injuries before Teddy was killed at the family's home, the  Liverpool Echo  reports.   Teddy Tilston, aged two, had suffered dozens of injuries, a court heard   (Image: LIVERPOOL ECHO )   Mum Ashleigh Willett, 25, leaves court after being bail...