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Windy weather brings potential disruption to Christmas getaway travel

Yellow warnings for wind are in place from 7am on Saturday to 9pm on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Weather warnings to kick in as Christmas getaway continues

The AA predicted that Saturday would see 22.7 million drivers and Sunday 21.3 million.

Evening Standard

Weather warnings issued as Christmas getaway begins

Roads and public transport could be disrupted by strong winds over the weekend.

Evening Standard

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‘Cloudy’ economic outlook looms over Labour as 2024 draws to a close

Since winning the UK’s general election in July, Labour has faced sharp swings in the economic outlook and a shifting public mood.

The Independent UK

PM urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing ‘broken roads’

The Department for Transport has announced how much each local authority in England will receive to maintain roads in the next financial year.

The Independent UK

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75% but says UK economy stagnating

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said it was keeping rates unchanged on Thursday following a divided vote among policymakers.

Evening Standard

Base rate hold is ‘not the early Christmas present that many would have wanted’

Mortgage rates are likely to continue to ‘yo-yo’ over the next few months, one expert suggested.

Evening Standard

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UK interest rates held at 4.75% amid ‘heightened economic uncertainty’

The Bank of England said it was keeping rates unchanged on Thursday after cutting the level in August and again in November.

Evening Standard

England’s hospitals ‘hit hard with early festive flu season’ as cases rise

The latest figures show an average of 2,629 flu patients were in beds in England each day last week.

The Independent UK

Festive flu: Four times as many patients in England hospitals than last year

The latest figures show an average of 2,629 flu patients were in beds in England each day last week.

Evening Standard

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone

Consumer groups said the bill rises will be more than many households can afford, as campaigners accused Ofwat of caving to pressure from firms.

The Independent UK

UK interest rates set to be held at 4.75% after inflation rises again

The Bank of England will announce the results of its next policy decision on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Where inflation accelerated in November – and where it eased

Some of the biggest movement in inflation last month was in the cost of petrol and diesel.

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Keir Starmer defends record after bruising time in No 10

The Prime Minister said he was determined to deliver benefits for working people.

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Yellow wind warnings could cause disruption for commuters

The Met Office said gusts of up to 65mph could lead to road, rail, air and ferry delays.

Evening Standard

Seven more asylum hotels to close in the New Year

The Home Secretary said work to reduce the asylum backlog meant another seven hotels had been issued with closure notices.

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UK inflation likely to rise again as cigarette and petrol prices tick up

The Office for National Statistics will announce the latest monthly Consumer Prices Index reading on Wednesday.

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Net migration ‘could be down to around 300,000 in next few years’

Professor Brian Bell, the chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, said he thinks numbers will ‘come down quite rapidly’.

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Bank set to hold rates as wage growth rises for first time in more than a year

Official figures showed regular earnings growth rose by more than expected, to 5.2% in the three months to October.

Evening Standard

‘Dangerous’ to suggest corridor care can be delivered safely – emergency doctors

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has expressed concern about a new NHS England guide on how to treat patients in corridors.

Evening Standard

Home Office records busiest December day for migrant Channel crossings on record

More than 34,500 people have made the crossing from France so far this year

The Independent UK

Migrant Channel crossings top 34,000 for year so far

Crossings resumed on Thursday after an eight-day hiatus, with more than 600 arriving in a single day.

The Independent UK

Why have changes been made to planning policy and what are they?

The Government said it will intervene if councils do not co-operate fully in a push to deliver 1.7 million new homes.

Evening Standard

What is a quad-demic?

Concerns have been raised that this winter could be ‘one of the worst the NHS has faced’.

Evening Standard

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

The number of flu patients in hospital in England is more than four times the figure at this point last year.

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