The Met Office has been forced to issue rare red warnings for the country as we head towards the final weekend of the month.

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WX Charts maps and charts, based on Met Desk modelling, shows a band of wintriness sweeping across the country as we head towards February.

The UK is bracing itself for one of the worst storms in recent memory after neighbouring Ireland was put on lockdown after a rare red alert - track the storm's path here

The total number of company insolvencies in England and Wales for 2024 was 23,872, marking a 5% decrease from 2023's figure of 25,163, which was the highest since 1993. The Insolvency Service noted that this change was largely due to an 8% drop in creditors' voluntary liquidations from the record highs of 2023.

The loudest stadium in the Six Nations has just got louder after Wales was allowed to close the roof of Principality Stadium for the next two years.

The Labour Government has previously pledged to recruit 13,000 new police officers, PCSOs and special constables.

However, a major change in the UK’s weather starts on Thursday, as a front bringing heavy rain moves eastwards through the day. Conditions turn both wet and windy during the early hours on Friday morning as Storm Éowyn arrives, with rain starting off as snow over parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and higher ground in northern England.

Wales Under 20s have won a tug of war with England for the services of giant Exeter Chiefs second-row Luke Evans. The 18-year-old was originally part of the Wales U18s set-up before jumping ship to England U18s last season. But the Welsh Rugby Union have succeeded in persuading the Llanharah Youth player to represent Wales U20s this season.

Former Wales prop Adam Jones will join Warren Gatland's backroom staff for the 2025 Six Nations as a scrum consultant.

Jarrod Evans starts in place of Marcus Smith as Harlequins take on a Northampton Saints side that is missing 17 players due to injury and Six Nations call-ups.

The level of bureaucracy involved in referring patients to specialist care in England "is too much to deal with", doctors say. Politicians in Westminster are exploring the state of border healthcare between England and Wales to see if lessons can be learned on both sides.