Britain is beginning 2026 with a brutal cold snap that has health and social care chiefs on high alert because of the deadly risks posed to the elderly and vulnerable. Temperatures plunged to nearly –10C in Aberdeenshire overnight as people brought in the New Year. Health chiefs and forecasters have issued warnings over harsh wintryContinue reading “ARCTIC FREEZE”
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The Winter Of 1963
After many weeks of milder-than-normal weather, winter is finally arriving in Britain. Across the nation, temperatures have dropped and snow has caused chaos. But, whatever happens, it is doubtful that there will be a repeat of the Big Freeze of 1963 when Britons weathered the most brutal winter in living memory. In what was theContinue reading “The Winter Of 1963”
Turn Off These Kitchen Appliances To Save Money
Pensioners are urged to think twice before using energy-hungry kitchen appliances as the UK prepares for winter temperatures and darker days. The warning comes after Labour’s contentious decision to slash the £300 Winter Fuel Allowance in September, which left millions of senior citizens with little other option than to figure out how to make theirContinue reading “Turn Off These Kitchen Appliances To Save Money”
London To Be Hammered By Snow And Ice
Snow and ice could hit London as an Arctic blast will cause temperatures across the United Kingdom to fall below freezing tonight. A yellow weather warning will be in place for the capital, the Thames Valley, East Anglia, parts of the Midlands and South Wales from 9 pm tonight until 10 am tomorrow, as wellContinue reading “London To Be Hammered By Snow And Ice “
Snowball Effect!
Spectators were left stunned after motorists failed to prevent a string of comedy car crashes in the snow. Vehicles seemed to collide in slow motion while a bus slid into bollards as drivers struggled to remain in control in the increasingly dangerous conditions. The collisions were captured on camera in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and shared onContinue reading “Snowball Effect!”
You Won’t Have To Worry About Heating Bills With This TikTok-Viral Wearable Blanket
A wearable blanket that’s gone viral on TikTok, garnering more than 329 million views on the app, is on sale for Black Friday, and it’s bound to sell out. The Oodie, which has TikTok obsessed, is an oversized hoodie with a push, flannel fleece exterior and a soft cruelty-free vegan sherpa fleece interior, and it’sContinue reading “You Won’t Have To Worry About Heating Bills With This TikTok-Viral Wearable Blanket”
Due To Cost Of Living Concerns, Almost TWO-THIRDS Of Britons Are Rationing Heating At Home
New figures reveal that almost two-thirds of Britons say they’re taking measures to ration their heating because of the cost of living crisis. In numbers which show the despair felt by the country about the state of its and their own finances, more than half (56 per cent) are also worried about how they willContinue reading “Due To Cost Of Living Concerns, Almost TWO-THIRDS Of Britons Are Rationing Heating At Home”
British Prepare For Explosive Storm Barra
Thousands of British families still dealing with the fallout from Storm Arwen have been informed of more chaos on the way as Storm Barra is set to hit tomorrow bringing up to four inches of snow, 70 mph winds and driving rain. Around 3,200 homes, mainly in North East England, remained without power overnight tenContinue reading “British Prepare For Explosive Storm Barra”
Up Grit Creek, We Go!
Britain’s roads could be more dangerous than usual this winter because of a possible shortage of gritter drivers. Local authorities across the country are thought to be in dire need of people capable of driving the huge salt spreading lorries to keep highways clear in poor weather. Whereas before councils could use contracted staff fromContinue reading “Up Grit Creek, We Go!”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 