‘The wind chose VIOLENCE!’: Britons bunker down as 80mph gales slam England and Wales

‘The wind chose VIOLENCE!’: Britons bunker down as 80mph gales slam England and Wales for second day in row… with hail and thunder due this afternoon Travellers should prepare for delays as strong winds and heavy showers battered England and Wales  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering the entirety … Read more

Freezing rain, ice and 80mph winds mark end of Big Freeze today before temperatures rise

Britons will have to endure one more day of icy blasts before temperatures soar into double digits – as the country’s record-breaking Big Freeze finally comes to an end. Bitter-cold 80mph winds, freezing rain and dangerous icy conditions are set to hit parts of the UK on Sunday, as Britain faces the tail-end of the … Read more

UK weather: Francis batters UK overnight with record-breaking 80mph gales

Storm Francis left a trail of devastation in its wake today after battering Britain with record-breaking wind gusts of more than 80mph and six weeks’ worth of rain that brought travel chaos and flooded hundreds of homes. Rescue teams will resume two separate search operations in Cardiff this morning after reports of a man and … Read more

Drunk driver sped WRONG WAY down A1 motorway at 80mph

Joanna Sutherland, 40, drove her Vauxhall Zafira the wrong way down the A1(M) while three times over the drink drive limit A drunk driver left an off-duty police officer ‘playing dodgems’ on a dark motorway when she sped the wrong way down a carriageway at 80mph.  Joanna Sutherland, 40, from Gateshead, was ‘well over’ three times the … Read more

Drug dealer is finally caught out by police after he went over a pothole at 80mph

Drug dealer on the run for 11 months is finally caught out by police after he went over a pothole at 80mph Luke Evans, 32, crashed his car while being chased by police in Nottinghamshire Had been avoiding jail since police found £130,000 of drugs at his holiday cabin  Evans has been jailed for seven … Read more