In news that will delight Alice Cooper fans living in Scotland and Wales, the shock rock pioneer has announced a pair of UK headline shows in Cardiff and Edinburgh.

WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, shows the wintry conditions blowing in from across the Atlantic stretching from central Wales to the north of Scotland on February 4.

Gusts of up to 93mph have been recorded in Wales, a major bridge has been closed and there are a number of flood alerts in place

However, according to a report in The Rugby Paper, fears are mounting within the BBC that they could be "frozen out" of showing future tournaments. A £100m valuation has been put on the tournament, which is £10m more than the BBC and ITV have been paying.

A trio of friends who have conquered the ten highest mountains in England and Wales have now set their sights on the ten highest peaks in Scotland as part of a mammoth fund-raising effort.

A LIVE tracker map shows “danger to life” Storm Eowyn hitting England, Scotland and Wales. Over four million people have been sent an emergency alert message warning them to

Strong winds have battered the UK and Ireland as Storm Éowyn makes its way further towards the north-east. However, the strongest ever gusts recorded occurred almost 36 years ago in Aberdeenshire.

Alice Cooper announces two exclusive UK shows for 2025, his only performances in Scotland and Wales this year.

The UK is set for more freezing weather in February with maps showing that only a few areas are expected to miss a massive wall of snow and rain sweeping the country

THE Scottish Government has called for closer links with Europe in a bid to bring down energy bills and boost investment.

That said, the findings are stark and reveal that, even in constituencies which have elected MPs from pro-Brexit party Reform UK at the 2024 General Election, people believe that trade with the European Union should be the top priority. Overall, people view trade with the US as significantly less important than that with the EU.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said poverty levels could even rise if economic growth is not accompanied by employment growth.