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Employers in the smoggy North and other areas are being advised to allow their employees to work from home whenever possible because of the high levels of PM2.5 dust in the air.

The richest neighbourhood in the UK is on average more than £55,000 better off than the poorest, according to the ONS which has just released new data into annual household incomes

Unhealthy levels of fine dust remained high in the northern provinces on Monday, held there by stagnant air, while a southerly wind was easing the pollution in Greater Bangkok.

“No single individual more defined the Minnesota Vikings than Bud Grant. A once-in-a-lifetime man, Bud will forever be synonymous with success, toughness, the North and the Vikings,” owners Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf said in a joint statement.

See full UK weather maps as the Met Office forecast offers some termporary reprieve for chilled-to-the-bone Brits today before the milder temperatures give way to more snow next week, -16C lows, the threat of floods and more icy chaos

Thunderstorms with gusty winds and hail are likely in the North, Northeast, Central and East regions of Thailand from Sunday to Tuesday as a moderate high-pressure system from China sweeps across upper Thailand and the South China Sea during the period, the Thai Meteorological Department announced in its 5am forecast…

The Prime Minister has been criticised over delays in the construction of the line.

'They know it would be politically and economically disastrous for them to scrap it'

Thunderstorms, strong winds and hail are expected in the North, Northeast, East and the Central Region including Bangkok, from Sunday to Tuesday as the country moves into the summer season.

Scotland, Ireland, North Wales and northern England have all been hit by snow this week following an icy Arctic blast - and the Met Office has now issued five new weather warnings

While Londoners enjoy the new £18billion Elizabeth Line, passengers in the North are lumbered with aged rolling stock, reduced services and shoddy performance