It comes as households are being urged to take steps to be prepared if everyday services are temporarily disrupted.

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William Dunlop, now 63, strangled Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989 and hid her mutilated body behind a bath panel.

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‘I don’t believe we can run away from it’ said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey ahead of the monarch’s Caribbean tour

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‘I don’t believe we can run away from it’ said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey ahead of the monarch’s Caribbean tour

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An amber “danger to life” warning has been issued by the Met Office with people urged to stay away from cliff edges and from stormy seas

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An amber “danger to life” warning has been issued by the Met Office with people urged to stay away from cliff edges and from stormy seas

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Record-breaking dry weather has exposed the ruins of Derwent for the first time in years

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Record-breaking dry weather has exposed the ruins of Derwent for the first time in years

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‘I don’t believe we can run away from it’ said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey ahead of the monarch’s Caribbean tour

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An amber “danger to life” warning has been issued by the Met Office with people urged to stay away from cliff edges and from stormy seas

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Record-breaking dry weather has exposed the ruins of Derwent for the first time in years

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Hundreds of women have accused the businessman of sexual abuse following his death

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Hundreds of women have accused the businessman of sexual abuse following his death

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Hundreds of women have accused the businessman of sexual abuse following his death

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Ministers issue ‘be ready’ checklist as governments and companies worldwide take websites offline after alert over widespread cyber-security issue

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Ministers issue ‘be ready’ checklist as governments and companies worldwide take websites offline after alert over widespread cyber-security issue

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Ministers issue ‘be ready’ checklist as governments and companies worldwide take websites offline after alert over widespread cyber-security issue

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The doctor admitted to putting ‘brandy in his coffee’ whilst on duty

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The young prince started at Eton College last month

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Storm Austen will bring heavy winds and rain to the south-east of Ireland on Thursday and Friday, before Storm Boelo hits.

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