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A plowed path leads visitors to the gazebo at Wick Park in Leetonia Monday after Winter Storm Fern dropped a load of snow throughout Columbiana County on Sunday, with snowfall totals measuring anywhere from nearly a foot to 16 inches in some spots according to news partner WKBN. Now there’s …

Watch: Latest weather forecast as Storm Chandra brings rain and wind to UK Heavy rain and strong winds are hitting large parts of the UK, as Storm Chandra sweeps across the country bringing flooding and travel disruption. Roads are closed and several rail services have been disrupted in the south-west …

With heavy snow falling over most of Maine, the state Department of Transportation is asking Mainers to stay off the roads today because of the potential for reduced visibility. Data from the National Weather Service indicates Kittery saw the highest snowfall totals with 18 to 20 inches. Portland had more …

Kate McGoughEducation reporter Theo Batterham Grammy Award-winning artist, composer and producer Jacob Collier has told the BBC that singing together can combat social isolation in young people and “bypass the artificial digital boundaries created around us”. He was speaking ahead of the launch of BBC Get Singing, a new music …

Julie McCulloughBBC News NI Getty Images The new rules are aimed at 17 to 23-year-olds and will change how people learn to drive Northern Ireland will become the first area of the UK to bring in graduated driver licensing for learner drivers in a bid to reduce the amount of …

Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, San Francisco BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is one of the big tech executives who will give evidence during the trial A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, …

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Getty Images Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet and Wunmi Mosaku are among the actors who could be nominated Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Jessie Buckley and Jacob Elordi are among the actors who could secure Bafta Film Award nominations, which are announced later. Bafta is the final major organisation …

Kayla EpsteinNew York City Getty Images City crews pile snow outside New York City Hall. Several people have died in a winter storm that hit a wide swath of the US, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled or delayed due to conditions. The storm, which caused chaos from Texas …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB) Subscribe: This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 26th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you will hear Jennifer Burt from the Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market, the oldest winter farmers’ market in the state of Indiana. Hear more later …

AUSTIN, Texas — After a dangerous weekend of sleet and icy roads across Central Texas, conditions are slowly improving – but caution is still critical Monday morning. Road Conditions: Still Slick Early While major highways like I-35 have been treated, there are still slick and icy patches, especially: On untreated …

Family Handout Ellame Ford-Dunn had ran away “multiple times” during her stay on Bluefin ward at Worthing Hospital The family of a teenage girl who died while sectioned want “answers and accountability” from care providers, an inquest heard. Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, took her own life in March 2022 after running …

The UK has lost its measles elimination status from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after vaccination coverage plateaued and cases surged. From 2021 to 2023, the country was considered to have “eliminated” the disease, but global health officials say measles transmission was re-established in the UK in 2024. Vaccination coverage …

Paul SeddonPolitical reporter Getty Images Suella Braverman once said the Conservative Party needed to do “everything we can” to win back former Tory voters switching to Reform UK. But the former home secretary has now gone in the opposite direction herself, becoming the latest in a clutch of senior Tories …

The leader of a Kenyan cult accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves to death will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors say. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was arrested in 2023 after 429 bodies, including children, were dug up from mass graves in the …

A number of schools have closed on Tuesday in Northern Ireland as a result of the weather. BBC News

The first students have graduated from a unique medical course designed for specialised kidney care. Five higher speciality trainees in kidney medicine graduated from the two year course taught at the renal unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The course develops doctors’ skills in interventional nephrology, an area of care that …

School closures and flexible instruction The School District of Philadelphia will be closed on Monday because of the storm. Charged Chromebooks were sent home with students on Friday. The district will shift to virtual learning as needed during the remainder of the week. Archdiocesan high school and parochial elementary schools …

A secondary school is to host a Ramadan awareness development session to help a city’s teachers better support pupils who observe the Islamic month of fasting. The event on 5 February is being organised in partnership with the Muslim Council of Peterborough and Gladstone Community District Association (Gladca). About 30 …

Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risks that heavy digital engagement could pose. The documents were released last week as part of a major set of trials brought by school districts, state attorneys …

Fiona Stalker and Robbie BoyleBBC Scotland News PA Media Insch in Aberdeenshire was one of the communities hit by heavy snow earlier this year Aberdeenshire Council’s chief executive has called on individuals and communities to take more responsibility during extreme weather to help keep local areas clear. Jim Savege revealed …