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Schools are being forced to close today as Britain is struck by snow. Here’s how to check if your child’s school is shut. More sleet and snow is expected across southern England and south Wales on Wednesday while scattered snow and hail showers will impact Scotland’s northern coasts as the Arctic blast intensifies. The Met Office’s early morning weather radar showed an area of rain moving in from the south and west which was starting to turn increasingly to sleet and snow as it pushed north and east. The conditions, which have been attributed to an Arctic blast, are expected to bring…
A man found his best friend who died in a car crash near Newport after just 15 minutes of looking, after police were looking for nearly two days. Father-and-son pair Matthew Pace, 45, and Lewis, 26, a friend of Rafel Jeanne, one of the three people who died in the horror crash off the A448, went looking for the wreckage after his pal had been missing for nearly two days. They saw the tyre tracks coming off the St Mellons roundabout before letting police know. Window cleaner Mr Pace said: “The police took over so luckily I didn’t actually have…
A rare ‘snow tornado’ was filmed passing through a field in Scotland, as Britain continued to feel the effects of the unseasonably cold spell. Farmer Michael Peterson spotted the unusual weather phenomenon, also known as a ‘snow devil’, while he was feeding his sheep in Sandness on the Shetland Isles on Tuesday afternoon. The World Meteorological Atlas describes the phenomenon as “snow raised from the ground in the form of a whirling column of varying height with a small diameter and an approximately vertical axis”. Snow tornado seen in Shetland The Atlas adds: “This is a very rare phenomenon that…
Southern England has been hit by snow as the Met Office warned of possible travel disruptions as Britain experienced its coldest night of the year. It fell in London, the west of England and south Wales early on Wednesday, as Kinbrace in the Highlands saw -15.2C temperatures. Schools across the South East and South West of England, as well as Scotland and parts of Wales, closed. Motorists have also been told to plan ahead as heavy snowfall caused roads in Surrey and Hampshire to shut, while National Highways issued a “severe” warning for drivers across the South East and South…
The bond market declined by about 52.50% year-on-year in market turnover in the month of February 2023. According to the Ghana Stock Exchange’s Summary of February 2023 Market Activities, the month closed with a total volume trade of 9.17 billion. This however represented a decline of 9.48% compared to the total volume traded in January 2023. Meanwhile, the stock market performed better in February 2023, compared to January 2023. According to the GSE, the GSE Composite Index did well in February 2023 to recover some of the losses recorded earlier in the year. Both the Composite and Financial Stock indices…
Two children have been reportedly swept away by floodwater at Babadongo near Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region The unfortunate incident occurred during the downpour on the dawn of Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The victims, an 11-year-old girl, and a nine-year-old boy were escaping the flash waters that had entered their house after the bridge in the area overflowed, flooding the entire area. However, in their attempt to cross, the children were carried away by the rapid water flow. Their father reportedly attempted to save his children to no avail. After residents mounted a search,…
A downpour on Tuesday morning (March 7, 2023) left parts of Ghana’s capital, Accra, flooded. Rains that started around 3:40 am clogged major roads in the capital, badly affecting commuters who were mostly heading to workplaces and schools. Some pictures circulating on social media showed how some pedestrians struggled to get vehicles to their various destinations. Drivers also had to meander different routes to reach their destinations. Some areas affected include the Central Business District, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Dansoman, Odawna, Shiashie, Mateheko, Kaneshie, Adabraka, Kasoa Old Barrier, and Dansoman. The heavy rains also destroyed several shops as traders counted their…
The Bibiani Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Caleb Abbaido, has sentenced a 30-year-old farmer to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for defilement. The suspect defiled an eight-year-old girl at Sehwi Kwame Tawiakrom near Sehwi Debiso in the Bia West District of the Western North Region. He was prosecuted on his own guilty plea. The prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector Agyeman Benjamin narrated to the court that on January 16, 2023, at about 2:00 pm, the convict, Kwadwo Asare left home for some work on his farm which is very close to the victim’s residence. Upon getting to the…
The police administration has cautioned road users to be careful while driving on the Kpong Akosombo road. This comes after an accident on a section of the Kpong Akosombo road, near Star Villa, on Tuesday, March 7. Officers from the Police, Fire Service and Ambulance Service are working to assist the victims and to open the road to normal traffic flow. The police statement urged all road users on that stretch to exercise patience and take direction from the officers at the scene. Below are some photos from the accident scene.
The Coalition of Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) has denied being present or sending representatives to march as personnel of NABCo at the just-ended Independence parade. In a statement, the Coalition noted that the “young men and women” who claimed to be NABCo trainees were actually supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to the Coalition, no rational trainee will commute to the parade grounds and stand under the scorching sun to celebrate Ghana’s Independence considering their economic situation. “At this juncture that we are going through inhuman treatment, for history’s sake, people may see a celebration of Independence…
