Tube strike: 'Don't steal' Christmas from Londoners and businesses, RMT told by Westminster chief

The incident is expected to cause ‘major disruption’ throughout morning rush hour

The most widespread frost of the season so far is forecast for many parts of the country. BBC Weather's Tomasz Schafernaker reports.

Industry experts pick out tiny turntable as one of their ‘15 hottest toys’ for the festive season A record player so small it belongs at a party in a Barbie Dreamhouse is one of this year’s must-have Christmas gifts as the vinyl revival takes an unexpected turn. The £19.99 micro music set plays dinky 1.5in records and comes with an exclusive “mini vinyl” of the school disco favourite APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars. The toy makes the Toy Retailers Association’s annual DreamToys list of the 15 “hottes

Colin McPherson has spent three decades working on Catching the Tide, his moving portrayal of fishers and an old way of life that is dying out Continue reading...