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17 Oct 2011Met Office Hadley Centre appoints new head
Professor Stephen Belcher has been announced as the new Head of the Met Office Hadley Centre.

13 Oct 2011ClearCut™ gives energy traders the edge
ClearCut™ is a new product aimed to give the edge to those trading in UK power and gas derivatives.

12 Oct 2011UK winter - A sense of reason
In an opinion piece for The Times, John Hirst – Chief Executive of the Met Office – calls for a sense of reason in response to recent 'winter' headlines.
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Showers continuing across western coasts. Frost developing in rural parts.
Showers continuing towards western coasts and northwest England. A cold night as clear skies develop across much of England and Wales, leading to a widespread rural frost. Increasing cloud across northern and western areas later. Light west to northwest winds.
England and Wales staying largely dry and bright with the best of the sunshine in the south and east. Scotland and Northern Ireland becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Chilly.
Updated: 1433 on Wed 19 Oct 2011