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We hope you have a great day today, on Tuesday 21 December.

Click here for our top story from the weekend, the reason behind the orange sky at night in Ealing last week.

Today's weather: Highs of 6 degrees and lows of 1 degrees, overcast changing to clear by night time, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 6 – 11 mph.

Met Office news: Christmas Day outlook looks unsettled with the chance of snow in some parts of the UK.

Traffic: As of 8:50am according to AA Traffic, Average speed five mph on Hanger Lane Westbound in London.

Today's Sunrise: 8:04 am

Today's Sunset: 3:54 pm Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Supermarket opening times Ealing Broadway: 

Morrisons: 7am – 10pm

Sainsbury's Local: 7am – 11pm

Tesco express: 6am – 10pm

Planet Organic: 8am – 9pm

Co-op (Uxbridge Road): 7am – 9pm Don't miss: Today is winter solstice 2021, the shortest day of the year, and longest night! It occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun and astronomically marks the beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights, and the countdown to spring begins. Check the changes to rubbish and recycling collections over the Christmas period and you can look ahead at how to recycle your Christmas tree. Also, did you hear about the TV stars who visited a fridge near Ealing last month? (Christmas) Joke of the Day: What kind of motorbike does Santa ride? A. A Holly Davidson.

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