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We hope you have a great day today, on Wednesday 5 January, and a positive ongoing start to your year.

Click here for our top story from the holidays, revealing how Richmond Council made over £300,000 over the last two years from TV shows.

Today's weather: Highs of 6 degrees and lows of -2 degrees, clear changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 24 – 12 mph.

Traffic: As of 8 am according to AA Traffic, Delays of three minutes and delays easing on A406 North Circular Westbound between Hanger Lane and Gunnersbury Avenue. Average speed ten mph.

Today's Sunrise: 8:06 am

Today's Sunset: 4:07 pm

Today's Moonrise: 8:40 am

Today's Moonset: 9:06 pm Brentford Lock High Tide: 4:15 am and 4:39 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 12:20 am and 12:55 pm

Pollution: Low

UV: Low Supermarket opening times Brentford: 

Morrisons: 7am – 11pm

Costcutter (High Street): 7am – 10:30pm

Al Shaam Market: 7am – 9pm

Co-op (Boston Manor Road): 7am – 10pm Don't miss: Winter activities at Boston Manor Park this January, with winter nature walks and conservation task days for all to get involved. Find out how and when to get your Christmas tree collected in Hounslow this month. Joke of the Day: Why didn't the hot dog become a movie star? A. The rolls weren't big enough.

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