Closing the Southern Swimming Pool ignores its benefits to health, a northern commissioner says.

The A18 is closed between Tholt-y-Will Road to Creg ny Baa for the second phase of planned works.

Ronaldsway Met Office says October was “warmer, drier and calmer” than the island’s 30-year average.

A rise in licences will “open up” the market to give patients more choice, the health minister says.