The French and Spanish meteorological services have announced an unprecedented heat wave in both countries in the coming days. Forecasts predict the temperature will be at its highest in 20 years in May, reaching levels normally seen in August.more
The UK is set for more warm weather and it predicted to be the hottest day of the year today with the mercury in the low 20Cs. People are being warned to wear sun cream by the Met Office
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Britons have been basking in bank holiday sunshine, with more to come before temperatures plunge next week. Met Office forecasters expect 20-21C highs in the south of England on Easter Sunday, in a third day of good weather for holidaymakers.more
The official definition of a heatwave is to be changed in a band of English counties from Surrey to east Yorkshire, in response to the warming climate.more
The Met Office is predicting more hot weather on Friday and Saturday with temperatures in the high teens, above average for the time of year, but then the mercury will drop next week.more
Londoners, it’s finally time to come out of hibernation. It’s time to lay out your sandals and put that black puffer coat away, time to swap the umbrella for the sunglasses and re-introduce suncream into your skincare routine. For now, at least.
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This morning, residents of southern England, including London, had the opportunity to experience a very rare phenomenon. A cloud of dust from the Sahara desert reached the country, giving the sky an orange color.more
If you're enjoying a walk on the beach it's more than likely you'll come across an interesting object or two which have been washed up or abandoned.more
An elderly couple drowned in their own car when their vehicle was swept into the English Channel by Storm Franklin, television station BFM reported today.more
After storms Dudley on Thursday and Eunice on Friday, Hurricane Franklin hit the Netherlands yesterday. The Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued a code orange for the north of the country. The last time there were three storms in a week was in 1928.more
Storm Franklin is forecast to hit the UK after Storm Eunice left 1.4 million homes without power. The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for Northern Ireland for Monday morning and yellow ones for parts of the UK from Sunday.more
Violent storms have wrought havoc across Poland, reportedly killing at least four people and leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power.more