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
At least three people have died in the UK and seven have been injured as a result of yesterday's Eunice hurricane. 200,000 hiuseholds still remain without electricity. more
The highest ever wind speed in England, as much as 196 km per hour, was recorded today as storm Eunice passed through the British Isles, the UK Met Office reported. In Ireland, meanwhile, the first fatality was reported.more
Storm Eunice from the Atlantic and the British Isles has swept across the English Channel and the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Winds of up to 150 km/h there have caused many train services to be cancelled, with some prefectures advising residents to stay indoors.more
The Mayor of London has urged people to “stay at home” and “do not take risks” as a rare red weather warning was issued for London and the east of England ahead of the arrival of Storm Eunice on Friday.more
A severe weather warning has been upgraded to red - the highest level - for parts of south-west England and south Wales on Friday, meaning there is a danger to life from flying debris. more
Two people are dead, a few are injured, and over 130,000 are dead. households and businesses were deprived of electricity as a result of the passage of the Malik hurricane through the United Kingdom yesterday and the day before yesterday. And today another one is expected - Corrie.more
The Met Office has hinted parts of the UK could see snow as early as next week ‘arctic air’ approaches. “Snow showers” are expected in February as “wintry downpours” move down from the north and as far south as central England and the capital.more
