Rain, wind and cooler temperatures will be interspersed with sunshine bringing unpredictable weather to the UK for the rest of the summer, the Met Office has revealed.more
England could see record-breaking rainfall every winter for the next decade, the Met Office's new super computer has predicted. Experts have warned there is a one in three chance of floods bringing mayhem to at least one English region each year.
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Authorities have ordered a halt to pumping water out of a lake near Rome following a prolonged drought, a decision that could force city officials to impose water rationing in the Italian capital.more
About 50 properties were damaged and several people had to be rescued in Coverack, on the Lizard Peninsula, as storms hit on Tuesday afternoon. Water swept through the village, leaving roads in and out impassable. A school bus remains stranded.more
With global political turmoil, tricky Brexit negotiations ahead and gloomy weather forecasts there may seem little to smile about. But, according to experts today is the happiest day of the year in Ireland thanks to the good weather, summer holidays and light nights.more
The highest temperatures are recorded in Andalusia, southern Spain, where regional health services monitor the health of more than 12,000 seniors and people with heart disease.more
The mercury is expected to reach 29C on Thursday - making London hotter than Ibiza - however fresher conditions are expected to arrive by the weekend.more
The week will begin with some dull and wet weather but it is about to get very warm and humid in the coming days. Wednesday and Thursday will see some extremely humid temperatures as high as 24C although it will be cloudy as well.more
You won't be needing the new shorts and sandals you've just bought after all, because after our little heatwave, it's about to get very windy and rainy.more
A band of thunderstorms is expected to sweep across the UK and put an end to its record-breaking heatwave. Severe weather warnings are in place throughout Thursday, with a cold front set to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of southern Scotland, northern England, north Wales and the Midlands.more
The UK is basking in its hottest June day in 41 years, with a temperature of 34.4C (94F) recorded at Heathrow.
The Met Office reading at the London airport is the highest in June since the mercury hit 35.6 (96F) in 1976 - the all-time high since records began.more
he gates have opened and Glastonbury 2017 has officially begun. And so has the queuing. Many a music fan will be gutted to not have been heading down to Worthy Farm for this week, but if anything will make you grateful the site crashed and you missed out on a ticket at the end of last year, it's this. While us Brits aren't afraid of a queue or two, this takes the biscuit.
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Met Éireann has issued a weather warning for parts of the country today, with temperatures set to reach 28C. The High Temperature Warning for Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Wicklow and Meath is active between midday and 6pm today.more
Emergency services are on standby after the Government issued a level three amber heat alert as temperatures are set to increase. Sunday saw a high of 32C, the hottest day of the year so far.
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Five guardsmen have fainted during the annual Trooping of the Colour parade as temperatures rise. The event marks the Queen's official birthday and she watched as five men were stretchered off.more
