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Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Met Office issues urgent thunderstorm warning with powercuts and lightning set to strike

The Met Office has issued an urgent thunderstorm warning, with power cuts and lightning strikes expected in parts of Sc...

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Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Temperatures plunge across Britain as summer arrives in a deluge of downpours and warnings for floods

Britons will swap t-shirts for umbrellas as summer arrives in a deluge of downpours and warnings for floods.May’s his...

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Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
England and Wales swelter in hottest ever spring since records began

England and Wales have broken temperature records this spring, with provisional Met Office data confirming the warmest ...

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Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Record-breaking heatwave to fizzle in wind, rain and temperature dip

Summer threatens a damp-squib arrival after the record-smashing spring heatwave fizzles in wind, rain and below-average...

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Sun, May 31, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Thames Water urges millions of Britons to stop using hosepipes but stops short of outright ban

Thames Water has urged millions of its customers to stop using hosepipes in a bid to conserve water but stopped short o...

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Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Record-breaking heatwave set to break in coming days as Britain set for soggy start to June

Britain's record-shattering heatwave will draw to a close this weekend, with cloud cover and rainfall replacing the sco...

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Fri, May 29, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Heatwave to fizzle in a week of rain as Britain prepares for a soggy start to summer

Britain’s ‘historic’ heatwave will fizzle in a week of rain as the nation braces for an unusually soggy start to ...

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Thu, May 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Record spring heat 'a taster of what's to come' as Britain gears up for three months of sun

Baking Britain is facing a summer of heatwaves with the next three months likely to be scorched in extreme temperatures...

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Wed, May 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Met Office issues urgent thunderstorm warning as parts of Wales and South West hit by 'torrential downpours'

The Met Office has issued a fresh thunderstorm warning covering large swathes of Wales and the southeast.The yellow-lev...

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Wed, May 27, 2026 at 7:52 AM
UK weather: 'Atom bomb heatwave' sparks thunderstorm and flash flooding fears

Relentless heat ploughing the energy of an atom bomb into the atmosphere will explode with a deluge of thunderstorms.As...

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Wed, May 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Six people dead in Britain's waters after police find body in search for schoolboy, 12

Six people have now died in Britain's waters during this May heatwave as police discover a body in a search for a 12-ye...

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Tue, May 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Met Office records hottest ever May day as 35C heatwave hits London

Today is the hottest day in May on record, as temperatures reached 35C in parts of London, the Met Office has confirmed...

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Tue, May 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Commuters booted off sweltering train 40 miles from destination after air conditioning stops working in carriages

Railway staff were forced to withdraw a service from operation in Oxfordshire on Monday afternoon, declaring conditions...

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Tue, May 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Seismic dip in temperatures in parts of Britain while elsewhere continues to bake in record heat

A seismic drop in temperatures will plunge the mercury by 10C in parts of Britain today while elsewhere continues to ba...

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Mon, May 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Met Office confirms today is hottest May day ever recorded in UK as temperatures hit 34.8C

The Met Office have confirmed that today is the hottest May day ever recorded in the UK as temperatures have soared to ...

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Mon, May 25, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Britain bakes in what is likely to be the UK's hottest ever end to spring

Britons will sizzle in potentially the hottest ever bank holiday as a tropical heat dome pushes temperatures to 35C.A r...

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Mon, May 25, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Britain set to enjoy 'historic' heat on 35C Bank Holiday Monday - before thunderstorms sweep in

Britain is set to bask in "historic" temperatures this Bank Holiday Monday following the country's hottest May day in n...

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Sat, May 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Volcano warning after 'terrifying' 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Hawaii

An urgent volcano review has been launched after a huge earthquake rocked Hawaii overnight.The 6.0-magnitude quake stru...

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Fri, May 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Hot weather sleeping tips - how to have a peaceful night as bank holiday 30C scorcher forecast

Britons are being urged to prepare for one of the hottest May bank holidays on record, with temperatures forecast to so...

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Fri, May 22, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Bank holiday heatwave to see Britain bask in glorious 30C sunshine for days

A 30C-plus bank holiday heatwave is about to kick-start a week of scorching sunshine with Britain possibly baking into ...

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Thu, May 21, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Surging temperatures during first heatwave of summer set to bring thunderstorms

Surging temperatures during the first heatwave of summer threaten an eruption of violent thunderstorms.Huge amounts of ...

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Wed, May 20, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Britain set for 30C heatwave this Bank Holiday weekend with 'exceptional spell of warmth'

Britain is braced for a five-day heatwave over the bank holiday weekend, bringing an "exceptional spell of warmth" and ...

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Wed, May 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Britons set to swelter in first ‘tropical nights’ of season as temperatures rocket to nearly 20C

Britons are about to swelter in the first "tropical nights" of the season as temperatures rocket almost 20C.Friday is t...

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Tue, May 19, 2026 at 7:08 AM
UK weather: Atlantic deluge to sweep Britain ahead of hottest blast of spring so far

An Atlantic deluge dumping inches of rain in hours threatens a monsoon entry to the hottest blast of spring so far.West...

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Mon, May 18, 2026 at 7:27 AM
UK weather: Britons to bask in bank holiday scorcher as mercury to soar to 30C

A blowtorch African surge nudging temperatures towards 30C promises a near-record-smashing bank holiday scorcher.Briton...

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Sun, May 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
EasyJet flight struck by lightning moments after leaving Gatwick Airport

A lightning strike forced an EasyJet aircraft to make an emergency return to London Gatwick on Thursday afternoon.The M...

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Fri, May 15, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Thermometers set to rocket as wintry end to spring finally gives way to tropical warmth

Shivering Britons have been offered a glimmer of hope with a late-May gear shift promising sizzling 70F bank-holiday su...