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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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...