18 h. ago Britain to bask in temperatures topping 20C as warm weather continues

The sunny spells will continue this weekend and throughout the week

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29 h. ago Warm and dry weather to continue but with temperatures below 23C highs

Friday was the hottest day of the year so far with 23.7C registered in Hampshire.

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32 h. ago Brits to enjoy a boozy BBQ weekend as temperatures rocket into the mid 20Cs

Brits are set to flock to the supermarkets to stock up on BBQs and beers as the mercury is set to rise. Today, the UK was hotter than Marbella, Ibiza and Mykonos and the good weather is set to continue

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36 h. ago Met Office issues 'red alert' health warning for Wales within days

The new Met Office pollen model is forecasting 'very high' pollen for Wales as the weather continues to stay sunny and warm.

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5 d. ago UK weather to be warmer than Spain's Costa del Sol as mercury to exceed 20C

The UK weather this week will continue to be glorious - following the 19.2C highs in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire and 18.4C in Nantwich, Cheshire - as the mini heatwave weather continues

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8 d. ago UK weather: Britain to bask in spring sunshine next week as temperatures to top 20C

Temperatures are expected to steadily rise throughout the week

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1 week ago Climate change taken off America’s global threat list for the first time in over a decade

The reason for the switch remains unclear as climate change continues to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events

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1 week ago Malaga turns white after freak winter storm with roads turning to rivers as Spain's wild weather continues

Striking images and footage emerging from the holiday hotspot have shown streets submerged in floodwater and heavy hail crashing down from the grey skies.

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2 w. ago Nasa astronauts heading back to Earth on SpaceX Dragon capsule after being ‘stranded’ on ISS for months

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore embark on 17-hour return following Starliner capsule failure that turned a days-long mission into one lasting nine monthsTwo Nasa astronauts “stranded” aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since last summer are finally on their way back to Earth on Tuesday, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered their originally scheduled week-long mission.A SpaceX Dragon capsule containing four astronauts, including Starliner’s test pilots Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, undocked from the orbiting outpost at 1.05am ET (5.05am GMT). The spacecraft is scheduled for a splashdown somewhere off the Florida coast at about 6pm ET following a 17-hour descent, with mission managers determining the precise location after assessing weather conditions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spanish holiday hotspot set for snow and storms as weeks of bad weather continues

A popular Spanish island is set for snow, rain and strong winds this weekend, adding to a recent six-week-long stretch of wet and cold weather at the destination

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3 w. ago Met Office maps show when freezing temperatures and wintry weather will hit Wales

The colder weather will continue and it could drop to -1C

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3 w. ago ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals

Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flippedClimate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid and Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analysed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, and found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5CDonald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate finance from the developed world, data shows, with potentially devastating impacts on vulnerable nations.The US was responsible last year for about $8 in every $100 that flowed from the rich world to developing countries, to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, according to data from the analyst organisation Carbon Brief. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Spring has sprung! Weather maps reveal where in Britain will bask in sunshine with temperatures set to soar to 18C making it hotter than Malaga

Brits are set to bask in sunshine today as parts of the southeast will be blessed with sunny spells and warmer weather than Malaga in parts of Cambridgeshire.

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