37 h. ago Cold spell brings magical phenomenon that disappears with one touch

Resembling spun sugar or delicate glass, these icy blooms are incredibly fragile

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43 h. ago Weather tracker: US hit by exceptional early winter cold spell

Midwest struck by extreme snowfall and 80 southern weather stations tied or broke low temperature recordsThe eastern half of the US has been gripped by an exceptional early winter cold spell this week, breaking a multitude of low temperature records. Eighty weather stations across the deep south either tied or broke their daily minimum record on 11 November. Jacksonville in northern Florida experienced temperatures as low as -3C early on Wednesday morning, 17C below the average minimum for the time of year.The cold outbreak also brought extreme snowfall to parts of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Areas along the southern and western coasts of Lake Michigan experienced a phenomenon known as lake effect snow on Monday. This develops when cold air – which covered the US this week – moves over the relatively warm water of a lake or inland sea. This produces convection and heavy showers that move inland downwind of the lake, and can continue for hours or even days on end. Continue readi...

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5 d. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo bring magic to Wicked: For Good premiere in London

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were pictured holding hands as they stepped out in Gothic gowns for the European premiere of musical movie Wicked: For Good.

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5 d. ago When cold spell will hit London after mild start to November

When cold spell will hit London after mild start to November  MyLondon

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7 d. ago Dita von Teese on bringing the magic and glamour to Manchester in 'biggest ever' show

'Performing is more high stakes now than ever before'

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1 week ago Eventbase Brings Magical Innovations to the Official Mobile App for Event Tech Live London

Eventbase Brings Magical Innovations to the Official Mobile App for Event Tech Live London  Event Industry News

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1 week ago Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling audiobook review – an all

Cush Jumbo, Hugh Laurie and Matthew Macfadyen bring extra twinkle to Rowling’s magical taleIt has become tradition for Audible to bring out the big guns in the run-up to Christmas and deliver star-studded adaptations of well-known novels; the last few years have brought terrific productions of Dickens’s Oliver Twist, Bleak House and David Copperfield.Now attention has turned to younger listeners with a new, full-cast recording of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first of the Potter books in which the orphaned Harry, consigned to sleep in a cupboard in his aunt and uncle’s house, learns he is a wizard and is to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Good Wife’s Cush Jumbo is our narrator, steering the story alongside a cast including Hugh Laurie as venerable wizard-in-chief Albus Dumbledore; Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall; Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape; Mark Addy as Hagrid; Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort; and newcomers Frankie Tre...

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2 w. ago Exact date cold spell will end as Arctic blast brings chilly weather to UK

Britain's autumn cold snap is set to come to an end as forecasters signal a return to milder conditions, with daytime highs of 16C coming this week after biting 0C lows

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3 w. ago Manchester United shirt worn by a 'Busby Babe' in 1958 FA Cup Final on The Repair Shop

The shirt, belonging to player Ronnie Cope, is in a sorry state at the start but the show's experts will try to work their magic and bring it back to life

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4 w. ago Met Office speaks out on snow and cold spell forecasts as UK weather to be hit by change

A weather phenomenon known as anticyclonic gloom has taken place this week across the UK, but the Met Office says this is about to change

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