2 h. ago Met Office warns of ‘persistent and heavy’ rain this week as ‘cool conditions’ return to UK

The Met Office has also warned that there could be some snow in the hills of the Pennines and parts of Scotland

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2 h. ago Met Office maps show exactly when the weather will change as warning looms

A 24-hour weather warning for rain comes into force on Tuesday

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3 h. ago What types of pollen are most common? Met Office issues warning for hay fever sufferers

Challenging times coming for sufferers of allegy as weather service issues warning

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5 h. ago Weather warning issued by Met Office as UK braces for heavy rain after warm spell

The yellow warning is in place until midday on Wednesday

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6 h. ago Met Office weather warning issued as Brits face floods and power cuts in 37 areas

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for floods in some parts of the UK this week. Travellers have been told to expect disruption and delays

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6 h. ago UK may be on track to see worst year for wildfires, figures show

As of Monday there have been 115 blazes and an area of more than 96 square miles (24,890 hectares) has been scorched since January 1.

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7 h. ago Met Office warns of 'hail and thunder' in grim Easter weekend forecast

Plenty of us may be planning our long Easter weekends already - but you may want to check the weather forecast before you get too ambitious

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8 h. ago Met Office issues red alert in four areas of England this week

More severe pollen warnings are in place around the UK this week

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9 h. ago Mapped: Warning for hay fever sufferers as pollen count hits ‘very high’

Met Office pollen forecast map shows four regions in England have a 'very high' warning level for pollen later this week

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11 h. ago Met Office pollen bomb alert as hay fever suffers warned of 'very high' levels

Pollen levels will be 'very high' in multiple parts of the UK this week - spelling misery for the nation's estimated 13 million hay fever sufferers, with areas in the southeast worst hit

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14 h. ago UK weather: Exact day Britain faces wet deluge as sunshine gives way to heavy rain

A weather expert at the Met Office said the UK 'will see some further sunnier moments, but most of the UK will see some rain at some point' as a period of sunnier weather ends

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22 h. ago Met Police officer is sacked after sharing Instagram post of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu morphing into Adolf Hitler

Detective Constable Ibrahim Khan posted the screenshot in October, 2023, which was already captioned: 'The irony of becoming what you once hated. Well done Israel, Hitler would be proud.'

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24 h. ago Warm UK weather to come to an end with hail, thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast

Britons soaked up the last of the sun over the weekend, with Saturday marking the hottest day of the year

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26 h. ago UK weather forecast: Met Office warns of downpours set to batter parts of the country as heavy rain strikes this Easter holiday

The sunny spells are expected to make way for cooler days and rainfall, while snow could fall on mountaintops.

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28 h. ago Met Office warns hail and thunder to hit UK in drastic weather change

Warm weather is expected to make way for downpours and cooler temperatures

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44 h. ago Saturday marks hottest day of the year so far, Met Office says

Highs of 24C had been recorded in Northolt, north west London

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50 h. ago US ‘demands control’ from Ukraine of key pipeline carrying Russian gas

Senior Kyiv economist describes latest postion of Trump administration in talks as ‘colonial-type’ bullyingThe US has demanded control of a crucial pipeline in Ukraine used to send Russian gas to Europe, according to reports, in a move described as a colonial shakedown.US and Ukrainian officials met on Friday to discuss White House proposals for a minerals deal. Donald Trump wants Kyiv to hand over its natural resources as “payback” in return for weapons delivered by the previous Biden administration. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago London braced for 'very high' pollen levels as Met Office issues red alert

All nine regions of England face ‘very high’ levels of birch pollen today

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55 h. ago Met Office issues red alert warning as Britain basks in glorious sunshine

Sunday will see most of the UK facing medium or high alerts, while very high warnings will remain in place for London and the South East of England, the East, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.

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57 h. ago ‘As an environmental scientist, I’m horrified’: Should supersonic passenger travel be making a comeback?

Twenty years after Concorde was grounded, a new wave of ‘quiet’ supersonic aircraft are in development – but not everyone welcomes the return of this costly, carbon-intensive technologyWhen I call Blake Scholl from New York, he says it’s a shame we couldn’t have met at his office in Colorado. If only there were a supersonic jet that could cruise at 1.7 times the speed of sound, and get me there two hours quicker than the typical JFK-to-Denver route.There soon might be. Scholl is the CEO of Boom Supersonic, a company betting that ordinary civilians want to shoot across the sky at 1,100 miles (1,700 kilometres) per hour. After the pandemic brought a slump to the skies, air travel has returned to its former levels, and in-person business events are back on track. As a faster option for these travellers, Boom is developing its breakneck jets to be operational by 2029 – nearly a quarter century after Concorde landed its last plane. Continue reading...

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