27 h. ago Eddie Howe's 'blank it out' message on Alexander Isak to Liverpool £125m transfer saga

Alexander Isak has signed for Liverpool in a record 125million move after a summer of drama and Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has highlighted an issue in response

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56 h. ago Pest expert reveals simple trick to keep wasps out of your garden

After an abnormally warm spring and the hottest summer on record, wasps have experienced a 'population explosion' across the country, here's how you can avoid the stinging insects.

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61 h. ago Worst wildfire year on record as crews respond to nearly 1,000 after hottest summer

Meanwhile the number of firefighters is down 25% since 2008, the equivalent of around 11,000 wholetime crew members, the NFCC said

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4 d. ago This was the hottest summer on record. If it happens again next year, Britain’s ecosystems won’t cope | Lucy Jones

A future of extreme heatwaves, drought and collapsing habitats awaits if we continue to ignore the danger signsWhat does British summertime mean to you? Blackberries? Picnics? Festivals? Ticks? This summer has been the hottest on record in the UK. As human-caused climate breakdown intensifies, the outdoor areas we spend time in are changing – and so, too, are our relationships with the land and the ecosystems we live in.My home is in the south of England, near beautiful woodlands. Since moving there in 2016, the number of ticks my family has picked up in the woods has increased each year, but this summer has been astonishing. For a few weeks, our four-year-old came home from nursery with a tick almost every day. I’ve had many: some tiny nymphal ones that could be easily missed. We spend time in Scotland, too, and find ticks often when we go there now.Lucy Jones is a journalist and the author of Losing Eden and The Nature Seed Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man Utd example Liverpool must now avoid after breaking British transfer record TWICE

Liverpool have spent more than £400million this summer, breaking the Premier League transfer record twice, but there is never a guarantee that big spending brings on-field success

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4 d. ago Under strain police dealt with record number of protests this summer as tensions flared over migrant crisis

More than 3,000 protests this summer - the highest number in three years - have put forces under ‘chronic pressure’, with up to 40 more planned for this weekend

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5 d. ago The lost structures hidden for decades being revealed by low reservoir water levels

An unusually dry spring followed by the hottest summer on record has caused a major drought

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5 d. ago Batten down the hatches, Britain: Heavy rain and strong winds to batter parts of the country as warmest summer on record comes to an abrupt end

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as the nation braces itself to be buffeted by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder and hail tomorrow.

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5 d. ago Lost structures emerge from reservoirs as water levels continue to drop

Yorkshire Water said its reservoirs are now less than a third full after the hottest summer on record.

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5 d. ago Thatchers gives away free cider to mark its earliest ever harvest

The record-breaking harvest comes after the UK saw its warmest summer and spring

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5 d. ago Scotland braced for 'autumn washout' after hottest summer on record

One village was hit with almost 40mm of rain in just 24 hours as we marked the start of the new season.

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5 d. ago Lager on the rocks? Gen Z’s iced beer habit gets frosty reception from traditionalists

A new ice age is upon us – amid the hottest summer on record

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5 d. ago Breaking down the Premier League’s record £3bn summer spending

Gross spending for the Premier League this season is already the highest ever

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5 d. ago Premier League's 6 biggest transfer window losers as Man Utd and Liverpool moves collapse

Premier League clubs spent massive sums of money over the summer with the league record fee broken twice but some players and clubs were left unhappy when the window slammed shut

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5 d. ago Transfer news LIVE! Liverpool to revive Guehi deal; Donnarumma delay and Deadline Day reaction

Assessing a record-breaking summer transfer window

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5 d. ago UK weather maps show surprise September heatwave as parts of England hit 25C

The UK is set to bask in more hot weather following a summer of record-breaking temperatures, with some regions still experiencing temperatures in the mid-20s

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5 d. ago When to expect Alexander Isak in Liverpool action after record breaking transfer from Newcastle

Alexander Isak is Liverpool's final signing of the summer transfer window, with the striker completing his £135m British-record switch from Newcastle on Monday night

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6 d. ago Summer 2025 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office experts confirm

As September marks the arrival of autumn and summer 2025 draws to a close, it has been confirmed as the warmest summer on record

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6 d. ago Summer 2025 was the hottest on RECORD in the UK: Average temperature hit a balmy 16.10°C

It's official - summer 2025 was the hottest summer on record for the UK.

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6 d. ago UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says

Mean temperature over June, July and August was 16.1C as country endured four heatwavesThe UK has seen its hottest summer on record, the Met Office has said, after the country sweltered under four heatwaves in a single season.The mean temperature for meteorological summer, which encompasses the months of June, July and August, was 16.1C, which is significantly above the current record of 15.76C set in 2018. Continue reading...

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