22 h. ago Forecasters predict exact date sunny spell will end as Brits brace for deluge

A several-hundred-mile rain system is making its way towards the UK, threatening to drench Brits across the country and bringing an end to the sunny spells many have been enjoying in recent weeks

Politics

26 h. ago UK weather: Exact date most of Britain facing deluge as sunny spell ends

The latest weather maps show a massive, several-hundred-mile rainy system heading straight for the UK, starting what the Met Office predicts will be an 'unsettled' spell

Politics

1 week ago Burning Man 2025 weather as more storms and 'unhealthy' chaos predicted

The opening of the week-long annual festival was delayed by the 'strongest storm in Burning Man history' and forecasts predict more dangerous weather to come

Events

2 w. ago Hurricane Erin could see 16ft waves crash into UK in coming days

Category 2 storm set to end Britain’s dry spell, says Met Office forecasters

Events

2 w. ago Household energy bills set to rise by around 1% in October, forecasters predict

Cornwall Insight said it expects the typical household energy bill to rise by £17 to £1,737 per year when Ofgem’s new price cap comes into force.

Science

3 w. ago Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser review – how did television ever sink so low?

Cruelty. Contestants who have abuse screamed in their face. Cash prizes. This documentary about a horrific 00s weight-loss reality TV series in the US makes for deeply troubling watchingThe mid-2000s were a peculiar time in television. After the dubious 90s innovations of Jerry Springer in the US were followed by the UK launch of Big Brother, it was clear that using the travails of so-called ordinary people as fuel for small-screen entertainment was an idea with legs. There was a mini goldrush of sorts as programme makers realised that conflict, extremity and dysfunction would always sell – and that any human-interest subject could be shoehorned into some version of reality TV.In Britain, ITV’s The Jeremy Kyle Show began casting its malign spell in 2005. In the US, something similarly queasy (and enduring) had arrived a year earlier in the shape of NBC’s weight loss bootcamp-meets-bearpit, The Biggest Loser, which took contestants living with obesity then belittled them with humilia...

Culture

3 w. ago UK heatwave: Where the hottest places will be as forecasts predict 34C scorcher

Temperatures are expected to peak in the mid 30s in the coming days as Brits bask in a sizzling heatwave - it will be the fourth heatwave of the summer so far

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