4 d. ago Met Office says expect 20C this week but also issues ice warning

Weather forecasters have explained who could see the best weather, and when to expect a cold snap

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8 d. ago Gaza’s children: what can the future possibly hold for them?

Tens of thousands of children have been wounded in Gaza, which now has the most child amputees per capita in the world. Even those evacuated for treatment face an impossible pathWhen I entered the home in north-east Philadelphia, Elias, a lively four-year-old boy, grabbed the pack of KitKats I had brought with me and began swinging it over his head. He whirled around in circles, hollering something unintelligible. In a familiar scene – I have small children of my own – his mother tried to impose order, but yielded to the greater force of a kid on sugar kept indoors by a cold snap.Elias, his five-year-old sister Taline and nine-year-old brother Khaled were in the US because Elias and Taline needed urgent medical care. They had sustained staggering injuries when Israel’s military shot a missile at the house they were taking refuge in. The explosion cleaved Elias’s right leg off below the knee. Taline’s injuries were also severe; she arrived in the US with external fixators – pins and ...

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8 d. ago There are more child amputees in Gaza than anywhere else in the world. What can the future hold for them?

Tens of thousands of children have been wounded in Gaza. Even those evacuated for treatment face an impossible pathWhen I entered the home in north-east Philadelphia, Elias, a lively four-year-old boy, grabbed the pack of KitKats I had brought with me and began swinging it over his head. He whirled around in circles, hollering something unintelligible. In a familiar scene – I have small children of my own – his mother tried to impose order, but yielded to the greater force of a kid on sugar kept indoors by a cold snap.Elias, his five-year-old sister Taline and nine-year-old brother Khaled were in the US because Elias and Taline needed urgent medical care. They had sustained staggering injuries when an Israeli pilot or drone operator shot a missile at the house they were taking refuge in. The explosion cleaved Elias’s right leg off below the knee. Taline’s injuries were also severe; she arrived in the US with external fixators – pins and steel in her legs – as she battled infection. ...

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1 week ago Dunelm's £11 curtains in 'hidden' clearance section that can reduce heating bills

The ultra blackout curtains can keep out the cold as well as light, and shoppers are snapping them up

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2 w. ago BBC Weather warns of 'Arctic cold snap' as shock snow in APRIL is on the cards

BBC Weather and Netweather forecasters have warned of cold spells and snow to come at the start of April - and weather maps reveal exactly where will bear the brunt of the Arctic conditions

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2 w. ago I'm a beauty writer who's tried dozens of fake tans and these are the best ones I'd buy again

After months of cold snaps, storms and rain (and rain, and rain) it feels as though spring is approaching.

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2 w. ago Gardeners rejoice! After cold snaps, it's set to be a sluggish year for pests

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) predicts cold snaps this winter and the recent dry spell across the UK will have limited the slug population across the board, leaving gardens a little safer.

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2 w. ago Exact date Brits to enjoy 16C 'mini heatwave' after shivering through cold snap

The latest weather maps and forecasts suggest millions of people will see the mercury where they live increase by several degrees this week - even climbing towards 20C

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3 w. ago Cold snap continues with exact areas where UK snow will hit as 550

A Met Office weather forecast has warned snow will fall over a 550-mile stretch of the UK on Wednesday March 12 with parts of England, Scotland and Wales all set to wake up to snow from 6am

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3 w. ago Met Office warns 'don't put your big coats away just yet' with colder week ahead

The weather is playing tricks on us as after the warmest weekend of the year so far, we are heading into another cold snap

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4 w. ago Met Office verdict on UK cold snap after hottest day of the year as 'polar vortex collapse' to hit

The Met Office has revealed why an icy blast could follow soaring temperatures this weekend

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4 w. ago What is a 'polar vortex collapse' as Met Office warns late cold snap could hit UK

The Met Office warns that icy weather could be on its way to the UK

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last month Will the UK be affected by polar vortex collapse? Cold snap developing, expert warns

Repeat of devastating Storm Eowyn ‘unlikely’, says Met Office

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last month Met Office verdict as 'polar vortex collapse' raises fears of new cold snap in UK

A sudden stratospheric warming event is being predicted by several forecasters - and now the Met Office has given its view

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last month Will the UK be effected by polar vortex collapse? Cold snap developing, expert warns

Repeat of devastating Storm Eowyn ‘unlikely’, says Met Office

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