39 h. ago UK set for ‘classic’ spring weather, including frosty nights and warm days

Conditions from Thursday through to Saturday are expected to be broadly similar, with dry weather and sunny spells forecast across the country.

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46 h. ago ITV Good Morning Britain hit with Ofcom complaints over 'bullying' presenter

ITV Good Morning Britain has been hit with Ofcom complaints following a fiery debate between presenter Ed Balls and Reform MP Richard Tice

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46 h. ago ITV Good Morning Britain hit with Ofcom complaints over presenter's interview

Good Morning Britain has been hit with complaints after former shadow chancellor Ed Balls clashed with Reform MP Richard Tice

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3 d. ago Britain's Got Talent's Stacey Leadbeatter addresses backlash after semi

Stacey Leadbeatter has hit back at trolls after she was voted through to the Britain's Got Talent final on Saturday night

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3 d. ago Young and old enjoy spring sunshine at VE Day party in east Belfast

The event in the city’s Woodstock Road came ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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5 d. ago Britain's Got Talent is hit by another fix row as show introduces controversial new element in semi

Britain's Got Talent has landed in another fix row after a controversial new element was introduced, leaving fans fuming after guitarist Olly's performance.

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6 d. ago ‘I know I might not come back’: the young Ukrainians enlisting early to fight Russia

Kyiv has brought in new incentives for those under 25 in an effort to repopulate the frontline as the war grinds on“I’m not just here to avenge my brother,” says Luntik, 20, one of Ukraine’s newest soldiers, as he takes a break from training. He has joined up, he says, to try to liberate the territory of Ukraine from the Russian invaders: “When the thief is coming to your house and you are afraid he might harm you or kill your wife, you will take actions and, if necessary, kill the thief.”The mild spring day, somewhere in Kharkiv region, belies the seriousness of the conversation. Luntik is one of a dozen or so young recruits, all aged between 18 and 24, who have agreed to join Ukraine’s army before the age of 25, at which men can be forcibly mobilised. The lure is a bonus of 1m hryvnia (nearly £18,000), 0% mortgages and a short one-year contract; the scheme, launched in February, is a fresh effort to repopulate Ukraine’s frontline. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Glut of early fruit and veg hits UK as climate change closes ‘hungry gap’

Warm weather means strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes have come weeks earlier than expectedA glut of early strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes has hit Britain as the dry, warm weather has eliminated the traditional “hungry gap”, growers have said.It has been a very dry and sunny spring, with one of the warmest starts to May on record expected. Temperatures could reach 30C at the earliest point on record later this week, forecasters have said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lazarus Lake, the ‘Leonardo da Vinci of pain’ behind the world’s cruelest race

In an extract from his new book, Jared Beasley introduces the eccentric figure behind the Barkley Marathons, where runners are terrified and tested in equal measureFor over a century, Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary was the end of the line. Built in the shape of a Greek cross, the pale limestone structure had housed the worst of the worst – murderers, madmen, monsters – its bulk hunched beneath a crown of scarred mountains the guards called the fifth wall.Now it sits empty – cracking and molding and dying. But each spring around April Fool’s, on a cold, crisp day like today, a retired accountant appears at its gate. He carries a book with an ominous title and plants it against the back wall. Then sometime between midnight and noon the next day, he lights a cigarette, and the world’s most grueling footrace begins. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Britain's Got Talent receives Ofcom complaints after viewers left 'repulsed' by acts

Britain's Got Talent was hit with over 100 Ofcom complaints following the first live semi-final on Saturday night

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8 d. ago Spring weather and Trump protests: Wednesday’s photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Britain's Got Talent hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints over horrifying act 'unsuitable for children'

Britain's Got Talent held their first live semi-final episode which was branded as 'chaotic' as one 'inappropriate' act left viewers horrified and resulting in over 100 complaints to Ofcom.

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9 d. ago BREAKING: Britain's Got Talent hit with flood of Ofcom complaints over grim act 'unsuitable for children'

Britain's Got Talent received over 100 Ofcom complaints for their first live final of the series

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9 d. ago Get a free National Trust day pass for your family day out this summer!

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9 d. ago UK records hottest day of the year so far with temperatures to hit 30C this week

Britain experiences mini heatwave as Met Office says country could hit 30C at earliest point on record

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9 d. ago Britain bakes in a heatwave: Temperatures could hit record 30C as maps reveal where will be hotter than parts of Greece and Spain

The Met Office said warm weather will continue tomorrow, with highs of 27C (81F) in London - before temperatures could rise to 30C (86F) in some places on Thursday.

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9 d. ago Mystery as Britain hit by unexplained power outages hours before Spain and Portugal blackout

Control room staff at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) in Britain noticed unusual activity on two occasions on Sunday, in the early morning and the evening.

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1 week ago The hottest April for seven years: Temperatures set to hit 29C by Thursday as Britain enjoys first taste of summer as warm air moves up from Europe

Britain is set for an early summer's day this week as temperatures could hit 29C by Thursday, bringing high UV and pollen levels across the country.

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1 week ago Full list of UK areas affected by Met Office red 'very high' warning this week

During the spring and summer months the Met Office issues a five-day pollen forecast to warn prepare hay fever sufferers

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1 week ago UK weather: Brits face mega 27C heat burst in just days that's hotter than Ibiza as maps turn red

The Met Office said some parts of the country will experience highs of 27C on Wednesday, with sunny conditions expected - but as we head into May, temperatures will get colder

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