15 h. ago UK weather today: Met Office gives forecast following hottest day of the year with 23C high

Friday was the hottest day of the year so far with 23.7C registered in Otterbourne, Hampshire and the Met Office understands it will remain warm throughout the weekend

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23 h. ago Met Office issues 'red alert' health warning for Wales within days

The new Met Office pollen model is forecasting 'very high' pollen for Wales as the weather continues to stay sunny and warm.

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25 h. ago Britain enjoys warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 24C in conditions closer to an average day in July amid ongoing wildfires risk

Sun-seekers headed to parks to make the most of the dry and bright weather especially in England which the Met Office said was closer to a typical day in July.

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30 h. ago Met Office 'very high' pollen warning as UK set for hottest day of the year

Hay fever sufferers should brace for high pollen levels as temperatures soar

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33 h. ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than Ibiza and Crete as Met Office predicts warmest day of year in UK

Met Office is forecasting 22C for London on Friday afternoon - but other parts of the UK could be even hotter

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43 h. ago New London fires police officer who's been arrested four times

New London fires police officer who's been arrested four times  The Day

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51 h. ago Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities run by the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, providing medical care for 1.84 million people, have closed or ceased operating after the US aid cuts announced by the Trump administration shut off life-saving medical care, including vaccinations, maternal and child health services.On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump announced an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including more than $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. It was later confirmed that more than 80% of USAID programmes had been cancelled. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest

Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ bodyHungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become “political”, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said as he welcomed his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanhayu - the subject of an ICC arrest warrant - to Budapest for an official visit.Standing beside Netanyahu at the start of the four-day visit, Orbàn said on Thursday that Hungary was convinced the “otherwise very important court” had “diminished into a political forum”. Netanyahu hailed “a bold and principled” decision. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than Ibiza and Crete on Friday as Met Office predicts warmest day of year

Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin says Friday temperatures could reach a high of 23C in southern England

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53 h. ago London to be hotter than Ibiza and Crete on Friday as Met Office predicts warmest day of year

Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin says Friday temperatures could reach a high of 23C in southern England

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59 h. ago Netanyahu to visit Hungary as Orbán vows to defy ICC arrest warrant

Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin a four-day official visit to Hungary on Thursday, marking the first time the Israeli prime minister has stepped foot on European soil since the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.Hours after the ICC announced the warrants in November, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, made it clear he would defy the court to host Netanyahu, telling reporters that he would “guarantee” the ICC’s ruling would “have no effect in Hungary”. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Netanyahu visits Hungary as Orbán vows to defy ICC arrest warrant

Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’Benjamin Netanyahu has begun a four-day official visit to Hungary, marking the first time the Israeli prime minister has stepped foot on European soil since the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.Hours after the ICC announced the warrants in November, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, made it clear he would defy the court to host Netanyahu, telling reporters that he would “guarantee” the ICC’s ruling would “have no effect in Hungary”. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Revealed: The London neighbourhoods 'gentrifying' most rapidly

Areas with biggest jumps in average incomes have also seen disproportionate decreases in the number of black residents, analysis shows

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3 d. ago 'Incompetent' London nurse who caused 'physical and emotional harm' to patients suspended

Mark Barry was struck off for a catalogue of errors and failures during his time at St George’s NHS Trust

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3 d. ago Youth Demand vows to press on with 'disruptive' protests as Met accused of 'traumatising women' during arrests

Youth Demand held a rally in central London on Tuesday night - days after more than 30 police officers made six arrests at Quaker meeting house

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3 d. ago Trump 'finalizing' TikTok sale proposal as total ban looms in just FOUR days

President Trump is set to host an Oval Office meeting with investment groups who could purchase TikTok, after he directed a pause in a legal ban on the company on his first day in office.

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3 d. ago The top Trump official who will take the blame if Liberation Day tariffs go south

President Donald Trump will take all the credit if his 'Liberation Day' tariffs bring manufacturing stateside and give the U.S. economy a boost.

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3 d. ago Met Office reveals exact day temperatures will peak in Wales as Derek Brockway says 'more to come'

Temperature could reach as high as 20°C for parts of Wales in the coming days, according to the Met Office

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4 d. ago Trump administration delays plans to ban foreign nationals traveling to the US from 43 countries

The Trump administration made major decision over plans to ban foreign nationals from 40 countries announced on the president's first day in office.

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4 d. ago Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’

Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s “political decision” to bar her from competing for the presidency in 2027, attacking the move to ban her from running for public office as “a denial of democracy”.In a day of high political drama, Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement of European parliament funds on a vast scale, a conviction for which she was also handed a four-year prison sentence, with two of those years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet. She was also ordered to pay a €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

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