16 h. ago Maps show hour by hour rain and hail forecast for unsettled Easter weekend

A yellow weather warning has been issued

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65 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood says Easter weather won't be 'a complete washout'

It follows a yellow weather warning that saw Wales hit by heavy rain for 24 hours

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2 d. ago UK weather today: Britain braces for huge 67mph wind storm with 'rare' freezing rain

According to the latest weather forecast model by Ventusky, persistent rain and high winds will hit Wales in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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4 d. ago Met Office maps show exactly when the weather will change as warning looms

A 24-hour weather warning for rain comes into force on Tuesday

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4 d. ago British holiday hotspot Lanzarote hit by flash floods after month of rain falls in hours

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

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4 d. ago British holiday hotspot hit by flash floods after months of rain falls in hours

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

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5 d. ago Terrifying footage of floods on Lanzarote as state of emergency declared

A state of emergency has been declared and tourists are being urged to avoid the area after the Canary Islands was battered by two hours of torrential rain

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5 d. ago Easter holidays travel warning for Lanzarote as state of emergency declared at popular Spanish island amid flooding

The government of the Canary Islands has declared a state of emergency on Lanzarote, after the island crippled by a two-hour deluge of rain that caused intense flooding. 

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5 d. ago Lanzarote floods LIVE as holiday hotspot hit by deluge with weather warning of more rain

A state of emergency was declared by local officials in Lanzarote after torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by floodwater during a two-hour period

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5 d. ago Lanzarote floods LIVE as holiday hotspot battered by flooding ahead of Easter holidays

A state of emergency was declared by local officials in Lanzarote after torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by floodwater during a two-hour period

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6 d. ago UK weather: Huge storm to hit with 9 days of rain in 3 hours amid

Weather maps show an end to the glorious sunshine and a major storm is on the horizon with heavy rain and snow in an Arctic blast where temperatures could drop to -7C

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6 d. ago Mega storm to bring nine days of rain in just three hours to some parts of UK

The beautiful sunny skies and dry weather is all set to change this weekend.

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7 d. ago UK weather: Britain forecast horror mega storm with 9 days worth of rain in just three HOURS

Intense downpours will hit a large chunk of the country in just days, according to forecasts by weather service Ventusky - with nine days worth of rain falling in just three hours

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1 week ago 'Dear staff, I'm sorry for the distress the rest of the day will bring. Goodbye, John': Love triangle headteacher's email before he attacked his deputy with 18in wrench

A married headteacher attacked his deputy with a heavy-duty wrench over a love triangle which involved a female colleague.

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1 week ago UK weather: Snow storm forecast maps show 2 inches will fall after mini heatwave

The mini-heatwave currently bringing balmy temperatures to the UK looks set to end in a few days' time as weather maps suggest an Atlantic storm could bring as much as two inches of snow to some parts of the country

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2 w. ago Aintree Ladies Day wild moments as streaking and brawling women bring off

Aintree festival has kicked off in style, with thousands being welcomed for the famous Ladies Day – which has provided both on and off course entertainment in previous years

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago From paper fish to flying penguins, April Fools’ Day is sure to bring plenty of practical jokes

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day is celebrated with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes

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2 w. ago Palestinians must have the final say in Gaza’s reconstruction | Ahmad Ibsais

Rebuilding is more than reconstruction: it is resistance. It is our refusal to be erased, our determination to remain and exist on our landOn the 17th night of Ramadan – a time meant for prayer, reflection and mercy – Gaza burned. Once again, our screens fill with images too harrowing to describe: tiny bodies wrapped in bloodstained cloth, fathers carrying their children’s remains in plastic bags, mothers screaming into skies that rain death instead of mercy. In less than an hour, Israeli airstrikes killed over 350 Palestinians, including 90 children. Entire families wiped out as bombs fell on areas Israel itself had designated as “safe zones”, turning supposed sanctuaries into mass graves.This was not merely a resumption of violence. This is the continuation of a genocide that never truly paused, only ebbed enough to vanish from headlines while Palestinians continued to die by the dozens daily. The heaviness of this moment is unbearable, bringing back the brokenness of the past yea...

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3 w. ago Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia

A broad trough has dragged in warm, moist air and offers perfect ingredients for heavy rainfall and even supercellsNorthern parts of Australia have been under a flood warning this weekend, with further flooding set to bring havoc to south-eastern parts of the Northern Territory and western Queensland early this week. A broad trough – an area of locally lower pressure – has been moving across northern Australia, dragging in warm, moist air from the Gulf of Carpentaria and providing the perfect ingredients for the formation of severe thunderstorms, and even supercells.More than 70mm (2.75in) of rain fell in an hour under the slow-moving storms over the weekend in what is usually an arid, low rainfall zone with a desert/grassland climate classification. Some parts of the region have sparse observation data, but some local stations have been able to record more than 100mm within 24 hours, with 132mm of rain at Marion Downs, Queensland. Continue reading...

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