7 h. ago Fury as Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing

Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022

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8 h. ago Five UK areas set to see highest temperatures as 28C hottest day of the year forecast

The Met Office has forecast that temperatures are set to reach 28C or even 29C in parts of the country this week

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9 h. ago Met Office explains how hot it will get this week as Scots gear up for record sunshine

Scots will be lathering on the SPF and heading out to green spaces to make the most of the delightful weather

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9 h. ago Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings

Sgt Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, by a jury at the Old Bailey in October last year

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10 h. ago Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing

Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022

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10 h. ago Five Met Police officers facing sack after petrol bombs thrown and car torched at Kent riot training base

PC James Duthoit and four others accused of breaching standards of professional behaviour

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10 h. ago UK weather: Britain swelters in 28C today as hottest April day in seven years expected with 30C heat on way for tomorrow

The Met Office said that good weather will continue today, with highs of 27C in London - before temperatures could rise to 30C in some places on Thursday.

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14 h. ago 'Line of heat' across country could be earliest 30C ever recorded

The Met Office has explained exactly where will be warm as we see the hottest ever start to May

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16 h. ago UK heatwave forecast: Exact date for 30C as Met Office predicts record breaker

Met Office weather forecasters say temperatures on one day this week could rise as high as 30C as a potential heatwave is on the cards across the UK - it's time to get the suncream ready!

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21 h. 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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22 h. ago UK bosses should give staff 'sun days' as Britain’s 30C record

After the Met Office predicted a record-breaking 30C day this week, experts have warned bosses that offices will be deserted so they should give their workers siestas

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24 h. ago UK has hottest day of the year and could reach 30C at earliest point on record

The Met Office said the highest temperature recorded on Tuesday was 24.9C in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire.

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25 h. ago SFA to ban transgender women from playing in women’s football

Scottish Football Association updates guidelines on issueChange comes a week after UK supreme court rulingThe Scottish Football Association is to ban transgender women from participating in women’s football after updating its guidelines.From next season only biological women will be able to take part in women’s competitive football, a term that applies to matches from under-13s up. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago UK weather: Heatwave forecast as Met Office maps show 12 counties will hit 29C

A potential heatwave is set to bake the country with summer-like weather conditions - marking one of the hottest late-April periods in UK history - with temperatures expected to reach blistering highs of at least 29C

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28 h. ago UK weather: Met Office reveals 'corridor' where heatwave will peak as temperatures could reach 30C

Temperatures have been 10C higher than usual for the time of year, and a heatwave could even be on the cards this week

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29 h. ago Met Office forecasts 'unseasonably high' temperatures at night this week

It comes as temperatures in the south of the UK could reach 29C

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29 h. 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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30 h. ago UK weather: Mercury to hit 30C earlier in 2025 than ever before in history says Met Office

With the Met Office predicting highs of 29C on Thursday, Brits could see the temperature reaching 30C at the earliest point in the year since the forecaster's temperature records began back in 1860

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31 h. ago The Scottish city 'fire festival' this week that celebrates the start of summer

The one-of-a-kind event features an array of colourful characters.

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32 h. ago Warning over condition 4 million Brits face that could be worsened by mini

The Met Office has said the British public could be faced with a wall of heat this week as temperatures plummet high into the twenties - and Brits have been told to look out for certain symptoms

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