39 h. ago Met Office verdict on exact date highs of 26C will return to UK next week

Temperatures up to the high 20Cs could be seen across the UK next week

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60 h. ago UK farmers lost £1bn in arable income after extreme wet weather, data show

Fears are growing that farmers could be facing another terrible harvest this year following the hottest spring on record.

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4 d. ago Climate scientists call for 'immediate action' to tackle global warming

Alec Hutchings, WWF's chief climate advisor, says the spring heat record confirms that climate change is 'here now and needs immediate action'.

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4 d. ago UK weather maps turn red as temperatures to soar to 27 in two weeks

Some weather maps are predicting that temperatures in the UK could go up to 27C this month - the UK has just had its warmest spring on record, provisional figures suggest

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5 d. ago UK has warmest spring on record and driest in 50 years as climate change bites

England had its driest spring in more than 100 years, while UK-wide there were also record levels of sunshine for the season.

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5 d. ago UK sees warmest spring on record after Met Office issue summer heatwave warning

The Met Office warned of summer heatwaves with the average temperature reaching 17C through these months

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5 d. ago Met Office give verdict on summer heatwaves after warmest spring on record

The Met Office warned of summer heatwaves with the average temperature reaching 17C through these months

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5 d. ago Heatwaves and scorching summer verdict as Met Office says summer is twice as likely to be hot this year

The forecasting body also warned of an increased risk of heatwaves and heat-related impacts as it released its three-month outlook

Society

5 d. ago Fire risk warning to households after UK sees hottest spring on record

Experts are urging people to remain vigilant when it comes to fire safety - with the average fire claim involving a garden amounting to nearly £16,000

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6 d. ago Heatwaves and hot summer 'twice as likely' after sunniest spring on record

It was also the driest spring for more than a century

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6 d. ago Britain to bake in hotter than normal weather this summer with HIGH chances of heatwaves

The warm forecast follows the country's sunniest spring on record, with up to 630 hours of sunshine clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

Society

6 d. ago Higher chance of hot summer and heatwaves across UK, Met Office predicts

It follows the country’s sunniest spring on record.

Society

7 d. ago Temperatures hit 26C in warm end to UK’s sunniest spring on record

Provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

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7 d. ago Sunniest spring on record to end with humid Saturday before rain and wind arrives

A barmy end to spring comes as provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

Politics

9 d. ago Drought declared in northwest England after record dry weather

UK has seen the sunniest Spring on record, as temperatures set to soar again in coming days

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1 week ago Sunniest spring on record could close with temperatures hitting 27C

The Met Office said 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the UK between March 1 and May 27.

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1 week ago Met Office verdict on 'Caribbean jet stream' bringing scorching 26C temperatures to UK

Reports of a 'Caribbean jet stream' have emerged – but what does this mean, and could it bring a heatwave to the UK?

Sport

1 week ago UK has sunniest spring on record but what are the implications of the dry spell?

Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said seven of the top 10 sunniest springs on record for the UK have occurred since the year 2000. Alongside a dry spell it puts food production and the natural environment under increasing pressure.

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1 week ago UK experiences its sunniest spring on record, Met Office confirms

630 hours of sunshine were recorded from March 1 to May 27, beating its previous sunniest spring in 2020 by four hours

Politics

1 week ago Met Office verdict on when hot weather will return to Manchester after bank holiday washout

Temperatures could soon rise again after a wet bank holiday weekend

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