3 d. ago The chic guide to Margate: How to spend 24 hours in the Kent seaside town

Thought ‘Shoreditch-on-sea’ was overdone? After visiting on a hot summer’s day, Jes Salter is reminded why it’s the perfect mini break for foodies and culture-lovers alike

Politics

7 d. ago Crufts trainer who allowed three dogs to bake to death after leaving them in his Land Rover for six hours in 23C heat is spared jail

Andrew Claridge-Fleming, 57, left four gundogs in the boot of the 4x4 car on a hot summer's day after he was unexpectedly called away to drive his wife to a relative's house.

Events

7 d. ago Families admit summer plans regularly ruined by UK's unpredictable weather

Over a third of children (38%) prefer to stay indoors on hot, humid, or rainy summer days, with a similar number (35%) beginning to complain about the weather after just a few hours

Society

1 week ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for a summer crispy rice salad with tofu, lime and herbs | The new vegan

A summery rice salad with a crispy south-east Asian twistIt’s been a salad kind of summer so far. Hot days spent camping with friends, impromptu picnics in the park, afternoons watching the tennis, reading in the garden with Test Match Special on in the background. Food has had to fit around summer life and, of all the meals, this has been one of the best. It has summer etched into the heart of it in that it’s fresh, flavourful and good for feeding a crowd. It’s a (very) wild take on Laotian crispy rice salad and is abundant with herbs, garden vegetables and, crucially, there’s barely any “cooking” involved at all. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Next's £32 black strappy maxi dress for holidays and hot summer days

The dress is selling fast on Next's website in a range of colours and prints

Economics

3 w. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for sweetcorn hiyashi | The new vegan

These cooled noodles in a salty-sour sweetcorn sauce are the perfect salad stand-in for hot summer daysIn 2003, I had my first som tam salad in Bangkok’s searing 30-degree heat. It was crunchy and packed to the rafters with flavour, but, more importantly, it was cold. Until then, I’d been eating hot food in hot weather, but ever since I’ve been chasing that perfect cold summer meal. These cold hiyashi ramen come close for me. They’re ludicrously versatile (think salad plus sauce plus noodles), and the only “cooking” to be done is boiling the noodles; the rest is chopping, blending (the sauce) and assembling. It is truly summertime where the living is easy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Claremont Rambling Club's sunny stroll in Dumfries and Galloway

This was quite a challenge on a hot summer’s day with temperatures of around 27C.

Politics

4 w. ago Mum wonders why seaside beach is empty in 30C heatwave but quickly learns why

A mum was left shocked after finding Weston-super-Mare beach completely empty on a hot and sunny summer's day during the recent heatwave - but soon came to learn the 'horrifying' reason why

Society