8 h. ago Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C

Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave

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11 h. ago Ouyen may have hit the highest recorded temperature in Victoria’s history – and some fear it could get even hotter

As the temperature nears 49C in the Mallee region, residents take refuge in air-conditioned rooms Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the slanting, late-afternoon summer sun, the fields around the small Australian town of Ouyen – almost 450km north-west of Melbourne – turn the colour of honey. The edges shimmer with silver, that old cruel trick of feigning water where it hasn’t rained for weeks.Summer is always hot out here in the sparse, flat Mallee, but this year is shaping up to be particularly harsh. Just two weeks ago, on Thursday 8 January, Ouyen got to 47.5C. On Monday it reached 44.3C. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize

Some are trapped in a vicious cycle: rising rents, rising energy bills and falling standards. But this is not inevitable Australians are struggling through one of the most brutal heatwaves and hottest summers on record. Day after day, temperatures into the high 30s are turning homes into ovens, workplaces into hazards, and everyday tasks into endurance tests.All of us are feeling it. But spare a thought for the millions of renters trying to survive this heat in homes that were never designed to cope with it. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out

Doctors warn there are biological limits to temperatures we can survive, and exposure to extreme heat can provoke a heart attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s southern states are scorching in extreme heat that could break temperature records in Victoria and South Australia on Tuesday.January and all-time records were forecast to be set in both states, with temperatures approaching 50C across inland areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Extreme heatwave may break records in Victoria as firefighters warn of bushfire risk in ‘very dry’ state

Ouyen and Mildura in northern Victoria forecast to break state’s all-time maximum on Tuesday, as weather warnings issuedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009.It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would break the state’s temperature record of 48.8C set in Hopetoun on Black Saturday in 2009. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Winter storm latest: 844,000 people without power as historic storm breaks temperature records

Millions of Americans are expected to face heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures

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3 d. ago Moment 1,000 feral camels rampage through Australian outback town in search of water

A huge mob of 1,000 feral camels have been spotted rampaging through a town in the Australian outback searching for water amid record-breaking temperatures. 

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5 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham's dating history after claim Victoria purposely cosies up with his exes

Brooklyn Beckham dated many women over the years before he married his wife Nicola Peltz in 2022

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6 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham's 'careers' from bacon sarnie 'chef' to elephant photographer

Brooklyn Beckham has tried his hand at numerous careers, from a barista to a footballer to photographer to a chef - take a look at David and Victoria's eldest son's ever-changing work history

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7 d. ago Record heat expected in 2026 as Met Office says when warmth returns to UK

The Met Office predicts 2026 could be a record hot year globally, with UK temperatures rising from late March

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7 d. ago Trump made 10 key pledges a year ago – here’s what happened since then

A review of Trump’s bold promises about immigration, the economy, the US’s standing in the world and much moreThere was no debate about record crowd sizes this time. With the temperature plunging to 27F (-3C) and a wind chill making it feel far colder, Donald Trump’s second inauguration was held in the rotunda at the US Capitol in Washington on 20 January 2025.The great and the good of the political elite were there, including former presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama and outgoing president Joe Biden. So were tech oligarchs such as Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. At 12.10pm, they listened intently as Trump began a half-hour-long inaugural address. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Prof Lucy has unearthed an 1880s killer as grisly as Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper's gory murders in late Victorian London are not only the most famous unsolved crimes in history.

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2 w. ago Brooklyn Peltz Beckham set an important trend. Will other men follow? | Polly Hudson

Women have been double barrelling their names since the 15th century – and now men including Adam Ramsay Peaty are finally joining themAfter attempting to make his mark as a footballer, photographer and chef, at last Brooklyn Peltz Beckham appears to have secured his legacy. He will no longer be remembered as simply the nepo-baby son of David and Victoria; he’ll also go down in history as a somewhat unlikely/possibly accidental feminist activist.It was when Brooklyn married Nicola Peltz in 2022 that he became Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, an ally who turbo-boosted a quietly growing trend. Rather than a heterosexual bride surrendering her name and adopting her husband’s as default, or double-barrelling alone, both partners take both names. It’s modern, equal and refreshing, as opposed to proper Handmaid’s Tale vibes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DWP Cold Weather Payments to be paid in Greater Manchester as 246 new postcodes triggered

Payments are triggered when an area is forecast to record average temperatures of below 0C on seven consecutive days

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3 w. ago Iced Kingdom: UK is blanketed with ice and snow dustings as wintry conditions gear up amid weather warnings

Temperatures plummeted to -9.3C in some areas on Saturday night as England and Wales recorded their lowest temperatures of the winter season so far.

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3 w. ago 2025 was Britain's hottest year on RECORD: Average UK temperature hit a balmy 10.09°C

The Met Officehas confirmed that the average temperature in the UK last year was a balmy 10.09°C, which is 0.96°C above the long-term average.

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3 w. ago Iceland records hottest Christmas Eve on record as temperatures near 20C

Average December temperatures in Iceland typically range between -1C and 4C

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4 w. ago Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded

Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in eastRecord temperatures of almost 20C were reached in Iceland on Christmas Eve, the local meteorological office has confirmed.Seyðisfjörður, a small town in the east of Iceland, hit 19.8C on 24 December. Average December temperatures in Iceland are between -1C and 4C. Continue reading...

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