10 h. ago Temperatures remain above 1.5C threshold after second hottest April on record

April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level.

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3 d. ago Settled conditions to remain this week with higher temperatures by the weekend

There could be highs of 21C on Friday as temperatures ‘slowly creep up day on day’ in largely dry and sunny spells, including on VE Day.

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3 d. ago UK set for weeks of heavy rain and thunderstorms as 81mph winds to batter Britain

It's been one of the warmest April's on record, but the next few weeks are going to see a return to the wet an windy conditions that this island is so well known for

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6 d. ago The UK just saw the sunniest April on record, according to the Met Office

While we may have seen a couple of April showers last month, we were treated to a lot more sun than usual.

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6 d. ago UK records sunniest April on record as temperatures soar into May

High pressure and clear skies brought the third warmest April and the hottest ever start to May.

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7 d. ago Thursday set to be hottest day of the year with highs of 30C

The warm weather could also challenge the record for the highest April temperature in Wales, which is 26.2C.

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8 d. ago Trump’s assault on climate make UN talks an ‘uphill battle’, says Cop30 chair

Environmental rollbacks and tariffs makes meeting challenging, says summit president André Corrêa do LagoCrucial United Nations climate talks this year will be a “slightly uphill battle” due to economic turmoil and Donald Trump’s removal of the US from the effort to tackle global heating, the chair of the upcoming summit has admitted.Governments from around the world will gather in Belem, Brazil, in November for the Cop30 meeting, where they will be expected to announce new plans to deal with the climate crisis and slash greenhouse gas emissions. Very few countries have done so yet, however, and the world remains well off track to remain within agreed temperature limits designed to avert the worst consequences of climate breakdown. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UN climate talks will be ‘uphill battle’ amid Trump rollbacks, says Cop30 chair

Tariffs and environmental cuts will make meeting challenging, says summit president André Corrêa do LagoCrucial United Nations climate talks this year will be a “slightly uphill battle” due to economic turmoil and Donald Trump’s removal of the US from the effort to tackle global heating, the chair of the upcoming summit has admitted.Governments from around the world will gather in Belem, Brazil, in November for the Cop30 meeting, where they will be expected to announce new plans to deal with the climate crisis and slash greenhouse gas emissions. Very few countries have done so yet, however, and the world remains well off track to remain within agreed temperature limits designed to avert the worst consequences of climate breakdown. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Shocking moment speedboat goes airborne and crashes at 200mph during record attempt

A speedbot flipped, spinning in the air while attempting to set a speed record on Lake Havasu in Arizona on Saturday (26 April).

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3 w. ago How much homes now cost in every UK region as house prices soar to 'record high'

April has marked the first time a record high has been set since May 2024, property website Rightmove said

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3 w. ago House prices: record high asking prices in April despite stamp duty changes

At £377,182, the average asking price for a home in Britain surpassed a previous record set in May 2024

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3 w. ago Record high average price tag on a home in April after £5,000 monthly jump

At £377,182, the average asking price for a home in Britain surpassed a previous record set in May 2024, Rightmove said.

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3 w. ago West Lothian locals in huge queues from 4am for popular record store

Low Port Music in Linlithgow was marking Record Store Day, with keen shoppers lined up from 4am on April 12.

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3 w. ago Manchester Airport’s two most popular destinations in record

Manchester Airport reported its busiest March on record as it prepares for a bumper April

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