23 h. ago Terrifying moment hot air balloon crashes back down to earth near Mexican pyramids

The balloon made a 'forced landing' in San Martin de las Piramides after hitting an air pocket, according to a statement from the civil protection agency for the state of Mexico.

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5 d. ago Shoppers snap up Wowcher hot weather heroes from £15 air cooler to £74 garden set

From cordless vacuums to memory foam mattresses, the deals site has some serious homeware steals

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5 d. ago ‘The fans just circulate hot air’: how indoor heat is making life unbearable in India’s sweltering cities

As the mercury soars, people have been told to shelter inside. But for those in poor housing in places like Bengalaru, there is no respiteAt noon, Khustabi Begum is sitting on the steps leading to her three-room home, trying to escape the stifling April heat indoors. But respite is hard to come by in Rajendra Nagar, a slum in south Bengaluru. “It’s just as hot outside, but it feels worse indoors. It’s been really hot for the past five or six days, but at least there’s an occasional breeze outside,” says the 36-year-old.Inside Begum’s dimly lit living room, ceiling fans whir. One corner is stacked with sacks of onions and just outside their home is a vending cart. “My husband sells erulli, belluli [onions, garlic],” she says. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man dies in hot air balloon fire as video shows him dangling on rope before falling

WARNING - DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: The awful incident happened during a fair in Mexico after the balloon broke loose from its tether and the man became caught up in its rope

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1 week ago Moment man falls to his death from hot air balloon in harrowing footage

The tragedy unfolded during the First Balloon Festival, in Zacatecas, Mexico, on Sunday.

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1 week ago Harrowing footage captures moment man falls to his death from hot air balloon

Horrifying footage showed flames consuming the lower half of the balloon mid-flight, with thick black smoke pouring into the sky - and a lone figure dangling desperately from a rope before falling

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1 week ago Horror moment man falls to his death after dangling from burning hot air balloon

Horrifying video footage captured the shocking moment a man fell to his death after dangling on a rope from a hot air balloon.

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1 week ago Best Portable Air Coolers for 2025: Stay Cool During Heatwave

Cooler than a fan, and more cost-effective than air-con: is this your hot weather hero?

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2 w. ago Blue Peter legend reveals the shock moment she accidentally flashed strangers in a hot air balloon while sunbathing topless on her balcony

A Blue Peter legend has recalled how she once accidentally flashed some hot air balloon passengers, while sunbathing topless on her balcony.

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2 w. ago Exact date Brits set to sizzle in European heat plume as mercury soars to 27C

The mercury is set to soar in England this month as a plume of hot air moves in from the continent - with projected weather maps showing a high of 27C in London

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3 w. ago Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour had empty seats and fans are convinced it's because of one thing

Global superstar Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter US and Europe tour has begun, but unlike previous tours there are videos circulating that show empty seats in stadiums. Fans think it is because of one reason

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment tourists scream as packed hot air balloon slams into another during take off after powerful gust of wind

The horrifying incident took place in the Dutch village of Luttelgeest, located north-east of Amsterdam, on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade review – reverential reminiscence takes its time

There’s potentially too many run-of-the-mill I-met-Lennon anecdotes from talking heads and fans, but enough wheat among the chaff to keep things interestingWe have recently seen a slew of intriguing movies about John Lennon’s post-Beatles existence: The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, about Lennon’s brief relationship with his assistant May Pang, and Kevin Macdonald’s excellent archive-clip-collage study One to One: John & Yoko. Now here is a lengthy and self-consciously reverential film, which is sadly the weakest of the group. It doesn’t quite get to grips with the implications of its own title (was Lennon on “borrowed time”, exactly, in the 1970s?) and there’s an awful lot of hot air from an awful lot of talking heads in its lengthy running time, some of whom are regaling us with less-than-premium-quality anecdotes – often just beamingly recalling the pinch-me moment they actually met John Lennon and, wow, he said hi and they couldn’t believe it.The film covers the whole period f...

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions

Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heatThe summer conditions south Asian countries dread each year have arrived alarmingly early, and it’s only April. Much of India and Pakistan is already sweltering in heatwave conditions, in what scientists say is fast becoming the “new normal”.Temperatures in the region typically climb through May, peaking in June before the monsoon brings relief. But this year, the heat has come early. “As far as Asia and the Indian subcontinent are concerned, there was a quick transition from a short window of spring conditions to summer-like heat,” said GP Sharma, the meteorology president of Skymet, India’s leading private forecaster. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dyson sale sees fan '15x more effective than traditional models' reduced by £80

It uses several turbochargers and jet engines to circulate airflow up to 15 times fast than a traditional fan

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3 w. ago Morocco’s happy valley – the wilderness that lies just beyond the souks of Marrakech

Just 20 miles from the bustle of the medina, Ourika valley is a place of magical gardens, olive groves and walking trails in the foothills of the High AtlasFrom my vantage point on a rooftop terrace I can see the snaking form of the Ourika River meandering through the swathe of palmerias at the southern edge of Marrakech. It’s hard to imagine that barely 20 miles (32km) separate me from the frantic bustle of the famous Djemaa el Fna square and the clamour of the souks.“Salam alaikum,” says Abdelkarim Ait Ali, owner of Ourika Lodge (doubles from £53), as he loads my already groaning table with the generous breakfast offerings that are part of traditional Amazigh (Berber) hospitality. “There are so many [hot air] balloons this morning!” he says, pouring glasses of sage-scented tea. Continue reading...

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