75 m. ago Mapped: Where might the UK’s fourth heatwave of the summer hit?

Temperatures could hit 29C in east and southeast England as record dry conditions prompt hosepipe bans

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24 h. ago UK could see fourth heatwave of summer before torrential downpours and thunderstorms

Met Office warns temperatures set to climb once again, just as Britons cool off from last heatwave, before weather warnings could be issued over weekend

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25 h. ago UK set for fourth intense heatwave as scorching 32C highs close out July

If you're happy the recent heatwaves are at an end, there's bad news - even more scorching temperatures look likely to be baking Britain before the end of the month

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69 h. ago Brits to be hotter than Bahamas this week as the fourth heatwave of summer hits

The latest summer sizzler is expected to cause school holidays getaway meltdown with 20million cars clogging up the roads as families scramble for staycations

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1 week ago Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesRescuers searched on Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 50 people – with more rain pounding the region.The flooding in Kerr county killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and at least eight people died in nearby counties. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing

At least 24 people have died amid torrential rains and dozens of people at an all-girls summer camp are among those still missingThe Associated Press reports on the rescue operation by Texas Game Wardens at Camp Mystic on Friday afternoon and evacuated campers who had sheltered on higher ground. Elinor Lester, 13, said she was evacuated with her cabinmates by helicopter after wading through floodwaters. She recalled startling awake around 1.30 am as thunder crackled and water pelted the cabin windows. Lester was among the older girls housed on elevated ground known as Senior Hill. Cabins housing the younger campers, who can start attending at age eight, are situated along the riverbanks and were the first to flood, she said. Campers in lower cabins sought shelter up the hill. By morning, they had no food, power or running water, she said. When rescuers arrived, Lester said they tied a rope for the girls to hold as they walked across a bridge with floodwaters whipping up around their...

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2 w. ago Scotland hit with thunderstorm and flood warnings as England basks in heatwave

Scots should brace for heavy downpours, thunderstorms, and gusts of 40mph in the next few hours

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2 w. ago How long will the UK heatwave last? Warning issued over increase in deaths

Much of England will enter fourth day of heatwave on Monday, forecast to be hotter than Barbados

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2 w. ago UK weather maps show double lightning storm blast after 35C heatwave

New weather maps reveal UK's scorching temperatures look set to break as wild storms blow in to batter the nation with thunderstorms and torrential downpours - here's when

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2 w. ago Met Office warns of more supercell thunderstorms to come after weekend downpours

More chaotic weather could move in over Scotland including "large hail, frequent lightning, and torrential rain"

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