32 h. ago Weather chaos as UK hit by 400 lightning strikes and country battered by rain, hail and thunder

The chaotic weather caused flooding in southern England and the East Midlands on Saturday, forcing National Highways to shut parts of the M18 in Yorkshire following the heavy rain

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52 h. ago London weather: Capital battered with rain and thunder as UK hit by 400 lightning strikes

The downpours caused flooding in several areas

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52 h. ago UK hit by hundreds of lightning strikes on Saturday amid heavy rainfall

It comes after the country saw its warmest spring equinox day since 1972 on Thursday as temperatures reached 21C in some areas.

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3 d. ago Roblox game down as hundreds of fans hit by connection error

Hundreds of gamers playing Roblox have blasted outages and connection errors with Downdetector showing a huge spike in issues with the platform just after 10am

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4 d. ago DWP PIP points system: Three conditions set to 'keep their payments' in new system

The Resolution Foundation has warned that the changes to the PIP system will hit the living standards of hundreds of thousands of disabled people - but some will be unaffected

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5 d. ago Will I lose my £700 PIP benefit due to DWP changes? – and who will still get it

The plans to reform welfare could impact those applying for PIP and people who already receive it, as hundreds of thousands of Brits are worried they may be hit hard

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1 week ago Russia and Ukraine launch aerial attacks amid proposed ceasefire talks

Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows overnight Saturday, with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories

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1 week ago Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds

Tiny lightning streaks in fine spray can power chemical reactions that generate molecules for life, scientists sayCharles Darwin thought it started in a warm pond. Others point to comets that ploughed into Earth. And some suspect a bolt from the blue, a lightning strike into the ocean.How life started on Earth may forever be a mystery, but new research proposes a radical idea: that crashing waves and waterfalls may have kicked off the process by throwing up mists of water. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Billie Eilish appears TOPLESS as she lands in Sydney for her Hit Me Hard and Fast tour... while hundreds of fans camp outside the venue days before her shows

Billie Eilish has well and truly arrived in Sydney, making a busty fashion statement upon arrival.

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4 w. ago Shocking moment lightning strikes just metres from tennis player and hits tree next to court

TikToker and keen tennis player, Nana, was finishing up with her training session on a drizzly court in Banjarnegara, Indonesia, when the astonishing near-death experience occurred.

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