26 h. ago Nigerian president orders crackdown on gangs after 150 killed in conflict

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators of a weekend attack that killed at least 150 people in the country’s northcentral

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31 h. ago UK weather maps turn red with 33C day as Met Office warns of 'tropical night'

Expect a bad nights sleep as scary weather maps show the UK hit 33 degrees while the first heatwave of the year grips the country and the Met Office warns of 'tropical night'

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43 h. ago Exact date 'Blowtorch Britain' will be hotter than Hawaii as weather maps turn dark red

Britain could experience highs of 36C in a few days, which could be the hottest June temperature in 180 years, and weather maps show the country is set to be hotter than Hawaii

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44 h. ago UK weather maps turn dark red as 33C heat bomb set to scorch England on 'hottest day of the year'

According to the Met Office, the first heatwave of the year could officially hit this weekend as weather maps show dark red temperatures soaring above 30C for the first time in 2025

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67 h. ago UK weather maps turn red showing heat bomb hitting the country this weekend

UK weather maps from Ventusky turn a deep red this weekend as a heat bomb is set to smash eastern England as warm weather travels up from Spain - but it's not good news for the whole nation

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4 d. ago UK weather maps turn fiery red as Britain to bask in 31C scorcher in just days

Brits are set for scorching temperatures next week as a high pressure system dominates and they could peak at 31C with a flow of easterly air moving in from the continent

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6 d. ago Hundreds of US marines arrive in LA as large protests are planned across US

Marines arrive on seventh day of protests in Los Angeles, after Trump’s earlier decision to send national guard troopsUS politics live – latest updatesFederal troops continued to be on duty in the streets of Los Angeles on Friday after a series of court rulings, and more arrived, with large protests planned in California and across the country this weekend against the Trump administration’s aggressive anti-immigration raids and a big military parade in Washington DC.About 200 US marines arrived in LA on Friday morning. This followed Donald Trump’s extraordinary decision to deploy national guard troops to LA last weekend, over the objections of the governor of California, Gavin Newsom. The marines were to take over protecting a federal building, US Army Maj Gen Scott Sherman, who commands the taskforce of marines and national guardsmen, said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones look pretty pleased with themselves as they are seen for first time after sexy weekend away at country club spa

Helen Skelton was all smiles as she departed BBC Morning Live on Wednesday after enjoying a steamy weekend away at a country club spa with co-host Gethin Jones. 

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1 week ago Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack

Revelation from Gustavo Petro follows shooting of Miguel Uribe Turbay by alleged 15-year-old hitman in BogotáThe security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally at the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country’s president has said.Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged 15-year-old hitman while campaigning in Bogotá on Saturday. He has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and, according to his wife, needs “a miracle” to survive. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK weather: Britain facing 29C SCORCHER in just days as maps turn fiery red across England

In a matter of days, weather maps turn glowing red as a searing "Spanish plume" makes landfall in the UK, sending temperatures soaring as high as 29C in London

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2 w. ago Fury as Labour peer accuses 'out of control' Ukrainian president Zelensky of 'scuppering' Russia peace deal with drone strikes on Kremlin airfields

Lord Dale Campbell-Savours stunned the House of Lords by suggesting Mr Zelensky had been 'allowed to run amok' with his country's celebrated weekend attack on Russian airfields.

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2 w. ago Exact date UK weather maps turn dark red as Brits to swelter in 31C heat blast

Dramatic new forecast maps have pinpointed the exact date an intense heat burst will boost temperatures across the UK back into the 30s following a mixed start to June

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2 w. ago UK weather maps turn red as temperatures to soar to 27 in two weeks

Some weather maps are predicting that temperatures in the UK could go up to 27C this month - the UK has just had its warmest spring on record, provisional figures suggest

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3 w. ago UK weather maps turn deep red and reveal date of mini heatwave's 26C peak

Temperatures are set to rocket back up to 26C in the coming days as hot, dry conditions return to the UK thanks to an incoming area of high pressure - and another 'mini-heatwave' could be on the way

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3 w. ago Exact time and date UK 'mini heatwave' will peak revealed on weather maps

Warm weather conditions are expected across parts of the country this weekend with highs of 24C coming on Saturday, according the latest maps show - London is set to be the warmest city

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3 w. ago New Spain heatwave maps turn red as Brit tourists warned to expect 34C blast

Intense temperatures climbing up to 38C in parts of Spain are set to sizzle pasty Brits over the next week, according to red weather maps from WXCharts and The Met Office forecast

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3 w. ago Aldi introduces ticketed system after viral £150 reformer Pilates machine sparks chaos with fights erupting in the aisles over sell

Chaos erupted at Aldi locations across the country over the weekend as shoppers tussled over the bargain workout machine which is £1,750 less than the Original Fold Reformer.

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4 w. ago Hot weather set for triumphant return as weather maps turn molten red in 27C surge

The latest weather forecast maps show what looks like the next heatwave set to hit the UK, which could boost temperatures by up to 10C - but with some 'blustery showers' thrown in

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