Met Office issues severe weather warning for thunderstorms and flooding

Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more

What happened to summer? South set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week

Britons in the south are set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week – as bookies give the UK 2-1 odds for coldest June on record. Heavy showers are set to mostly affecting northern and western parts today and tomorrow, in a stark contrast to last weekend’s scorching temperatures.  But … Read more

Elon Musk breathes a huge sigh of relief after two astronauts were blasted into space

Elon Musk said he was ‘overcome with emotion’ after two NASA astronauts were blasted into space in the Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53, took off from Launch Complex 39A at 3.22pm in Florida on Saturday – the first time an American crew launched from US … Read more

Climate could cause abrupt British vegetation changes 

Climate change will cause an overall increase in the amount of vegetation growing in Britain, a new research paper predicts. UK researchers used high resolution maps to observe two different climate change scenarios developed by the Met Office that would affect vegetation growth. Depending on the scenario, up to 1,200 grids of British land – … Read more

Britons are urged to stay away from beaches today with dry, sunny weather and 66F highs

People are being urged to stay away from beaches and beauty spots over the bank holiday weekend due to coronavirus, when England is expected to bask in warm, sunny weather. Pictures of crowds flocking to beaches in Brighton and Southend and various beauty spots around the UK in recent days have raised fears over social … Read more