After a brief respite from the freezing start to the new year in Britain, winter is set to return with a vengeance. Up to eight inches of snow is predicted to fall through today and tomorrow across northern England and Scotland, along with ‘significant travel disruption’ and freezing rain, which turns to ice on hitting … Read more
The Met Office has issued a fresh warning for snow and ice for most of the UK, with temperature set to dip as low as -5C in London on Saturday – amid concerns Britain will have to brace itself for a second Arctic blast from Siberia, dubbed ‘Beast from the East II’. The Met Office has … Read more
Britain is bracing itself for another big freeze today with severe weather warnings for ice issued across parts of northern England and Scotland as temperatures drop below zero for the coming week. A cold and dry day with strong winds is expected across most of the UK today, with gusts of 30 to 45 mph … Read more
Cold conditions will continue over the weekend after parts of the country saw dramatic snowfall and the South West of England was hit by heavy rain. Friday brought dramatic ‘thundersnow’ to some parts of Scotland, and other parts of the UK woke up to wintry scenes. Areas as far south as Kent and Essex experienced … Read more
Taking the dog for a walk became a hazardous mission yesterday as large swathes of Britain woke up to the first major snowfall of winter. While it created spectacular scenes – such as the glistening white avenue of trees in Carrshield in Northumberland (main picture) – there were also travel problems and warnings of more … Read more
Britain will have its first freezing weekend of the winter with more snow forecast, temperatures dropping to -1C and severe weather warnings for ice and torrential rain in place. Up to 3cm of snow will cause more dangerous driving conditions across the Midlands and Yorkshire tonight – but a repeat of the chaos caused by widespread … Read more
This is the moment beachgoers formed a huge human chain to drag two people to safety in a dramatic rescue at Durdle Door. A swimmer had been in the water at the foot of the Dorset landmark when he began to struggle against the mounting tide. He tried to swim back to the shore but … Read more
The prospect of the first hosepipe ban in eight years reared its head today – just as dramatic storms began to sweep the country. South East Water has warned that their demand – a record 696million litres last Friday dropping slightly to 673million on Monday – was unsustainable. And bosses have urged families to avoid … Read more
From damp bed sheets and sleeping outside to freezing a hot water bottle: Sweaty Britons share ingenious ways to get some precious hours of shuteye as UK swelters in 95F heatwave Temperatures soared to 95F (35C) in London today as heatwave continues Britain is experiencing one of its longest hot spells since summer of 1976 … Read more
Britain’s heatwave could see temperatures rise up to 100F today as the Met Office warns of flood warnings after thunderstorms battered parts of the nation with 50,000 lightning strikes and hail the size of golf balls landed in Wales. While some parts of the country awoke to the sound of thunder during the night, others … Read more