White Christmas declared with snow falling across parts of Scotland

White Christmas declared with snow falling across parts of Scotland

Snow, sleet and rain moved across parts of Scotland, with Tulloch Bridge and Aviemore recording flakes falling, the Met Office announced on X, formerly Twitter. The forecasting body said it made Monday... Read more »
As it happened: Heatwave latest: Major incident declared as London hits 40C and fires burn

As it happened: Heatwave latest: Major incident declared as London hits 40C and fires burn

Images on TV news shows fire destroy homes in the east London villageImage caption: Images on TV news shows fire destroy homes in the east London village We’ve heard from some Wennington... Read more »
Storm Babet latest: Major incidents declared as three killed during flood chaos and red weather warnings

Storm Babet latest: Major incidents declared as three killed during flood chaos and red weather warnings

Storm Babet: Plane skids off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport amid extreme weather For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails... Read more »
Tomorrow could be the hottest day of the year and heatwave could be declared by the end of today – with temperatures set to reach 33C this week, Met Office says

Tomorrow could be the hottest day of the year and heatwave could be declared by the end of today – with temperatures set to reach 33C this week, Met Office says

Tomorrow could be the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures are set to reach 33C later this week, the Met Office has said.  The forecaster is watching a number... Read more »
Britain battered by downpours – but DROUGHT covering Wales is declared for first time in 16 years

Britain battered by downpours – but DROUGHT covering Wales is declared for first time in 16 years

‘Intense’ torrential rain is hitting parts of the UK as the week draws to a close amid warnings of a fresh deluge of thunderstorms and hail. But as wet weather warnings came... Read more »
Major incident declared in London as fires surge amid record temperatures

Major incident declared in London as fires surge amid record temperatures

A major incident has been declared in London and Leicestershire amid a surge of fires caused by a record breaking heatwave. The temperature on Tuesday exceeded 40C in the UK for the... Read more »
London and Surrey fires: Firefighters battle large blazes around the capital with one declared a ‘major incident’ | UK News

London and Surrey fires: Firefighters battle large blazes around the capital with one declared a ‘major incident’ | UK News

The fire service in Surrey has declared a major incident as crews battle an open fire – as crews in the capital fight two other large blazes, with people in west London... Read more »
Hottest day of the year officially declared as Britain hotter than Sahara

Hottest day of the year officially declared as Britain hotter than Sahara

The temperature officially reached 30.7C at Heathrow today as a heatwave health alert was issued in order to try and protect the NHS, with temperatures continuing to soar across parts of the... Read more »
Ukrainian refugees arriving in UK are being declared homeless

Ukrainian refugees arriving in UK are being declared homeless

Ukrainians refugees are being forced to register as homeless upon arriving in Britain because their relatives don’t have enough space and the government isn’t offering them alternative accommodation, it has emerged. The... Read more »
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COVID-19: Two major incidents declared in England – as troops deployed to London hospitals | UK News

Two major incidents have been declared in England because of pressures caused by the spread of COVID-19 – after the Ministry of Defence said Armed Forces personnel would be deployed in London... Read more »