London sees record-breaking surge in rental prices as house prices dip

London sees record-breaking surge in rental prices as house prices dip

L ondon’s annual percentage change in private rental prices was the highest since the records for London started in January 2006, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Within England, London... Read more »
UK weather: yellow thunderstorm warnings amid record-breaking September heatwave | UK weather

UK weather: yellow thunderstorm warnings amid record-breaking September heatwave | UK weather

Thunderstorms have been predicted for parts of the UK on Sunday amid a record-breaking September heatwave. The UK has sweltered through six days of temperatures above 30C in September for the first... Read more »
Yellow weather warning issued amid record-breaking September heatwave

Yellow weather warning issued amid record-breaking September heatwave

T hunderstorms are set to hit parts of the UK on Sunday amid a record-breaking September heatwave. The UK has now sweltered through six days of temperatures above 30C in September for... Read more »
UK weather: It’s the hottest day of the year, but record-breaking heatwave may end soon, forecasters say | UK News

UK weather: It’s the hottest day of the year, but record-breaking heatwave may end soon, forecasters say | UK News

Saturday is provisionally the hottest day of the year, the Met Office has said, with a high of high of 33.2C (92F) at London’s Kew Gardens. That beats the provisional 32.6C (91F)... Read more »
It’s Sweat-tember (and officially the hottest day of the year)! Brits pack out beaches and parks to bask in the glorious sunshine as temperatures soar to record-breaking 32.7C

It’s Sweat-tember (and officially the hottest day of the year)! Brits pack out beaches and parks to bask in the glorious sunshine as temperatures soar to record-breaking 32.7C

Beaches, parks and pubs are brimming with sun lovers as the September heatwave continues – with the Met Office confirming today is the hottest day of the year. Temperatures have soared to... Read more »
Record-breaking year for e-bike fires in London, brigade warns

Record-breaking year for e-bike fires in London, brigade warns

So far in 2023, crews have already fought 104 e-bike fires along with 19 e-scooter blazes, overtaking the 116 total fires attended in the whole of last year, and higher than any... Read more »
London Stansted is the First UK Airport to Beat Pre-Pandemic Passenger Numbers With a Record-Breaking Summer Month

London Stansted is the First UK Airport to Beat Pre-Pandemic Passenger Numbers With a Record-Breaking Summer Month

As the world continues to recover from the halt on travel caused by the pandemic, airports are gradually seeing a strong return in passenger numbers. But no air hub in the UK... Read more »
Oh we don’t like to be beside the seaside! Britain sunseekers are drenched by heavy downpours and thunderstorms 12 months on from a record-breaking dry spell when nation’s beaches were bliss

Oh we don’t like to be beside the seaside! Britain sunseekers are drenched by heavy downpours and thunderstorms 12 months on from a record-breaking dry spell when nation’s beaches were bliss

This time last year Britons were flocking to the beaches and sunbathing in 35C heat.  Resorts such as Bournemouth, in Dorset, and Brighton, in East Sussex, saw their shorelines packed with a... Read more »
Barbenheimer drives record-breaking box office at London’s cinemas

Barbenheimer drives record-breaking box office at London’s cinemas

The intoxicating, pink-and-grey phenomenon that is ‘Barbenheimer’ has taken London’s cinemas by storm. Between them, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ pulled in £30 million at the UK box office, the biggest moviegoing weekend since... Read more »
London on track for record-breaking heat

London on track for record-breaking heat

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News The dog days of summer have arrived early in the London region. Published May 31, 2023  •  2 minute read Dan Le admits it’s “a bit hot”... Read more »