Houses go up in flames after lightning strikes as thunderstorms cause ‘worst floods in 20 years’ 

One house collapsed and others went up in flames after violent thunderstorms battered the UK yesterday, causing flash flooding. The three-storey Victorian building, which was unoccupied at the time, partially collapsed in the middle of the street in Chorlton, south Manchester, with firefighters seen checking houses on either side. Meanwhile, an entire street in Milnrow, … Read more

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

Britain will bask in 68F again next week after suffering week of downpours, thunderstorms and hail

The scorching temperatures that saw Britain bask in its sunniest April since 1929 look set to return next week, with the mercury soaring to 68F, breaking the spell of thunderstorms, hail and heavy downpours of recent days. Britons have faced a week of inclement weather with more rain falling in the past few days than … Read more

Ford’s noise-cancelling dog house can keep your pup calm during fireworks and thunderstorms

While fireworks might be a sign of celebration for humans, they don’t elicit quite the same reaction from dogs.  Dogs have a very acute sense of hearing, making some everyday events like fireworks and thunderstorms troublesome for canines, as they can be too loud for them.  However, Ford may have developed a solution with its … Read more