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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
Britain is to get its first proper taste of winter at the end of this week, with temperatures plunging towards zero and snow and floods on the way. Gritter lorries were spreading salt and sand against a wintry backdrop in Scotland this morning, with the Met Office insisting snowstorms are also possible at ‘lower levels’ … Read more
Locked-down Brits are facing more misery this week with ‘severe gales’ and downpours set to hit the south east. Storm Barbara is due to arrive in the UK on Wednesday, after making its way through southern Europe, and could bring wind and rain with it – a change from recent conditions which have been mostly … Read more
Britain could see ‘one last blast of summer’ next week as temperatures could hit 88F (31C) by next week after tropical continental air sends the mercury soaring from this weekend. The mercury could top out in parts of southern England next Tuesday, but not before some of Scotland will be hit by torrential downpours that … Read more
Woman, 44, was blown over by gale force winds during Storm Jorge and suffered fatal head injuries after she was ignored by passers-by who thought she was drunk, inquest hears Linda McKenna, 44, repeatedly fell over as she battled against Storm Jorge She was seen on CCTV in the early hours of March 1 and … 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