Forget foreign holidays! UK gets set to bask in a weekend heatwave with temperatures of 87F on Sunday – making it the hottest day of the year and warmer than Ibiza Met Office predicts rest of the week will see rising temperatures which could peak at 87F on Sunday in parts This would beat the … Read more
Lockdown-weary Britons headed to the beach and basked in 55F sunshine today as police faced a losing battle to enforce stringent rules. The country is heading into the first weekend of spring with the lowest R rate ever, soaring vaccination figures and deaths and new cases continuing to fall. The Department of Health recorded another 8,523 … Read more
Britain faces a North/South weather divide this week, with northern parts enduring heavy downpours and flooding while southern areas enjoy temperatures up to 63F (17C) on a par with Barcelona. Conditions are likely to remain dry and sunny for most of the week in the South and East after rain moves east and fizzles out this morning, … Read more
Britons are out in the winter sun amid lockdown today but some are flouting Covid rules by getting together for picnics and driving to parks. Current restrictions forbid going outside except where the person has a ‘reasonable excuse’, such as work, essential shopping, and exercise. A group of five people were seen enjoying a sit-down picnic … Read more
Almost everyone here has a nickname. ‘Local’ (because he is), Lobster 2 (because he works at the beach) and Tidy (yes, the cleaner) are all delighted that Antigua is so keen to welcome visitors — and that the island remains on the UK’s travel corridor list. And quite right, too. Latest figures show that there … Read more
Put away your woolly jumpers and bring out the sunscreen – as an Indian summer heatwave is set to make parts of Britain warmer than the Bahamas. Temperatures in southern England could reach 29C (83F) today and rise as high as 31C (88F) by tomorrow. Meanwhile the mercury in the West Midlands will top 28C … Read more
Britain will bask in 84F (29C) heat today before a 91F (33C) hottest day of the year on Friday as temperatures soar to warmer than Barcelona. The mercury will soar for two days, despite showers in some parts this morning, before more rain comes as we move into August. The North of England, Scotland and … Read more
Britons have taken to the beach, parks and newly reopened lidos as temperatures across the UK soar to 84F on one of the hottest days of the year. Temperatures will stay high over the weekend despite the onset of a cold front bringing patches of rain at some points. Delighted sunbathers were seen flocking to … Read more
Parts of Britain are expected to enjoy the last of a brief warm spell today, with temperatures rising above 75F in Kent, before wind and rain returns for the rest of the week – but there’s a glimmer of hope for the weekend. Canterbury is set to bask in 77F temperatures by around 4pm today, … Read more
‘Wall to wall’ sunny blue skies and scorching highs of 79F are expected to hit the UK today and tomorrow in a mini heatwave set to peak with 80F temperatures on Wednesday, after a wet and windy start to the weekend kept crowds off the beaches. Two days of heavy rain and blustering winds saw … Read more