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OK! MagazineMet Office warns everyone in Britain to shut their curtains at 4.30pm
The warning comes amid cold weather across the country...
- OK! Magazine
UK to enjoy Northern Lights tonight - but Brits must close bedroom windows amid serious warning
Who needs to go to Iceland? The Northern Lights are going to be beaming out across the UK tonight
- OK! Magazine
UK set for a sizzling 26C heatwave as sun comes back with temperatures set to rocket
The 26C heatwave will be a stark contrast to the 2C low recorded in Aviemore, Scottish Highlands this week and despite a slight increase in temperatures, a further rise is on the way
- The Guardian
Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami
Landslide in Greenland caused unprecedented seismic event that shows impact of global heating, say scientists
- The Telegraph
Sand on picturesque Cornwall beach being ‘mined and sold for profit’
A seaside council has been accused of “mining” sand from one of Britain’s most picturesque beaches and selling it for profit.
- The Telegraph
Households face £630m bill as Miliband takes control of Britain’s electricity network
Energy secretary Ed Miliband has announced a £630m deal that will see the Government take control of the organisation behind Britain’s power systems, with the cost clawed back from households through their energy bills.
- CNN
The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why
Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, a new study found.
- The Independent
Panic after gas leak at chemical factory spreads across city and residents asked to stay indoors
Leak attributed to possible chemical reaction at chemical plant
- Hello!
BBC Breakfast's Simon King makes major announcement amid Carol Kirkwood's absence from show
Carol Kirkwood is taking a break from BBC Breakfast at the moment – with Simon King filling her shoes in the latest episode.
- The Telegraph
‘The tiger had my husband by his throat – I fought to save him with a stick’
Most people would have run for their lives. But as the tiger was sinking its claws into her husband’s neck, Mangal grabbed a stick and started fighting.
- Watford Observer
Zoo 'heartbroken' after Beluki the rhino put down
Whipsnade Zoo vets are “heartbroken” after a greater one-horned rhino had to be put down following an unsuccessful tumour treatment.
- Evening Standard
Northern Lights illuminate skies over UK as far south as East Sussex
The aurora borealis was pictured as far south as the Sussex coast on Thursday night - and could be visible again on Friday
- Storyful
Tropical Storm Gordon Develops in Central Atlantic
A depression in the Atlantic Ocean strengthened into a tropical storm on Friday, September 13, and is expected to move further west through the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.This satellite imagery shows the storm’s development west of northwest Africa, between September 12 and 13.There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect as of 3 pm UTC on Friday, according to hurricane officials. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
- The Northern Echo
Stunning Northern Lights expected to be visible across the region tonight
The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) are set to be visible in the North East tonight, according to Met Office forecasters.
- FTW Outdoors
Orca bats seal 70 feet skyward in what remains a 'punt' for the ages
Earlier this week we shared footage showing an orca “punting” a seabird nearly 20 feet into the air in California’s Monterey Bay. While impressive, the scene was reminiscent of a more astonishing event documented nine years ago,
- Manchester Evening News
Canary Islands hit by more earthquakes after Gran Canaria shook by 'strongest' quake in 60 years
Several earthquakes have been recorded between Tenerife and Gran Canaria
- Wales Online
Keep rats and mice 'away' from your home and garden with four natural household items
Mice and rats have a poor sense of vision which means their other senses are heightened - including their sense of smell. This is why they are so sensitive to smell
- Bloomberg
Ecopetrol, Petrobras Ordered to Halt Drilling Offshore Gas Well
(Bloomberg) -- A Colombian judge ordered Ecopetrol SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA to halt the drilling of a gas well in the nation’s Caribbean waters after an Indigenous community sought legal protection.Most Read from BloombergHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Reverberates Through 2024 RaceUS Driving and Congestion Rates Are Higher Than EverAn Affordable Nomadic Home Design Struggles to Adapt to Urban LifeFrom Louisville, a Push to Plant Trees for Public HealthThe Hague Is World’s First City to
- The Guardian
‘I set a goal to make her famous’: the baby pygmy hippo who became a giant online
Moo-Deng from Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand has amassed a legion of fans across TikTok, Facebook and Instagram
- The Conversation
The UK and Ireland’s climate was tropical 26 million years ago – here’s why that matters now
Reconstructions suggest that rainfall rates may exceed 1.4m per year as a new norm. This would have massive implications for the future of food security in the UK and Ireland.