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Birmingham LiveWeather maps reveal Iberian plume to blast UK with 25C heat twice this month
A weather expert has said conditions will ve 'very pleasant'
- Yahoo News UK
UK weather to hit temperatures as high as 26C this week, says Met Office
Many areas will see the mercury reach 20C to 23C in the coming days with isolated pockets as high as 26C.
- CNN
Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population.
- The Independent
When it will get warmer in the UK? Met Office forecasts 25C highs after bank holiday washout
Bank holiday Monday brought thunderstorms and heavy rain – but proper sunshine may finally be on the way
- The Telegraph
The electric car carnage has only just begun
They are cheaper to run. They can be simpler to manufacture. And of course, they are far better for the environment, playing a crucial role in hitting our targets to cut carbon emissions.
- The Independent
Family of bears visits California backyard pool to cool off
‘They can come take a dip whenever,’ homeowner says
- York Press
Homes flooded in North Yorkshire town after heavy rain
Homes were flooded after heavy rain in Knaresborough.
- Manchester Evening News
UK weather: Britain to bathe in 23C temperatures and be hotter than Greece this week
Could a heatwave be on the way following a warm bank holiday weekend?
- The Independent
Bear dragged away car crash victim’s body
Car hit barriers and plunged into woods next to highway in Massachusetts
- The Telegraph
Couple ‘fear for their lives’ after being blocked from felling limb-shedding tree
A couple claim they fear for their lives after a limb fell from an 80ft beech tree at the bottom of their garden, which a council has refused them permission to cut down.
- Yahoo News UK
Fed-up residents complain newbuild homes keep flooding when it rains
Some people have been living at the newbuild development in Cheshire for less than a year and have been experiencing flooding problems.
- The Conversation
Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points
The climate ‘flickered’ between wet and dry, before finally drying out for good.
- The Telegraph
Electric carmakers ‘breaking the law’ by failing to collect scrapped batteries
Electric carmakers are breaking the law by allowing batteries from scrapped vehicles to pile up in scrapyards, a senior industry figure has claimed.
- The Guardian
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: can Jamaica adapt to the Caribbean’s increasingly unpredictable weather?
In February, a cold front turned into a storm causing millions in damage – and highlighted a new and urgent need for adaptation and mitigation projects
- Euronews
'Blood sport' or 'humane and quick'? Controversial whale slaughter begins in Faroe Islands
Critics say the practice is cruel and unnecessary, though defenders claim it is an integral part of island life and resist what they see as meddling by outsiders.
- Cover Media
Public Told To Be Cautious While Traditional Cob Horses Roam Headland Of Rhossili
The horses have common grazing rights and live freely on Rhossili, conservation grazing the headland. Image of one of the newborn, Gypsy Cob (also known as Traditional Cob), foals at Rhossili, Swansea. The horses are owned by farmer Nicky Beynon and have common grazing rights and live freely on Rhossili, conservation grazing the headland.
- The Argus
Residents told to act now as flooding expected to hit county within hours
Residents across the county have been urged to 'act now' as flooding is expected.
- The Guardian
Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply
Report says humans may be on brink of cutting fossil fuel generation, even as demand for electricity rises
- Birmingham Live
Met Office speaks out over 'imminent' UK heatwave forecast for May
In an update for the UK, the Met Office warned there is currently no "strong evidence" that a heatwave is on the cards for the country during the fifth month of the year.
- The Packet - Falmouth
Landmark trees must be taken down before they fall down says rugby club
Penryn Rugby Club says the risk a group of Monterey Pines pose is too great a burden to bear and the trees need to be removed.