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Met Office issues 47-hour power cuts warning for 51 UK areas from Monday
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (347+ words) The Met Office has issued a serious amber weather warning for extreme heat from Monday in 51 UK areas - and has warned the hot weather could bring power cuts. The weather experts have warned that "extreme heat" will affect mostly the…...
Met Office urges UK households to gather batteries and torches from 1am Monday
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (322+ words) Weather experts at the Met Office are urging households to stock up on batteries and torches before 1am on Monday - because the looming heatwave could lead to power cuts. The Met Office has issued a more serious amber weather warning for…...
UK households told to stockpile 6 items for extreme heat amber warning
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (440+ words) Households in 51 areas of the UK including England and Wales are being urged to stockpile certain key items ready for the return of extreme heat from early on Monday morning. The Met Office has put an amber weather warning in…...
Met Office issues 46-hour 'extreme heat' warnings for 51 areas - full list
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (281+ words) The Met Office has issued a series of amber weather warnings for the UK, with a scorching 34 C heatwave set to blast into the country. A 46-hour amber alert for extreme heat has been issued for 51 areas across much of…...
UK weather maps turn volcanic red in 35 C heatwave " the 22 counties over 30 C
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (164+ words) Britain is set for a dramatic burst of summer heat next week, with weather maps turning volcanic red as temperatures surge towards 35 C across parts of England. The latest ECMWF forecast charts show an expanding plume of exceptionally warm air…...
Humans have hidden Wolverine-style healing powers, scientists say
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (406+ words) Humans may possess hidden healing powers similar to Marvel superhero Wolverine, according to scientists who believe our bodies could have an untapped ability to regenerate damaged tissue. For centuries, the inability to regrow lost limbs and body parts has been…...
Met Office names 6 areas of England facing heat warnings from 12pm " full list
1+ day, 52+ min ago (431+ words) The Met Office has named six areas of England facing high heat health warnings from 12pm today as temperatures above 30 C are forecast. The UKHSA says the amber warning means significant impacts are likely across health and social care services due…...
Met Office names 11 UK areas facing heavy rain on Friday - full list
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (339+ words) Parts of the UK are set to be drenched by heavy rain on Friday, according to the latest Met Office forecast, with weather maps showing widespread bands of rain sweeping across the northwest before gradually moving southeast. Forecast maps published…...
UK weather maps show exact date four-day June heatwave could hit
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (371+ words) Another heatwave could be about to hit the UK as weather maps have turned a volcanic red with a scorching 33 C predicted. Netweather maps show the UK will hit the highs over a prolonged four-day period in June. The highs…...
Tens of thousands reports issues with Facebook - users 'unable to use Messenger"
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (524+ words) Tens of thousands of Facebook users around the world reported issues with the platform, with widespread reports suggesting the popular social media platform was suffering a widespread outage. Down Detector, a site where internet users can report outages across the…...