1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (465+ words) At least 20 people were killed and dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across western Colombia after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation, trapping residents under debris, leaving more injured and forcing people to evacuate their homes as…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (758+ words) More than 120 firefighters are continuing to tackle a “devastating” blaze on internationally protected heathland in the New Forest National Park, which is “rarer than rainforests”. The area hit by the blaze, which started after a van caught fire on the…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (198+ words) A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a municipality in the Choco region about…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (455+ words) The UK is bracing for another heatwave, with temperatures expected to reach 36C later this week. Forecasters warn the extreme heat could disrupt transport and power networks as dry, hot weather continues to grip the country. Current projections suggest this could…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (454+ words) Indonesian authorities have intensified efforts to combat a growing number of wildfires across the archipelago. Helicopters, hundreds of firefighters and disaster personnel have been deployed as blazes spread through a popular national park in East Java and peatlands in Sumatra…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (308+ words) The heatwaves roiling Western Europe this summer have broken an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (526+ words) Temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible impacts to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or red extreme heat warnings. Parts of the UK are set to see…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (473+ words) The Met Office has been forced to apologise after it shared an incorrect map on X today (August 8). Sharing a prediction of the Sun’s coverage across the UK for the upcoming partial solar eclipse on August 12, the map shows Lough…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (657+ words) The Met Office has revealed the best locations to view the UK’s fullest solar eclipse for the next 54 years on Wednesday – with Devon and Cornwall the top destinations for the event. More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (424+ words) A fifth heatwave of the year is on the way, with scorching temperatures and health warnings coming into force across the country. Last month was the driest July for England and Wales since records began in 1836, according to provisional figures…...