Today’s heatwave has twice broken the record for the all-time warmest temperature for May after parts of London hit 34.8℃. The peak was recorded at Kew Gardens in south-west London, a full two degrees Celsius higher than the benchmark before this bank holiday weekend. Heathrow in west London had reached temperatures of 33.5℃ earlier this afternoon. Parts […]
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A 17-year-old has been stabbed and nine people have been arrested after a crowd of teenagers gathered in Clapham, south London. Met Police were called to Clapham Common on Friday as fighting broke out at the ‘unauthorised gathering’, which had been promoted on TikTok. Footage from the event shows people punching one another and attacking […]
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Eleanor Noyce Published May 25, 2026 7:50am Updated May 25, 2026 8:35am A new train dubbed the ‘Eurostar of Scotland’ is set to make its first official journey today — much earlier than originally planned. The new Lumo service, linking Stirling with London, was piped off amid fanfare in the shadow of the Wallace Monument […]
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Monday is forecast to be the hottest bank holiday on record with “historic” temperatures of 34C predicted in Greater London and south-east England. It comes after the UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens in south-west London. Tom Morgan, a Met […]
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The companies first announced the landmark deal in June 2023 (Alamy/PA) Big technology and artificial intelligence (AI) firms earn up to £194,000 from using the data of each UK internet user over their lifetime, according to new analysis. Some of the world’s biggest and most powerful companies collect and monetise personal data to power the […]
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A retired Scottish teacher has said playing bridge helped her rebuild her life and memory after a stroke led to her being placed under a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) notice. Alice Cowieson, from Dairsie, near Cupar, Fife, is speaking out as part of a Scottish Bridge campaign to encourage more people to try the card game. The […]
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The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited edition £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s famous overhead kick. It has been created to celebrate Scotland’s return to the World Cup, and fans will have a chance to win one of just 100 brand new notes in the coming weeks. The design blends […]
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Big Tech companies are harvesting up to £200,000 worth of data from every internet user in the UK, according to a new report. The report, released by not-for-profit organisation the Web3 Foundation, claims that Big Tech and AI companies extract nearly £200,000 in commercial value from each UK and European internet user over the course […]
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A hot bank holiday weekend might see humans flock to the beach, don summer hats and crack open a cold beer, but when it comes to keeping big cats cool, zoos turn to a rather different treat: blood lollies. While experts note habitats within zoos are carefully tuned to their inhabitants’ needs, with areas of […]
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Parts of the UK are officially in a heatwave as temperatures soared to within reach of May records. The first area of the UK to hit the threshold was Santon Downham in Suffolk, which reached the criteria of recording temperatures of more than 27C for three consecutive days at 11.30am on Sunday. The other areas […]
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