Scotland
VE Day 2025: Map shows the UK landmarks that will be lit up tonight
May 6, 2025Historic landmarks across the country will be illuminated tonight in a second day of VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations. Eighty-three monuments, buildings and attractions in the four nations and the Channel Islands will be lit up. The landmarks will shine red, white and blue from 9pm tonight and glow into the evening. Sites to be […]
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‘This is your victory’: Churchill’s VE Day radio address to be broadcast by Timothy Spall
May 3, 2025Eighty years after Winston Churchill addressed the nation from Downing Street with the words “This is your victory!” a recitation of his famous VE Day speech will be broadcast as the nation commemorates the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Events across four days of national UK commemorations include a military procession […]
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Exact date ‘mini-heatwave’ will hit UK with temperatures as high as 27°C
April 25, 2025It’s not just London Marathon runners who need to stay hydrated this weekend. As much as it might still feel chilly today, the UK weather will see temperatures climb over the coming days as northwesterly warm air flows from Europe. This change in wind direction will bring some of the warmest weather of the year […]
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Sunny weather to heat UK up to 22C today – but bad news for hay fever sufferers
April 12, 2025The UK is set for more sunshine this weekend, with the Met Office saying some areas could get close to the warmest day of the year so far. But hayfever sufferers should grab their antihistamines along with their shades amid warnings of very high pollen levels today. London is forecast to bask in warm and […]
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Two dead and 1,100,000 in dark after Storm Eowyn crashes in with 114mph winds
January 24, 2025Scots brave Storm Eowyn conditions to go swimming in freezing loch To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two swimmers braved the open water in a chilly loch this morning to keep up a month-long challenge as Storm Éowyn swept across the UK. The pair waded in […]
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Red ‘danger to life’ warnings issued with 100mph winds forecast for Storm Eowyn
January 23, 2025Scots brave Storm Eowyn conditions to go swimming in freezing loch To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two swimmers braved the open water in a chilly loch this morning to keep up a month-long challenge as Storm Éowyn swept across the UK. The pair waded in […]
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Map shows where cold weather alerts are in place across UK
January 17, 2025A cold weather health alert is in place across most of England for the next four days. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow alert for all areas of the country apart from the south west, running from today until Tuesday. This is the lowest of three warnings and suggests the cold […]
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Live tracker map shows where and when snow could hit UK today
January 9, 2025Gethin Hicks Published January 9, 2025 7:55am Updated January 9, 2025 9:12am There will be no let up in the bitter cold snap today, with temperatures forecast to plunge into the ‘negative double figures’. The Met Office has issued six separate yellow weather warnings as the UK looks set to be battered by blizzardy conditions […]
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Live tracker map shows where and when snow will hit London today
January 8, 2025Gethin Hicks Published January 8, 2025 8:11am Updated January 8, 2025 3:47pm The North and South of London will be divided once again today with half of the capital in for snow. After a weekend of torrid weather in the United Kingdom, ice cold temperatures and extreme conditions are only set to continue today. The […]
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London split by North/South divide with new yellow weather warning
January 7, 2025Gethin Hicks Published January 7, 2025 1:25pm Updated January 7, 2025 1:36pm The North and South of London will be divided once again tomorrow as half of the capital is in for a snowy Wednesday. The Met Office has issued further weather warnings for snow and ice in London and across the country heading into […]
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