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Wales OnlineHow hot it will get in each part of Wales as temperatures rise to above 30°C in the UK
High pressure is set to take charge meaning that we will see drier, sunnier and warmer weather next week
- Evening Standard
When will the 'Mediterranean heat blast' reach Britain?
Some decent summer weather is on the way at last, with London forecast to be as much as 31C from August 8
- Wales Online
People in UK warned to close blinds and curtains until at least Tuesday
The government has issued advice on how to keep your home cool in a heatwave, with Brits urged to follow the guidance to avoid overheating as temperatures soar across the UK in the coming days
- Evening Standard
London weather: Heatwave to sweep capital with 29C temperatures at start of school holidays
Londoners in for prolonged period of sunshine and dry weather
- People
'Rarest Snake' in the U.S. Hatches at Tennessee Zoo — and Soon It Will Be Released into the Wild
A Louisiana pine snake was born at the Tennessee-based attraction earlier this month
- The Telegraph
Energy bills will rise and net zero savings ‘will take time’, Miliband admits
Energy bills will rise this autumn, Ed Miliband has warned, admitting that savings from the Government’s net zero plans “will take time”.
- The Argus
Building work starts on dozens of new homes in quiet Sussex village
Builders have started work on dozens of new homes in a quiet Sussex village.
- Wales Online
Met Office gives heat wave update with exact date and locations
It is going to get warmer and drier through the weekend and next week looks set to be even hotter for some
- PA Media: UK News
Temperatures set to soar this weekend as Met Office warns of heatwave
The Met Office said some areas may meet ‘heatwave criteria’ following a sustained period of warm weather.
- The Independent
Belgian GP 2024 F1 weather forecast: Rain expected at Spa-Francorchamps
Downpours are on the forecast in the Ardennes forest for practice on Friday
- CNN
California’s Park Fire destroys buildings and forces thousands to flee while in Canada a fast-moving blaze ravages tourist town
California’s largest wildfire of the year has burned an area larger than the size of the entire city of Los Angeles, destroyed dozens of buildings and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes as wildfires wreak havoc in the Western United States. Meanwhile, homes and businesses in a popular Canadian resort town were incinerated as a wildfire continued to roar through the area. Here’s the latest:
- Wales Online
Astonishing moment woman swims with dangerous sharks – off the coast of Tenby
Sue Christopher, a wild swimmer who runs Wild Swim Wales, said she was "scared" but was attempting to "pass off a zen-like aura" around the sharks in the Celtic Deep
- EADT
Big-scale Suffolk estate veg growers power through frustrating stop-start harvest
Elveden Estate in Suffolk lies near Thetford and is the biggest ring-fenced lowland farm in the country - but this harvest hasn't been its easiest.
- Glasgow Times
Man hits out at Glasgow City Council for 'neglecting' popular city park
A Govan man has hit out at Glasgow City Council after claiming they have been neglecting Elder Park in the city's Southside.
- Sky News
California's largest wildfire spreading rapidly threatening thousands of homes
A massive wildfire in California is spreading rapidly at a rate of eight square miles an hour, threatening thousands of homes and forcing people to flee. Although no one is yet reported to have died, the dramatic spread of the blaze has seen firefighters draw comparisons to the Camp Fire of 2018 that killed 85 people and destroyed 11,000 homes in nearby Paradise. Cal Fire incident commander Billy See said: "There's a tremendous amount of fuel out there and it's going to continue with this rapid pace."
- Manchester Evening News
'I took my kids to a hidden gem zoo an hour from Manchester that all families need to visit'
'How have I never heard of this?'
- Hereford Times
So what if Herefordshire farmer John Price killed the odd frog?
WE give in to all the idiots that think water courses do not need management, man had management waterways for thousands of years (Letters, July 18).
- Reuters
Hungary to allow nuclear plant to exceed Danube water temperature limit
Hungary is planning to allow the temperature limit for a section of the Danube which receives cooling water from the Paks nuclear power plant to be exceeded for security of supply reasons, the energy ministry said in a statement on Friday. The plant's four reactors operate by using the water of the Danube to cool its operations. Currently, according to the regulation, the river cannot receive water if its temperature exceeds 30 degree Celsius, in which case the operator must cut output and wait for the river to cool below the limit.
- The Guardian
‘A real pioneer’: King Charles seeks to embody green values in royal estate
Changes include converting Bentleys to run on biofuels but helicopter use shows difficulties in balancing priorities
- EADT
Rare bee orchids discovered unexpectedly on housing estate
Ground workers have unearthed a rare pair of bee orchids in Grundisburgh, near Woodbridge in Suffolk.