A second lightning storm has hit the West in the space of five days after June temperature records were broken. Yellow thunderstorm warnings were in place from 00:00 to 10:00 BST across Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It comes after the region was battered by storms on Monday, which led to the closure of Bristol…
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with murder after the body of a missing girl was found near a park in Blaenau Gwent. The discovery was made after a huge search operation was carried out to find missing 14-year-old girl Lilly Jones. The body, believed to be Lilly, was found in the Duffryn Park area…
The BBC is looking at a how the heatwave is affecting local services across the county. Source link
The line between Luton and Bedford is shut after a fatal train crash involving two East Midlands Railway trains on Friday. Govia Thameslink Railway [GTR] said services continue to be reduced on some routes, and passengers should only travel if it is “absolutely necessary”. GTR said trains would operate at reduced speeds and to amended…
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with murder as part of an investigation in Blaenau Gwent. From Gwent Police: The teenager from the Blaenau Gwent area, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was remanded in police custody to appear before Newport Magistrates Court on Friday 26 June. The white British boy was arrested after…
Celtic have announced that Shaun Maloney, Mark Fotheringham and Stephen McManus will continue to work under manager Martin O’Neill next season. O’Neill’s return on a permanent basis was confirmed on 11 June, with the 75-year-old agreeing a one-year contract with the option for a further year. Maloney and McManus stepped up from other roles within…
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A man was taken to hospital with a serious injury and will be in custody once treated, say police. Source link
Anna Mavrogianni, professor of sustainable, healthy and equitable built environment at the University College London (UCL), said the images “help us think about heat risks differently”. Speaking to the BBC, Mavrogianni warned of the dangers of being around such hot surfaces and said it was “important to assess the levels of heat exposure in playgrounds…
A rapid assessment of the extremely hot and humid conditions over much of north, western and central Europe found it was the most severe heatwave ever recorded across the region. The UK has seen temperatures break June records dating back to the infamous summer of 1976, while France has recorded its hottest day ever and…
