Queen’s Birthday Flypast: Bad weather grounds some aircraft June 13, 2015 Dark skys and grey clouds means that not all of the aircrafts due to take part in the Queen's official birthday celebrations flew over Buckingham Palace today. The Royal Air Force tweeted saying that only its helicopters and Red Arrows would be taking part in the event which kicked off at 1pm today. #Flypast update: [...]
London weather: Met Office issues severe weather warning as thunder, lightning, hail expected on Friday June 12, 2015 The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Friday, with the hottest day of the year expected to develop into an evening of thunder, lightning and even hailstones. London and the south east will get the brunt of the “severe thunderstorms”, which are expected to begin on Friday and continue into the [...]
Shoreditch summer: This Hoxton treehouse is the perfect office space for the sunny weather June 11, 2015 Now summer's here (for one day at least) there's nothing worse than being cooped up inside while the sun streams across the City. Being confined to a cubicle's not much good for productivity, either. So now the creative folk up in Hoxton have created a new kind of office where you can get your work done [...]
Fallen trees at Forest Hill cleared but disruption to Southern and Thameslink trains into London Bridge continue amid stormy weather June 2, 2015 Several fallen trees on the tracks near Forest Hill station in south east London continue disrupting services into London Bridge. After a morning of no trains running between Norwood and New Cross Gate on Southern and London Overground routes, all routes into the capital have now reopened, however they are still subject to delays. Stormy [...]
Bank holiday weekend weather: London to see mostly sunshine May 23, 2015 London is set to have some of the best weather in the UK this bank holiday weekend, along with other areas in the South East. The Met Office predicts plenty of bright sunshine and above-average temperatures for the capital on Saturday, possibly reaching 20C. There will be decent weather in the rest of the [...]
Bank holiday weather: “A mixture of sunshine and showers” according to the Met office May 20, 2015 This Bank Holiday’s weather will be a mixed bag – we can expect the usual British cocktail of sunshine and showers. According to the Met Office, the weather will be “somewhat mixed over the weekend”. Temperatures will be about average (9-12 degrees Celsius) and most Brits will enjoy at least spells of dry weather. Saturday [...]
UK’s mini heatwave: Right now, London is hotter than Marrakech, Lisbon and Malaga April 15, 2015 Here's an interesting tweet from the BBC's weather account, which pointed out that with some parts of the capital hitting the heady heights of 24 degrees celsius, it's currently warmer in London than it is in Marrakech, where it's 22 degrees; Malaga, where it's 21 degrees, and Lisbon, where it's a positively chilly 18 degrees.https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/588316312910372864 [...]
Lunar eclipse 2015: Watch the blood moon on Saturday as the shortest one of the century appears in the sky April 4, 2015 Fresh from the stunning spectacle of a solar eclipse, sky-watchers will be treated to another display from the natural world as the shortest lunar eclipse of the century draws near. Also known as a blood moon, Saturday's full moon will turn red as it moves into the shadow cast by the sun shining on Earth. [...]
Easter snow: A comprehensive guide to the best places to bag a late skiing holiday March 22, 2015 FAMILY FRIENDLY Watching Franz Klammer skiing on the edge of disaster at the 1976 Winter Olympics is not for the faint-hearted. His gold medal-winning run at Innsbruck looked sure to end in catastrophe on several turns. How do you learn to ski like that? According to Klammer – who insists he was perfectly in control [...]
From the solar eclipse and the Budget to the FTSE 100 hitting 7,000: Here’s what got us talking this week March 20, 2015 There was a solar eclipse and toxic smog. There was a red box. And there was a lesser-spotted yellow box. Here's what got us talking this week. 1. The FTSE 100 hit 7,000 for the first time After what felt like weeks of playing hard to get, the FTSE 100 finally gave it [...]