Accurate weather forecasts are not just vital for planning our daily lives but knowing about upcoming severe weather can help us to change our behaviour, save lives and mitigate damage to property. It is impossible to assess the full economic value of weather forecasts globally, but the numbers are huge. According to NOAA (National Oceanic...
George Thorpe BBC News, South West Met Office The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms across England and Wales on Saturday A warning for thunderstorms has been issued across parts of England and Wales including Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office said the warning would be active between 09:00 and 18:00 BST...
Emily Wood BBC News, Devon BBC Dr Catherine Ross from the Met Office in Exeter has researched how the weather forecast was shared during World War Two With the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, daily weather forecasts, which had been broadcast on the BBC since 1923, had to stop. The forecasts put together...
Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes. Appearing at a parliamentary committee, he said the OBR, which monitors public spending plans, had assumed that “not a single person” would change their behaviour as a...