During heatwaves, city centres are on average 4-6C (39-43F) warmer than surrounding areas according to the European Commission Joint Research Centre, external. In extreme cases the difference can be as much as 10C (50F), especially in very calm weather with little wind to mix the air. A key reason for this contrast is the hard,...
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News BBC At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in Brazil, a state governor has said. There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Governor of Santa Catarina Jorginho Mello said in a post on X. Mello...
The public are being urged to be mindful of wildfires in the hot weather. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said people could prevent the risk of a wildfire by not having campfires or barbecues in the countryside and to discard cigarettes carefully. It said it wanted to keep the public and countryside safe from the...
Gyokeres’ former team-mates and coaches remember a young boy who cried when he lost. They talk about a “stubborn kid” who was “wild, really aggressive” and would occasionally come to blows with team-mates. “I remember the older players were sometimes telling him to calm down a little bit, because he was always going all-in,” Magni...
Helen Briggs Environment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs Getty Images The swallow is a common summer visitor, arriving in April and leaving in October With what’s being called a mini-heatwave looming for the UK, it’s not just humans looking forward to warmer weather. The warm spell is expected to give a temporary boost to nature as migratory...
HEADLINES Exeter Energy plant replaces rationale for Grace Road Fields location near River Exe with reliance on air source heat pumps Developer nevertheless seeks planning permission to build in Riverside Valley Park, claiming public open space “not bound” by local plan policy, as scheme ambition and city council environmental leadership claims begin to drain away....