Houses go up in flames after lightning strikes as thunderstorms cause ‘worst floods in 20 years’ 

Britons were caught in torrential downpours as huge thunderstorms continued to wreak havoc this afternoon, with forecasters warning of flash floods across much of the UK.  Heavy rainfall struck London as the Met Office warned areas from Glasgow to Penzance, with the exception of some coastal areas, could face floods due to thunderstorms expected until … Read more

Houses go up in flames after lightning strikes as thunderstorms cause ‘worst floods in 20 years’ 

One house collapsed and others went up in flames after violent thunderstorms battered the UK yesterday, causing flash flooding. The three-storey Victorian building, which was unoccupied at the time, partially collapsed in the middle of the street in Chorlton, south Manchester, with firefighters seen checking houses on either side. Meanwhile, an entire street in Milnrow, … Read more

Met Office issues severe weather warning for thunderstorms and flooding

Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more

Met Office issues severe weather warning for thunderstorms and flooding

Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more

What happened to summer? South set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week

Britons in the south are set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week – as bookies give the UK 2-1 odds for coldest June on record. Heavy showers are set to mostly affecting northern and western parts today and tomorrow, in a stark contrast to last weekend’s scorching temperatures.  But … Read more

Elon Musk breathes a huge sigh of relief after two astronauts were blasted into space

Elon Musk said he was ‘overcome with emotion’ after two NASA astronauts were blasted into space in the Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53, took off from Launch Complex 39A at 3.22pm in Florida on Saturday – the first time an American crew launched from US … Read more

How Britons can watch Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket shooting overhead at 10.15pm TONIGHT

Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX is today set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years. The first Falcon 9 rocket launch try on Wednesday was called off with less than 17 … Read more