A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages and is likely to spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows, “adding fuel to a planet already on fire”, ...

Saturday is the start of the month of August, but will we see another heatwave? Millions of people across the UK have enjoyed some glorious sunshine over the past four months and the Met Office has ...

Falling branches from trees could be a risk for some in the UK due to the prolonged hot weather that has been experienced this summer ...

Jason Weiss guest blogs for BroadwayWorld about bringing An Echo In The Void to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

A dispersal order has been put in place across parts of Southend to help tackle "loud and disruptive" large groups.

As a new film evokes his coming-of-age in this bohemian Cape Cod town, Pete Wells goes looking for the people and restaurants ...

Essex has been officially declared in drought by the Environment Agency amid ongoing high temperatures and exceptionally low rainfall.

Middlesbrough has been named the UK's top location for first-time buyers thanks to affordable housing and lower mortgage prices.

Everton comes from a word meaning either “pig enclosure” or “Eofor’s enclosure”, from the Old English word “eofor” for a ...

The Delta Aquariid meteor shower will also be reaching its peak. This annual meteor shower takes place between July 12 and August 23, with this year's peak set for between Thursday, July 30 and Friday ...

The prolonged hot weather is raising fresh fears of wildfires across the country and placing further strain on emergency services and public health.

Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2026. This edition actually covers the last three weeks. The week before last was the July 4th holiday and last week I was getting over jetlag and our hosting ...