Three ways to survive the summer heatwave in the workplace July 24, 2019 The heatwave is the worst time of year for the office worker. It’s that awful, sweaty season when resolve – and deodorants – fail en masse. Lethargy permeates the building, work and life slows, and you curse your paycheck for not being able to afford a balcony on your box flat’s window. Not that you’re [...]
Thunderstorms set to hit Brits over the weekend July 17, 2019 London looks set to escape the worst of the bad weather this weekend as thunderstorms will batter parts of the country, Met Office experts have said. Stronger winds and spells of heavy rain are expected to hit many in the UK on Friday, the Met Office said. Read more: Hottest day of the year forecast [...]
European heatwave: Hottest day of the year forecast for UK June 29, 2019 The heatwave that has engulfed Europe over the past week is set to reach the UK on Saturday with temperatures across the south of England soaring. The mercury could rise too as high as 34C (93F) in London, while other parts of the South East such as Cambridgeshire and East Anglia could expect up to [...]
European heatwave: France sets new record temperature of 45.9C June 28, 2019 France has recorded its highest ever temperature today – 45.9C – as the heatwave across western Europe intensifies. The new record has been set in the country’s southern town of Gallargues-le-Montueux, surpassing the 44.3C set in Carpentras and 45.1C in Villevieille earlier in the day, and beating the previous record of 44.1C set during a [...]
Supermarkets prepare for bumper weekend during UK heatwave June 28, 2019 Supermarkets are preparing for bumper sales this weekend as shoppers stock up on rose wine, sun cream and barbecue food, with temperatures expected to soar during a UK heatwave. Londoners could bask in temperatures of up to 32 degrees tomorrow following a soggy start to the summer. Read more: Cold weather dampens May retail sales [...]
These are the world’s coldest jobs – here’s how much you could get paid to work at minus 39 degrees celsius January 11, 2019 Now that it’s January, you may be thinking about switching up your CV and getting a new job to kick off the new year. If you’re a big fan of winter and the accompanying freezing weather conditions, then one of the world’s coolest careers might be your next step to chasing the snow. Even in [...]
Washout August bank holiday weather leads to record online spending September 6, 2015 Online spending growth hit a four-year high in August as the wet summer weather drove more people to shop from the comfort of their homes. Figures released today based on credit and debit card transactions from Visa Europe show online retailers enjoyed a 10.7 per cent jump in the spending year-on-year in August, the [...]
UK weather: Autumn starts today (in the weather calendar, at least) September 1, 2015 It certainly feels like autumn out there. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that today is the official start of the new season – as far as weather is concerned. While the autumn equinox happens on 22-23 September, meteorologists are already buttoning up for a drop in temperatures, darker mornings, brown leaves [...]
Antofagasta profits fall by half as bad weather blunts business August 26, 2015 ANTOFAGASTA yesterday revealed a 48.6 per cent slump in profits during the first half of year as it published its interim results. Profits at the Chile-focused miner, which in co-operation with Barrick Gold acquired a 50 per cent take in the Zaldivar copper mine in the country this year, stood at $561.6m. Revenue was down [...]
London weather: Parts of Britain could see a month’s worth of rainfall in two days August 12, 2015 Parts of Britain could be battered with more than a month's worth of rainfall on Thursday and Friday. The weather forecasting service has issued a yellow weather alert for London and the South East, South West, East, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and the North West of England starting early on Thursday morning and [...]