South East

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the south of England. Flood warnings are also in place in the area.

Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Flash floods hit the UK - and Storm Ciaran is also on the way

A woman reads a book on a bench in Green Park in central London on September 5, 2023 as the country experiences a late heatwave.

UK heat-health warning escalated as temperatures hit sweltering 32C

Thunderstorms will hit south east of England on Thursday, said the Met Office.

Met Office issues UK weather warning for thunderstorms

Sunny weather is set to hit England resulting in the first heat health alert of its kind

What is a heat health alert and what does amber warning mean?

UK to have ‘soft’ heatwave in April and May

Hayfever sufferers have been warned their symptoms could be out in full force this week

Hayfever warning as first ‘pollen bomb’ of the year hits UK

DVLA reveals the most common driving offences in Britain

Men walk down a street amid rubble from destroyed buildings on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Two new earthquakes hit Turkey killing three people and injuring 200

Taking to the open road on holiday (photo: Monkey Business Images)

Parents likely to cut cost of holidays this year by taking a term-time trip

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Kippax earlier today.

Pensioner, 86, seriously ill after serious crash

A level two heat-health alert warning has been issued ahead of the heatwave (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning symptoms of heatstroke as heat-health alert issued

Analysis of new figures reveals that Wakefield South was the most expensive area of Wakefield to buy a house in last year.

Revealed: The most expensive, busiest and trendiest parts of Wakefield to buy a ...

Saving for a rainy day (photo: adobe)

Cost of living crisis - Savings help cope with emergencies

Why buying their own home is so much harder for women

Chichester in UK

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Revealed: these are the top 20 property hotspots and coldspots of 2021

Omicron now accounts for around 90% of cases in London, according to the latest official analysis (image: Getty Images)

Omicron is now the dominant strain of Covid in England, figures suggest

Electric vehicles charging point

New homes in England required to have EV charging points from next year

Army tanker drivers are delivering supplies to petrol stations hit by the fuel crisis (Photo: NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Army tanker drivers to deliver supplies to petrol stations hit by shortage

The government confirmed it was putting troops on standby earlier this week (Photo: Getty Images)

Military drivers to deliver fuel from Monday amid warnings that crisis ‘getting ...

Aspire@thePark

Swimming ‘deserts’ revealed after Team GB Olympics star Duncan Scott slams pool ...

Forecasters are warning of an “unsettled” September (Photo: Getty Images)

Heavy wind and rain forecast as UK braces for ‘unsettled’ September

England to enjoy brief sunny spell, as temperatures set to reach 26C in South Ea...

The UK has seen below freezing temperatures and heavy snow over the past few days, but will snow hit again this weekend? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is where snow will hit the UK this weekend - according to the Met Office

England's Covid R rate is between 1.2 and 1.3 - the regional breakdown

People in Wakefield and the Five Towns are being urged to take 'immediate action' to slow the spread of Covid-19, as it is confirmed that the new variant of the virus is already present in West Yorkshire.

People in Wakefield must take action to stop Covid 'spiralling out of control'
People in Wakefield and the Five Towns are being urged to take 'immediate action' to slow the spread of Covid-19, as it is confirmed that the new variant of the virus is already present in West Yorkshire.

Rates of coronavirus are rising in West Yorkshire in towns and cities like Bradford.

West Yorkshire 'must act now to stop coronavirus pushing hospitals to the brink'

Pfizer says vaccine protects against new Covid-19 mutant strains spreading acros...

This video shows how coronavirus spread across England throughout 2020

The rate of cases of Covid-19 among schoolchildren in Wakefield "remains steady", one of the the district's health chiefs has said. A national row has emerged about the return to school this week, after teaching unions called for schools to remain closed amid rising rates of Covid-19.

Rate of Covid in Wakefield's children 'remains steady'

More people are hospitalised with Covid in England than ever before

Tier 4 restrictions for the Christmas period explained - and if travel is allowe...

You can get a refund for train and coach tickets cancelled due to Christmas rule...

The most dangerous driving day of the year falls this weekend - how to stay safe

Fireworks injuries: firefighters warn people to be careful on Bonfire Night 2020...

The latest NHS England figures have confirmed that 14 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 in hospitals in Yorkshire.

Latest figures confirm 14 more Covid deaths in Yorkshire hospitals

Five people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Yorkshire hospitals.

Five people die after testing positive for coronavirus in Yorkshire hospitals

Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in hospitals in Yorkshire.

Two further confirmed coronavirus deaths in Yorkshire hospitals

Two people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Leeds hospitals.

Two people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Leeds hospitals

One person has died after testing positive for coronavirus in a Leeds hospital, the latest figures confirm.

One death in Leeds hospital as England coronavirus death toll reaches 29,871

38 Blue Badge holders battle for every parking space as applications soar

There has been no further coronavirus deaths confirmed in hospitals in Yorkshire, according to the NHS England daily figures. Photo: A Burley Banksy artwork thanking NHS staff outside Leeds General Infirmary.

No further coronavirus deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals

The Met Office is predicting another hot spell this weekend, with the temperature set to soar to 34C in parts of the country (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Met Office predicts weekend heatwave in England with temperatures to soar to 34C

The weather in the UK this week is initially set to be a mixed bag, before temperatures should soar in some parts mid-week, potentially giving us the hottest day of the year
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Here’s when and where temperatures are expected to soar up to 27C across the UK ...

Pothole damage cost UK drivers £1.25bn in vehicle repairs last year

Northern landlords top voids list

Little change in 'subdued' housing market

More than one fifth of British homeowners don't have home insurance

New swimming pool won’t be built at Minsthorpe Community College

20 people involved in brawl outside pub

Wakefield Council deputy leader Denise Jeffrey at the Kinsley & Fitzwilliam Learning and Community Centre, which is one of the areas to benefit from the £1.2m invested in the South East.
Pete Taberner, Sandra Pickin, Denise Jeffery, Amanda Lockett, Glyn Lloyd
Jane Edwards and Beth Lumb

£1.2m investment scheme gets underway

Spare wheels stolen from cars in Hemsworth and South Elmsall

New Inspector Geoff Carter at South Kirkby NPT

Police ‘will take action against antisocial behaviour’

Officers from West Yorkshire Police's Operation Matrix seized this scooter in Airedale.

Police seize scooter in Airedale