Bitter winds from the Baltic and Scandinavia will bring ‘dangerous’ blizzards and sub-zero temperatures to Britain for at least four days from today along with yet more heavy rain over already-deluged areas. Yorkshire and the North East of England will today bear the brunt of the downpours before ice and snow are forecast to follow, … Read more
Jolted awake as she felt the bedclothes being snatched from her body, 15-year-old Shirley Hitchings let out a terrified scream which brought her father Wally and older brother John rushing into her bedroom in Battersea, South London. They arrived just in time to see a sheet being spirited from her bed by invisible hands — … Read more
Joe Biden’s inauguration saw the Secret Service put on the biggest motorcade procession in history, as at least seven ‘Beast’ limousines and an armada of armored cars transported the new president, vice president and three former presidents through the nation’s capital. Seven heavily armored presidential limos, nicknamed the Beasts, were seen driving through Washington DC … Read more
A bizarre sea beast with a circular mouth full of serrated teeth triggered a prehistoric ‘arms race’ when it evolved eyes, new research has revealed. Radiodonts stalked the oceans more than 500 million years ago and are one of the earliest animal types to emerge on planet Earth. Now a new study has revealed how … Read more
Heavy snow and polar temperature could hit the UK later this month as conditions are coming into place for a second ‘Beast from the East’. Meteorologists have confirmed that a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event is developing high above the Arctic, the same phenomenon which caused the country to grind to a halt two years … Read more
Britons were this morning waking up to bitingly cold conditions as most of the country was told to brace for bands of snow and ice. In the early hours the Met Office revised its forecast and spared only the South East and parts of western Scotland from the yellow weather warnings. Temperatures will struggle to … Read more
Flurries of snow have fallen over London for a second day after temperatures dropped -9C in Northumberland, with Britain bracing for a so-called ‘Beast from the East II’ which could bring another inch of the white stuff today. The sudden stratospheric warming, or SSW, began on Tuesday and could trigger weather changes that would lead … Read more
Britain could be hit by another ‘Beast from the East’ in the coming weeks because of an unusual meteorological event currently taking place above the North Pole. The sudden stratospheric warming, or SSW, began on Tuesday and could trigger weather changes that would lead to a severe cold snap in Britain. Dr Richard Hall, an … Read more
Sudden stratospheric warming event around the North Pole could trigger another ‘Beast from the East’, scientists warn British researchers studied stratospheric warming events from the last 60 years During these episodes, temperatures in the stratosphere can rise by 90°F in days This disturbance can travel downwards and cause cooling shifts in the jet stream The team worked … Read more
Snow hits the capital: Londoners wake to dumping of the white stuff as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK – while drivers are warned of icy roads after -11C plunge Snow has fallen around the South East, including in Sevenoaks, Kent, and Orpington, London, this morning It comes amid yellow weather warnings for ice, which … Read more