Articles tagged ‘weather’
London through the fog
By Chris | February 13th, 2008 |
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Believe it or not this is London under a bank of morning fog. This picture is in today’s Metro and was taken by a passenger on a plane approaching Heathrow. It shows the offices towers of Canary Wharf,
London weather changing
By Chris | September 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Autumn has arrived in London and the Southeast of England. Today began with high winds and sheeting rain and tornadoes did damage to property in towns to the north and south of the capital such as Luton and Farnborough.
The strong winds eventually blew the clouds out for a morning of blue skies but the forecast [...]
Ups and downs of London this week
By Chris | September 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re on a trip to London in the next week or so there’s some good and bad things that might effect your stay. Good, the weather has picked up after a pretty crappy August, its been warm with bright sunshine for the last couple of days and the forecast for the coming week is [...]
London gets shot of summer weather
By Chris | August 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Summer weather has finally arived in London, with warm temperatures and a cloudless blue sky today. Tomorrow should be around 29C/mid-80sF and is the first weekend with guaranteed BBQ weather for quite a while. Here’s the five-day forecast for the London area.
Daily Dose 07.27
By Chris | July 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Climate change activists to stage a week of protests at Heathrow against the airport’s expansion.(BBCNews)
* City of London policeman charged with murder in a bar.(TheIndependent)
* Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces plans for a UK border police. Definitely a case of after the horse has bolted.(EveningStandard)
London weather
By Chris | July 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The weather in London is very changeable at the moment, I played golf yesterday evening and it was a lovely blue sky with a light wind, today its thunder and lightning, the rain is hammering it down and the sky is very dark.
It doesn’t actually feel cold, the temperatures are around the 20C/70F mark but [...]
Daily Dose 07.13
By Chris | July 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Boris Johnson to run for London Mayor. He hasn’t got a chance.(Telegraph)
* London councils want a ban on shops giving out plastic bags.(Guardian)
* Tickets on sale for Prince’s London after show parties.(ITVNews)
Daily Dose 07.04
By Chris | July 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Freak storm hits south London.(BBCNews)
* Over 100 BA flights cancelled at Heathrow Airport due to security scare.(Telegraph)
* Food and energy bills rising faster in Britain than anywhere else in the Western world.(EveningStandard)
Waiting for summer
By Chris | June 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Quite a few of London’s major sporting venues are in use this weekend and not just for sports events. Tennis continues at Wimbledon, Lord’s hosts a One Day International cricket match between England and the West Indies on Sunday, Rod Stewart plays the 82,000 seat Twickenham rugby stadium on Saturday and on Sunday the new [...]
Daily Dose 05.30
By Chris | May 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Britain the ripoff capital of Europe as far as the price of goods and services is concerned.(EveningStandard)
* London house prices up 15.6% on the year, 9.1% for the rest of the UK.(Times)
* Met Office predicts hot summer for the UK. Its tanking down in London at the moment.(Reuters)
