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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Man charged after B.C. barn erupts in flames with animals inside
Flames are seen at a barn fire in Langley Township on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Handout) Days after a barn fire that sent dark smoke over B.C.'s Lower Mainland, a suspect has been charged with arson and other offences. The fire was reported in Langley Township around 11:45 a.m. Friday, prompting an emergency response that included a large RCMP presence. On Monday, Langley RCMP confirmed there were animals in the barn when it erupted in flames, and that some of them were killed. 'The Township of Langley Fire Department tried their best to save as many as they could,' Sgt. Zynal Sharoom told CTV News. Authorities could not confirm what kind of animals were in the barn, or how many of them died. Officers arrested Langley resident Christopher Gerald William England in connection with the fire on Sunday. 'This arrest is the result of diligent investigative work and coordinated response by our officers and partner agencies,' said Sharoom, in a statement. England is facing several criminal charges, including arson damaging property, assault with a weapon, assault, causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal, mischief, and obstructing police. In a news release, Langley RCMP said its investigation uncovered 'grounds to believe the fire had been deliberately set,' but did not provide any further details. Online court records show England has a bail hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
Sky News
01-05-2025
- Climate
- Sky News
UK weather latest: Britons braced for hottest day of the year - with chance record could be broken
After warm week, today could break record set in 1945 By Christopher England, Sky News meteorologist It's been getting steadily warmer this week, with successive days each bringing the UK's highest temperature of the year to date - 24.5C at London's St James's Park on Monday, 24.9C at Ross-on-Wye and Trawsgoed on Tuesday, and 26.7C at Wisley yesterday. The constituent nations recorded their individual maximum yesterday as well, with 26.7C at Wisley in England, 25.8C at Trawsgoed in Wales, 24.4C at Aboyne in Scotland, and 24.1C at Castlederg and Derrylin in Northern Ireland. It looks like today will be warmer still, with 29C quite likely in the South East. There's a small chance that 30C could be reached somewhere in that region. This would be the earliest in the calendar year that temperatures have been that high on record (the previous earliest date was 12 May 1945). May temperatures have only exceeded 30C eight times since records began, mostly near the end of the month. Although very warm, it's unlikely that official heatwave criteria will be met, while temperatures will decline over the weekend, as an increasingly northerly flow sets in. That will likely lead to widely below average temperatures on Bank Holiday Monday.
Sky News
12-03-2025
- Climate
- Sky News
UK weather: Yellow warning for ice issued for areas of northern England
A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for parts of Britain. The weather warning is in place for Thursday, from 3am to 9am, and could see temperatures close to freezing, following on from showers on Wednesday. It covers areas in the north of England, including parts of Manchester, as well as Sheffield, Leeds, and large sections of North Yorkshire and Northumberland. Check the weather where you are Sky News meteorologist Christopher England said: "We're now in a run of northeasterly winds, bringing extensive night-time frosts under fairly clear skies, and a scattering of showers. "They'll be mainly over exposed northern and eastern coastal areas by night, spreading inland during the day. "Expect some sleet and snow at times, especially at night and over northern hills, and a risk of ice where precipitation falls on frozen surfaces." The Met Office urged people in the area covered by the warning to take extra care when travelling. Meanwhile, there was snow over parts of central England on Wednesday, including at Cheltenham Racecourse, where racing is ongoing until Friday. This has raised concerns about disruption to the Cheltenham Festival. The cold weather has made a return just days after Britain was hotter than Marbella and Ibiza in Spain and Sorrento on Italy's Amalfi Coast. The cold plunge the country is experiencing, with temperatures set to drop below freezing in some places by the weekend, is often called a "fool's spring". This refers to a period of warm weather that is immediately followed by a cold snap - something that often occurs in March or April. According to Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick, an area of high pressure has dragged "a more northerly flow across the country," bringing the cold weather with it. While the temperatures are not out of the ordinary for March, they could fall even further later in the month.
