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The Independent
a day ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Record-breaking spring warmth for UK with heatwaves on the way, Met Office warns
The UK experienced its warmest spring on record and its driest in over 50 years, with an average temperature of 9.5C, 1.4C above the long-term average, according to provisional Met Office figures. The Met Office also warned of potential summer heatwaves, indicating it is more than twice as likely the UK will experience a hot summer. Eight of the ten warmest UK springs have occurred since 2000, with the three warmest all occurring since 2017. The Met Office 's three-month outlook indicates a hot summer is 2.3 times more likely than normal, although this doesn't guarantee continuous heatwaves. Average temperatures in the UK during meteorological summer (June-August) range from 10-17C, with the southeast of England experiencing higher averages of 16-17C.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Private hospitals in Kerala step up Covid preparedness amid surge in cases
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Responding to a rise in Covid cases, private hospitals across the state have reactivated precautionary protocols, setting up dedicated wards and intensive care sections exclusively for Covid patients to prevent cross-infection. A screening process has also been introduced for symptomatic individuals, especially those in high-risk categories. Since May 6, the state has reported around 1,400 Covid cases and seven related deaths. On Sunday, the state reported 64 new cases and a death, that of a 24-year-old woman with comorbidities (liver disease). During the period, the country has reported 3,758 cases and 28 deaths. According to hospital sources, most of the recent cases are mild, with common symptoms being sore throat and, in some instances, diarrhoea. The current surge in Covid cases is attributed to the fast-spreading Omicron JN.1 sub-lineages, particularly LF.7 and NB.1.8. The authorities have heightened surveillance after a spike in cases was reported in southeast Asian countries towards the end of April. Sunny P Orathel, medical superintendent at the Rajagiri Hospital in Ernakulam, said the hospital has adopted a segregation policy. 'We have designated rooms in each block and separate ICU cubicles for Covid patients. While Covid testing isn't mandatory for fever cases, those who test positive but have no serious symptoms are sent home. Only patients with comorbidities who test positive are admitted to prevent complications,' he explained. Some hospitals are administering antiviral medication to inpatients who test positive. These patients typically present with high fever, sore throat, diarrhoea lasting up to two days, and extended fatigue.
Sky News
2 days ago
- Climate
- Sky News
UK set for hotter than usual summer and heatwaves, Met Office predicts
The UK appears to be on the verge of a hotter than usual summer – with the Met Office warning there's an increased risk of heatwaves in the coming months. The weather service's three-month outlook predicts it is 2.3 times more likely than normal that it will be hot in the UK between 1 June and 31 August. The average temperatures during those months range from 10-17C, with the southeast of England experiencing the higher averages of 16-17C. The predictions come after temperatures soared to 8C (46F) above the average for this time of year on Saturday, bringing the final day of meteorological spring to a warm close. This has been the UK's sunniest spring on record, with some 630 hours of sunshine logged between 1 March and 27 May. It has also been the driest spring in more than a century. 0:55 The Met Office said: "While the current three-month outlook shows an increased chance of a hot summer, the temperature signals for this summer are similar to those for recent years and consistent with our warming climate. "The increased chance of hotter than average temperatures is not a guarantee of prolonged hot weather or heatwaves, but it does mean that heatwave conditions could be reached at times. "However, it's important to bear in mind that an increased chance of hot conditions could also reflect a mix of hot and cool days, warm nights, or less extreme levels of warmth rather than continual heatwave conditions specifically." The Met Office's long-range forecast does not offer weather predictions for specific days, but instead gives an indication of possible temperatures, rainfall and wind speed over the period as a whole. The summers of 2018 and 2021 to 2023 were also predicted to be hot. Data shows the last time a summer was predicted to be cool was in 2015.
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Irish Times
Ireland weather: No shortage of wind and rain this Bank Holiday weekend
Met Éireann has forecast unsettled weather for this bank holiday weekend, with temperatures nearing 20 degrees but rain and wind in no short supply. Showery outbreaks will track eastwards this afternoon, with spells of sunshine and scattered showers following, according to the forecaster. Temperatures may reach highs of 15 to 20 degrees in the early evening. Those outbreaks of rain will then move into the west and northwest, gradually spreading eastwards again overnight. Met Éireann predicts that Sunday will see highest temperatures of between 13 and 18 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds. Again, there will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, with most of the rain hitting the northern half of the country. The best of the sunshine should reach people in Munster and along the southeast coast. Sunday night is forecast to be mostly dry, with lowest temperatures of between five and nine degrees. The morning of Bank Holiday Monday should remain fairly dry, Met Éireann says, though it will grow cloudier in the afternoon as rain pushes into western areas before eventually moving east. The rainfall will grow heavy and is set to be accompanied by gusty southwest winds. Highest temperatures are likely to fall to between 13 and 17 degrees. READ MORE The mixed weather is expected to continue further into the week, with a mixture of sun and showers forecast in the days to come, as well as blustery conditions at times. The forecaster suggests a much more settled picture could arrive in the second week of June. It says the weather will be drier than normal and the temperatures will likely be around or slightly above average, although this extended range forecast is more uncertain.
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Who be Ezeani wey Nigerian authorities gbab for accuse say e bury pipo alive for Enugu
Di Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) say dem don capture one suspected ritualist Onyeka Nwaobu, wey dey face accuse say e bury pipo alive for im house for Umumba Ndiagu, Enugu State, southeastern part of di kontri. Dem catch di man wey many dey refer to as native doctor for di border between Nigeria and Benin Republic as e bin wan run comot from di kontri, according to one statement by di NIS tok-tok pesin AS Akinlabi. Di NIS say na during one stop and search operation for di Gbaji checkpoint for Seme border, by security forces including di Nigeria police, na dia dem gbab di suspect as e dey on top bike wan cross over. "We confam im identity using one National Identity Management Commission slip wey we find for im possession, and during interrogation," di statement tok. Di tori of dis suspected ritualist na wetin don dey trend for social media for days now as many Nigerians express shock and anger for videos wey dey circulate wey show say dem bury pipo for inside im compound for Enugu State. Nwaobu don deny all di accusations - e say na set up. How evritin take start Tori about dis suspected ritualist Onyeka Nwaobu break wen one small girl allegedly escape from im hand afta di man and im gang bin allegedly kidnap her. Dis event according to wetin local pipo tell BBC tori pesin, happun on Monday, 26 May, 2025, for Umumba Ndiagu village, Ezeagu local goment area of Enugu State. For one video wey don go viral on social media, di girl tok say she and her father bin go to dia farm to fetch firewood, wen di men approach dem and beg her father to help dem wit dia motorcycle wey spoil. Dem later overpower her papa bifor dem carry her run, tie her mouth and legs. "Dem put me for one hole for di ground and cover am wit leaves, but as I continue to dey make sound, e attract some vigilante pipo wey dey pass and dem come rescue me," di girl tok for di video. Afta dis rescue, villagers gada for di native doctor house wit vex and set am on fire, by den di man imsef - wey im native doctor name na Ozor Ezeani - don run. One man Ambrose Obieze, wey dey live for Umumba village tell BBC Igbo say dem see plenty ditches for di man house wia e allegedly bury pipo for inside. Videos and pictures of inside di compound of di native doctor, and di plenty juju materials wey di villagers see wen dem go dia, don go viral on top plenty social media platforms. Enugu State goment and police act Govnor Peter Mba of Enugu State order di demolition of di house of di suspected ritualist, and goment bulldozers don already level di man entire compound. Several states for di southeast region get law say any property belonging to a kidnapper, goment go destroy am and seize di land. Also, di Enugu State police command don chook mouth for di matter, as di Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, hail di Neighbourhood Watch vigilante pipo wey rescue di kidnapped little girl and also capture three of di suspects wey bin kidnap her. Tok-tok pesin for di police, Daniel Ndukwe, give di names of di arrested suspects and confam say dem discover di decomposing corpses of one man and one woman for di ditches wey di native doctor dig for im house. Wetin relatives and locals tok One family member of di suspect tell BBC say dia brother bin come back from Togo wia e bin dey, and e no tey, e start to dey build house. "We bin tink say e don make money, but we no know say e carry juju come back wey dey demand human head," e tok. "Wetin we know be say im na native doctor and e dey usually shoot local canon for midnight. We no know say e dey kill pipo." Another villager also tell BBC tori pesin say di suspect na "veri bad and strong juju" e dey do. Di villager allege say di land wia di suspect dey build im house currently na land wey e allegedly collect by force from one woman wey im husband die. Nwaobu say di allegations no be true and add say e no be native doctor. E say na okrika e dey sell. Who be Onyeka Nwobu? According to wetin local pipo tell BBC, di suspect Onyeka Nwobu, na ogbonge native doctor wey pipo dey fear well-well for di area. Im native doctor name na Ozor Ezeani but e also get nickname 'ichie million' wey mean 'chief of millions'. Dis name na sake of how e dey usually spray money for events and ceremonies for di village. E bin dey stay for Togo bifor e come back village and tok say im na traditionalist now. Ikechukwu Chime wey be priest of di Anglican Church for di village, tell BBC say di man follow for di youths wey come back home wit di disguise say dem wan return to di tradition and religion of dia ancestors, "but now e don clear us say na blood dem dey drink". A history of ritual killings Ritual killing to make money no be new tori for Nigeria, a kontri wey get large youth population, but wia unemployment and poverty rate dey veri high. For March dis year, di Rivers State Police Command, for di south-south region, arrest one native doctor and im accomplice wey allegedly kill two seven-year old girls from di same family for ritual purpose. Also, for January 2023, Police for Ogun State arrest one herbalist and five odas wey allegedly kidnap, kill and sell body parts of one 26 years old woman for Ijebu Ode area of di state. For March of di same 2023, one magistrate court for Ekiti State remand three pipo for prison sake of alleged kidnapping and killing of one 82-year-old man, Michael Obasuyi, for ritual purposes.
