Washout August bank holiday weather leads to record online spending September 6, 2015 Online spending growth hit a four-year high in August as the wet summer weather drove more people to shop from the comfort of their homes. Figures released today based on credit and debit card transactions from Visa Europe show online retailers enjoyed a 10.7 per cent jump in the spending year-on-year in August, the [...]
UK weather: Autumn starts today (in the weather calendar, at least) September 1, 2015 It certainly feels like autumn out there. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that today is the official start of the new season – as far as weather is concerned. While the autumn equinox happens on 22-23 September, meteorologists are already buttoning up for a drop in temperatures, darker mornings, brown leaves [...]
Antofagasta profits fall by half as bad weather blunts business August 26, 2015 ANTOFAGASTA yesterday revealed a 48.6 per cent slump in profits during the first half of year as it published its interim results. Profits at the Chile-focused miner, which in co-operation with Barrick Gold acquired a 50 per cent take in the Zaldivar copper mine in the country this year, stood at $561.6m. Revenue was down [...]
London weather: Parts of Britain could see a month’s worth of rainfall in two days August 12, 2015 Parts of Britain could be battered with more than a month's worth of rainfall on Thursday and Friday. The weather forecasting service has issued a yellow weather alert for London and the South East, South West, East, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and the North West of England starting early on Thursday morning and [...]
Fickle weather sends consumers rushing from pubs to takeaway August 11, 2015 Consumer spending rose by 4.5 per cent year-on-year in July, new figures show, as Britain’s unpredictable weather conditions created a tale of two halves for retailers. Barclaycard said yesterday there had been a strong spike in spending at the beginning of July when the weather was warm, which was then washed away by heavy rainfall [...]
British weather is so bad we should all be taking vitamin D supplements, experts say August 3, 2015 The UK's gloomy weather doesn't just stop us having a good time – it is also making us unhealthy, advisers to the government have warned. Read more: Half of City workers have a long-term health problem that's hindering their performance at work A new report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) says [...]
UK weather: More rain and cold wind expected across the country next week July 26, 2015 It won't feel much like summer in the UK over the next few days – the rain that's been drenching us for most of the weekend is expected to continue until Tuesday at least. Read more: Hottest day of the year: Britons can't stand the heat when it goes above 28 degrees This weekend [...]
London weather: Met Office issues amber and yellow alert for heavy rain and gale force winds, warning weather could cause travel chaos July 24, 2015 Don't forget your brollies today: the Met Office has just updated its weather warning, taking its alert from yellow to amber in parts of south east England and East Anglia. It has also increased its forecast for rain to 30mm, up from 20mm, which is expected "quite widely". Heavy rain and gale force [...]
From killer robots and heatwaves to Heathrow and smartphones: Here’s what got us talking this week July 3, 2015 South London got itself a new river. East London prepared for the worst case scenario. And somewhere in Barnsley, Mr Kipling decided to make even more exceedingly good cakes. Here's what got us talking this week 1) London was hotter than the surface of the sun Good gosh, it was hot. The trains went [...]
Exclusive: UK heatwave created worst travel chaos so far this year as Southern, Northern Rail and Abellio named worst culprits July 3, 2015 If you found yourself getting hot under the collar over this week's heatwave-induced train meltdown, it now seems entirely justified. Figures suggest it was the worst day of the year so far for cancellations and claimable delays. Data compiled by DelayRepay.net shows that there were nearly 1,050 journeys that commuters could make a claim [...]