South East

The alert was received by millions of mobile devices at 7pm on August 14.

Millions receive stark emergency alert over ‘very high’ wildfire risk

Preston-based Altius Group Ranked in Top 10 M&A

Preston-based Altius Group ranked in Top 10 most active M&A Advisers of 2025

Aquaspira unveils technology solution to UK’s water scarcity

Lancashire firm unveils technology solution to UK’s water scarcity

Reinald de Monchy

British Business Bank reaches £2.5bn lending milestone for its Growth Guarantee ...

Viridium Building Consultancy team L-R Rebecca Latham, Gemma Cornwall and Ross Cornwall

Lancashire building consultancy lands major decarbonisation project

Three tips to save water as temperatures forecast to surge.

Watch: Three tips to save water as temperatures forecast to surge

Aldi seeks public input to identify new store locations

Is a roast dinner a special meal - regional roasts

Survey uncovers evolving preferences in Sunday roasts: the great debate of what ...

An estate agent's "sold" board stands outside a residential building.

Watch: Map shows the areas where house prices are rising the fastest

Fran Henshaw

Overdue invoices in the North West top 6.8 million in 2024, new R3 research show...

Warming hands.

Watch: Eight yellow cold health alerts in place across the UK

Confusing financial terms have cost Brits an estimated £26 billion.

Confusing financial terms have cost Brits billions

London is Britain's 'smiliest' region

The most competitive UK regions revealed

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the south of England. Flood warnings are also in place in the area.

Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Breaking Flash floods hit the UK - and Storm Ciaran is also on the way

A woman reads a book on a bench in Green Park in central London on September 5, 2023 as the country experiences a late heatwave.

UK heat-health warning escalated as temperatures hit sweltering 32C
There are concerns the hot weather could put the NHS at risk - here’s how to keep safe in the heatwave
Sophie Wills

Thunderstorms will hit south east of England on Thursday, said the Met Office.

Met Office issues UK weather warning for thunderstorms

A fifth of households in Preston among the most privileged in society

A fifth of households in Preston among the most privileged in society

Sunny weather is set to hit England resulting in the first heat health alert of its kind

What is a heat health alert and what does amber warning mean?

Breaking UK to have ‘soft’ heatwave in April and May

Hayfever sufferers have been warned their symptoms could be out in full force this week

Breaking Hayfever warning as first ‘pollen bomb’ of the year hits UK

DVLA reveals the most common driving offences in Britain

Men walk down a street amid rubble from destroyed buildings on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Two new earthquakes hit Turkey killing three people and injuring 200

Cole Stockton is reportedly available for selection after injury Picture: Ian Lyon

Morecambe boss hopes weather conditions improve

Taking to the open road on holiday (photo: Monkey Business Images)

Parents likely to cut cost of holidays this year by taking a term-time trip

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

A level two heat-health alert warning has been issued ahead of the heatwave (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning symptoms of heatstroke as heat-health alert issued Claire Schofield

Allan Cadman

Start-ups surge in Lancashire, but late payments are rising, report says

Saving for a rainy day (photo: adobe)

Cost of living crisis - Savings help cope with emergencies

Why buying their own home is so much harder for women

Chichester in UK

UK’s happiest and unhappiest towns unveiled - and it’s all to do with the weathe...

Revealed: these are the top 20 property hotspots and coldspots of 2021

Omicron now accounts for around 90% of cases in London, according to the latest official analysis (image: Getty Images)

Omicron is now the dominant strain of Covid in England, figures suggest

Electric vehicles charging point

New homes in England required to have EV charging points from next year

Army tanker drivers are delivering supplies to petrol stations hit by the fuel crisis (Photo: NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Army tanker drivers to deliver supplies to petrol stations hit by shortage

The government confirmed it was putting troops on standby earlier this week (Photo: Getty Images)

Military drivers to deliver fuel from Monday amid warnings that crisis ‘getting ...

The sunshine is expected to stay until Wednesday

Parts of the UK to bask in heatwave from Monday to Wednesday

Forecasters are warning of an “unsettled” September (Photo: Getty Images)

Heavy wind and rain forecast as UK braces for ‘unsettled’ September

England to enjoy brief sunny spell, as temperatures set to reach 26C in South Ea...

660,000 key workers will be hit

660,000 key workers will be hit when Universal Credit uplift ends

The UK has been told to expect mild and often dry conditions this week.

UK ‘will feel as mild as May’ as drier weather forecast for Lancashire this week

The UK has seen below freezing temperatures and heavy snow over the past few days, but will snow hit again this weekend? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is where snow will hit the UK this weekend - according to the Met Office

Additional testing is being made available in the north west

Surge testing to be deployed after South African Covid variant found in the nort...

England's Covid R rate is between 1.2 and 1.3 - the regional breakdown

Pfizer says vaccine protects against new Covid-19 mutant strains spreading acros...

This video shows how coronavirus spread across England throughout 2020

Should Lancashire primary schools reopen at the start of the new term?

Will Lancashire parents be fined if they keep their kids off school over Covid c...

Two per cent of properties in the area were snapped up by people from London

Revealed: the Londoners buying up homes in Preston

More people are hospitalised with Covid in England than ever before

Tier 4 restrictions for the Christmas period explained - and if travel is allowe...

You can get a refund for train and coach tickets cancelled due to Christmas rule...

A member of public walks past a public safety notice that reads "Covid-19 Rates High, SOS-Tier 4, Stay Safe" on the high street on December 20, 2020 in Southend on Sea.

New Covid variant spreading to other parts of UK, public health leader warns

The move comes after scientists confirmed the new variant of the virus was spreading more rapidly.

Boris Johnson outlines tighter Covid rules for Christmas as millions plunged int...

The most dangerous driving day of the year falls this weekend - how to stay safe

Fireworks injuries: firefighters warn people to be careful on Bonfire Night 2020...

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