I read recently that scientists allegedly agree that there is no increase in extreme weather events and conditions. If that’s so, the journals I checked must not yet have got the memo. The German Helm

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PEOPLE in Scotland love to talk about the weather, which isn’t all that surprising when you think we frequently experience four seasons in one day! Weather – especially bad weather – is our favourite

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CITYSCAPES after a snowfall are just as picturesque as the snow-clad landscapes we often see at this time of year. When it snows, it does not tend to lie for very long in cities, because of the urban

Q What is the coldest winter the UK has experienced? A In more recent times the Met Office points to the winter of 1963, which was the coldest since 1740, with temperatures dropping to as low as -20°C