Thunderstorms from hell to lash UK today as Met Office issues weather warning for parts of the country

A country pub once dubbed a "lost cause" has been crowned the best pub in the north west at a national awards. The Cholmondeley Arms has been racking up the awards in recent years after its transformation under its current owners, Cheshire Cat Pubs.

Manchester has been enjoying some hot and dry weather this week after a much chillier start to the month.

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The rail service from Bolton’s smaller towns has been branded a ‘disgrace’ after four of them were included in the top 10 worst train stations in the UK. Over the four weeks leading to May 29, Kearsley train station had a staggering 81 per cent of services delayed or cancelled.

It's good news for Manchester this weekend, as the weather is set to be largely sunny and dry with temperatures warming up.

A period of damp gloom that has come to define early summer 2024 is set to be disrupted by a spell of warmer weather.

The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ costing a whopping £1,000 per spin.Speaking to The Daily Gazette, Colin Gingell-Good (aka DJ Pressplay) said he now displays “tongue-in-cheek” signs in front of his DJ booth at the Coda nightclub to deter people who “don’t take no for an answer”.“The majority of people request songs they personally love,” he explained.

The Foreign Office is supporting the family of a teenager who has gone missing in Tenerife.

A spell of generally settled weather is set to bring "more summer-like" conditions across much of the UK, particularly as we head towards the end of this week.

The UK is bracing itself for a frightful weather scenario as a terrifying thunderstorm threatens to unleash 10 days worth of rainfall in just a short span of three hours. June's usual monthly rainfall averages around 47mm, causing alarm over the predicted showers totalling 15mm in Kent.This means that the southern county could experience nearly a third of its typical monthly rain level within three hours, courtesy of an enormous European storm.

After a chilly start to June, the weather may be a little brighter next week.

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for today - including for parts of Greater Manchester.

A cold and wet start to the summer is set to improve from the middle of next week, forecasters have said.

Edinburgh played host to Question Time last night and several of Scotland's top politicians were on the panel.

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It's been a chilly start to June in Greater Manchester and across the UK - which an expert says 'is no surprise'.

A swimming pool building is part of plans to create a shared house for ten people in Prestwich. Plans submitted to Bury Council in the past week show the intention to convert the property on Grosvenor Street in the a 10-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO).

Three more babies have died from whooping cough in England, health officials have confirmed. It takes the total number of babies who have died from the disease since the start of the year to eight.

If you've got an upcoming holiday this summer to the likes of Turkey, Egypt, Thailand or Mexico, then there is some important travel advice from the Foreign Office to keep in mind.

Scots have been warned to prepare for snow and thunder this weeks, according to the Met Office.