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    Temperatures are set to rise to twice the average for the time of year next week, as a tropical air-mass builds up over Northern Europe. Although temperatures will dip today and tomorrow, with Londoners today feeling the chill of a 13°C breeze, the UK will warm up significantly next week as temperatures of around 22°C creep in. Accuweather predicts that the UK will be the same temperature as Marrakesh and 11°C hotter than Istanbul next Wednesday, as forecasters suggest the UK will be enjoying a very Mediterranean 22°C, with the Turkish capital at a cool 11°C. However, the UK forecast from the Met Office has cautioned that it will be the south and south east of the UK that enjoy the most sunshine: It states that it will be: “Largely fine and increasingly warm across...

    For the two young boys, it seemed the perfect ruse. They would swap the note asking for roast chicken to be cooked for their dinner with replacement instructions to serve up their favourite treat – a rather less wholesome pizza. But their juvenile handwriting quickly gave them away. And in the process, one of the more flawed royal plots of modern ages was quickly exposed and thwarted. For the co-conspirators were Prince William and Prince Harry, as former Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace chef Darren McGrady has revealed in a new interview about the eating habits of the royal juniors ahead of the next birth in the household. Traditional British fare was the staple at Kensington Palace when the two boys were growing up. But Mr McGrady told People magazine that whi...

    Here are some things you can do to stay safe in the smog and minimise your exposure when air pollution levels are high: Take special care if you have asthma While it’s a good idea for everyone to avoid air pollution, the worst immediate effects are on people with pre-existing conditions. Pollution can trigger asthma attacks, even if it hasn’t done so before for you. Make sure you have your inhaler with you if you use one. Get out of inner London Pollutions levels drop to safer levels past Highgate in the north and Brixton in the south. If you want to spend the day outside, high pollution days might be a good time to visit Hampton Court or go for a walk up the River Lea. Avoid going outside at rush hour Pollution in London tends to be highest at rush hour because tha...