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UK set for 'hottest August ever as gates of hell are opening'
forecaster for Exacta Weather, said: “Confidence is starting to build for another blast of very hot weather during the start of next month.READ MORE: UK heatwave officially hottest for 125,000 years - before even the Flinstone era“It remains to be seen from model runs nearer the time whether temperatures will edge towards the record heat we have seen this week.“In the meantime, there are signs of another heat surge at the weekend with temperatures, particularly across the south, lifting back into the 30Cs.“Temperatures in parts of the north will also rise into the 20Cs, but generally it will be cooler across the region.”The Met Office said it is "keeping an eye" on temperature charts with hints much hotter weather could return.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “There are signs next week of temperatures starting to rise, but while we expect nothing like the temperatures we have just seen, there are suggestions temperatures could pick up to above average towards the back end of next week.”Bookies are slashing the odds on next month going down as the hottest on record with Ladbrokes offering 10-11 from 2-1 on an August heatwave.Spokesman Alex Apati said: "It looks like we'll be seeing more of the same on the weather front with record-breaking temperatures set to come next month."READ NEXT:
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Platinum Jubilee heatwave hopes shaken after new Met Office weather forecast
weather for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee are being dampened down as new forecasts suggest a royal washout could be on the way instead.Earlier predictions for the bumper bank holiday weekend had been promising, with the extended celebrations from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June possibly falling in the middle of a '10-day heatwave'.Some have even tipped the mercury to soar to 30C during the scorching start to summer — but a new wave of meteorological data says otherwise.Weather maps from independent forecaster WX Charts now display showers falling in the UK on every day of the four-day knees-up.Celebrity performers at the Queen's Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday evening may escape the worst of the rain, however, with the likes of Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers and Sam Ryder taking to the stage during a dry spell.Party-lovers hoping to hold a 'Big Jubilee Lunch' on the Sunday should also be mostly in the clear, with limited showers forecast across the UK that day.The Met Office meanwhile say that current conditions make the Jubilee weekend impossible to call, with all hopes riding on one unpredictable weather system behaves.Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Rudman said: “Although the Jubilee Weekend is still a week away, what we’re keeping an eye on is how a plume of warm air behaves later in the week, which, despite returning temperatures to around average for the time of year, could also bring some showers as it moves in from the south and travels north on Thursday and Friday.” The new forecasts of a wet start to the month have seen odds slashed from 5/1 to 3/1 on June being the wettest on record at a high street bookies.Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "The weather still can't seem to make up its mind, but the
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Richard Osman tipped to replace Anne Robinson on Countdown after BBC Pointless exit
BBC Pointless star Richard Osman is currently favourite to replace Anne Robinson on Countdown.Anne, 77, announced she will be taking a step back from the Channel 4 show to spend some quality time with her family on Monday (May 2).She joined the quiz show last year, becoming its sixth presenter and the first woman to don the title.Former The Weakest Link host Anne took over from Nick Hewer last year but who will follow in her footsteps?Richard, 51, recently announced his departure from Pointless after 13 years and he's now bookies favourite to land the Countdown job.Bookmakers have novelist and comedian Richard odds on at 3/1 to become the new host.While former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Susan Calman and comedian Alex Horne are both currently at 4/1.Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "The latest odds suggest Channel 4 chiefs could make a move for Pointless' exit-bound Richard Osman - although Susan Calman and Alex Horne are right up there as likely Anne Robinson replacements."Despite having only stayed a year in the role, Anne has already filmed a whopping 265 episodes.In a statement, the TV personality said: "I've had a blast hosting this wonderful show and I stayed longer than I signed up for, now it is time for an older woman to take the reins."I hope too I've encouraged TV bosses to realise that not all women at the wrong end of their seventies are in care homes playing bingo and watching conjuring tricks."She went on to add: "In fact, the genius of Countdown is that it's a brilliant way to keep the brain exercised, I run 5k most days of the week."And I can now do an anagram at twice the speed I could this time last year.A spokesperson for Countdown said: "Quick-witted Anne has been a brilliant host on this iconic
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