Your photos of the West Midlands: Stunning blooms and waddling geese
We love to feature your photographs showing the stunning beauty of the West Midlands and here are some of the best from the past week.Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at midlandstoday@bbc.co.uk.For inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.
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The Sun
16 minutes ago
- The Sun
Pop star's Glasto set CANCELLED after overcrowding fears
A British pop star's intimate Thursday night set at Glastonbury has been cancelled. PinkPantheress - real name Victoria Beverley Walker - was scheduled to play a 30 minute slot on the Levels stage in Silver Hayes at 11pm. However, fans have clocked a lineup change on the official app just two days before the festival site opens. Now, Roza Terenzi will play 10.30pm to midnight, in between a Confidence Man DJ set and Marie Davidson. All is not lost for PinkPantheress fans though as they can still catch the 24-year-old on the Woodies Stage at 7.30pm on Friday. Fans have reacted to the reshuffle on Reddit, with one writing: "Was going to be dangerously rammed." Another said: "Probably for the best, having anything remotely popular on the stage (especially on Thursday) is always a recipe for disaster." A third posted: "Could have seen that coming, why even book it then." The Sun has contacted Glastonbury for comment. The up-and-coming star has 2.6m followers on Instagram and found fame after breaking out from social media app TikTok. She's had a top 10 in the UK singles and album charts, respectively, and been nominated for three Brit Awards. Rock legend 'gives away' he's Glastonbury's mystery performer as he flies into UK days before festival Lineup aside, the other big talking point ahead of the festival is the Glastonbury weather forecast. It has been subject to notoriously unpredictable weather over the course of it's 50 year history, but this year's revellers look like they'll luck out. When Britpop veterans Supergrass kick off the Pyramid stage at 12pm on Friday, the Met Office is predicting temperatures of 22C. By the time The 1975 headline the main stage at 10:15pm, temperatures will have dropped to 17C. The chance of rain remains low throughout the day at around 10 to 20 per cent. Saturday is expected to bring similarly warm temperatures, reaching highs of 23C. The festival is set to finish on a high, with temperatures climbing to 24C. 3 Glastonbury: Pyramid Stage Line-up 2025 FRIDAY The 1975 - 22:15 - 23:45 Biffy Clyro - 20:15 - 21:15 Alanis Morissette - 18:15 - 19:15 TBA - 16:55 - 17:30 Burning Spear - 15:00 - 16:00 CMAT - 13:30 - 14:30 Supergrass - 12:00 - 13:00 SATURDAY Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - 22:00 - 23:45 Raye - 20:00 - 21:00 Patchwork - 18:15 - 19:15 John Fogerty - 16:30 - 17:30 The Script - 15:00 - 16:00 Brandi Carlile - 13:30 - 14:30 Kaiser Chiefs - 12:00 - 13:00 SUNDAY Olivia Rodrigo - 21:45 - 23:15 Noah Kahan - 19:45 - 20:45 Nile Rodgers and Chic - 18:00 - 19:00 Rod Stewart - 15:45 - 17:15 The Libertines - 14:00 - 15:00 Celeste - 12:30 - 13:30 The Selecter - 11:15 - 12:00
The Guardian
17 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?
I think I must be on someone's Rolodex of killjoys, because whenever something good happens – schools break up, summer holidays start, the weather's nice, it's Christmas, it's Easter – I get a call from a talk radio show asking if I'll come on and explain why that's bad, actually. Usually I say, in the nicest possible way, that I don't want to: sure, kids are much more annoying when they're not at school; yes, it's irresponsible to fly; no, Christmas isn't magic, it's an orgy of overconsumption; yes, Easter was pillaged from pagans (probably?), and Christianity itself is the imperialist template (arguably?) – in which case, the last way we should mark it is with a Creme Egg. But I just don't want to be that person. Let someone else ruin everything for a change. On Friday, however, I agreed to make the argument the next morning on LBC that heatwaves aren't a treat, they're a problem. We have to do more than just ready our infrastructure for the more intense temperatures to come: we have to bring our narrative a bit closer to reality. The climate crisis isn't tomorrow's problem, it's today's, and its impacts aren't better conditions for vineyards in Kent, they are a broad-spectrum enshittification, in which everything, from bus journeys to growing dahlias, becomes harder, and takes longer, and is worse. It was, in other words, exactly the kind of true, unlovely thing that I don't like being the person to say, and I don't know why I said yes – it's possible that I was just too hot. Once the thought was implanted, though, I couldn't help but notice the heatwave media formula, and how extravagantly weird it is. It starts a few days before, as soon as the Met Office gives us all a heads-up, and is illustrated with either a stock photo of an ice-cream, or a chart of graphics in which the sun is always smiling and sometimes has his hat on. As the heat begins, images pour in as they happen: kids splashing in a fountain, heaving beaches. It's like illustrating a war with a photo of a soldier coming home and kissing his sweetheart: sure, that must happen to some people, eventually, but it is not most people's lived reality of war. More evocative photos would be: your pet, or anyone's pet, lying beached on the floor, with that baleful, all-species expression: 'How are you doing this to me, human, and why?'; people on the tube looking as if they're all about to faint; office workers fighting over a fan; tourists overwhelmed by the merciless sun on their shelterless day trip to hell. I went on a tour of the Arctic Circle once, years ago, and we all moaned constantly about the cold, until the gruff Swedish guide said: 'Listen, you marshmallows,' (he really did call us that; I kind of liked it), 'At least you can protect yourself against the cold. How do you protect yourself against the heat?' A woman in the group said: 'That's easy – factor 50 and a piña colada,' and everyone laughed, and it's taken me 25 years to realise that even though she was funny, he was still right. An estimated 600 people will die as a result of this one heatwave. Those kinds of numbers from a virus would spark at least a localised lockdown, and in a plane crash, a national day of mourning. But it's hard to respond to climate fatalities proportionately without confronting global heating and taking on the underlying inequalities that make some people more vulnerable than others. High temperatures are much more dangerous when you're disabled, when you're homeless, when you're incarcerated, when you're old. It would be pretty rum to be squeezing disability benefits at the same time as worrying about whether disabled people are at greater risk from the weather, and need more care – better to imagine this an act of God, in which the deaths cannot possibly be prevented. In the end, I got benched by the radio show. I think they might have also given a bit of thought to what an anti-heat argument would sound like, and decided I'd be too depressing. But I wasn't depressed at all. I was relieved – the collective effort of kidding ourselves that it's too hot to move but that's awesome takes more effort than you'd think. Zoe Williams is a Guardian columnist Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
The Sun
26 minutes ago
- The Sun
How hot does it have to be for schools to call off Sports Day in the UK – and can I stop my child from taking part?
SOME schools have considered cancelling Sports Day as the UK faced soaring temperatures over the last few days. National School Sports Week was set to take place from June 16 to 22, but several schools around the UK cancelled the event due to 30C temperatures. 1 Some parents, however, have criticised this change and suggested teachers were "turning kids soft". For very hot days, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has made the recommendation that children not take part in "vigorous physical activity". Additionally, they point out that: "Lessons can be adapted for hot weather when sedentary activities are more appropriate." Temperatures between 26-32 degrees Celsius can cause signs of fatigue and exhaustion when taking part in prolonged exercise. Whilst currently there is no maximum legal temperature limit for fitness classes, risks have been associated with exercise when temperatures reach these highs. The National Governing Body for Group Exercise outlines that these high temperatures can "cause signs of fatigue and exhaustion when taking part in prolonged exercise." Moreover, they highlight: "Temperatures above 32 degrees Celsius present risks of heat exhaustion and heatstroke, which must be taken very seriously." Below are steps that can be taken to avoid heat stroke for children. The National Education Union suggest avoiding the midday sun during sport days that are hot. Therefore classes should be held in the early morning or late afternoon, as well as conducted under shady areas where available. Map reveals where temps will hit glorious 33C this weekend – as revellers soak up the sun in parks, beaches & festivals On top of that, "students should be encouraged to wear suitable hats, t-shirts and sunglasses, and to regularly apply sun screen and drink lots of water," due to the increased risk of sunburn. Scheduling of sports days and other outdoor activities can also be moved to earlier in the summer or spring term. Teachers should also be educated on recognising the signs of heat stress or exhaustion in children. This will ensure students do not suffer from heat stroke and the risks associated with exercising during extreme temperatures. These include looking out for heat-related symptoms like dizziness, nausea, high body temperature above 40 degrees Celsius, red skin that may be sweaty or dry, fast heartbeat or shall breathing. Schools are not generally advised to close during hot weather, but there are steps that can be taken to ensure children are safe and comfortable in these conditions. An amber alert from the Met Office"indicates adverse health effects are likely to be experienced by those vulnerable to extreme heat, with the wider population likely to experience some adverse health effects, e.g., sunburn or heat exhaustion," according to the Joint Union Heatwave Protocol. On top of that, "Where a Red Alert is issued for extreme heat, school and college employers must ensure that an immediate, additional risk assessment is carried out and the control measures indicated are enacted, which could include full or partial closure of the site, if the risk assessment deems this necessary." Therefore, issuing of a red alert by the Met Office is justifiable means for schools to be closed down for the safety of children.
