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Residents in Blackpool brave the heavy wind and rain Credit: Phil Taylor /SWNS Gale force winds have set a new clean energy record but left 20,000 homes without water and hundreds more with no electricity. Wind farms in Britain reached a new record over the bank holiday after winds of up to 93mph at The Needles, Isle of Wight were recorded, with onshore and offshore wind turbines making up almost half of the electricity system. Provisional figures showed a wind power of 17.6GW at 3.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday, according to National Grid ESO, with wind meeting 48.4 per cent of Britain’s ele...

Warming up for a picnic! Al fresco diners can expect today's mild 53F to gradually rise to balmy 66F highs by the end of next week with very little rain in sight Temperatures to remain mild today, with highs of 53F (12C) forecast in London and lows of minus 7 in Scotland Drinkers will enjoy much warmer weather towards the end of next week when mercury will soar to 66F (19C) Flood alerts in place for five areas of southern England today with those in Berkshire asked to stay prepared