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BBC News
2 minutes ago
- BBC News
BBC reunites with Met Office for weather forecasts
The BBC is to reunite with the Met Office for its weather forecasts and climate updates, eight years after the relationship between the two organisations new partnership, announced on Wednesday, is aimed at delivering "the most trusted and accurate weather service to everyone in the UK", the corporation September 2017, data for the BBC's TV, radio and online forecasts has been provided by the Dutch MeteoGroup which was subsequently acquired by the US weather services company director general Tim Davie said the weather is "the UK's favourite conversation" and "hugely important to all our lives and all our audiences across the world". He added: "The BBC's world-renowned journalism will be working together with the Met Office's weather and climate intelligence to turn science into stories and help everyone in the UK to make informed decisions about the weather." "There has never been more need for trusted and impartial information to help people understand today's weather."No new jobs, or job cuts, have been announced as part of the deal. BBC News understands it is not a commercial relationship involving procurement, but an agreement between the two organisations in the interests of public service. 'Changing climate' The partnership announcement arrived as Tsunami waves reached the US west coast after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake - one of the most powerful ever recorded - off Russia's eastern coast triggered warnings across the 2022, a national emergency was declared in the UK after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, as temperatures hit 40C (104F).Penny Endersby, CEO of the Met Office said on Wednesday: "As the UK's national weather service, we are excited to be back working closely with the BBC again."Together we can reach even more people with essential weather information, helping them to plan their days, stay safe when it matters and keep well-informed in our changing climate." The Met Office is the UK's national weather service and a world-leading centre for climate BBC's weather forecasts will continue to come from DTN for the time being and an update on the new partnership with the Met Office is expected "later this year".The corporation added in a statement it wanted to "help more people stay safe, thrive and understand the wonder of weather".
The Independent
33 minutes ago
- The Independent
Met Office reunites with BBC to deliver weather services in new partnership
The Met Office is reuniting with the BBC to provide 'trusted' weather services in a new partnership, the broadcaster has announced. The state-owned forecaster lost the BBC contract to provide weather forecasting services to another provider, MeteoGroup, in 2016. That marked an end to a more than 90-year partnership between the two organisations, stretching back to the first radio weather bulletin broadcast on November 14 1922. The BBC said reuniting with the Met Office would deliver 'increased public value' by serving more people across digital and broadcast outlets with more accurate forecast information, using the forecaster's super computer for the most advanced weather information and the broadcaster's reach. The new 'expansive and long-term partnership' would also be developed over the coming months and years to focus on weather education and countering misinformation and disinformation in weather and climate areas, the BBC said. Tim Davie, director-general of the BBC said: ' Weather is the UK's favourite conversation and hugely important to all our lives and all our audiences across the world. 'The BBC's world-renowned journalism will be working together with the Met Office's weather and climate intelligence to turn science into stories and help everyone in the UK to make informed decisions about the weather. 'There has never been more need for trusted and impartial information to help people understand today's weather.' Penny Endersby, chief executive of the Met Office said: 'As the UK's national weather service, we are excited to be back working closely with the BBC again. 'Together we can reach even more people with essential weather information, helping them to plan their days, stay safe when it matters and keep well-informed in our changing climate.'
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Shortage of one vegetable looming after driest spring in a century
British farmers anticipate a shortage of peas in supermarkets following the UK's driest spring in over a century. Record-breaking dry weather, including three heatwaves, prompted the earliest pea harvest in Britain for 14 years. The National Farmers Union reported that vining pea growers in key eastern regions experienced up to a 30 per cent reduction in yield. Crops are maturing too quickly due to the drought, resulting in shrivelled produce and a significant decrease in peas per pod. The Met Office confirmed England endured its driest spring in over 100 years, followed by the warmest June on record.
