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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
London to be hotter than Ibiza today as temperatures set to reach 33C
London is set to be hotter than Ibiza today as temperatures soar to a roasting 33C. A heat health warning has been put in place across parts of the UK, including the capital, amid the mini-heatwave. Those looking to cool off from London's unforgiving sun may want to hop on a plane to Ibiza where temperatures are predicted to be significantly lower at 29C. The amber heat warning is in place from 10am today until 9am on July 2. There is expected to be a "significant impact' on health services, including a rise in deaths for those over 65 and with health conditions. READ MORE: The day 35C 'is possible' in London as Met Office predict hottest day of year forecast READ MORE: UK heatwave full list of the 156 areas to get scorching heatwave mapped Temperatures are likely to reach or exceed 34°C on Monday, which has only occurred in June in three years previously, since 1960 — Met Office (@metoffice) June 29, 2025 There are alerts over most of the UK, with amber alerts from Yorkshire and The Humber to the South West. Some parts of the UK are expected to escape the heat, such as the North East. Tomorrow (July 1) is also forecast to be a 'very warm or hot and humid day' reaching a sweltering 34C, which has only happened in three Junes previously since 1960, say the Met Office. Things will then cool off slightly throughout the week, as temperatures drop to 27C on Wednesday (July 2) and continue to dip down to 24C until Sunday (July 6). Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Matthew Lenhert, says the South East of England is likely to be the warmest part of the UK tomorrow. He said: 'Overnight temperatures will remain high, with some locations not dropping below 20°C in what is called a tropical night. 'These sorts of temperatures make it hard to sleep and prevent any recovery from the high daytime temperatures too. Tuesday will be another hot day, though the highest temperatures will be more confined to the south east of England where 35°C is possible. Fresher air will move in from the west through the middle of the week, bringing an end to this heatwave." 'It won't be hot everywhere, with a marked difference in the northwestern parts of the UK. Cloud and some heavy rain will affect Northern Ireland and western parts of Scotland through Monday and temperatures will be suppressed to the mid to high teens.' Monday, June 30 - sunny intervals, 33C Tuesday, July 1 - sunny, 34C Wednesday, July 2 - cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning, 26C Thursday, July 3 - sunny intervals, 26C Friday, July 4 - sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime, 26C Saturday, July 5 - cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon, 25C Sunday, July 6 - overcast changing to light showers by later morning, 24C Got a story? Please get in touch at Looking for more from MyLondon? Subscribe to our daily newsletters here for the latest and greatest updates from across London.
The Guardian
29-06-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
UK weather: heatwave could result in hottest ever start to Wimbledon
The latest heatwave is expected to push temperatures close to record levels for June and result in the hottest ever start to Wimbledon. Amber heat alerts remain in place until Tuesday evening for all of southern, western and eastern England with a warning of excess deaths particularly among those over 65, and increased demand on health and social care services. Meanwhile, the London fire brigade has highlighted a 'severe' risk of wildfires. After the temperature rose to more than 30C (86F) in parts of southern England this weekend, it is forecast to hit 34C on Monday. This would make it the hottest dayof the year so far, and just short of the UK's record temperature for June of 35.6C, recorded in Southampton in 1976. By Tuesday, temperatures are set to peak at 35C or more, which would be hotter than Barbados. Wimbledon is set for its hottest opening day on record on Monday and could yet have the highest temperature ever recorded during the tournament. The hottest ever Wimbledon day was on 1 July 2015, when temperatures reached 35.7C. The hottest opening day on record was 2001 when temperatures hit 29.3C. The hottest day of the year so far was 33.2C, recorded last weekend in Charlwood, Surrey. The rising heat, including night-time temperatures of 20C or more, are due to a slight change in wind direction from a westerly to a southerly, forecasters have said. The switch in wind will draw hot air up from Spain and France where temperatures have been above 40C. The heatwave is due to end by the middle of the week, when cooler air is expected to move in from the west. The UK Health Security Agency has issued amber heat alerts for five regions of England: London, the south-east, the east, the south-west and East Midlands. There are less severe yellow warning in force for the West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber and no alerts for the north-west or north-east. It will stay relatively cooler in the north-west of the UK, with cloud and heavy rain in parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. A heatwave becomes official when areas reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days, with thresholds varying from 25C to 28C in different parts of the UK. London's assistant fire commissioner, Thomas Goodall, said: 'London is already facing its second heatwave of the year and we know that people will be looking forward to getting outside to enjoy the wonderful weather. But the high temperatures and low rainfall in recent months means the current risk of wildfires is severe. As the weather has been so dry, it only takes a few sparks to lead to a fire spreading rapidly. Sign up to First Edition Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion 'In London, this is can be dangerous because so many of our green spaces lie close to homes and other properties.' Temperatures hit 40C in the UK for the first time in the summer of 2022, peaking at 40.3C on a July day in Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Earlier this month the Met Office said there was a 50/50 chance of temperatures soaring to 40C again in the next 12 years as the risk of extreme heat rises due to global heating. Extreme-heat records have been repeatedly broken in recent months, including Europe's hottest March ever, according to the EU's Copernicus climate monitor. Last year was the hottest in recorded history so far and led to worldwide disasters, costing more than £219bn. The heatwave in Europe is also set to continue, but will shift to countries in the south-east of the continent. The Met Office said temperatures were expected to be 5C-10C above normal fairly widely, with some locations continuing to exceed 40C.
RNZ News
24-06-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Thousands of over-65s earn more than $200,000 - should they get NZ Super?
Photo: 123RF More than 9000 people aged over 65 earn more than $200,000 a year, and another 33,000 earn between $100,000 and $200,000 - and the Retirement Commissioner says it's fair to question whether they should be able to claim NZ Super as well. The data comes from the 2023 Census. The number earning between $150,000 and $200,000 has decreased from 2018 but the number earning between $100,000 and $150,000 has lifted by 10,000. The Census also showed that the number of people over 65 still in the workforce had increased. Just over 24 percent of people aged over 65 were in work, up from 22.1 percent in 2013. The biggest increase was among people aged 70 to 74. Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson is opposed to putting the age of eligibility for NZ Super. She said if there were questions about the cost or fairness of the scheme, they needed to be addressed with a package of measures. Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson. Photo: supplied "Then you absolutely have to look at means-testing again . It's really unpopular but it would be improper if we didn't look at all the sensible options if the goal is to reduce the cost to the state." She said the problem to be solved needed to be defined and then the possible solutions assessed. "Means testing is absolutely one of those options but politicians run away from it because it's got a pretty ugly history and it does make it a more complex system. There's no doubt about it, people will start arranging their affairs and start avoiding tax and all that kind of stuff. "But if you boil it down to a very simple thing - is it right that someone earning over $180,000 or $200,000 - I think $180,000 is probably about the mark because that's when the tax rates go up - is it right that people out there earning over $180,000 can also acquire Super, it's an extremely good question." She said it would be easy to capture the earnings of people being paid a salary while receiving NZ Super but much harder to assess other income. "It's both complicated and it's easy. The easiest thing is to leave well alone. The next easiest thing is to just put the age up but that is too easy because there is harm attached to that…. So that's what I'm talking about when I say please could we have a package if we do any system change at all and can we please stop talking about this as single issue?" She said there should be a cross-party political conversation to determine a path forward. University of Auckland associate professor Susan St John. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly University of Auckland associate professor Susan St John earlier outlined a plan to treat NZ Super as a tax-free basic income grant and put recipients on a higher tax rate. She said it would be a better option that the age of eligibility or the amount paid. It would create a situation where there was a break-even point beyond which people would be better off, on a net basis, not claiming NZ Super and instead being taxed at standard rates. She said the tax scales she had modelled were less harsh than the abatement that applied to people receiving a benefit. The government has introduced parental income tests for young people receiving the JobSeeker benefit and will restrict access to the member tax credit in KiwiSaver to those who earn more than $180,000. St John said the reason that similar moves weren't made on NZ Super might reflect historical attitudes towards the "deserving and undeserving". She said NZ Super was effectively income-tested through the tax system because people who were earning other income would pay higher rates of tax. "Just far less draconian than the clawbacks for children with Working for Families and adults in the benefit system." Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub said means and income testing in Australia meant that only about 60 percent of the population would qualify for the pension. If that were true in New Zealand, it could save about $9b a year. There are 74,850 people aged 30 to 64 earning more than $200,000. The median income for people aged over 65 is $26,600. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Crowds flock to Brighton as UK issues amber heat alert
STORY: :: People flock to the UK coastal city of Brighton as officials issue an amber heat alert :: June 19, 2025 :: The health agency warned of possible extra risks for those over 65 or with health conditions :: Brighton, England The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have issued an amber heat-health alert, meaning weather with health impacts across wider population. The agency also warned of possible "increase in risk to health for individuals aged over 65 years or those with pre-existing health conditions." Temperatures across the country are expected to rise until the end of the week.
Irish Times
11-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Wealthiest 10% of Irish households have net wealth in excess of €1m
The wealthiest 10 per cent of households in the State have a net wealth, over debt, of at least €1,024,000, up from €838,000 in 2020 and the highest ever recorded. The wealth divide was highlighted in the latest household finance and consumption survey from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which found that the bottom 10 per cent of households have a net wealth of at most €2,400. The figures, which relate to 2023, show that more than two-thirds, 67 per cent, of all households owned their main residence in 2023, either with or without a mortgage. This is down from 69.6 per cent in 2020. The median value of the residence was €340,000, an increase of €80,000 or 30.8 per cent on the €260,000 reported three years prior. READ MORE The CSO's survey indicated that the median or midpoint net wealth value of Irish households in 2023 was €256,900, an increase of €58,500 or 29.5 per cent since 2020 when it was €198,400. [ 'Retired households' hold 27% of net wealth in Ireland, says Goodbody Opens in new window ] The only household age group to see a fall in median net wealth was those under 35, where median net wealth fell from €27,600 in 2020 to €23,400 in 2023. Households where the reference person was aged 65 and over had a value of €404,200. The CSO warned that, with the overall share of the over 65 population growing from 12.3 per cent in 2020 to 15.3 per cent in 2023, can result in a 'higher net wealth at a national level' but can also 'hide trends' in younger households. Net wealth was found to be highest in the eastern and midlands region, which includes Dublin. The region had a median value of €264,400 in 2023. It was followed by the southern region at €251,700, and the northern and western region at €239,000. Net wealth is calculated by adding the total value of assets, such as a home, shares, pensions and cash savings, and subtracting debt owed or liabilities. Renters The survey found that owner-occupiers had a median net wealth of €391,600 in 2023 compared with €10,200 for those who rented. This gap has widened since 2020, when it stood at €303,900 for owner-occupiers and €5,300 for renters. Property is the primary source of wealth in Irish households, 46 per cent of gross wealth came from the value of the main residence. The CSO found that 30 per cent of households had a mortgage on their main residence with the median outstanding balance being €117,900. While households with mortgages had a median loan-to-value ratio of 45.2 per cent in 2020, that fell to 36 per cent in 2023, driven by house price increases in the period. Amid rises in the cost of living, the number of households that reported expenses higher than their incomes in the past 12 months almost doubled. In 2020, the figure stood at 7.5 per cent, rising to 13.6 per cent of households in 2023.
