Long queues for buses and cabs outside Waterloo

Steve Way, the fastest Englishman in the Commonwealth marathon, told ITV News competing in the Games was "quite a surreal" experience.

$New fracking sites could soon be springing up across the country.$

Shale gas is certainly controversial, but Brits may be more willing to accept it as the desperation for cheaper energy bills takes hold.

Rather than a winter phenomenon, hail is surprisingly common during the most intense summer thunderstorms.

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