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L ondon is set to bask in its warmest weather of 2023 over the bank holiday weekend with the temperature tipped to reach 21C in the capital.Forecasters are predicting a sharp rise in temperatures from Friday, bringing a welcome end to what has been a largely miserable April weather-wise.In its latest forecast on Thursday night, the Met Office said London would see 20C on Saturday, 19C on Sunday and 21C on Monday.

Spain's first big wildfire of the year has scorched more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest and forced 1,500 villagers to leave their homes in the Valencia region.Residents recounted fleeing their houses and leaving animals behind.Bad how am I supposed to feel?Your town is burning, your life is burning, Our animals were there and no one can tell us anything, said Antonio Zarzoso, 24, who had to leave the village of Puebla de Arenoso.

MediaMath, a leading independent demand-side platform (DSP), announces two new VP business development appointments, Carole Dubourg, VP business development Southern Europe, based in Paris and Ben Phillips, VP business development, based in London.Based in MediaMath's London office, Ben will bring direct agency and brand experience to MediaMath's senior leadership team.

DoubleVerify, a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics, has announced the appointment of Laetitia Zinetti as regional vice president for Southern Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece) to lead the company's growth within the region.With almost twenty years of experience in marketing and an appetite for the media ecosystem, Zinetti has a dual perspective: both as an advertiser and also as an advisor to some of the world's largest brands.

The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has anti-ageing potential, a new study suggests.The weed has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant, researchers say.According to the study, compounds in the plant's spiky fruits reduced damage from UVB exposure rays that can cause sunburn, darkening and thickening of the outer layer of the skin and sped up wound healing in laboratory tests using cells and tissues.

A Eurasian chaffinch.(iStock)Researchers once thought that when birds took breaks on long migration routes, they were stopping to build up their fat reserves for the rest of their journey.New research, however, suggests another reason: They're refreshing their immune systems.In a study published in Biology Letters, researchers found that migratory birds boost their immune systems during breaks from marathon flights.

Published On 23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023 Water is the lifeblood of every community around the world.But a sustainable, clean supply for drinking, hygiene and farming is not guaranteed for hundreds of millions of people, according to United Nations figures.From droughts stifling once-reliant sources to destructive downpours and floods, what the world does about its water woes is the central question at the UN's three-day water conference that began on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Spain's Pedro Sanchez on Thursday joined forces to call for a "proactive" European response to a brewing trade dispute with Washington over alleged protectionism.Published: 19 January 2023 17:50 CET Speaking in Barcelona following a Franco-Spanish summit, the two leaders said they had reached a common position on how to respond to Washington's massive investment plan to accelerate the US transition to green energy.

Close Brexit to blame for food shortages in Britain, chair of Save British Food says Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Volumes of carrots, leeks, cabbage and cauliflower could run low within weeks, growers have warned.

A sure sign of a happy country is the eagerness of foreigners to come to live there.One such state is Great Britain.Newcomers are a net benefit to a modern economy and should be welcomed accordingly.Thus, their compliment is returned.Last year Britain's ageing population was supplemented by a record net immigration of half a million people.

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Spain's Pedro Sanchez for a joint summit in Barcelona Thursday, with Paris seeking Spanish support for its uncompromising stance on a dispute over US protectionism.Published: 19 January 2023 09:31 CET The summit takes place as France braces for a disruptive nationwide strike over a controversial pension reform drive, battening down the hatches for a hellish day of protest over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Gas and power prices have fallen in signs that the strain on the UK and Europe's energy supplies is easing despite the icy weather.A marked increase in nuclear output from power stations in France and hydroelectric power in southern Europe has lifted pressure on electricity supplies across northern Europe.

MADRID - More investment and polices regulating immigration are needed for countries on the southern Mediterranean basin that have been hit hard by the food and energy crisis brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Thursday.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.