Telangana Cold Wave | 5.8°C in Sangareddy; 6.0°C in Rangareddy

Telangana Cold Wave | 5.8°C in Sangareddy; 6.0°C in Rangareddy

Cold wave alert was issued to 12 Telangana districts for Friday (December 12, 2025) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The near freezing temperatures continue to keep Telangana chilly. The lowest of 5.8°C was recorded in Kohir of Sangareddy between Thursday (December 11, 2025) and Friday mornings. People in Hyderabad and the areas in its periphery … Read more

Cold, flu and Covid symptoms: Expert advice and how to avoid the worst

Cold, flu and Covid symptoms: Expert advice and how to avoid the worst

Dr Oscar DukeDoctor and BBC Morning Live expert, London Getty Images Chances are you know someone coughing and spluttering – hopefully not directly on you – right now. There are lots of coughs and colds doing the rounds as autumn draws in. But why now, how do you know if it’s more than just a … Read more

India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO

India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO

India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the organisation announced on Saturday (September 27, 2025). With this addition, India now has 13 biospheres listed in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve of … Read more

Cold weather: Amber health alerts issued ahead of snow forecast

Cold weather: Amber health alerts issued ahead of snow forecast

PA Media Parts of northern England and Scotland, including in Northumberland, have already seen snowfall this week Temperatures have dropped as colder arctic air spreads across the UK, with amber cold weather health alerts in place ahead of a weekend of snow forecast for much of the country. Met Office yellow warnings for snow and … Read more

Cold wave intensifies in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, relief from harsh winter in rest of Valley

Cold wave intensifies in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, relief from harsh winter in rest of Valley

A man walks on a wooden bridge at partially frozen interior Dal Lake during a cold winter morning, in Srinagar, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. As cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley, temperature dropped several degrees below zero, with Srinagar recording the minimum temperature at minus 7.3 degrees Celsius. | Photo Credit: PTI Cold wave conditions … Read more

Gaynor Lord: Drowned mum watched cold water swimming programme

Gaynor Lord: Drowned mum watched cold water swimming programme

Norfolk Constabulary Gaynor Lord’s body was recovered from the River Wensum a week after she was reported missing in December 2023 A mother-of-three whose body was recovered from a city’s river after a week-long police search had recently watched a TV show about cold water swimming, an inquest heard. Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in … Read more

Draft policy bans breeding of cold climate dogs, places restrictions on ‘in-breeding’

Draft policy bans breeding of cold climate dogs, places restrictions on ‘in-breeding’

The draft Tamil Nadu Dog Breeding Policy has strictly prohibited the breeding of at least nine cold climate dog breeds, which it says cannot withstand the weather in the country. It has said that female dogs “shall not be mated after the age of eight”. Though it allows ‘out-breeding and line-breeding’, the policy restricts ‘in-breeding’. … Read more