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UK on brink of warmest year on record as 2025 tracks above 2022 benchmark, Met Office says The UK could be set to log its warmest year on record, with 2025 currently tracking to overtake the previous high set in 2022, according to the Met Office. Forecasters said the provisional annual mean temperature so far stands at 10.05C, edging ahead of the 10.03C recorded in 2022. A forecast cold spell over Christmas means the final figure is not yet confirmed, but scientists say the trend is unmistakable. “At this stage it looks more…

The Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first curfew on the evening of Friday 18 December. Against a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, the authorities have decided to ban all activities from 21:00 to 05:00, except with exceptional permission. In the streets of Kinshasa, Congolese have been forced to adapt to this new situation and are currently unlimited.…