Rare ‘rainbow cloud’ spotted over Scotland

39 minutes ago About sharing Mother-of-pearl cloud shimmering high in the sky in Angus on Tuesday evening By Simon King BBC Weather Residents in Scotland were amazed by a rare sight in the sky on Tuesday evening. Looking like a “portal to the next dimension” or possibly a spaceship, the shimmering colours of nacreous cloud…

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Iceland volcano eruption weakening

8 minutes ago About sharing Spectacular helicopter shots show the eruption on the island’s coast By Oliver Slow BBC News A volcano that erupted in south-west Iceland on Monday is weakening, although new vents could open at short notice, the country’s meteorological office has said. The eruption, which took place on the Reykjanes peninsula, came…

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Complaints about rats in social housing rise

24 minutes ago About sharing Michaela Ali has been living in temporary accommodation since March because there are rats in her housing association flat By Fiona Trott & Ruth Green BBC News Landlords are failing to resolve increasing numbers of complaints about rats in rental properties – and some are even blaming tenants’ lifestyles, a…

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