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Instagram's Most Electrifying Images

Tahira Mirza | Posted 06.01.2013 | UK

Lightning can strike in many forms. We've already seen the best in snow and storm pictures... now The Huffington Post UK brings you the most high v...

Firmly Back in the South

Alex_Thomson | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Sport
Alex_Thomson

t is bitterly cold down here now, and I have several layers on even when in my sleeping bag. I have a heater onboard but it burns diesel so whilst I am in power saving mode and conserving fuel, using the heater is a no go therefore it is like some sort of torture having all the capabilities of making heat but not being able to use it.

Pictures Of The Day Live: 16th November 2012

Posted 16.11.2012 | UK

Huffington Post Picture Desk Live: Scroll down for the best news, entertainment, culture and sports pictures of the day, brought to you by The Huffing...

WATCH: The Most Obnoxious Kid Of All Time

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK Comedy

Kids can be annoying - it's what kids like to do sometimes: be annoying. But this particular kid, Alexander Wright esq., has to take the proverbial bi...

WATCH: Fire Truck Drives Through Flood Water

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK Comedy

While many of us were tucking into some turkey on Christmas Day, heavy storms were hitting South East Australia, causing flooding in Melbourne and els...

PICTURES, VIDEO: Trucks Blown Off Motorway And Two Men Killed As 100mph Winds Strike

Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

Gale force winds have blown Britain off its feet, as quasi-apocalyptic squalls have seen gusts of up to 100mph rage across the country, causing disrup...

Snow Could Be Heading South As Christmas Weather Arrives

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK

Festive carollers singing “Let it snow” have certainly got what they wish for as snow was “deep and crisp and even” as far south as Exmoor in ...

Scotland's 'Hurricane Bawbag' Blows Trampoline Down The Street (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alastair Plumb | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK Comedy

Hats off to one Mr. Conor Guicha for taking this YouTube video of a runaway trampoline. And for shouting "TRAMPOLINE! TRAMPOLINE!", of course. Poi...

Floods In Scotland Set To Continue As Gales And Heavy Rain Forecast

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

Severe flooding in parts of Scotland is set to continue with heavy rains forecast for Strathclyde, Central, Tayside and Fife, as well as South West Sc...

Why you Should Take Cover From Katia - and There's Another Storm on the Way

Clare Nasir | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK
Clare Nasir

Should us weather obsessed Brits be worried? Well yes, to be honest. This ex-hurricane is potent and currently blowing gusts of 60-70mph over Scotland and North Wales, stronger winds have been measured over exposed hills.

Want a Gentle Hurricane? Move to Australia

Ben Wakeling | Posted 29.10.2011 | UK Comedy
Ben Wakeling

What may be less well-known is that each region of the world has their own list of names for hurricanes and tropical storms which crop up in that area; and it's interesting to see how the names chosen reflect the cultures of the areas in which they fall.