May takes powers to reduce Met's counter-terrorism role
Bill clause would allow home secretary to transfer responsibility for anti-terror policing to national crime agency The home secretary, Theresa May, has quietly taken powers to strip Scotland Yard of its national counter-terrorism role in the aftermath of the Olympics. The move, which could lead to counter-terrorism policing being assigned to the new national crime agency (NCA) after it is set ...

Scotland’s weather: Met warns of chaos in floods and gales
DOWNPOURS, floods and gale-force winds will hit much of Scotland today following a brief sunny break in the clouds yesterday, the Met Office has warned.

Hot Thursday in Delhi, similar weather Friday
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was a hot day in the capital Thursday with partly cloudy skies and the maximum temperature settling a notch above average at 38.2 degrees Celsius. The met office has forecast similar weather Friday.

Moderate quake jolts northeast, 2 hurt, several buildings damaged in Assam
Met office confirms the magnitude was 5.4 on the Richter; mild tremors felt in north Bengal.

Plea for office from 6.30am to beat the heat
May 18: The administration in Bankura and Purulia, reeling from a severe hot spell, today requested the government to start office early and reduce working hours.

Britain colder than Arctic and Antarctic with just two weeks until summer
Britain is colder than winter as the country faces a late spring washout weekend - as it emerged parts of the Arctic and Antarctic are warmer than Britain.

Monsoon to hit Kerala on June 1: Met office
Monsoon is likely to hit the Kerala coast at its normal date by June 1, the Indian Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday.

Munson: Post office news met with relief, skepticism
Were post offices truly snatched from the jaws of death last week when the United States Postal Service reversed course and announced that instead of closing 3,700 mostly rural offices, it would slash hours of operation at 13,000 of them - 572 in Iowa? De

Queen's jubilee lunch met with controversy
The British royal family is welcoming foreign royals for events leading up to the Queen's jubilee. The king of Bahrain's inclusion has sparked a furore, calling into question the participation of so-called despots.

The day I met Mladic
How the war crimes suspect revealed his 'dream of peace'