Climate change to blame for ‘science fiction’ temperatures, says weather expert

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4 years ago

July 18, 2022

Tom Sinclair

CLIMATE change is to blame for the current high temperatures in the UK, according to a leading weather expert.

On fears climate change is to blame for the current heatwave, Phil Morrish told GB News:

“Absolutely it is. This weather is actually coming from the Sahara Desert.

“It has come up all the way from the Sahara, is coming through France and Spain and is a really, really hot air mass and these temperatures are absolutely incredible…

“These are science fiction temperatures. These are things on the charts that we thought wouldn’t come until 2050, that shows you it’s global warming.

“This incredible heat is going to become very, very established across the country with the red warnings in the south-east England, Midlands up into Manchester, so it’s very widespread indeed.”

“This is air which is really, really hot and very, very hot air indeed.

“And this has come up all the way from the Sahara and is the hottest air that we’ve ever had.

“Now, the forecast on this has been incredible. Up to seventeen days ago, what we call the global forecasting system first said that we’re going to get these really hot temperatures arriving.

“We couldn’t believe them at first and all the other weather models have come into line. And so we’ve got a really hot couple of days ahead.”

Asked about how people can hope in the heatwave, Mr Morrish told GB News:

“You’re being put under tremendous stress and you have temperatures of 35 and above, actually your body temperature is 37 degrees almost as hot or hotter than your blood.

“These are incredibly high temperatures and with humidity too, it is dangerous to be out for very long under these temperatures.

“None of our schools have got air conditioning. They are all in hot stuffy classrooms, with 30 children is extremely unpleasant indeed and it’s the last week of term for a lot of schools.

“I’m sure not too much is going on in many of them, but it’s really, really hot indeed. It’s very unpleasant and very, very hot indeed, so yes, it’s something to be aware of today.”

Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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15 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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15 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

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15 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.