The former Top Gear host and his wife Mindy have submitted plans to upgrade a barn at their property that dates back to the 15th Century - with five luxury bedrooms, a bar and a pool for friends.

For the first time, the Met Office looked at temperature records dating back as far as 1884, rather than 1910, but it found no new contenders for the warmest years.

Experts are predicting that the July heatwave and Met Office forecasts for above-average temperatures in August might mean that the common blue butterfly has its 'best ever summer',

Heatwaves above 86F (30C) for more than two days currently happen once every four years in Britain, but Met Office forecasters say this will increase 16-fold to four a year by 2070.

The Environment Agency has issued 34 flood warnings meaning flooding is expected - along with 110 alerts, which mean flooding is possible, despite the rain expected to ease this weekend.

But first the country will have to battle through horrendous flooding plunging much of the UK under water.

Nearly 200 flights into and out of Europe, including dozens to and from UK airports, have been cancelled, with more than 2,000 others delayed.

The 655-foot (199.5-metre) tower, which had been the tallest structure at the Oxfordshire site, was brought tumbling down at 7.30 this morning.

Stormy weather will bring further misery to communities still suffering from two weeks of downpours as concerns grow that more flood defences will buckle under the strain.

The Met Office has warned a month's worth of rain could fall across an already soaked Wales today as yet another wave of torrential rain moves over the country. Pictured: Worcester.

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.

The club's sporting director Eric Abidal and CEO Oscar Grau reportedly linked up with the former midfielder in Doha this week following Barca's Spanish Super Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: Sportsmail understands the inaugural event could be staged as early as next year. An option under consideration is a one-off street race in Jeddah.

Frank Warren is the promoter for Tyson Fury who will face Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on February 22. Warren has talked down claims that Wilder could go on to face Anthony Joshua this year.

The umrah - which, unlike the hajj, can be undertaken at any time of year - draws millions of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia every year (some of whom are pictured in Mecca today).

Andrew Ziminski has devoted himself to preserving Britain's greatest structures. The stonemason of 30 years, examines wonders including Stonehenge in a new book.

Discover something new this National Wine Month with Freixenet, the UK’s favourite sparkling wine, who is offering one lucky winner the chance to win its delicious Cava for a year

McKenna May, a Ohio girl who has spent most her life battling cancer, will get to visit Disney World after family members raised funds for her to take the trip.

Jason Jones says that he doesn't deserve to live after shooting dead the man who tried to prevent his Dallas crime spree.

Victoria Beckham has candidly spoken out about how it has taken her years to come to terms with her looks and to have the ability to accept her 'imperfections'.

A burglar terrorised two women in a Melbourne home in the 1980s, putting a shotgun to their heads as they enjoyed a catch up over coffee.

One of Melbourne's most influential football reporters for more than two decades has revealed he knew Dean Laidley was a cross dresser for up to 12 years. 

She failed to find love with Nick Cummins on The Bachelor, after he infamously dumped both women in the tense finale episode.

She's the tattooed bombshell from Matt Agnew's season of The Bachelor who always seems to be full of confidence.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) said while under the current plans students will still complete their exams, the move was designed to ease the concerns of students graduating this year.

Speaking to the Daily Star on Sunday , the Black Eyed Peas star hinted that the latest season could be his last after admitting that being one of the show's mentors has distracted him from his own music.

Today Michaella (pictured) a mother of twins - just six years after she and a friend were infamously caught smuggling suitcases stuffed full of cocaine in Peru.

The musician, 35, confirmed he's dating body-builder and Lloyds Bank worker, Amelia Tank, at The Voice 2020 launch on Monday, three months after they were first linked.

The Voice judge Olly Murs got emotional after discussing his brother Ben with fellow judge Tom Jones, revealing that he has 'no idea where he lives'.

The 18-year-old star has confirmed she is stepping aside from the job to make way for Amelie Bea, nine, who has branded the new role 'a dream come true'

Army veteran Dr. Gerald Newmark, who joined Dr Martin Luther King Jr to participate in the final Selma march in 1965, passed away last month at age 91. He left a final love letter for his wife, Deborah

It's been 50 years since Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win the U.S. Open.A new book with photos by John G. Zimmerman shows Ashe in a new light.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was invited to a special panel honoring Martin Luther King Jr at Riverside Church in New York City on Monday. Hours later, she appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on CBS.

Kelly Holstine, who won Minnesota's 2019 'Teacher of the Year' award, took a knee during the national anthem at the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans on Monday.

President Trump tweeted about the anniversary of his inauguration Monday and said it was 'so appropriate' that the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. also occurred on the same day.

Irish singer Niall Horan has gone from heartthrob to heart breaker. 

The reference to 2013 suggests the charges are likely to relate to Mr Palmer's business dealings in Western Australia, rather than his collapsed Queensland Nickel refinery.

The singer, 26, admitted on Thursday that the group were conversing together to prepare a special project to mark the milestone in July.

Liam Payne has confirmed has been 'speaking' to his One Direction band mates again ahead of their 10-year anniversary.

The 20-year-old's now-signature tongue out-twerking appalled everyone, including The Parents' Television Council, which slammed the performance, and blamed MTV for allowing such an 'unacceptable' routine to air.

She might not be performing at tonight's event, but Rita Ora's black and yellow strip dress was a performance in itself as she hit the red carpet at the GQ Men of the Year Awards.

Emma Watson was certainly catching people's attention at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in a midriff-exposing ensemble.

She showed off her petite waist with the cream coloured top which had large shoulder pads incorporated into it.

The pair were seen curbing their appetites by enjoying a late-night run to fast food restaurant McDonald's as their night of revelry came to an end at around 3.30am.

The 23-year-old tripped over her strapless orange gown as she climbed out of her limousine,but was helped to her feet by her boyfriend Nicholas Hoult outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

For many clubs, an incident like the one involving Grealish would be the single moment in a campaign to make rival fans sit up and take notice.

Football has a great history of teenagers exploding onto the scene before going on to become stars of the game. There are not many who did the former better than Federico Macheda.

Two female members of the Resistance shared a kiss in one celebration scene in the film - a first for the franchise's 40-year history on the silver screen.

The Met Gala usually falls on the first Monday in May, which this year happened to be May 4 - Star Wars Day. IMDb tweeted a thread of stars in their Met Gala best compared to Star Wars characters

The long-running feud between Sir Elton John, 72, and Molly Meldrum, 76, is finally over.