Lidos in London

London’s open-air lidos are the best way to shake off the discomfort of a hot and sweaty day in the office. Many are open till 8 or 9 at night, so get your bathers on. Here’s our pick:

Brockwell Park: One of the capital’s best known lidos, this is affectionately known by locals as Brixton’s beach.

Brockwell Park Gardens, SE24, open 6.30am-8pm, 020 7274 3088

Tooting Bec: The biggest open-air swimming pool in Britain has a 90-metre pool and ­children’s paddling area.

Tooting Bec Road, SW16, open 6am-8pm, 020 8871 7198

Richmond Park: This Grade-II listed venue has indoor and outside pools, as well as ­picturesque lawns.

Open 6.30am-10pm, 020 8940 0561

Hornsey Park Road: Enjoy the grassy banks, a fountain and on-site cafe at this all-year lido.

145 Park Road, N8, weekdays 7am-8pm, weekends 7.15am-7pm, 020 8341 3567

Hampstead Heath: The Heath may have loads of mossy ponds not fit for swimming, but it does boast the incredibly popular ­Parliament Hill Lido, which has undergone an extensive facelift.

Gordon House Road, NW5, 7am-9am and 10am-6pm, 020 7485 5757

Serpentine: Attached to the lake is the lido, perfect for a dip and some people-watching.

Hyde Park, W2, open 10am-6pm, 020 7706 3422

Evening picnics in London

More secret picnic spots:

Here’s our top three spots for post-work romancing and socialising (see our top 10 picnic spots):

Cannizaro Parks: A Wimbledon hotspot with Grade II-listed lawns for lounging, plus a cosy wood and chic gardens.

West Side Common, SW19

Holland Park: Enjoy a swish Japanese ­garden with waterfalls and open-air opera performances come sundown.

Ilchester Place, W8

Greenwich Park: Wide open, expansive hills make this a hotspot for catching the last of the day’s rays. Plenty of nooks for more private dining, too.

Greenwich Park, SE10

Open-air entertainment in London

f your idea of a summer’s night out extends beyond the local beer garden, there are plenty of events on where you can make the most of the weather.

BP Summer Big Screens: Giant screens at Trafalgar Square and Canary Wharf will beam live ­performances of the Royal Opera House’s La Traviata (tonight, 7pm) and The Barber of Seville (15 July, 7.30pm).

The Scoop at More London: If you’re anywhere near the South Bank for the whole of July, check out the events at The Scoop, an outdoor amphitheatre next to City Hall. Free events ­include live music from keyboardist MT Hedz and vocalist Sally Night (both ­tomorrow), underground funk group Protect The Beat (Thu) and soul wizards The AllStar Collective (Fri).

Lunchtime shows 12.30pm, evening shows 6.30pm

Travel in a London heatwave

Here are Transport for London’s tips for keeping cool on the Tube:

• Carry water with you at all times.

• Don’t board a train if you feel unwell.

• If ill, get off at the next stop and seek help from staff.

• Avoid pulling the passenger alarm between stations.

Pulling off a trolley dash BBQ

Hit your local supermarket to buy one of those instant ­barbies in a tin-foil container and then stock up with your choice of sausages, burgers, chicken and buns. With that on board, you have a recipe for the ­perfect evening on the balcony or in the garden.

Source: Thelondonpaper

CALGARY, Alberta – A massive ball of fire that lit up the skies over two Western Canadian provinces on Thursday evening was likely among the biggest meteor events to be witnessed in Canada this year, one expert said.

The fireball, which streaked through the darkening skies over Alberta and Saskatchewan at about 5:30 p.m. Calgary time, likely weighed between 1 and 10 tons and shone brightly enough to be seen over an area 435 miles (700 kilometers) wide.

“It was somewhere between the size of a chair to the size of a desk,” said Alan Hildebrand, a planetary scientist at the University of Calgary and a coordinator of a fireball reporting service.

“This one was pretty spectacular. For this year it will be one of the biggest that happens over Canada. … Something like this radiates like a billion-watt bulb. It’s a pretty bright light in the sky.”

Hildebrand said the meteor may have broken into hundreds of smaller meteorites that likely landed in central Saskatchewan near that province’s border with Alberta.

The fireball lit up the skies for about five seconds, he said.

At around half past four this afternoon, Oslo was hit by a sewer thunderstorm.

This is the weather forcast for Oslo this week