Nature gives us so much, from the food we eat to the air we breathe; it keeps us healthy and thriving. WWF’s Earth Hour is the perfect moment to switch off and give back to the planet. Because when we ...

Today is the hottest day of the year so far ... The highest recorded UK spring equinox temperature was 21.5C (70.7F) in 1972. Earlier, people gathered at Stonehenge at sunrise to mark the equinox.

As the UK begins to defrost ... and is determined by the Earth's tilt as it travels around the sun. On the equinox, the sun crosses the equator, which makes day and night almost equal in length.

The Met Office has confirmed temperatures hit a whopping 20°C in southern areas in the UK today, just in time for the first day of spring ... is determined by the Earth’s tilt on its axis ...