April 2026 was the 4th sunniest and 7th warmest on record as well as 11th widest temperature range. However, my abnormality index was not impressed and rated the month as entirely normal.
Pay Gap Data #9 – Where can I find gender pay gap data for 2025?
The government requires nearly all employers with a headcount of 250 or more on their snapshot date to submit gender pay gap data. All data is available to the public and can be found on the government’s gender pay gap website. I have downloaded this to create a more user friendly and visually informative spreadsheet for you to download and use.
All data shown here is up to date as of 3rd May 2026. The next update is planned for July 2026.
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Pay Gap Trends #9 – Employer Gender Pay Gaps in 2025 – The Numbers
The deadline for employers to submit their 2025 gender pay gap data has now passed. So what do the numbers tell us about what happened in 2025? How have these changed since 2024 and 2017 when employer gender pay gap reporting (GPGR) became mandatory? Read on to find out the answers and why I have concerns about the government’s plans to make it mandatory for employer to publish action plans to reduce their gender pay gaps.
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UK Weather Tracker #110 – March 2026
The UK weather in March was the 10th warmest on record but otherwise unremarkable.
UK Weather Trends #40 – Winter 2026
Winter 2026 in the UK was warmer, wetter and darker than normal but not the extent I expected given the unrelenting days without the sun in January. So for those people in Aberdeen who went 46 days without seeing the sun, it could have been worse!
UK Weather Tracker #109 – February 2026
The UK weather in February was warm, wet and dark for this time of year. We also had the 2nd lowest range of temperatures on record with maximum and minimums across the 24 hours varying by only 4.5 degrees on average.
UK Weather Tracker #108 – January 2026
The 2026 calendar year in the UK began with a wetter January than usual but otherwise the weather in this month was unremarkable.
UK Weather Trends #39 – Annual Temperatures in 2025
The year 2025 was both the hottest and 2nd hottest year on record in the UK. Last year, I used a CUSUM Chart to conclude “if the calendar year average is greater than 9.48 degrees Celsius and the meteorological year average is greater than 9.33 degrees Celsius … (this will) signal an upwards trend change“. By co-incidence, the average 24-hour temperature across the UK in 2025 was 10.09 degrees Celsius for both the calendar (Jan to Dec) and the meteorological (Dec to Nov) years which is clearly higher than these thresholds. It’s only taken me four years of writing to conclude a new upward trend in UK temperatures has begun.
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UK Weather Tracker #107 – December 2025
The 2026 meteorological year in the UK began with a warmer and less frosty December than usual but otherwise the weather in this month was unremarkable.
Trophy Winners #4 – The GOATs in World Snooker (Mens) – 1969 to 2025
Mark Selby has become only the 4th player in Snooker history to win 10 Triple Crowns after prevailing over Judd Trump in the 2025 UK Championship. Only Ronnie O’Sullivan (23), Stephen Hendry (18) & Steve Davis (15) have won more Triple Crown tournaments. Mark’s GOAThood is already confirmed as I wrote about last year but is he as dominant as the other GOATs (Greatest Of All Time)?
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