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 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.
UK Weather Trends #38 – Autumn 2025
The UK autumn in 2025 was warmer and wetter than usual but not exceptionally so and continues to be consistent with the step change in our autumnal climate seen 25 years ago.
UK Weather Tracker #106 – November 2025
The weather in the UK in November was warmer and wetter than usual but not to an unusual extent.
