Trending in Local (the UK) - Week 40, 2026

Weekly archive: 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Oct 4, 2026.

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1. police 5000+ searches · 2 days

   • Met Police urge students to move 7 October protest – BBC
   • Met urges students to cancel pro-Palestinian march on October 7 – The Times
2. bbc weather 5000+ searches · 2 days

   • UK weather: Temperatures exceed 27C in burst of late September warmth – BBC
   • 'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C – Sky News
3. temperature 200+ searches · 2 days

   • Autumn chill to arrive this week as temperatures set to drop – BBC
   • UK cold weather maps show -1C freeze and heavy rain - 10 coldest regions listed – AOL.co.uk
4. polar vortex weather 20000+ searches

   • Londoners advised to stockpile food as fears grow over polar vortex – London Evening Standard
   • Met Office warns super El Niño to bring UK stormy autumn and icy winter – The Independent
5. merseyside police 500+ searches · 2 days

   • Woman arrested following discovery of suspected crack cocaine and heroin, knives and fireworks – Merseyside Police
   • Walton woman, 57, arrested after drugs, knives and fireworks found in house – Liverpool Echo
6. uk weather 100000+ searches

   • Temperatures exceed 27C in burst of late September warmth – BBC
   • 'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C – Sky News
7. tonights lottery numbers 5000+ searches

   • Winning Lotto numbers tonight: Full National Lottery results with Thunderball on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – Gloucestershire Live
   • Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday's £2m lottery jackpot – Chronicle Live
8. saturday lottery results 5000+ searches

   • Winning Lotto numbers tonight: Full National Lottery results with Thunderball on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – Gloucestershire Live
   • Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday's £2m lottery jackpot – Chronicle Live
9. weather 50000+ searches

   • UK weather: Temperatures exceed 27C in burst of late September warmth – BBC
   • 'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C – Sky News
10. traffic collision 1000+ searches

    • Emergency crews called after multi-vehicle crash on M25 – Kent Online
    • Severe delays as emergency services CLOSE major road due to incident – Southend Echo
11. morgan rogers 1000+ searches

    • From ‘Spygate’ to that £21m Morgan Rogers sell-on fee – meet Middlesbrough head of football Kieran Scott – The New York Times
    • How Middlesbrough's summer transfer window banished the ghosts of last season – Teesside Live
12. newcastle knights car crash 1000+ searches

    • Ten injured as car hits crowd in Australia in 'horrible incident' – Sky News
    • Newcastle Knights CEO extends support to victims after car drives into crowd of NRL fans leaving 10 injured – Sky Sports
13. weather today 10000+ searches

    • UK weather: Temperatures to hit 26C in burst of late September warmth – BBC
    • 'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C – Sky News
14. basingstoke 500+ searches

    • RECAP: Basingstoke Railway Station evacuated after person hit by train – Basingstoke Gazette
    • Live updates after car catches fire next to house – The Argus
15. county down 500+ searches

    • Police name two men who died in workplace incident near rural road – BBC
    • Men killed in Co Down 'trench collapse' named – RTE.ie
16. police search mother bangor wales 5000+ searches

    • Body of newborn baby found on shoreline in Wales as police search for mother – BBC
    • Body of newborn baby found on Welsh shoreline, prompting search for mother – The Guardian
17. stv news 5000+ searches

    • US Navy warship hit by missile and sunk off coast of Scotland – STV News
    • US Navy warship hit by missile and sunk off Scotland in military exercise – The Herald
18. leicestershire police 200+ searches

    • Police appeal to help find heavily pregnant woman last seen in Leicester – BBC
    • Urgent appeal to find missing woman – Leicestershire Police
19. m4 closure 2000+ searches

    • Diesel spillage closes M4 westbound – BBC
    • LIVE: M4 in Wiltshire closed following HGV crash and diesel spill – Gazette and Herald
20. bedford train crash 2000+ searches

    • Train sped up past red signal before fatal crash – BBC
    • Interim report 01/2026: Collision between passenger trains near Elstow – GOV.UK
21. wicknell chivayo 2000+ searches

    • Helicopter crashes in northeastern Zimbabwe with no survivors, government spokesperson says – Reuters
    • BREAKING: Prominent businessman dies in helicopter crash in Marondera – Herald.co.zw
22. kings cross 2000+ searches

    • LIVE updates as police swarm WHOLE area outside Kings Cross over 'abandoned car' – London Now
    • Kings Cross live updates amid police 'incident' at rush hour – My London
23. heatwave weather forecast 2000+ searches
24. weather london 2000+ searches

    • London weather: Capital to sizzle in 26C this week - but there's a sting in the tail for commuters – London Evening Standard
    • London weather expert's verdict on one final 'very warm' day but with 'unusual' warning – My London
25. weather forecast today 2000+ searches

    • Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages | US weather – The Guardian
    • Powerful nor’easter lashes East Coast with rain, flooding and wind – CNN
26. powerball results 100+ searches

    • VT Lottery Powerball, Gimme 5 results for Sept. 23, 2026 – Yahoo
    • RI Lottery Powerball, Numbers Midday winning numbers for Oct. 3, 2026 – The Providence Journal
27. bristol weather 1000+ searches

    • Bristol weather forecast for September 30, 2026: Pleasant sunny intervals with a high of 20°C – The Times of India
    • Bristol Expects Sunny Intervals and 20C Temperatures on Sept 30 – SuaraGarut.ID
28. london weather 1000+ searches

    • London weather: Capital to sizzle in 26C this week - but there's a sting in the tail for commuters – London Evening Standard
    • London weather expert's verdict on one final 'very warm' day but with 'unusual' warning – My London
29. charing cross police station 1000+ searches

    • Met Police officer charged after BBC Charing Cross investigation – BBC
    • Met officer charged over Charing Cross police scandal – The Telegraph
30. bootle 1000+ searches

    • Lithium-ion battery caused fire that killed mum and 3 children – BBC
    • Lithium-ion battery caused house fire that killed mother and three children in Merseyside – Sky News