The weather is set to change just in time for the weekend with highs of 20C - which will add to the congestion as millions make a dash to seaside towns and fairs.
Asian markets rallied Friday, tracking a surge on Wall Street fuelled by bargain-buying from the previous day s sell-off, while strong earnings from tech titans soothed worries about the impact of higher interest rates on bottom lines.
Asian markets rallied Friday, tracking a surge on Wall Street fuelled by bargain-buying from the previous day's sell-off, while strong earnings from tech titans soothed worries about the impact of higher interest rates on bottom lines.All three main indexes on Wall Street jumped at least one percent and are expected to build on that later in the day, as Facebook parent Meta soared more than 10 percent in after-hours trading in reaction to strong earnings and the announcement of its first quarter