<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Summer solstice Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07:44 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Food safety expert's warning to anyone visiting a restaurant this month]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/14/285x214/2085479_1.jpg"/><br><br>Summer is the time for BBQs and buffets, but one expert warns that a 'spread' of food could be 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role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monty Don's advice on why to start cutting grass today]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2070824_1.jpg"/><br><br>Gardeners are advised to refrain from mowing their grass until after the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:03:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lauren Haughey]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Monty Don, Gardening, Summer solstice, grass-cutting advice, summer solstice, Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2070824_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monty Don said nothing should be trimmed back until after June 21 (stock image)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Catherine Falls Commercial via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2070824_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monty Don said nothing should be trimmed back until after June 21 (stock image)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Catherine Falls Commercial via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exact date sun will set before 8pm again after summer solstice 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/153/285x214/2070379_1.jpg"/><br><br>The days will stop getting longer.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 03:06:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Kate Lally]]></author><category>Weather</category><media:keywords>Summer solstice, Equinox, Summer Solstice 2025, UK sunset times, astronomical calendar, pre-8pm sunset dates.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/153/590x/2070379_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The sun will soon set earlier]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/153/237x141/2070379_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The sun will soon set earlier]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrologer says 3 star signs will be 'most affected' by the Summer Solstice this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/2069984_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Summer Solstice marks both the official start of summer and the longest day of the year.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Phoebe Cornish]]></author><category>Life</category><media:keywords>Summer solstice, summer solstice horoscope, summer solstice 2025, summer solstice moon, summer solstice meaning, summer solstice astrology, summer solstice dates, Astrology, Moon, Horoscope</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/2069984_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Astrologer says 3 star signs will be the luckiest in the Summer Solstice this week ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/237x141/2069984_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" 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Summer solstice 2025 date and Stonehenge celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2069791_1.jpg"/><br><br>The summer solstice marks the start of summer and is the day with the longest period of daylight.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Claire Schofield]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Summer solstice, Stonehenge, Met Office, Stonehenge celebration, Astronomical summer</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2069791_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The summer solstice will be celebrated at Stonehenge this year on June 20 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2069791_1.jpg" 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