The Cloud has been blown in from the Volcanic eruption in Iceland. Although the volcano has been erupting for the last month, yesterday 2 massive eruptions caused an Ash Cloud to rise out of the of the steam emanating from the large layers of ice high up into the atmosphere.
Westerly winds have pushed this Ash Cloud over the UK, which could cause significant safety issues for Planes, the sort that would stall engines.
Anyway over the last 2 nights the Scifi Channel UK has followed its parent station in the US and relaunched on Tuesday as Syfy with the remake of "V" - The Classic Scifi Series and last night with the new Action show "Human Target" based on the DC graphic Comic Series.
Both shows have had extremely strong opening episodes. I was particularly impressed at the quality of the special effects in the first 2 episodes of "V" and with the strength of the action in "Human Target".
Both shows are being broadcast live on the net here in the UK today on the Syfy website, with a link here on our TV pages from V7.