As UK reaches 40C and fires blaze, scientists warn of such temperatures every three years if emissions are not lowered Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes across England on Tuesday as temperatures surged to a historic high of 40.3C, capping two days of extreme heat that scientists warn is “a wake […]
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Train services were cut and some schools closed, while water firms experienced ‘unprecedented demanded’ as Britain tried to stay cool Extreme UK weather: latest updates Train services have been cut, flights have been grounded and schools closed as temperatures soared into the high 30s in a heatwave stretching across England […]
A Buckingham Palace guard suffering in the sun gets the picture editors’ attention, along with the prospect of more such heatwaves in the future A picture of a Queen’s Guard sentry being given a sip of water outside Buckingham Palace is the defining image on Tuesday’s front pages, as the […]
Airport runways close and 999 calls surge while Boris Johnson is accused of ‘checking out’ by attending airshow but not Cobra meeting Airport runways have been closed and 999 calls have surged as Britain endured some of the hottest temperatures on record, which are forecast to rise again on Tuesday […]
Pressure still on foreign secretary in leadership race as she gains just seven new backers in latest round Tory leadership election: full results after round three Who’s still standing and what are they promising? Supporters of Liz Truss have said her key rival, Penny Mordaunt, has “topped out” of backers, […]
A strong winter storm in the South Pacific produced the swell which headed for the islands, bringing waves more than 20ft high Towering waves on Hawaii’s south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves, some more than 20ft (6m) […]
Lopez and Affleck, affectionately nicknamed Bennifer, married in a small ceremony on weekend, culminating a relationship that has stretched over two decades and two engagements Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel late on Saturday night, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades […]
Truss says Sunak will choke economic growth by raising taxes while he accuses her of not being conservative Rishi Sunak accused his rival Conservative leadership candidates of promoting “socialism” by promising unfunded tax cuts, as the deep divisions in the party over economic policy were exposed in a bad-tempered televised […]
Home Office has ‘worrying’ habit of announcing untested ideas to stop Channel crossings, says analysis Politics live – latest updates Headline grabbing policies such as sending asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their claims processed are failing to halt Channel crossings, which could double by the end of this year, […]
Network Rail says to avoid trains unless absolutely necessary, with much of country covered by extreme heat alert The UK’s first ever red warning for exceptional heat came into force at midnight, with temperatures expected to climb up to 41C (105.8F) over the next two days, breaking the country’s heat […]