How did London get here (Families in London temporary housing told they cannot use in-built air conditioning, 27 July)? Your report says homeless families, including young children, were placed in a glass tower during a heatwave and told they could not use the building’s air conditioning because it had “not been offered as an amenity”….
This summer’s fourth heatwave was expected to start by Wednesday, bringing temperatures in the area to 40C. Similar temperatures are expected in Spain. Dozens of communities are still threatened by wildfires that forced more than 70,000 to evacuate their homes over the last week. Spain has ended some evacuation orders, allowing about 44,000 people to…
Around 77,000 hectares have been affected by the fires in Spain, minister for ecological transition, Sara Aagesen, said on Sunday. She added that the wildfire burning in the Ávila region is the largest in the country’s recent history. Among the residents evacuating surrounding areas is Olga Congacha, 50, who had to hastily flee her village…
Watts is not alone. A 2022 study from the University of Bath estimates that about 4.6% of people in the UK have climate anxiety, which is recognised as a form of mental distress by professional bodies and the NHS. Young people and women are among the groups most at risk, according to a study published…
This year is already shaping up to be an extraordinary one for weather records in the UK, having broken those for monthly temperature in both May and June by more than two degrees. This is the third heatwave of 2026. At the same point last year, we had also just seen the third heatwave of…
Temperatures are set to drop across the UK this weekend after a spell of intensely hot weather – marking an end to heatwave conditions for some. Fresher northerly winds will cause readings to fall by several degrees in some locations, with a significant cooldown in store for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England….
The peak of the third heatwave this year was on Thursday 9 July and Friday 10 July when temperatures reached 35C. Even though temperatures have fallen a little since then, some parts of the UK have still persistently reached 30C. On Tuesday, the UK recorded 10 consecutive days of temperatures hitting 30C or more in…
On Friday, the maximum temperature in England of 35.2C was recorded in Coton-in-the Elms, Derbyshire, while Usk, Monmouthshire saw the highest temperature of 34.3C in Wales. Threave, Dumfries and Galloway recorded Scotland’s highest temperature of 29.7C, while the highest temperature in Northern Ireland peaked at 27.4C in Killowen, Co. Down. On Saturday the highest temperatures…
During their one short break, Charlotte lets out a small shout of pain. The leather seat in the ambulance has burnt her skin. She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going. The big black boots and dark green trousers both Connor and Charlotte wear offer protection from…
The current heatwave is not expected to break any daily temperature records, however, on Thursday the Met Office announced there have been eight days in 2026 where the heat has reached or exceeded 34C. There were two in the May heatwave, four in June’s and so far two in this one, which is a record…
