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A woman is walking along a street in Bristol using a small, handheld fan to cool down. She is wearing sunglasses and a white top with a bag over each shoulder.

How prepared is the West for hotter summers?

Record June heat closed schools and stretched hospitals now experts warn hotter summers are ahead.

A white football net on a pitch with large patches of bald and dry grass. A fence runs along the edge of the pitch in the background with trees behind.

Football pitches 'like concrete' due to extreme heat, say clubs

Sun-baked sports pitches carry a greater risk of injury to players, experts say.

Person walks in front of Big Ben in the heat, carrying an umbrella for shade

Will London face £15bn climate change bill a year?

Researchers say more frequent heatwaves and floods will affect Londoners' health and finances.

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A view of waves breaking over the sea defences in Torcross, Devon, during the winter storms in January and February, 2026

UK village facing 'existential' threat from climate change

After a year of storms, heatwaves and record rainfall, communities are grappling with climate change.

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A woman wearing a T-shirt, shorts, trainers and sunglasses lies on a patch of grass looking at her phone.

Heatwave conditions forecast as health alert issued

Just weeks after a June temperature record was set in Merryfield, Somerset, the hot weather is set to return.

A man kneels on uneven, grassy terrain surrounded by shallow pools of still water. The person is dressed in outdoor clothing, including a hat and backpack, and is holding a camera up to their face, aiming toward the ground or nearby water. The landscape is open and expansive, covered with brown and green vegetation typical of moorland. Small reflective pools of water are scattered across the scene, some edged with bright green algae. In the background, rolling hills stretch across the horizon under a sky filled with soft, layered clouds.

Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change

A childhood fascination with bogs led one Welsh scientist to try and help save the planet.

A blue and yellow-striped big top with two girls on stage. One is wearing a costume shaped like a boat with a large white flag saying 'help'. She is pointing towards a parrot puppet being flown by the other girl in the foreground. There are children sitting on the ground to the left of the stage and adults on chairs behind.

Circus combines tradition with climate message

The Great Big Climate Circus is a four-year youth-led project funded by the National Lottery.

A mass of jellyfish are on a sandy beach besides a wall with the headland in the distance.

Sixteen wheelbarrows of jellyfish wash up at pool

They washed up at high tide and people said there was nothing they could do to save them.

Elderly people with an umbrella used to protect themselves from the sun are walking through the streets of Grenoble. France, Isere, July 2, 2026. Illustrative image of the city of Grenoble during a heatwave.

France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.

Steps lead down to the sea with headlands to the left. The sky is hazy and a small yacht can be seen offshore.

Jersey had hottest June since records began

Jersey Met says Thursday, 25 June, was "the hottest day on record for the island".

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A sign saying 'these fridges are broken, sorry for any inconvenience'. There are empty fridge shelves behind it.

Old British fridges 'cannot cope with the heat'

Experts say older fridges are failing in hot weather as rising temperatures put them under pressure.

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A woman lying on a towel on a pebble beach wearing a bikini in a black and white photograph. She is shaded by a large umbrella. There are several other people set up on the beach in the background.

The heatwave of 1976 - and how we have adapted since

Climate scientists are warning that heatwaves like the one in 1976 will become more common.

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Lake permanently closed after spate of illnesses

Horsham District Council says climate change is to blame for the water safety concerns.

There is a large expanse of water in a reservoir with green shrubs and trees beside it and a field and path in front. There is a bridge over the reservoir to a concrete valve tower.

Demand for water use highest since 2022 drought

Islanders urged to use water "wisely" after demand soared in heatwave.

A farmer wearing an orange turban and white kurta on his parched farm in Punjab's Patiala in 2020.

Farming worries after India records driest June in over a decade

Weaker monsoon rains are likely to impact farm output but the government says it has enough grain stocks to deal with any shortages.