Rishi Sunak says he flew back from a government trip last December to stop the country going into a new COVID lockdown. The former chancellor and Tory...
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The BBC has agreed to pay “substantial” damages to Princes William and Harry’s former nanny over “false and malicious” claims...
Portugal, France, Spain and Greece are on fire – and, recently, so was the UK. Record 40C heat fuelled dozens of blazes around the country, and saw the...
Footage has emerged of destroyed homes and cars in east London after the capital experienced its worst day for fires since the Second World War. Video from...
Firefighters tackling blazes which have ripped through homes and buildings in London have described the conditions as “absolute hell” on what is...
The temperature has hit 40.2C (104.3F) at Heathrow Airport – a new all-time UK record. Earlier today, 39.1C (102.3F) was recorded in Charlwood, Surrey...
A 14-year-old boy is missing and believed to have drowned after getting into difficulty in the River Thames in London on the hottest day of the year. Fours...
As the UK braces for temperatures toppling over 40C, fears are growing for the elderly and vulnerable. A stark, public service announcement from the chief...
The body of a 16-year-old boy who was swimming with friends has been recovered from Salford Keys in Greater Manchester, police have said. Emergency services...
Britons are being urged to do the “neighbourly thing” and check on people who may be more vulnerable as the UK braces for potentially record...
Britons are bracing themselves for extreme disruption, as forecasters predict possible temperatures of more than 40C (104F) in parts of the country this week...
There are growing concerns people’s lives could be at risk as the Met Office indicated it is likely a new UK record temperature could be set early next...
A Formula 1 worker who was repeatedly called the n-word by colleagues at the Aston Martin F1 team has told Sky News the sport has to do more to confront racism...
A red warning for extreme heat has been issued for the first time for England on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures could reach 40C for the first time...
Suella Braverman has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race in the second round of voting. Ms Braverman received 27 votes from Tory MPs, five...
COVID infections are surging because the virus is constantly evolving and becoming “too clever”, the WHO’s special envoy on the virus has...
