9 h. ago Treasury minister says ‘headline’ rate of income tax won’t go up, in hint thresholds might be frozen in budget – UK politics live

Darren Jones also declines to rule out wealth tax when questioned about government plansRecord-breaking extreme weather is the new norm in the UK, a report by the Met Office says. Damian Carrington has the story.Here is the Met Office summary. And here is the full report.The number of days with temperatures 5°C above the 1961-1990 average has doubled for the most recent decade 2015-2024 compared to 1961-1990. For 8°C above average the number has trebled and for 10°C it has quadrupled. This shows how the hottest days we experience in the UK have increased in frequency dramatically in just a few decades. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Extreme weather 'becoming the norm' as minister warns UK's way of life 'under threat'

The Met Office says country’s climate is ‘notably different’ from just a few decades ago in new report

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12 h. ago Extreme weather becoming the norm as warning UK’s way of life is ‘under threat’

The Met Office is warning that we are continuously breaking heat and rainfall records, and this is how it is affecting the nation

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13 h. ago ‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK

Increasing frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functionsEd Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generationsRecord-breaking extreme weather is the new norm in the UK, scientists have said, showing that the country is firmly in the grip of the climate crisis.The hottest days people endure have dramatically increased in frequency and severity, and periods of intense rain have also ramped up, data from hundreds of weather stations shows. Heatwaves and floods leading to deaths and costly damage are of “profound concern” for health, infrastructure and the functioning of society, the scientists said. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago UK’s way of life ‘under threat’ as extreme weather becomes the norm Ed Miliband says

The hottest summer days have warmed about twice as much as average summer days have in the past decade in some parts of the UK, according to new analysis in the report.

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3 d. ago Amber health alerts issued for UK as 34C heatwave sparks 'danger to life' warning

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5 d. ago French president Emmanuel Macron claims France will adopt a 'firm' approach to the small boats crisis

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Temperatures are set to exceed 30C in large parts of the UK this week

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As Tropical Storm Erick continues to intensify, with fears over 'life-threatening' consequences, the UK government has issued an urgent warning to any Brits travelling overseas

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3 w. ago Health officials issue 'risk to life' alert as UK faces heatwave

The UKHSA alert warns of a greater "risk to life" of vulnerable people as temperatures soar

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last month Met Office warns monster storms forecast for UK pose 'danger to LIFE'

The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings as storms are set to batter parts of the UK today but this weather could potentially pose a 'danger to life' in some areas

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