10 h. ago June heat and thunderstorms spell tough month for high street

Total UK footfall fell by 1.8% year-on-year in June, a dip from May’s 1.7% decline, according to British Retail Consortium-Sensormatic data.

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45 h. ago Mum 'left toddler to die in scorching 57C car while she got lip fillers'

Maya Hernandez, 20, left Amillio Gutierrez, one, and his two-year-old brother strapped in their car seats during scorching heat on June 29, while she attended a lip filler appointment

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8 d. ago Met Office 'virtually certain' climate change caused heatwave as UK hit 34.7C

Experts have blamed climate change for the extreme heat that sizzled the UK in June

Society

1 week ago Life's a beach: Britons cast work aside to flock to the coast and make the most of the sweltering 34C heat

Britain is bracing for a searing start to the week as a fierce 'heat dome' pushes temperatures towards record-breaking highs.

Society

1 week ago Enter the heat dome: Britain heads for one of the hottest June days EVER as 'killer' heatwave causes havoc across Europe

Britain is bracing for a searing start to the week as a fierce 'heat dome' pushes temperatures towards record-breaking highs.

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1 week ago Amber heat health alerts extended as June ends with one of its hottest days ever

Scientists warned heatwaves are becoming more frequent with climate change – and hot spells earlier in the summer are particularly dangerous.

Society

1 week ago Welcome to the heat dome: Britain braces for one of the hottest June days EVER as 'killer' heatwave strikes with 34C temperatures forecast on the first day of Wimbledon

Monday is set to be one of the hottest June days on record, with highs of 34C serving tennis fans a sweltering start to Wimbledon.

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1 week ago UK weather: 'Severe' risks as 35C heatwave to cause hottest day of year today

England could hit a record temperature for June today as Europe swelters in a 42C 'heat dome' - Met Office forecasters say UK temperatures could reach 35C

Society

1 week ago UK weather: heatwave could result in hottest ever start to Wimbledon

As temperatures climb, London fire brigade highlights ‘severe’ risk of wildfiresThe latest heatwave is expected to push temperatures close to record levels for June and result in the hottest ever start to Wimbledon.Amber heat alerts remain in place until Tuesday evening for all of southern, western and eastern England with a warning of excess deaths particularly among those over 65, and increased demand on health and social care services. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Heat bomb explodes in Europe: England could hit a record temperature for June on Monday as continent swelters in 42C 'heat dome'

Monday will be even hotter in the UK, with highs of 34C in central and eastern England, forecasters say.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer says he 'deeply regrets' his 'island of strangers' warning about risks of uncontrolled immigration

Keir Starmer made the jibe in a speech last month, seen as marking a tough new approach to combat the political threat posed by Reform.

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2 w. ago Thunderstorms to clear by weekend leaving Britain 'hotter than Rio', say Met Office

Most of the country is set to go through a humid spell with showers and thunderstorms, but by the weekend the Met Office say it will have cleared and in some parts be 30C

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2 w. ago Weather maps show UK to be hotter than Barcelona as exact date 36C heatwave could hit in July

The latest weather maps suggest that parts of the UK could be hotter than Barcelona as they show the exact date when 36C heat will blast the country at the end of June

Society

2 w. ago Sports play through another dangerously hot day in parts of the US

Several major league teams played through a second straight day of muggy conditions as dangerously hot temperatures dominated parts of the United States during a June heat wave

Politics

2 w. ago Eastern half of U.S. braces for more long days of dangerous heat

Cities across the eastern and central United States are bracing for more days of extreme temperatures as a unusual June heat wave continues to grip that portion of the country

Politics

2 w. ago How to stay cool throughout the heatwave in the US right now

More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts on Friday June 20

Politics

3 w. ago Scotland to see 'quieter spell' after weekend thunderstorm but 'more persistent' rain to follow

Heat, humidity, and low pressure will bring energetic thunderstorms over the next few days

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