3 h. ago The lost structures hidden for decades being revealed by low reservoir water levels

An unusually dry spring followed by the hottest summer on record has caused a major drought

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5 h. ago Lost structures emerge from reservoirs as water levels continue to drop

Yorkshire Water said its reservoirs are now less than a third full after the hottest summer on record.

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8 h. ago Scotland braced for 'autumn washout' after hottest summer on record

One village was hit with almost 40mm of rain in just 24 hours as we marked the start of the new season.

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9 h. ago Lager on the rocks? Gen Z’s iced beer habit gets frosty reception from traditionalists

A new ice age is upon us – amid the hottest summer on record

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23 h. ago Summer 2025 officially hottest ever in Wales says Met Office

With an average temperature, according to provisional statistics, of 16.06°C in Wales from June, July and August, the figures have beaten a record which stood for three decades.

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26 h. ago Summer 2025 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office experts confirm

As September marks the arrival of autumn and summer 2025 draws to a close, it has been confirmed as the warmest summer on record

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28 h. ago Summer 2025 was the hottest on RECORD in the UK: Average temperature hit a balmy 16.10°C

It's official - summer 2025 was the hottest summer on record for the UK.

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28 h. ago UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says

Mean temperature over June, July and August was 16.1C as country endured four heatwavesThe UK has seen its hottest summer on record, the Met Office has said, after the country sweltered under four heatwaves in a single season.The mean temperature for meteorological summer, which encompasses the months of June, July and August, was 16.1C, which is significantly above the current record of 15.76C set in 2018. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Met Office weather maps for first week back at school as 'hottest summer on record' ends

It looks to be a wet start to the new month

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67 h. ago Infestation UK! Expected hottest summer on record leads to creepy crawlie boom as reports of wasps, cockroaches and bedbugs SOAR

Legions of rats, cockroaches and wasps have infiltrated homes and gardens - with poor hygiene and climate change blamed for the rise.

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4 d. ago Met Office issues expanded yellow weather warning for London and the south east as summer ends with three

The hottest summer on record has ended in a deluge as Britons battle a torrent of showers and are warned their homes could be at risk of flooding.

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6 d. ago Washout end to August will not stop hottest summer on record, say forecasters

Wet and windy conditions are set to sweep in for the final days of meteorological summer.

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7 d. ago Summer 2025 will 'almost certainly' be the warmest on record, says Met Office

Mean average temperature for the summer currently stands at 16.13C, based on data up to August 25 - compared with the up-until-now record 15.76C in 2018

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9 d. ago Exact time UK temperatures to hit 30C in Bank Holiday scorcher

Temperatures in the UK are set to climb back towards 30C on Monday after four punishing heatwaves this year as the Met Office warned summer 2025 is on track to be among the hottest in British history

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2 w. ago Searing heat draws visitors to California's Death Valley, where it's tough to communicate the risks

In California’s Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places on Earth, summer temperatures can soar into the 130s F

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2 w. ago Scotland braced for two days of thunderstorms as Met Office issues nationwide warning

The Met Office is warning of a thundery end to the current summer heat and even a 'danger to life'.

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3 w. ago London set for sweltering 34C heatwave today as experts warn of a water shortage

The capital will see some of the hottest temperatures in the UK amid its fourth heatwave of the summer

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3 w. ago ‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperaturesLow-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homesWhy UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisisFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingThe sweltering conditions inside Leaside Lock, a new-build development in east London, are hardly a secret. Last June, a warning written in big, capital letters was stuck to the window of one flat. “DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT,” it read.It was hard to miss for those walking past the looming high-rises and, after being snapped and posted on social media, the placard has garnered more than 500,000 views. More than a year on, during a summer when the UK recorded its second warmest June and fifth hottest July since 1884, residents say heat is still an issue. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gozney x Matty Matheson Tread review: The summer's coolest pizza oven?

The new Gozney x Matty Matheson Tread is about to drop - but is it the summer's hottest cooking gadget? Abha Shah puts it to the test

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last month Storm Floris: Edinburgh festival events cancelled due to amber weather alert

Festival events have been cancelled as Scotland braces for wind gusts of up to 90mph.

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