Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK
Disposable barbecues have been identified as the main cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years.…
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
The UK government has been warned that it is lagging far behind in terms of adapting to a new climate…
Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent – and the consequences are deadly
Firefighters battle a wildfire in the Casaboli Forest near Palermo in Italy in July 2026. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesView image in…
UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting
A waterbombing helicopter fighting a fire at the Holme Fen nature reserve in Peterborough, England. The PM Andy Burnham will…
Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills
People living within 500 metres of new or upgraded overhead transmission lines will receive up to £2,500 over 10 years.…
Relatives mourn victims of Pakistan avalanche
Relatives gathered to mourn the three Nepali mountaineers, Kili Pemba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa, and Nima Sherpa.
‘Real struggle’ to tame New Forest blaze as UK set for hottest summer on record
‘Real struggle’ to tame New Forest blaze as UK set for hottest summer on record Key tourist route closed and…
Reader Q&A: ask our reporters anything about fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis – live
From 17m ago Jillian Ambrose and Damian Carrington are online now answering your questions about fossil fuel profits, the climate…
‘I feel motherly towards them’: the nature reserve manager sharing her office with a wasp nest
The intricate wasp nest on Eilish Rothney’s bookcase of files for the Trinity Broads nature reserve. Photograph: Eilish RothneyView image…
‘Living fossil’: the blue-blood arthropod that has changed little in 445m years
The mangrove horseshoe crab – one of the species in the horseshoe family Illustration: Petra Korlević/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe…