The Latest Breaking News from Surrey

Wildfires in London and Surrey brought under control

The blazes come days after a series of grass fires sparked by record-breaking temperatures

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2022

Surrey wildfire: Firefighters tackling inferno as blazes break out across UK

Surrey Fire and Rescue has declared a major incident at Hankley Common as crews battle an ongoing blaze - the third to hit the popular beauty in less than two weeks

Daily Mirror · Jul 24, 2022

Heatwave Britain hits 40.3°C – here's how scientists know when a temperature record has been broken

The UK has experienced its hottest day on record, as provisional data showed the temperature soared to 40.3°C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire. This surpassed the previous record of 38.7°C set in Cambridge just three years previously. The unprecedented day followed a record warm night, when the 24-hour minimum temperature at…

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022

Shorter sessions played as extreme heat hits county cricket – as it happened

At Cheltenham and in Northampton, three 90-minutes of sessions were played as teams dealt with conditions ‘like Dubai’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

The 10 best wild swimming spots near London - and there’s no need to book

Sian Lewis suggests the best spots to take your mind off the heat with a spontaneous dip

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Peter Andre shares rare video of son Theo as he cheers him on playing basketball

Peter Andre was every inch the proud dad as he filmed his five-year-old son Theo playing basketball in the garden of his Surrey mansion over the weekend

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

The 10 best wild swimming spots near London - and there’s no need to book

Sian Lewis suggests the best spots to take your mind off the heat with a spontaneous dip

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

County cricket: Keaton Jennings hits triple century for Lancashire

Ed Pollock’s century guides Worcestershire to win over Middlesex as Essex wrap up win over Gloucestershire

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022

Cook and Harmer make hay for Essex against Gloucs: county cricket – as it happened

Alastair Cook hit 145 before Simon Harmer picked up another five wickets to put Essex on the verge of victory at Chelmsford

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

‘It’s killing me’: Young healthcare worker’s ‘pulled muscle’ kickstarts ‘life-changing’ chronic pain

Surrey woman Georgy Hibbert saw her life changed ‘virtually overnight’ by chronic pain

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022