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In pictures: How baking hot summer has turned London and commuter belt's lush green parks yellow

Parks and fields around the capital and the southeast are looking yellow and parched after weeks of dry, hot conditions, with almost no rain

Evening Standard

Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal

Temperatures up to 35C forecast, triggering heat health alerts and pleas to take care in parched parks and rural areas

The Guardian - UK

Heat health alerts raised as fourth heatwave of the summer looms

Rain over the weekend provided little or no relief in many areas still facing continuing hot weather.

The Independent UK

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Parts of the UK have gone without rain for 40 days ahead of fourth heatwave

Fire chiefs are warning wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ following the prolonged spell of dry weather

The Independent UK

UK braced for more wildfires as fourth heatwave looms

Parts of southern England will yet again meet their heatwave criteria on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

The maps and charts that show the huge impact of Britain’s record-breaking summer

The three heatwaves seen so far this summer have had a lasting impact across farming, wildlife, health, and more – and the Met Office warns this is the new normal

The Independent UK

Parts of England under heat alert with 30C temperatures possible

Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of Wales

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Summer getaway warning as millions of motorists to hit UK roads

Temperatures could reach 30C in parts of south-east England on Friday

The Independent UK

Britain's Heatwave May Be Ending, but the Cost of the Dry Spell Is Just Beginning

Britain's heatwave is easing, but England's prolonged dry spell continues, raising concerns over water supplies, agriculture, and the wider impact of limited rainfall.

International Business Times UK

Heat health alerts for parts of England over busy getaway weekend

The alerts come as drought was declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn.

Evening Standard

Drought declared in parts of Wales as July on course to be driest in nearly 200 years

Government agency confirms status in north Wales and Upper Severn after series of heatwaves and lack of rainfall

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Heatwave, unofficial safety warning and who can be Prime Minister

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Rain to finally hit parts of the UK after dry spell and heatwaves

After the country has been dried up by heatwaves and hot weather, a spell of rain is on the way, according to the Met Office

The Independent UK

Food shortages could hit supermarkets if no rain in next 10 days in dry areas, say farmers

Water use soars during heatwaves as land, rivers and streams dry up

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Is Scotland facing another heatwave? Met Office gives its verdict

THE Met Office has delivered its verdict on whether Scotland is set to face another heatwave in the coming weeks ...

Evening Standard

Temperatures exceed 30C for 13th day running but conditions set to cool

31.0C was recorded at Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire on Friday.

Evening Standard

Parts of England experience longest unbroken dry spell this century

The record for the number of 30C-plus days in a calendar year is 34, which was set in 1995.

The Independent UK

Longest spell without rain for decades in parts of England as heatwave lingers on

The Met Office also revealed that temperatures in the UK on Thursday peaked at 30.6C in Somerset

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Evening Standard

Heatwave to end but London's hot weather 'locked in' for another week, forecasters say

The capital has seen almost two weeks of heatwave conditions with daily highs above 28C since July 5

Evening Standard

Warm temperatures look ‘locked in’ for next seven to 10 days, say forecasters

The Met Office said 2026 had become the first year on record to reach 35C in May, June and July.

The Independent UK

UK heatwave to end this weekend before temperatures set to soar again next week

Cooldowns are expected across parts of the country this weekend, according to the Met Office

The National (Scotland)

Highland residents evacuated as 'large' fire takes hold in Cairngorms

FIREFIGHTERS are battling a “large” blaze in the Cairngorms National Park ...

The Independent UK

UK’s 20th century climate ‘now gone’ amid warning extreme temperatures are new normal

The Met Office’s climate report revealed 2025 was the UK’s warmest year on record

Evening Standard

Heatwave London: How 30C days more than quadrupled in the capital fuelled by climate change

The number of days over 30C and nights over 18C has more than quadrupled in London for the most recent decade

Evening Standard

Summer 2026 matches 1976 for days above 30C as UK swelters in third heatwave

Temperatures on Monday peaked at 30.1C in Hurn in Dorset.

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