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London event on extreme heat adaptation cancelled as heatwave grips

Today 10:45am

An event due to be held in central London about how the world can adapt to extreme heat has been cancelled due to soaring temperatures.

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We recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate – here’s what we found

Today 10:45am

The summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. With 15 consecutive days of temperatures over 32°C, it was an unprecedented length for a UK heatwave, coming at the end of a year-long drought.

UK heatwave: 40C in June must be wake-up call on climate crisis, scientists warn

Wed 24 Jun 2026

Scientists are warning that politicians are failing to appreciate the magnitude of the climate crisis after the Met Office forecast that temperatures in the UK could hit 40C for just the second time since records began.

Royals kick off London Climate Action Week

Tue 23 Jun 2026

The week, which runs from 22 to 28 June, brings together world leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs and activists to accelerate action on the climate crisis.

Record-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office

Mon 22 Jun 2026

The Met Office forecasts that extremely high temperatures could last from Monday until Thursday, leading to health concerns for elderly and vulnerable people.

UK electric car sales target set to be weakened

Fri 19 Jun 2026

The UK government is set to water down its target for how many new cars that are sold need to be electric vehicles.

UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'

18 Jun 2026

Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and bring more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research.