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Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe

Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires.

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Race to Replace UK’s Boris Johnson Heats up as End in Sight

The race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a divisive leadership contest that is splitting the governing Conservative Party. Since Johnson said he would resign earlier this month after his…

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Race to replace UK's Boris Johnson heats up as end in sight

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France battles huge wildfires, Britain bakes in record heatwave

Firefighters in southwestern France battled on Tuesday to contain massive forest wildfires and Britain recorded its highest ever temperature, while Portugal reported more than 1,000 heatwave-related deaths as Europe scorches.

Reuters

UK Breaks Record for Highest Temperature as Europe Sizzles

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the UK's national weather forecaster said such highs are now a fact of life in a country ill-prepared for such extremes. The typically temperate nation was just the latest…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Celebrities living their best lives in home pools as heatwave hits Britain

Many celebrities are lucky enough to own pools in their homes and can go for a quick dip to cool off

Liverpool Echo

Climate crisis Q&A: All your questions answered - from causes to actions you can take

Over the past 40 years, on an annual mean Britain's climate has warmed by one degree as greenhouse gasses accumulate in the earth's atmosphere, with an extreme heatwave set to become a one-in-15-years event by the end of the century

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Bucking railways and melting roads will take 'decades' to fix for the climate crisis

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it would take 'decades, actually, to replace it all' to make Britain's infrastructure more resilient to high temperatures

Daily Mirror

UK has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat

Britain has recorded its warmest ever night, ahead of a day when temperatures are forecast to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit)

The Independent UK

Sock trick and nine other hacks to help stay cool in heatwave at night

With few places having air con in Britain the heat can be stifling at night time

Liverpool Echo

Remembering the long, scorching summer of 1976 - and other North East heatwaves

Nearly five decades on, those blazing eight weeks of unbroken sunshine in the summer of 1976 reside in the collective memories of everyone who lived through the time

Chronicle Live

Britain swelters on its hottest day ever as temperatures hit 40C

Britain recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday, with the temperature exceeding 40C (104F) as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London.

Reuters

Britain will face transport problems for decades during heatwaves, says Transport Secretary

Extreme hot weather grinding parts of the UK's transport network to a halt is a problem that will take "decades" to solve, the Transport Secretary said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Laura Muir seals Britain’s first medal of 2022 World Athletics Championships with 1500m bronze

Britain won its first medal at this year’s World Athletics Championships as Laura Muir took bronze in a breathtakingly quick 1500metre final.

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Melting runway halts flights as UK braces for hottest-ever temperatures

London's Luton airport was forced to suspend flights for several hours after a section of runway melted, as the UK braces for record heat.

Daily Mirror

Laura Muir ends Britain's quest for first World Championships medal with bronze heroics

The fearless Laura Muir produced one of her best ever performances to seal bronze for Great Britain in Oregon, behind Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay

Daily Mirror

How to stay cool in the heat - top tips whether you're home, travelling or trying to sleep

With Britain set to fry in record-breaking temperatures today, experts have warned that the oppressive heat could cause health problems if people do not take precautions

The Independent UK

What the papers say – July 19

‘Earth sends a warning’ and ‘Britain is melting’ are some of Tuesday’s headlines as the country enters day two of extreme temperatures.

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‘Earth sends a warning’: how the papers covered the UK’s scorching heat

A Buckingham Palace guard suffering in the sun gets the picture editors’ attention, along with the prospect of more such heatwaves in the future

The Independent UK

Six weeks of holiday childcare costs nearly £890 on average, report finds

Parents across Britain face paying around £148 per week typically for holiday childcare

Daily Mirror

Voice of the Mirror: Scorching heatwave shows why the UK must invest in green future

The 1976 heatwave does not even make it into Britain's top 10 hottest days, with nine recorded since then and the record for the highest temperature expected to be broken tomorrow

Daily Mirror

World's deadliest sharks could head to UK shores due to global warming, experts fear

Would-be swimmers have been warned some of the world's most dangerous sharks may be heading to waters around Britain as temperatures rise, including deadly great whites

The Independent UK

Prince Harry challenges divided world to reclaim democracies

Britain’s Prince Harry is challenging people everywhere to adopt Nelson Mandela’s spirit of hope in an uncertain and divided world to reclaim democracies and leave a better future for children

Reuters

Britain's government wins confidence vote it called in itself

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Monday won a confidence vote it had called in itself, with members of the governing Conservative Party voting in support of ministers to avoid triggering a national election.

The Independent UK

Legal setback for government over net zero plan as Britain swelters in heatwave

Record temperatures expected as red alert issued for extreme heat

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