The Latest Breaking News from Sadiq Khan

Report says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately

French President Emmanuel Macron visited firefighters battling twin blazes near Bordeaux on Wednesday as Europe counted the cost of a record heatwave and climate change protesters pointed to the sizzling weather as a wake up call for the continent.

Britain’s record-breaking heat wave has disrupted travel for a third day and firefighters remain on alert even as cloudy skies and showers have brought relief from the scorching temperatures of recent days

London mayor Sadiq Khan said the London Fire Brigade took 2,600 calls, up from 500 on a busy day, and urged everyone in the capital to stop having barbecues - 'not on balconies, not in parks, nor in your private garden'

110 fire engines were responding to at least 10 fires across London on Tuesday afternoon.

Two “large-scale” incidents took place in Upminster and the village of Wennington, east London on Tuesday.

The Mayor of London has asked people not to have barbecues after high temperatures led to a major incident being declared in the capital.

Cannabis Users In UK Face Losing Passports Under New Proposed Laws

Britain’s hottest day stretches fire services to the limit