Environment/Science
The heatwave in June 2026 led to 24 million lost hours of working and a £1.15 billion hit to the UK economy, according to new research published today (23 July 2026) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC). more
Unbelievable heat surge: UK breaks June record in relentless 37°C blaze. Why is it happening?

The United Kingdom on Friday provisionally recorded its highest-ever temperature for the month of June for the third consecutive day, with the mercury soaring to 37.3°C at Santon Down ...