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Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour’s plan to deal with the “national emergency” of spiralling energy costs is “robust” and a “real answer” to...

The UK is braced for several days of thunderstorms after a hot weekend which saw parts of the country grapple with wildfires – but...

A teenage boy has died after going into the sea in Skegness, Lincolnshire. Police described him as “a child under the age of 16”,...

More extreme heat and drought conditions, and the potential for wildfires, are expected in the southern half of the UK this weekend – while...

Droughts have been declared in parts of southwest, southern and central England and all of eastern England, as Britons continue to bake in the...

Droughts could be declared in “quite a few regions” of the country tomorrow, a source from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

A drought is expected to be declared tomorrow in the South West, Sky News understands. It follows the start of a four-day amber heat...

The risk of fires from tinderbox dry conditions across parts of England and Wales has been raised to “exceptional” – the highest it can...

All children aged one to nine in London are to be offered a dose of the polio vaccine, after more of the virus was...

Millions of UK homes are already in debt over their energy bills – with £1.3 billion owed, even before bills are set to soar...

Energy bills are expected to rise even further this winter than previously forecast, according to the latest from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Bills are...

A health alert lasting until Saturday has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with the country braced for another heatwave. A...

Two people have been rescued as a house collapsed after a fire and explosion in Croydon, south London. Six fire engines and around 40...

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are coming under growing pressure to explain how they would help British families with the cost of living crisis...

Some families are up to £1,600 a year worse off because of the cost of living crisis – even after government help is taken...

Rail passengers are facing a fresh wave of disruption as train drivers from several companies have announced another strike over a long-running dispute about...

Archie Battersbee, who suffered “devastating” brain damage, has died after his life support was turned off. His mother Hollie Dance stood outside the hospital...

Archie Battersbee’s parents have been refused permission to appeal against the High Court’s decision which denied them the right to have their son moved...

Archie Battersbee cannot be moved from hospital to a hospice, the High Court has ruled, denying an application from his family. His mother, Hollie...