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Many parts of the UK are today counting the cost of the country’s hottest day on record, with homes and businesses claimed by wildfires...

Firefighters tackling blazes which have ripped through homes and buildings in London have described the conditions as “absolute hell” on what is the UK’s...

The UK is braced for temperatures as high as 41C today with increased travel chaos – after night-time record temperatures of 26C were provisionally...

Britons have been urged to stay inside as the UK braces for “ferocious” temperatures breaching 40C, and swathes of the country are now covered...

As the UK braces for temperatures toppling over 40C, fears are growing for the elderly and vulnerable. A stark, public service announcement from the...

The new health secretary has said new measures including extra working hours for ambulance crews are being put in place as the UK faces...

Britons are being urged to do the “neighbourly thing” and check on people who may be more vulnerable as the UK braces for potentially...

There are growing concerns people’s lives could be at risk as the Met Office indicated it is likely a new UK record temperature could...

A Formula 1 worker who was repeatedly called the n-word by colleagues at the Aston Martin F1 team has told Sky News the sport...

The five remaining candidates in the Conservative leadership race are preparing to go head-to-head in live TV debates. It comes after Rishi Sunak came...

Suella Braverman has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race in the second round of voting. Ms Braverman received 27 votes from Tory...

Tory leadership favourite Penny Mordaunt suffered her first setback of the campaign when she was attacked by MPs over her stance on trans issues....

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt have been knocked out of the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and...

House building has not kept up with population growth in almost half of the local authorities in England, Sky News analysis has found. In...

The candidates who have made it through to the next stage of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and prime minister...

The winner of the Conservative leadership contest will be unveiled on 5 September – and some candidates could be knocked out of the race...

Flights from Gatwick are more likely to have been cancelled so far this year than at any other major UK airport. The rate is...

A rare “extreme heat” warning has been issued for the weekend as the Met Office said temperatures were likely to rise further in the...

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has officially joined the race for the Tory leadership, with Home Secretary Priti Patel potentially set to announce her candidacy....