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Swathes of England may face drought as soon as August if the hot and dry weather persists, the Environment Agency has confirmed. A dry...

“The greatest workforce crisis” in the history of the NHS is putting patients and staff at “serious risk”, MPs have said in a damning...

Fires in Surrey and London are largely under control, after crews were sent out to battle earlier “weather-related” blazes. In Surrey, a fire at...

Holidaymakers have travelled overnight to reach the Kent coast as they enter a third day of traffic chaos, despite the Port of Dover “now...

A housing group said it is “devastated” and “sorry for our part” in failing to realise one of its tenants had been left dead...

More than 40,000 rail workers are striking after talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs, and conditions. Members of two unions are...

Britain’s travel chaos could get even worse today, with further delays expected at the Port Of Dover as the UK and France continue to...

A mother and her boyfriend have been found guilty of murdering her 15-year-old son who died after a campaign of torture at his home...

Holidaymakers are stuck in long queues heading into the Port of Dover – with French immigration being blamed for causing a “critical incident”. The...

Fuel price protests planned for Friday are set to unleash chaos on major roads as millions of families head off on their summer holidays....

Government borrowing was £22.9bn last month, the second-highest June borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. The Office for National Statistics said that borrowing...

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and prime minister of the UK...

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...