Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Public debate over Hong Kong’s recent heatwave has rightly focused on protecting frontline workers. However, one group remains…
The contrasting weather with rainfall in the northwest and sunshine in the southeast continues today. High-pressure ridge from the south is forecast to bring plenty of sunshine to the south during the weekend, where temperatures are likely to rise to 32 °C. Should we prepare for another heatwave? ANN LIYA 18/06/2026 12:04 3 min Thursday…
A major emergency services operation is underway in Kent after a well-known local boxer was reported missing after entering the water near Northfleet. (Picture: UKNIP) There is a desperate search for a missing young person who vanished in a lake, after nine young people lost their lives in water during the May heatwave. Emergency services…
Heat records have tumbled across Europe for the second straight day as an unprecedentedly early heatwave continues to bake the continent, with some fatalities reported. In London, temperatures topped 35 degrees Celsius in the mid-afternoon, officially making Tuesday the hottest day in May since records began. This broke the previous record, set only a day…
The Old Neptune, Whitstable, is a popular spot when the sun’s out (Picture: Getty Images) As Britain enjoys a scorching bank holiday weekend heatwave, there’s only one place most of us want to be: stretched out in a sunny beer garden with a pint in hand. Temperatures are expected to soar into the high 20s…