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UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – live
The UK provisionally recorded 37.3°C in Suffolk, smashing a June heat record that had stood since 1976, as a severe heatwave grips Europe — claiming 327 lives in Spain, straining Britain's power grid,
Anti-Net Zero Conference Swelters in London Heatwave
A Guardian column by Jonathan Freedland argues that fossil fuel politics and political distraction are blocking climate action even as Europe endures record heat, with climate sceptics sweltering at a
UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act
The UK's June maximum temperature record fell for a third consecutive day as the parliamentary environmental audit committee chair demanded urgent government action on climate adaptation, warning of s
Renewables Hit 30% of US Electricity in 2026
Renewables generated 30% of US electricity during the first third of 2026 — a 10% year-over-year jump — with utility-scale solar surpassing wind in installed capacity for the first time and EIA projec
‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave
The worst heatwave on record in western Europe is hitting women and low-income families hardest, as unequal access to green space, mass school closures, and the expectation that mothers absorb caregiv
Campanale: Fossil fuel expansion weakens energy
Carbon Tracker founder Mark Campanale argues that expanding fossil fuel supply in the name of energy security actually prolongs dependence on volatile global markets and slows the transition to cheape
First major hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead
Britain's energy regulator Ofgem has provisionally approved three new pumped storage hydropower projects in northern Scotland — the first major hydropower schemes in Great Britain since the Dinorwig p
Climate Change Harms Every Body System, Report Finds
Climate change is damaging every major bodily system — cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, reproductive, gastrointestinal, and renal — through heat waves, wildfire smoke, expanding disease rang
‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Residents of Slough — home to an estimated 30-40 datacentre facilities serving Amazon, Google, Oracle and Microsoft — are sweltering as emerging Cambridge research suggests the ~1 gigawatt cluster cre
Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity
Record June heat across western Europe is exposing a regulatory gap — the UK still has no maximum legal workplace temperature — while economists warn exposed sectors could lose 1.5–2 percentage points
Country diary: Even in a heatwave, haymaking is a race against time | Nicola Chester
In Nicola Chester's latest country diary, a heatwave drives simultaneous haymaking across local farms on the higher chalk, while an unforecast June lightning storm threatens to undo days of drying wor
European Heatwave Worst Ever, Impossible Without
World Weather Attribution scientists concluded the heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread on record, caused by human-driven climate change, with at least 100 million peopl
Twin Typhoons Hit Japan, Shut Down Parts of Taiwan
Twin typhoons are bearing down on Japan, prompting the country's weather agency to warn of heavy rain while four injuries and flight cancellations have already been reported. Torrential rains from the
Subaru’s new top-selling EV delivers over 300 miles of range for just $35,000
Subaru will carry over the $34,995 starting price for its 2027 Uncharted EV, which now boasts over 300 miles of range in base form after quickly becoming the brand's best-selling electric vehicle.
Range Rover’s first EV will beat its gas counterpart, but it may cost over $150,000
JLR confirmed its Range Rover Electric remains on track for late-2026 sales after missing its original 2024 target, with pricing expected to exceed the gas model's ~$165,000 starting cost and specs th
Polestar barred from US sales over China ownership rule
Polestar will stop selling new cars in the US from model year 2027 after the Commerce Department denied it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule, citing the brand's Chinese ownership through
Toyota Recalls 21,000 EVs Over Faulty ECU
Toyota is recalling nearly 21,000 electric vehicles across its bZ, Subaru Solterra, and Lexus RZ nameplates due to a faulty battery ECU that could cause sudden power loss, with all affected units expe
UK Schools Overheat as Poor Design Traps Heat
Schools are recording temperatures above 40C as excess glass, sealed windows, and tarmac playgrounds turn classrooms into heat traps, with 68% of 80 English schools surveyed by architect Harry Paticas
Can home batteries help save the climate and save you money?
Home battery storage is the world's fastest-growing power technology as installations surge globally, with UK installs nearly doubling and Octopus Energy preparing a sub-£300 plug-in model for renters
UK Hits 36.4C June Record as Europe Heat Deaths Mount
A severe heatwave is breaking temperature records across Europe, with the UK logging its hottest June day on record at 36.4C in Somerset while France shut down nuclear reactors, Spain reported 212 pre
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