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Wessex Water has become the latest utility to announce a hosepipe ban after weeks of hot and dry weather have plunged large parts of the country into drought The water firm said the temporary use ban will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday for all 1.4 million customers that it supplies with water across areas in Bath, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. It marks the first time in 50 years […]

US actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36. A representative for the actress confirmed the death, saying her family would remember her as an “incredible light” who brought “immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her”. The statement from her father Skip read: “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. “She was […]

British sprinter Amy Hunt was delighted to have succeeded beyond her wildest dreams after becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single European Championships. The 24-year-old world silver 200m medallist sealed her unprecedented quadruple in the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay final in front of a sold-out crowd at the Alexander Stadium to conclude a six-medal super Sunday in Birmingham. Dina Asher-Smith also moved to the outright […]

Residents evacuated after a wildfire in Stourbridge have started returning to their homes as firefighters continue tackling ongoing blazes across the UK. Dudley Borough Council said in an update on Sunday that eight families whose houses have been destroyed by the fires have been able to view their properties. Some 13 households whose properties were partially damaged in the blazes have been able to return, chief executive Balvinder Heran said […]

Mobile phone users in England and Wales have received an emergency alert, warning them not to light anything that could spark a fire. The Government sent the alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm. Louise Haigh, the First Secretary of State, said Friday’s message was “the most extensive use of the UK’s emergency alert system in response to an active incident”. It warned people not […]

A huge wildfire in the West Midlands completely destroyed 19 homes after it rapidly spread to buildings during the UK’s hottest day of the year. West Midlands Fire Service chief fire officer Simon Tuhill said firefighters were in attendance at 10 “significant” blazes across the region on Thursday, in scenes some described as “apocalyptic”. Speaking at the scene of a fire which spread over more than 500 acres in Stourbridge, […]

A second train has derailed less than 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex. A Greater Anglia train derailed at 2.12pm on Friday south of Wickford railway station in Essex, British Transport Police said. BTP said officers, paramedics and firefighters are at the scene after reports that the rear carriages of the train have derailed in an […]

Two people have been seriously injured after a train with around 150 people on board derailed near Lewes in East Sussex. Multiple emergency services are at the scene of the incident, which happened near Lewes railway station on Thursday afternoon and involved a Southern Rail train. South East Coast Ambulance Service said a further nine patients sustained less serious injuries in the derailment. “Patients have been assessed and treated at […]

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures provisionally reached 38.1C at Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office said. It is the second time this year the country has seen temperatures reach 38C, and the new high surpasses the previous hottest day of 2026 when 38C was recorded in the late June heatwave as the UK struggled under a rare “red warning” for […]