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Wednesday was the UK’s hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of 35.7C breaking the previous record from the summer of 1976. The new high on Wednesday afternoon in Charlwood, Surrey beat the previous top temperature of 35.6C in 1976 and 1957, the Met Office said. It comes as much of England and Wales swelters in exceptionally hot and humid conditions, which have prompted a rare red warning […]

Hundreds of mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to “longstanding and deeply embedded systemic failures” at a hospital trust The inquiry, led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, found leaders at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) knew there were serious issues in its maternity department going back years but failed to take action to prevent more deaths. More than 2,500 families and over 800 members of […]

Senior minister Darren Jones has urged Andy Burnham to set out more of his economic policies after ruling himself out of the race for the Labour leadership. In an interview with Sky News on Wednesday morning, Mr Jones said he would have had the backing of enough MPs to take on Mr Burnham, but suggested a contest would not give the eventual winner enough time to prepare a budget for the autumn. […]

The Government has been accused of failing to provide clarity on its national security strategy and defence spending amid concern the UK is “falling behind” its allies at a crucial time. In a letter to Cabinet minister Darren Jones, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) said urgent action was required to deal with multiple threats including Russia, as it called for the UK to “catch up quickly […]

The largest maternity review in the history of the NHS is due to be published, detailing how widespread failings led to the deaths of babies and caused avoidable harm. Around 2,500 families and more than 800 members of staff have contributed to the review into Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, with the organisation having already paid out millions of pounds in compensation and fines after being prosecuted for poor […]

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris raced into Madame Tussauds London to see his waxwork ahead of the upcoming British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The figure of the driver is kitted out in a McLaren papaya race suit, donated by Norris, as well as a replica of the helmet worn when he clinched the F1 World Drivers’ Championship title at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Speaking after coming […]

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Extreme weather has started to cause major disruption to the travel network as scores of schools have announced they will close for the next few days with temperatures expected to hit record highs. A “heat-dome” settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday, with this latest heatwave expected to surpass the record for June set in Hampshire in 1976. A red weather warning for extreme […]