2026-06-26 a297b2243d5a40c990ae4af1efed25c80a17df7a 16 2026 European heatwaves 1 /wiki/2026%20european%20heatwaves Derbyshire 239 /wiki/derbyshire High Peak 317 /wiki/high%20peak,%20derbyshire Met Office 2 /wiki/met%20office Santon Downham 37 /wiki/santon%20downham Somerset 116 /wiki/somerset Suffolk 71 /wiki/suffolk United Kingdom 14 /wiki/united%20kingdom moor 406 /wiki/moorland wildfire 172 /wiki/wildfire 2026 European heatwaves Derbyshire High Peak Met Office Santon Downham Somerset Suffolk United Kingdom moor wildfire 2026 European heatwaves 2026-06-25 371d72a9e8afd3a4b2c2266e8379089b894245b6 31 2026 European heatwaves Somerset United Kingdom 3 /feed/2026/06/25/switzerland-and-the-united-kingdom-both-record-their-hottest-ever-temperatures-in-june-with-a-provisional-high-of-367de Switzerland and the United Kingdom both record their hottest ever temperatures in June with a provisional high of 36.7°C (98.06F), recorded in Somerset, England, and a temperature of 38°C recorded by a weather station in Basel, Switzerland. 2026-05-6 01f14f99dbe70fc1b0f1e5762231d0cfdfa1bc2b 9 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2026/05/6/france-deploys-the-aircraft-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-and-its-strike-group-to-the-red-sea-ahead-of-a-proposed-british France deploys the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" and its strike group to the Red Sea ahead of a proposed British–French mission aimed at securing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-04-14 d22d629ea9d56d991261a92484a215f7474ac1ea /feed/2026/04/14/stocks-in-the-united-kingdom-increase-amidst-hopes-of-new-us-iran-talks Stocks in the United Kingdom increase amidst hopes of new US-Iran talks. 1776236893 2026-04-14 18f3289263998d85e2ca371b8f2eb7bac8150b3d 36 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2026/04/14/stocks-in-the-united-kingdom-increase-amidst-hopes-of-new-iran-us-talks Stocks in the United Kingdom increase amidst hopes of new Iran–U.S. talks. 2026-04-4 7dde9a3f93b2d7881d15164cfadbecb074c66420 38 Suffolk United Kingdom 2 /feed/2026/04/4/two-demonstrators-are-arrested-outside-the-raf-lakenheath-station-near-the-village-of-lakenheath-in-suffolk-england-un Two demonstrators are arrested outside the RAF Lakenheath station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. F-15E fighter jet that was shot down took off from the base. 2026-01-19 7afbd6bbdbf20b9ae7f0f120c5fccda26e85b316 14 wildfire 1 /feed/2026/01/19/much-of-the-city-of-penco-is-destroyed-as-wildfires-continue-to-spread-across-chile-with-the-death-toll-rising-to-ninete Much of the city of Penco is destroyed as wildfires continue to spread across Chile with the death toll rising to nineteen. 2025-11-13 829d676cdaac244fc87c5a8960e2b91f745e11ee 21 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2025/11/13/syrian-foreign-minister-reopens-the-country-s-embassy-in-london-united-kingdom-after-it-was-closed-in-2013-following-t Syrian foreign minister reopens the country's embassy in London, United Kingdom, after it was closed in 2013 following the start of the Syrian civil war. 2025-09-23 25095d0cf7fc13a750ba46a6ff10da64284dba5b /feed/2025/09/23/amazon-announces-that-it-will-close-all-of-its-19-amazon-fresh-stores-in-the-united-kingdom-saying-it-had-made-the-diff Amazon announces that it will close all of its 19 Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom saying it had "made the difficult decision" after "a thorough evaluation of its business operations" in the UK. 1758680342 2025-09-23 0af97d662867e4a3ead10a89fa1a8edb90abc89b 5 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2025/09/23/amazon-announces-that-it-will-close-all-19-of-its-amazon-fresh-stores-in-the-united-kingdom-after-a-thorough-evaluation Amazon announces that it will close all 19 of its Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom after "a thorough evaluation of its business operations". 2025-03-24 d00072b3d0867136ae67f51795dcecb596da5053 13 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2025/03/24/british-supermarket-chain-morrisons-announces-that-it-will-permanently-close-52-cafes-and-17-stores-as-part-of-cost-cutt British supermarket chain Morrisons announces that it will permanently close 52 cafés and 17 stores as part of cost-cutting measures, with the loss of at least 365 jobs expected. 2025-01-17 5ea9f621fea1492ec9336eb21c004c53d5ac001c /feed/2025/01/17/bp-announces-that-it-will-lay-off-4700-employees-and-3000-contractors-globally-in-order-to-reduce-costs BP announces that it will lay off 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractors globally in order to reduce costs. 1737213145 2025-01-17 e0267b93e74631b2ffc21ed5836f261fee73e5c2 /feed/2025/01/17/bp-announces-that-it-is-laying-off-4700-employees-and-a-further-3000-contractors-across-its-global-workforce-as-part-o BP announces that it is laying off 4,700 employees and a further 3,000 contractors across its global workforce as part of a cost-cutting drive. 1737167423 2025-01-17 1bc09977c6e59fcb969a61e855c75e5720dd3834 5 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2025/01/17/british-oil-and-gas-company-bp-announces-that-it-will-lay-off-4700-employees-and-3000-contractors-globally-to-reduce-c British oil and gas company BP announces that it will lay off 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractors globally to reduce costs. 2025-01-14 7992e0b8ab29561750369a3e7f4c60c7eda2a7c9 /feed/2025/01/14/british-treasury-economic-secretary-tulip-siddiq-resigns-after-growing-pressure-over-an-anti-corruption-investigation-in British Treasury Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq resigns after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. 1736908076 2025-01-14 5682be594f5b78cd6b9873a1b573573199e440b3 /feed/2025/01/14/british-treasury-minister-tulip-siddiq-resigns-after-growing-pressure-over-an-anti-corruption-investigation-in-banglades British Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq resigns after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. 1736881888 2025-01-14 b9b89bc5130b6c8210fae6b75b74a93c206aa91f 20 United Kingdom 1 /feed/2025/01/14/british-treasury-economic-secretary-tulip-siddiq-resigns-amid-an-anti-corruption-investigation-in-bangladesh-involving-h British Treasury Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq resigns amid an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh involving her family. /feed/2026/06/26/the-met-office-records-the-united-kingdom-s-highest-ever-temperature-in-june-after-a-provisional-high-of-373degc-is-rec BBC News 26 54a998d76599916a899999ac2559b1701fca49ab 6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7vy8ql6rgnt 2026 The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest ever temperature in June after a provisional high of 37.3°C is recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, breaking the previous record high set yesterday in Somerset, while wildfires spread in Derbyshire burning approximately 22 hectares across the High Peak moor.