### [2026-06-26](/feed/2026/06/26/index.md) ##### 2026 European heatwaves # The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest 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. ### Sources: 1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7vy8ql6rgnt) ### Changes: 1. 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. _2026-06-26 19:46:32 (First version)_ 1. The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest 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. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [A mandatory evacuation in the Manitoba community of Lynn Lake is ordered after a wildfire has grown to over 1,600 hectares near the area. [https:--www.cbc.ca-news-canada-manitoba-lynn-lake-wildfire-evacuation-9.7251483 (CBC News)] [https:--www.ctvnews.ca-winnipeg-article-mandatory-evacuation-order-issued-for-lynn-lake- (CTV News)]2026 Canadian wildfires](/feed/2026/06/27/a-mandatory-evacuation-in-the-manitoba-community-of-lynn-lake-is-ordered-after-a-wildfire-has-grown-to-over-1600-hectar.md) _Context: wildfire_ 2. 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The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. F-15E fighter jet that was shot down took off from the base. ](/feed/2026/04/4/two-demonstrators-are-arrested-outside-the-raf-lakenheath-station-near-the-village-of-lakenheath-in-suffolk-england-un.md) _Context: Suffolk, United Kingdom_ 7. [The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/04/2/the-united-kingdom-hosts-a-summit-with-40-countries-to-discuss-reopening-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) _Context: United Kingdom_ 8. [The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait". ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-leaders-of-france-germany-italy-japan-the-netherlands-and-the-united-kingdom-issue-a-joint-statement-condemning.md) _Context: United Kingdom_ 9. 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