A sandy beach has been crowned the finest in Kent, and it's just an hour from London. This week, the South East will continue to swelter in a heatwave that has warranted a rare Met Office 'red' heat warning.more

The Met Office has forecast when the UK heatwave is set to end as temperatures are expected to drop by 15C. A red heat warning is in place, stretching from London across to Somerset and Swansea, and to Birmingham, lasting until midnight today (Thursday).more

At least a million homes, more than 1,300 schools, 60 hospitals and 350 care homes in London may be at high risk of overheating, according to a new report. The capital could face between two and three times as many heatwaves as it currently experiences within the next 20 years, City Hall's Heat Ready London , externalplan warns, adding that the 2022 heatwaves cost the city an estimated £1.5bn. more

Some four fifths of UK adults have changed their food habits due to rising costs – rising to 89% of households with two children, an annual survey suggests. The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is “transforming the way Britain eats”, creating a nation of “increasingly cautious, habit-driven cooks who are reluctant to stray from tried-and-tested recipes”, according to the Good Food Nation survey. more

The world's top tennis players in London intend to continue their protest, which began in Paris at the French Open, against the prize money offered by Grand Slam tournaments. Wimbledon organizers expressed their "surprise and disappointment" in a statement.more

Andy Burnham, the likely future British Prime Minister, intends to create a "Downing Street in the north of England" and open a prime ministerial office in Manchester, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. This is part of a plan to decentralize power.more

At least 101 million people in Europe will experience temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to an AFP analysis. Such high temperatures will be felt primarily in France and Germany.more

Commuters are enduring “hellish” temperatures on the London Underground as a scorching heatwave pushes the UK to its hottest June day on record. Passengers reported "sweating buckets" in packed carriages, while the extreme heat has been contributing to delays on the network.more

The first-ever qualification to the knockout stage for South Africa, Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which finished third in the group, are the most important results of the first of four days of the final competition in the regular round of the FIFA World Cup.more

A World Bank report shows that artificial intelligence could increase Poland's GDP by 12 percent by 2035. According to this analysis, AI could also reduce the number of jobs by over 340,000 by 2035.more

Fridges and freezers were left empty on Wednesday as the UK as mass refrigeration failures struck during the record-breaking heatwavemore

So far, we have reports of 32 deaths and over 700 injuries in two powerful earthquakes that hit Venezuela, said the country's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, today. She noted that the death toll is likely to rise.more

Wednesday, June 24, 2026, was the hottest June day on record in the UK, according to the Met Office. The previous record stood for half a century. A red weather alert is in effect for parts of the UK, indicating a risk to life and limb.more

Iga Świątek was eliminated in the second round of the WTA 500 grass-court tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany. The top-seeded player, who reached the final in the last edition of the event, lost to American Emma Navarro 5-7, 6-2, 3-6.more

Wrocław Airport has won the ACI EUROPE Best Airport Award 2025 in the category of airports serving up to 5 million passengers per year. It is the first Polish airport to win this title in the competition's more than 20-year history.more

Archaeologists believe they have discovered an earlier, much simpler version of Stonehenge about 3 miles (5km) away from the prehistoric monument. All that remains of the older structure is two holes in the ground, but the team says they held wooden posts that lined up with the Sun on the summer and winter solstices - the longest and shortest days of the year - in the same way as Stonehenge.more

From the middle of the week, temperatures could potentially exceed 38°C, triggering a rare red weather warning before Friday ushers in a comparatively cool 33°C – and lots of us may be concerned about how the heatwave will affect our working conditions. As explained by Lime Solicitors, these include employers ensuring staff can keep cool and accommodating work-from-home requests when possible.more

The warning forms part of a nationwide initiative urging travellers to avoid excessive alcohol consumption prior to flying. more

Szymon Marciniak has been appointed to officiate Egypt's match against Iran in Group G of the FIFA World Cup, FIFA announced. This will be the Polish referee's second appearance at this year's World Cup.more

Great Britain’s grid operator has released a rare summer power supply warning for Wednesday evening as the heatwave is expected to get more intense, putting pressure on the energy system. The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued an electricity margin notice late on Tuesday, asking power plant owners to provide any extra electricity.more

Sir Sadiq Khan says expanding London’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez) was “crucial” after a new study estimated deaths linked to toxic air in the capital fell by about 40 per cent in five years. The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023, establishing the world’s largest pollution charging zone.more

Gary O'Neil has been appointed manager of Ipswich Town, the newly promoted English Premier League side announced. The manager has moved from Strasbourg despite his contract running until 2028.more

The former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty on Monday by a court of 18 sexual offences against minors, including rape, for offences committed between 1985 and 2008, Reuters reported.more

Nearly 60% of young Poles said they would only take out a mortgage if the installment wouldn't reduce their daily standard of living. Meanwhile, 30% indicated they wouldn't rule out renting for the rest of their lives, according to a report by Otodom and Invest Komfort.more

The British government wants social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to give more visibility to news from public broadcasters to help combat disinformation, the Financial Times reported, citing sources close to the mattemore