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Drought, wildfires & a brutal 'once-in-a-millennium' summer plague Britain

Britain has endured its hottest summer on record, marked by successive heat waves, drought, destructive wildfires and water restrictions. The Met Office said the 16.5C mean temperature surpassed last years record. Scientists say human-caused climate change made such extreme heat 130 times more likely, underscoring a deepening climate crisis.

2 Sep 2026 12:15 pm