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Cooper warns NHS must prepare for regular heatwaves as Burnham holds emergency Cobra meeting – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Climate crisis, Cobra (Civil Contingencies Committee), Conservatives, Extreme heat, Health, Immigration and asylum, Jason Arday, Jess Phillips, Labour, NHS, Politics, Prisons and probation, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Unite, Violence against women and girls, Yvette Cooper, Zack Polanski | 0 |

Health secretary says service must plan ahead in the same way as it does for winter crises as UK faces its fifth heatwave of the summerJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food...

UK heatwave: Burnham considers ban on disposable barbecues to prevent wildfires – as it happened

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Climate crisis, Cobra (Civil Contingencies Committee), Drought, England, Extreme heat, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, UK weather, Wales, Wildfires | 0 |

Prime minister suggests possible measure as he prepares to chair emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heatHere’s today’s latest Met Office forecast for UK cities:Aberdeen 22CBelfast 24CBirmingham 32CCardiff 33CGlasgow...

Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Climate crisis, Environment, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Wildfires | 0 |

PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enoughThe government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the UK, Andy Burnham...

U.S. Stocks May Move Back To The Upside On Tame Inflation Data

by Rtt News | Aug 12, 2026 | Rtt News | 0 |

The major U.S. Index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to move back to the upside after moving mostly lower over the course of the previous...

Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Bridget Phillipson, Labour, Media, NCA (National Crime Agency), Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Party funding, Politics, Press freedom, Reform UK, Richard Tice, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairsUK politics live – latest updatesRichard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply...

‘It’s been a revelation’: how heat pumps can cool your home in a heatwave

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Energy bills, Energy efficiency, Energy industry, Extreme heat, Extreme weather, Heat pumps, Home improvements, Money, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather“If it is 35C outdoors, I can get the temperature down to 21C,” says Andrew Ingram of the sanctuary that his living...

Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Byelections, Clacton byelection August 2026, Conservatives, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Local politics, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against ReformNigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled...

A moment that changed me: My stammer made life a misery – then a song gave me back my voice

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Books, Culture, Health, Jazz, Language, Mental health, Music, Pop and rock, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

As a teenager, I was so ashamed of my speech disability that even my family didn’t know about it. When Scatman John came on the radio, celebrating his own stammer in a hit about self-esteem, I knew I had to meet him For most of...

‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Feminism, Life and style, Social media, Society, The Guardian, Women | 0 |

Just a few years ago, women would fight for other women whatever their background or politics. Today, many loudly dismiss the struggles of those who are not like them. But the solidarity is still there, if you look hard...

UK heatwave live: Burnham considers ban on disposable barbecues to prevent wildfires

Prime minister suggests possible measure as he prepares to chair emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heatSpotted this picture on the newswires that feels truly apocalyptic:The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has...

Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Climate crisis, Economics, Environment, Environment policy, Extreme heat, Extreme weather, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Water | 0 |

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwavesUK heatwave live – latest updatesJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked...

Immigration minister says poorer areas have taken ‘fair share’ of asylum seekers – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Climate crisis, Cobra (Civil Contingencies Committee), Conservatives, Extreme heat, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Politics, Prisons and probation, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news | 0 |

Anna Turley backs up Andy Burnham’s suggestion that affluent areas should house more asylum seekers in futureAndy Burnham made his comment yesterday suggesting more asylum seekers should be housed in more affluent areas in...

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