Drought declared for half of England – see if your area is affected

Three die attempting to cross English channel on migrant ‘taxi-boat’

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UK’s record-breaking heatwaves led to almost 3,000 deaths

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London weekend weather forecast issued – how hot will it get?

Major incident declared in Suffolk as 90 firefighters tackle wildfire on heathland

Amazon drone crashes into garden while delivering package

UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military

Met Office suggests when it could finally rain across UK

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Engineer died of brain injury after incident at Heathrow, inquest told

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Elderly patients twice as likely to face 12-hour waiting times in A&E

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