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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has declared an extreme risk of wildfire across the east of Scotland and throughout Shetland, with the warning in place until Monday 21 July 2025.
The National Fire Chiefs Council has issued urgent wildfire and water safety advice ahead of a hot weekend, after an Amber heat alert for large parts of England and 564 wildfires this year.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Wildfire Forum have issued an extreme wildfire danger assessment for Scotland from Friday 11 July to Monday 14 July 2025.
Anglian Water imposed a hosepipe ban across Norfolk on 11 July 2025 after a long-term rainfall deficit, and the company says restrictions will stay in place until water resources recover.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service has activated its Extreme Heat Business Continuity Plan after a Yellow Heat-Health Alert for the East of England, issued on 8 July, with the plan to stay in place until…
South Central Ambulance Service has issued public heat safety advice with a yellow heat health alert in place from Thursday 10 July until 10:00am on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
Contact has published advice for parents, carers and schools on protecting disabled children, as forecasters anticipate temperatures of up to 31 °C over the next few days.
Yorkshire Water brought in temporary hosepipe restrictions across Yorkshire on 11 July 2025 after drought was declared in the region, following the driest and warmest spring on record.
The Met Office says heatwave criteria will be reached in parts of England, Wales and Scotland by the weekend, with temperatures above 30°C and yellow heat-health alerts for England.
Southern Water has applied to DEFRA for a Drought Order on the River Test and a Non-Essential Use Ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight after the Environment Agency declared drought there.
An amber heat-health alert has been issued for most of England, with temperatures forecast to reach over 30C in Staffordshire next week, the county council said on 27 June 2025.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office issued an amber heat-health alert for five regions of England and a yellow alert for two, in force from 27 June to 1 July 2025.
Lancashire is under an amber extreme heat warning from midnight on Wednesday 24 June until 11pm on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to exceed 30C widely and approach 40C in parts of England.
A red extreme heat warning has been issued for parts of southern England and Wales, with temperatures expected to reach between 38C and 40C, as Lancashire and other areas sit under an amber warning.
South Central Ambulance Service reports an Amber Heat Health Alert across the South Central region until 9am on Monday 23 June 2025, and asks the public to take simple precautions and avoid…
Yorkshire Water reports that daily water demand in Yorkshire peaked at 1.479 billion litres on 20 June 2025, about 200 million litres above the region's average daily supply.
London Ambulance Service has activated plans for a potential rise in 999 calls ahead of the hottest weekend of the year so far, after receiving more than 7,000 calls on some days.
St John Ambulance has launched a summer first aid campaign after a survey found 55% of adults in England cannot tell heat stroke from heat exhaustion.
National Resilience data shows fire and rescue services in England and Wales responded to 564 wildfire incidents by 19 June 2025, more than double the figure for the same period in 2022.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an Amber Heat Health Alert for the whole of England as temperatures are forecast to exceed 30°C in many areas, with up to 34°C possible in eastern England on…