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Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn our schools into heat traps | Harry Paticas
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Extreme heat grips Europe as UK hits new June record, France shuts down nuclear reactors and deaths rise across continent – as it happened
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‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM
Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levelsUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is worth £100bn a ye
Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat
Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units and workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards‘Infection control becomes almost impossible’: four doctors on the NHS heatwave crisisDoctors have set
Polanski and unions warn Burnham against backsliding on climate action
Debate in Labour and union movement over climate commitments as many call for Burnham not to allow drilling in North SeaAnalysis: ‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets
Ben Jennings on a new idea for ‘carbon capture’ – cartoon
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Calls for government action on chemical pollution
Cherwell District Council leader urges forever chemical pollution action around former RAF base.
US supreme court blocks thousands of lawsuits over Roundup maker’s pesticide warning labels
The case, Monsanto v Durnell, specifically dealt with claims that the company failed to warn users of product risksUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has found in favor of the former Monsanto company i
In pictures: Britain swelters in record-breaking June heat
A rare red weather warning is in place as extreme temperatures continue across much of the UK.
First red squirrel kits born at sanctuary
Sanctuary staff say the litter will help boost population numbers of an endangered British species.
Has Cornwall’s housing crisis created a van life generation?
Cornwall's housing crisis is forcing young people to live in vans. As second homes and short-term holiday lets drive up house prices, a growing number are turning to van life to stay in the place they love. The Guardian