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• Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary swelter through hottest days on record

  28-06-2026 19:10 via theguardian.com
  Heat records of over 40C set as extreme weather spreads east, with more than 191m in Europe enduring 35C or above‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary reached record temperatures of more than 40C on Sunday as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spread east.More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C, with extreme heat warnings across
  
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• Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east

  28-06-2026 13:24 via theguardian.com
  More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures over 35C, with extreme heat warnings from Germany to Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are braced for record temperatures of over 40C as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spreads east.More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday, with extreme heat warnings in Germany, Cz
  
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• More European nations brace for 40C-plus conditions as heatwave moves east

  28-06-2026 13:24 via theguardian.com
  More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures over 35C, with extreme heat warnings from Germany to Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are braced for record temperatures of over 40C as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spreads east.More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday, with extreme heat warnings in Germany, Cz
  
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• Ed Miliband as chancellor would benefit every part of the UK – and the bond markets | Josh Ryan-Collins

  28-06-2026 13:06 via theguardian.com
  
  If Andy Burnham chooses the energy secretary, Labour could fully use the benefits of net zero to promote growth and jobsIt should have been a great week for Ed Miliband and his mission to decarbonise the UK economy. Western Europe has experienced one of its worst ever heatwaves, providing powerful evidence of the need to transition away from fossil-fuel-driven energy production to reduce the carbon emissions that are contributing to global heating.Instead, however, he has been attacked by an unh
  
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• ‘British food will disappear’: trade deal after Brexit is hitting UK farmers hard

  28-06-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Home-grown food may become a niche product for wealthy in our supermarkets as British farmers’ incomes plummetFor Liz Webster, who farms 647 hectares (1600 acres) in Wiltshire, south west England, the latest impact of Brexit has been particularly brutal. About £400 per animal has been wiped off the price she can get for her beef cattle, a hefty blow at a time when all the inputs – feed, energy, fertiliser – are going through the roof.The fall in price, on livestock that t
  
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• Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart

  28-06-2026 11:34 via theguardian.com
  As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumersAnyone attempting to notch up a productive day’s work in the searing heat of southern England this last week was left in little doubt about the impact of extreme weather.But the economic effects of the climate crisis for the UK are not confined to the many hours lost to quietly perspiring – or fetching kids dismissed early from scorching classrooms. Continue
  
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• Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy

  28-06-2026 11:34 via theguardian.com
  As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumersAnyone attempting to notch up a productive day’s work in the searing heat of southern England this last week was left in little doubt about the impact of extreme weather.But the economic effects of the climate crisis for the UK are not confined to the many hours lost to quietly perspiring – or fetching kids dismissed early from scorching classrooms. Continue
  
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