The Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) has published its strategy for managing flood and coastal erosion risk over the next decade setting out a clear direction for how the Committee will work with partners and communities across the Thames region.

An Amber Extreme Heat warning has been issued by the Met Office with temperatures likely to peak around 37°C in places.

The World Weather Attribution service, which specialises in rapid attribution studies on the relationship between extreme weather events and climate change, is warning that climate change is increasing the likelihood of compounding drivers of severe wildfire conditions in France and Spain.

The World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations authoritative voice on weather, climate and water, is warning that the already strong El Niño expected to intensify as much of the world faces above normal temperatures and major changes in rainfall patterns.

The Scottish Government has launched a new £15 million fund has been launched to improve the resilience of communities across Scotland most at risk from flooding.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) yesterday confirmed that it is extending its drought declaration across the whole of Wales - with very little rainfall and sustained high temperatures over the last week, conditions across Wales’ natural environment have continued to deteriorate.

A new podcast series dives into the health of our rivers, produced by The Standard in association with Thames Water.

More parts of Scotland have moved into water scarcity following another week of exceptionally dry weather, with several areas now close to Significant Scarcity.

Widespread wildfires, record-low river flows and the mounting impacts of successive heatwaves on the environment have triggered the declaration of drought status in North Wales and the Upper Severn, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) confirmed yesterday.

The Government has rejected the call for water companies to be statutory consultees on all major planning decisions in the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee drought report Surviving drought: reclaim the rain’ published in May 2026.