Lowest first-half losses since 2020 'does not mean the risk has gone away’, Swiss Re warns, as record heat and dry conditions set the stage for active wildfire season

UK could face £25.6bn hit each year by 2030 if heatwaves keep intensifying at rates seen over the last decade, think tank Verdant claims

Thousands of households in Britain could save up to £250 per year on their bill over the course of a decade starting from 2027 under forthcoming discount scheme

Warmest UK summer since records began in 1884 ‘increasingly likely’, Met Office warns, as temperatures stay well above average

Robust plastics which typically persist in the environment for centuries can be safely returned to nature within 18 months using specialist technology, a 'world-first' study has claimed

Swiss pharmaceutical firm's CSO reflects on how his upbringing in Kosovo, experience of war and displacement, and human rights activism shaped his approach to healthcare and sustainability

Number of used battery electric cars sold in the UK rose to almost 111,000 in the second quarter of 2026, driven in part by fossil fuel price spikes following the Iran War, according to trade body SMMT

British Retail Consortium data suggests 'exceptionally hot and historically dry weather' likely to have discouraged shopping trips, particularly impacting high streets

NIC confirms investment alongside existing investors Ara Partners and Anesco management team in bid to deliver 7GW renewables pipeline

Although partly fuelled by developing El Niño, latest record offers 'clear example of how climate change is intensifying heat extremes' according to EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service