Met Office's annual report on state of UK climate also says snowy days have become rarer
New maximums set in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands, as citizens swelter across Europe
Global investment giant warns at current rate the world is on course for 3.8C of warming by the end of the century
Greenpeace activists attempt to deliver a Climate Emergency manifesto to Boris Johnson, ahead of inaugural speech in which new Prime Minister promised to deliver Brexit this autumn
As UN Secretary General calls on governments to deliver carbon neutral plans, 27 of the world's largest companies will today announce net zero emissions goals
Michael Gove's speech on the environmental crisis - in full
Independent RSA Commission warns current farming system has exacerbated deforestation, soil degradation, and pollution - but change is possible
High profile artists such as Radiohead, Tom Odell, Chrissie Hynde, and Suede have banded together with industry executives to declare a 'climate emergency'
Nearly 80 per cent of cities to undergo dramatic and potentially disastrous changes, study finds
It may have been overshadowed by another dramatic day in Westminster, but yesterday the government was effectively accused of a dereliction of duty in the face of the climate crisis