Met Office

Nine-out-of-10 heat pump owners satisfied with home warmth during cold snap compared to eight-out-of-ten gas boiler users, new study finds

Study reveals growing evidence of how climate change is impacting a raft of natural processes, with significant implications for biodiversity and food systems

Mean temperature of 10.09C sees 2025 join 2022 and 2023 in the three hottest years since 1884, provisional Met Office data confirms

This year looks set to be one of - if not the - hottest since records began in the UK, which Met Office says should come as ‘no surprise’ given rate of warming in recent years

NFU vice president Rachel Hallos says that 'in all my years farming I cannot remember a time when we have been worried about drought in December'

Climate crisis continuing to drive global warming which could potentially surpass - albeit temporarily - the totemic 1.5C threshold set by the Paris Agreement

Official figures confirm solar has provided record 6.3 per cent share of UK power mix, as Met Office reports 2025 has already set new record for hours of sunshine

Record dry spring and four summer heatwaves mean hosepipe bans and drought conditions could extend into next year, report warns

The National Drought Group warns large parts of the country remain in drought which could exceed into next year, following one of the driest springs and warmest summer on record

Businesses and households urged to continue to pursue water-saving measures, as National Drought Group warns impact of record dry period is set to continue