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UK temperatures break May records for second day in a row

UK." The heat has also affected passengers travelling on trains up and down the county, with Network Rail imposing a series of speed restrictions on tracks to keep trains safe. National rail said heat

Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures

affecting a swathe of western [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news), as France and the UK set record highs for May and temperatures were forecast to rise further on Tuesday. “What I can say today is that

Mortgages, bills and jobs: Five takeaways from the Bank of England meeting

region – and the wider energy sector – a while to recover in any scenario, so prices will rise. Energy regulator Ofgem's price cap affects the bills of millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

regional war in the Middle East eased on Monday as Israel and Iran [said they had halted](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/08/israel-and-iran-attacks-pause-after-trump-calls-to-stop-shooting) attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting

First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights

heating this year from such flights, the Guardian can reveal. ## **US strikes Iranian missile sites and mine-laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive** ![An anti-US billboard in Tehran ](https://i.guim.co.uk