- The UK is experiencing its most widespread 'firewave' ever, with emergency services tackling 19 separate wildfires across the country due to dry conditions and back-to-back heatwaves.
- Two fire services, Derbyshire and Conwy in North Wales, declared major incidents; a moorland fire in Derbyshire has been burning for three weeks, while residents evacuated in Conwy have now returned home.
- Experts warn that climate change is making wildfires more likely, with wet winters causing vegetation growth followed by prolonged heatwaves drying it out, and call for better land management.
- Severe wildfire risk remains across large parts of England and Wales, with 'extreme risk' flagged in some locations, including a significant ongoing blaze on Tintwistle Moor in Derbyshire.
- The current situation coincides with the UK's third heatwave of the year, bringing prolonged high temperatures up to 33°C, leading to drought fears, hosepipe bans, and a lack of rainfall.
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