From drivers left sweltering on 'greenhouse' buses, to terrified new parents watching their babies sleep in baking bedrooms, the people of Britain are calling upon the Government to introduce a national heatwave resilience strategy

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The country is in a race against time to adapt our homes and infrastructure to extreme temperatures

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EXCLUSIVE: As temperatures soar across the UK, Brits living in new builds or with trendy bifolding doors have been left desperately searching for relief, with some preparing to…

Extreme heat has prompted ministers to look 'closely' at how to protect Britons

More than 70,000 babies living in hot homes as climate change drives record temperatures

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From drivers left sweltering on 'greenhouse' buses, to terrified new parents watching their babies sleep in baking bedrooms, the people of Britain are calling upon the Government…

Schools are closing, public transport is slowing and cooling items are flying off shelves as Britons swelter.