The heatwaves in May and June are thought to have claimed more than 2,700 lives in the UK, and scientists have warned that unless more is done to combat climate change, things will only get worse.

Britain's scorching May and June heatwaves are thought to have claimed more than 2,700 lives, with almost half of those deaths fuelled by climate change.

Just over 40 per cent of people died as a direct result of climate change in May and June, researchers suggest

Over 2,700 people died in England and Wales due to recent heatwaves. Experts used weather data and climate models for this mortality estimate. Two unprecedented heatwaves occurred…

Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted