This summer’s wildfire epidemic is one of the worst in decades – so why are deaths so low? www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 24 August 2026 at 18:19 As the risk of ‘fire weather’ increases, humans are learning to adapt to an ominous new normal
Wildfire watch: Inside London’s fire control centre on the hottest day of the year www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 14 August 2026 at 16:17 A summer of record-breaking heatwaves has turned the capital into a tinderbox
What I saw in a week on the front line of Afghanistan’s hunger crisis www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Cobi Rietveld 4 August 2026 at 14:20 More than a third of the country’s population requires urgent food assistance. Malnourished mothers and children bear the brunt
World’s first seahorse hospital fights to protect them from extinction www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Tom Parry 4 August 2026 at 08:00 As millions of creatures are poached for the Asian traditional medicine market, rescuers scramble to preserve a vulnerable marine population
Burnham’s plan to restore UK aid spending www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan 20 July 2026 at 19:15 A roadmap for returning the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on international aid is to form part of a major shake-up
‘I feel like I’m in front of a fireball’: 45C heat becomes India’s new normal www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Sarah Newey 16 July 2026 at 18:10 When bats fell from the sky, Ahmedabad became a pioneer in fighting extreme heat. Its strategy is both a blueprint – and a warning