UK Politics: Burnham Urges Retailers to Stop Selling Disposable Barbecues After Emergency Cobra Meeting – as It Happened As the UK sizzles in a heatwave that shows no signs of abating, Prime Minister Andy Burnham's pleas to retailers to withdraw disposable barbecues from sale have reignited debate over the government's handling of climate change.
With wildfires raging across the country and temperatures soaring, it is imperative to confront the reality: our addiction to fossil fuels poses a significant threat to public health and safety.
England and Wales are experiencing as many wildfires this year as in the whole of 2022, according to data from the National Fire Chiefs Council, which has recorded over 1,000 incidents so far.