UK weather latest: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat amid warning of wildfire ‘national emergency’
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- Southern Water pushes for rare drought order banning filling of non-domestic swimming poolsS1
- Andy Burnham will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday as temperatures this week could reach 38C and wildfires rage on.S2
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UK weather latest: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat amid warning of wildfire ‘national emergency’
Southern Water pushes for rare drought order banning filling of non-domestic swimming pools
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PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires
Andy Burnham will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday as temperatures this week could reach 38C and wildfires rage on.
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UK weather latest: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat amid warning of wildfire ‘national emergency’
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Published Aug 12, 2026
What to know
- Southern Water pushes for rare drought order banning filling of non-domestic swimming poolsS1
- Andy Burnham will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday as temperatures this week could reach 38C and wildfires rage on.S2
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