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Children's activity levels drop during the summer holidays, claim health officials, who are appealing to parents to keep kids moving.
The problems of climate change are starring us in the face, say scientists, so what role can global conference COP27 play this year?
With the school holidays just days away, airlines have been issued with a strongly-worded warning about summer cancellations.
The Oxford English Dictionary has undergone a 2022 summer update - how many of these new words and sayings do you recognise?
Travel chaos during the height of summer could be on the cards as more national train strikes are set for the coming weeks.
With temperatures expected to top 40C the RSPCA has issued a warning about the increased risk of escaping snakes as the reptiles become more active.
Parents who have a child born prematurely or unwell will be given additional time-off under a new law being backed by the government.
With exceptionally high night-time temperatures forecast how can you help your family get to sleep?
As visitors to one Italian resort are banned from wearing swimwear on the streets we look at some other unusual rules in place across the globe.
Britons are being urged to join the Big Butterfly Count, which begins today, as part of efforts to help dwindling numbers.
Drivers on the roads during the extreme hot weather must keep an eye on engine temperatures, warns National Highways.
It's blisteringly hot and we all want to cool off but there's 9 things The Royal Life Saving Society says you should know before going near water.
For 15 days in 1976 temperatures raged above 32C leading to a record breaking summer that remains scorched on people's memories.
Royal Mail has designed eight sporting stamps to mark the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this month.
A £326 cash payment will be given to millions of households within days but who is getting help with the cost of living and why?
With the warm weather set to continue, but with many of us still working from home, here's how to keep your house cool in the heat.
Dog owners have been warned by police and RSPCA officials not to leave pets in cars but what should you do if you see an animal inside a vehicle?
Video games manufacturer Nintendo has issued a warning to those using its Switch console as England's heatwave continues.
The heatwave shows no signs of peaking yet with the Met Office now extending its amber warning for extreme heat into next week.
Working parents can find the six-week school holiday a costly struggle but there's extra help out there, says HMRC.
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