The wildfire phone alert issued to residents was 'entirely appropriate', per BBC
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- Robert Jenrick said a Reform UK policy would require long-term benefits claimants to clean up high streets
- Farmers were credited with helping contain wildfires in the West Midlands
- A crash in Kildare killed five teenagers and injured four others, including a seven-year-old boy
- Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Russia, per its 2026-08-16 21:16 UTC bulletin
- UK firefighters are responding to 14 wildfire incidents, with commentary that homes 'must change' to cope with fire risk
- The oil and gas industry is urging the Prime Minister to approve contested North Sea development projects
- Tributes have been paid to Jason Arday following the death of the former Cambridge professor
- GOV.UK announces a plan to fast-track home building near railway stations