“Lives 'will be lost' unless UK does more to combat wildfires, experts warn | BBC News” — what this page in the network covers. Lives "will be lost" unless the UK does more to prepare for wildfires, experts warn, after a record-breaking summer saw 1,350 wildfires in England and Wales alone. "Tinderbox" conditions created by a long, hot, dry summer brought the worst wildfire season on record in 2026.
Dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged, huge areas of land burned, and one man died. The UK government banned disposable barbecues, sent a wildfire alert to people's mobile phones and made £97m available, and a wild The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.