L'allerta siccità nel Regno Unito si estende a oltre due terzi dell'Inghilterra e all'intero Galles a causa della quinta ondata di caldo. Temperature oltre i 30 gradi alimentano incendi, inclusi quelli nella riserva di New Forest.
Firefighters worked through the night tackling a major heathland fire in the New Forest after a van caught fire on the A31 near Ringwood, causing road closures and smoke plumes visible across the Solent.
Na terenie parafii w Hampshire odkryto martwe owce umieszczone na krzyżach i w innych sakralnych miejscach, co wywołało strach wśród wiernych. Policja aresztowała Benjamina Lewisa po znalezieniu jego DNA na zwłokach zwierząt.
Benjamin Lewis, 48, fascinated by vampires and blood, was detained in a hospital after leaving stolen sheep and deer corpses at New Forest churches, frightening parishioners and farmers. DNA evidence led to his arrest for religiously aggravated harassment and theft.
