The UK has been burning this summer - and things could get much worse

Sky News·August 21, 2026 at 11:01 PM

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Wildfires are spreading over larger areas, burning for longer and drawing closer to homes, according to analysis of this year's fires by Sky News' Data and Forensics team.

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