The UK Home Office has announced an expansion of police protection, previously reserved for Members of Parliament, to a broader range of public figures following increased security concerns and detailed threat assessments. This move acknowledges growing dangers faced by individuals in public life who are not elected officials.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has urged the UK government to implement a maximum temperature for workplaces and prioritise cooling technologies in public buildings. The advisory body criticised previous governments' "woeful" inaction on climate adaptation, warning that intensifying heatwaves, droughts, and floods threaten the British "way of life" and pose significant health risks.
A Romanian F-16 operating under NATO command intercepted and shot down a drone over Estonia, which authorities believe was a Ukrainian projectile diverted by Russian electronic warfare. The incident, the latest in a series of similar incursions into Baltic airspace, prompted an apology from Ukraine and renewed accusations against Russia.
