Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds

Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down cities

Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills

Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s

Sadru Visram obituary

Other lives: Pioneering figure in social housing and a pillar of his Ismaili Muslim community

Oil prices hover near $90 a barrel and gold hits two-month high as Trump makes new demands on Iran – as it happened

US president demands compensation for damage incurred by US, complicating standoff with Tehran

Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt

Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failed

Axe stamp duty? How Andy Burnham could change property tax

The new PM could bring in revenue for social care or defence with a land levy or by reforming council tax

Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse

Rooms in Icelandic capital Reykjavík cost double usual rate and Spain also enjoying strong bookings

Nvidia links with Wall Street firms for $500bn AI financing deal

Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and KKR among those working with chipmaker to fund infrastructure

Delivery drivers to be paid minimum $31.30 an hour across Australia in ‘world-leading’ decision

Fair Work Commission issues a new minimum standards order for gig workers to come into effect 17 August

Heathrow says need for expansion clear as it loses title of Europe’s busiest airport

Air transport hub in west London reports 7.86m passengers in July, compared with 8.15m for Istanbul’s new airport away from the city

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank holds cash rate at 4.35% but threatens more hikes if needed

In a widely expected decision, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rate after three hikes earlier this year

Could England and Wales ever run out of water?

Last month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be?

A question for Burnham as he tours the country: how to reduce the magnetic pull of London?

As someone who has specialised in regional policy, I know the task is huge – not least because there is no plan to ensure prosperity throughout England, says journalist Peter Hetherington

Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending

Barclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentials