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London residents are set for a predominantly sunny and warm day on August 8, 2026, with temperatures expected to reach a high of 28degC and humidity around 66%. This pleasant weather is part of a warm spell that is forecast to continue into the following week, with sunny conditions dominating the outlook.

High in the Peak District of northern England, vast stretches of peatland had been reduced to bare, eroding peat by decades of industrial pollution, repeated wildfires, overgrazing and drainage. The exposed landscape was losing soil, releasing stored carbon and sending dark, sediment-rich water into rivers and reservoirs.