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- UK government announced a temporary ban on disposable barbecues in England, Wales and Scotland on 14 August 2026.
- The ban aims to protect communities and wildlife from heatwave-intensified fires.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham reported 37 fires, four major, in England and Wales, some possibly linked to disposable barbecues.
- Greenpeace campaigner Angharad Hopkinson said the ban must be paired with action on the fossil-fuel-driven climate crisis.
