Heatwave & health: The Met Office and UKHSA warn of a potentially record-breaking June heatwave, with amber alerts in southern England and risks of water-related deaths after last month’s hot spell. Clean air in schools: Wirral pupils take part in a Cool Climate Challenge for Clean Air Day, targeting idling outside schools with home packs and air-quality monitoring. Waste & recycling pressure: Birmingham’s new council leaders face calls to keep weekly bin collections and launch a city-wide clean-up as uncertainty grows around collection changes. Plastic packaging rules: Amcor wins RecyClass certification for UK-made PCR films ahead of next April’s Plastic Packaging Tax shift to PCR-only recycled content. Climate resilience in construction: Zurich says extreme weather, labour shortages and cyber threats are converging, arguing resilience must be built at the design stage to keep projects insurable. Green finance pipeline: The UK-backed Green Project Preparation Facility is launched in Ghana to prepare climate-aligned infrastructure projects and unlock private investment. Renewables spotlight: Flower Turbines plans to showcase small vertical-axis wind tech at Reset Connect London 2026. Biodiversity science: Research finds island wrens on remote Scottish islands are diverging genetically, with some populations potentially on track to become separate species. Marine energy outlook: A report projects the tidal energy market could reach $8.6bn by 2033 as investment and clean power demand grow.