Guardian Environment
UK · 20 mins ago
Burnham temporarily bans disposable barbecue sales in ‘tinderbox’ Britain
PM urges people not to risk lives and homes by starting fires as military brought in to help deal with wildfires
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Downing Street has issued a temporary GB-wide ban on the sale of disposable barbecue and brought in the military to help deal with wildfires as Andy Burnham urged people not to risk lives in “tinderbox” Britain this weekend.
The prime minister spoke from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where at least 19 people have been taken to hospital during…
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