Disposable barbecues temporarily banned in the UK

Disposable barbecues are temporarily banned in parts of the UK, where wildfires have destroyed homes and threatened lives.

Disposable barbecues are temporarily banned in parts of the UK, where wildfires have destroyed homes and threatened lives.

PM urges people not to risk lives and homes by starting fires as military brought in to help deal with wildfires UK politics live – latest updates 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 n

Stourbridge's trail of destruction: Wildfire destroys 19 homes as disposable barbecues banned in 'tinderbox' Britain  lbc.co.uk

The UK government has issued the ban because of the huge problems across the UK

The Government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues due to heatwave conditions

The Government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues amid heatwave conditions, after the single-use grills were linked to a number of serious wildfires across the UK

Prime minister Andy Burnham previously urged retailers to suspend selling single-use grills during extreme heat

Officials said the items posed 'a significant risk to the public' due to current conditions which yesterday brought Britain's hottest day of the year, at 38.1C (100.4).

Prime Minister Andy Burnham had suggested earlier in the week that such a measure could be introduced

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published August 14, 2026 2:15pm Updated August 14, 2026 2:22pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques, as they pose a ‘significant r

DISPOSABLE barbecues could be banned following raging wildfires across the UK, the Prime Minister has said. Andy Burnham said today: "People should not be using those barbecues outside at this moment in time". He added that the government is "certainly going to consider" a ban after several destructive wildfires were c