{"id":369433,"date":"2026-08-12T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-to-chair-cobra-meeting-over-ongoing-heatwaves-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:00:04","slug":"burnham-to-chair-cobra-meeting-over-ongoing-heatwaves-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-to-chair-cobra-meeting-over-ongoing-heatwaves-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham to chair Cobra meeting over ongoing heatwaves in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jYtT_qAY3nE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham to chair Cobra meeting over ongoing heatwaves in the UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYtT_qAY3nE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister is chairing a top-level Cobra meeting today to discuss the ongoing heatwaves.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures are expected to rise as high as 38\u00b0C tomorrow, and the leader of a firefighter&#8217;s union warned yesterday that the country faces a &#8216;national emergency&#8217; due to multiple ongoing wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>The government says it is conscious that farmers and NHS staff are also under pressure as a result of the weather.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister is chairing a top-level Cobra meeting today to discuss the ongoing heatwaves. 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