Heatwave shock to UK farming and schools: A deadly “Omega” heatwave is battering Western Europe, with Britain hitting 36.1C in southern England and setting a new June high, while schools across the UK move to early closures and relaxed rules as temperatures push into the high 30s. Labour’s agri “reset” and farmer pushback: The UK government is trying to win back farmers’ support with an “agriculture reset,” but growers are criticising plans that warn climate change will trigger food price shocks and shortages. Defra Farming Roadmap 2050: Defra is rolling out details of a Farming Roadmap aimed at helping farmers plan “beyond the next harvest,” with climate adaptation front and centre. Farmers’ income and market pressure: Ministers are also backing measures to protect harvests from heatwaves, alongside ongoing debate over how to value farming’s wider economic contribution. Rural resilience funding: A community centre in Trevethin (Cold Barn Farm) has grown from about 20 visitors a week to 350, using UK Shared Prosperity Fund cash to add solar, batteries and upgrades. Scotland public-sector delivery: RSK has been appointed to multiple Scotland Excel framework lots, supporting roads, drainage, geo-environmental and coastal engineering work.