UK Morning Brief: Wildfires Devastate West Midlands, Farage Skips Clacton Count, and Water Bills Set to Rise

Multiple fires tore through the West Midlands yesterday, destroying homes and forcing residents to flee on the UK's hottest day of the year. The fire near Stourbridge Golf Course alone burned 40 acres, while separate blazes hit Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham. Prime Minister Andy Burnham described the scenes as "awful" as firefighters battled what officials called one of the most significant incidents in the region's history.

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