The UK government is to create an "AI Cobra unit" to spot wildfires after this year's record-breaking summer saw blazes across the country, according to The Guardian's report.

The report, written by environment reporter Pippa Neill, states that the country experienced its hottest-ever summer this year, with prolonged dry periods and extreme heat fuelling wildfires. The summary of the report cuts off at the point where it describes what those fires triggered, so the full account of the consequences is not available in the version used for this story.

The Guardian also reported that the prime minister will announce funding for specialised protective gear and the deployment of military aircraft. The headline names Burnham as the figure set to reveal the plans, and the summary refers to the prime minister, so the two references appear to describe the same announcement.

The Guardian's summary does not give figures for the funding, the number of aircraft, or the size of the proposed unit. It also does not say when the unit would begin work or where it would operate.

According to The Guardian, the plan is presented as a response to the wildfires seen this year. The summary describes the summer as the hottest-ever in the country, but it does not provide the measurements or dates behind that description. Because the summary ends mid-sentence, the report's full account of the fires and the government's reasoning is incomplete in the material available for this story.

Sources: The Guardian: Burnham to reveal plans for AI unit to tackle wildfires after scorching summer.