Fires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed

The prime minister said 37 fires were currently burning across England and Wales

Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves

The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.

By Raymond Zhong

The Climate Issue newsletter: The surprising effects of Europe’s heatwaves

Oliver Morton, our planetary affairs editor, on how an unusually hot, dry summer is testing the continent’s infrastructure

Wildfire forces evacuation of more than 500 people in southwest France

Roughly 500 firefighters have been deployed to fight the flames in the Landes department, not long after wildfires died down in Gironde.

Europe’s top clubs threatened Club World Cup boycott before Fifa plan collapsed

Ultimatum issued hours before plan was scrapped European Football Clubs demanded Infantino back down Europe’s leading clubs threatened not to participate in future Club World Cups unless Gianni Infantino withdrew his Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, issuing their ultimatum hours before the plan was scrapped. In a letter to the Fifa secretary general, Mattias Grafström, seen by the Guardian, the influential European Football Clubs (EFC) group warned its cooperation with future tournaments wou...

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Wildfires rage across Europe as heatwaves drive record temperatures

Wildfires fuelled by record heat are ravaging Europe, burning around 500,000 hectares and forcing thousands to flee.

See the impact of the record heat and wildfires gripping much of Europe

Firefighters across Europe struggled against multiple fires Friday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent, their task further complicated by exceptionally parched landscapes.

Vast German wildfire forces evacuation in Eifel forest

Hundreds of people had to leave a village near the Hürtgenwald as a wildfire approached. Firefighters say they're unlikely to be able to return today amid high temperatures, humidity and wind. DW has the latest.

Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent

Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited for long cold seasons and ill-equipped for such extreme heat, with limited air conditioning.

By FRANCE24

Burnham warns ‘Britain is a tinderbox’ as he scrambles to respond to wildfires gripping the country

‘I’ve never seen scenes like this in Britain,’ says new PM on visit to Stourbridge to see the impact of a devastating blaze

By Millie Cooke

Wildfires in Britain hit record levels after homes burn in intense heat

Europe is racing to eradicate a crayfish that can reproduce without mating; in the Czech Republic...

European conservationists are launching a campaign to eradicate new populations of marbled crayfish, notorious for their rapid reproduction and the deadly diseases they carry. Funded by the European Union, these swift action initiatives aim to tackle invasive species promptly, mitigating the risk of extensive environmental and economic harm while safeguarding native ecosystems from foreign invaders.

By TOI World Desk

Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

Firefighters raced to save a mythical 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there.

Europe faces rocket shortage by 2030 as satellite demand surges

Europe could face a shortage of rockets to launch its satellites by the end of the decade as demand for access to space rises sharply, the head of the European Space Agency has warned.

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Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe

A wildfire in Croatia killed one person, injured 40 and forced 1,200 people to evacuate, while Greece, France and England also faced major fires.

Wildfires grip Europe as heat dries forests, strains firefighters

Wildfires tore through parts of Europe on Friday as another wave of record-breaking heat left forests tinder-dry, forcing evacuations in France, Germany, Croatia and Greece and put...

Video: Two killed in accident on A59 highway traffic jam caused by farmers' protest

Two people were killed and multiple people injured in an accident on the A59 near Heesch on Friday morning.

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