Europe heatwave live: Greece battles gale force winds, sparking fears about wildfires; UK sees temperatures of 37C for third time this year

A former UK government scientific adviser warned amid the ‘shattering’ heat that worse is still to come Met Office has just offered an update on temperatures across the UK, with several stations already reporting temperatures above 30C – and it’s not even 11am. It’s 30.4C in Wych Cross, 30.3C in Charlwood, 30.2C at Ken

Most Brits want workplace temperature limits to combat heatwaves as UK battles extreme weather  lbc.co.uk

Aug 12 - Wildfires and heatwaves pose a growing medium- and long-term fiscal risk for Greece and the wider region, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, as the government boosts investment to shore up its tourism-dependent economy.

Wildfires, heatwaves pose growing fiscal risk to Greece, PM adviser says  reuters.com

Extreme heat warnings have been issued by the Met Office for 12 counties across Britain as the mercury looks set to climb to 38C in its fifth heatwave of the summer

Britain is set to face more sweltering days in the sun, with rare amber extreme heat warnings issued across the UK as fire chiefs melt down over conditions

The risk of wildfires is set to increase across southern areas of the country this week

After a week of fires blazing in the famous nature reserve known as ‘Europe’s Sahara’ amid searing temperatures in Serbia, authorities say they've finally got the situation under control.

As well as drought, Europe has also been battling wildfires this summer. Firefighters this week are struggling to control a rapidly expanding wildfire in southwestern Spain that has forced the evacuation of around 800 people. For more on that topic, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Alexander Held, Senior Fire Man

Three businesses have been substantially damaged in Rosetta

Monday's drone strike on the Zawiya refinery was the third such incident in two days.

By Ayman al-Warfalli and Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Libyan firefighters continued to battle a blaze at the Zawiya refinery complex on Tuesday, according to two engineers at the site, with state oil firm NOC saying it could declare force majeure if drone attacks on oil assets in the city continued.

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heatwave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths.

This is the second fire near the Greek capital this summer, after one that broke out 10 days ago and destroyed more than 11,000 hectares of pine forests and farmland.

This is the second fire near the Greek capital this summer, after one that broke out 10 days ago and destroyed more than 11,000 hectares of pine forests and farmland.

A fast-moving wildfire was raging in southern France on Sunday, forcing evacuations as more than 200 firefighters raced to contain the blaze. The fire broke out at around 12.45pm in the Lozere region, about 140km (85 miles) northwest of Montpellier. Officials said it might have been sparked by a car catching fire on a

A fast-moving wildfire was raging in southern France on Sunday, forcing evacuations as more than 200 firefighters raced to contain the blaze.