France and Spain fight to contain wildfires as temperatures soar again

LANTON, France/EL TIEMBLO, Spain, July 29 - Temperatures were set to soar again in France and Spain on Wednesday in a fourth heatwave of the summer, increasing the threat from wildfires that have forced large-scale evacuations of people, scorched through forests and killed wildlife.

The Met Office has issued an amber heat health alert for parts of England as the fourth heatwave of the summer looms, with temperatures expected to peak at 35C across south-east England this week amid persistent dry weather