7 h. ago Chaos as easyJet, Ryanair and Air France cancel hundreds of flights

Expect severe disruption if you're going to France, Greece, Spain or Ireland - as well as other destinations

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49 h. ago Is Scandinavia the new Med? Why we're falling out of love with summer holidays in France, Spain and Greece

With the summer once again turning into a scorcher across the Med, keep it cool – in more ways than one – and look to the Nordic nations for your next summertime break

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52 h. ago Warnings issued for Spain, France, Greece and more as 42C heatwave set to reach ‘peak’

Temperatures are forecast to reach 42C in Spain and 41C in France

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3 d. ago Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave

Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warningsEurope live – latest updatesA vicious heatwave has engulfed southern Europe, with punishing temperatures that have reached highs of 46C (114.8F) in Spain and placed almost the entirety of mainland France under alert.Extreme heat, made stronger by fossil fuel pollution, has for several days scorched Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece as southern Europe endures its first major heatwave of the summer. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brits heading to Spain, France and Greece this summer issued '24

Brits heading on summer holidays to Spain, France, Greece, Portugal and more European destinations have been warned of one essential task to complete now

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5 d. ago Europe heatwave latest: Extreme heat grips the continent as temperatures soar to 42C

Multiple countries on the continent are facing temperatures of 40C or above, with warnings for extreme heat

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5 d. ago Europe on alert as first major heatwave of 2025 pushes temperatures to 42C

Authorities in Spain, Portugal, Greece and France issue extreme heat, wildfires and health warnings Authorities across Europe are on alert as the first heatwave of the summer pushes temperatures up to 42C (107.6F), as the fastest-warming continent continues to suffer the effects of the climate emergency.Spain’s state meteorological office, Aemet, issued a special heat warning on Friday, saying temperatures could reach 42C in some southern areas of the country over the coming days.Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Extreme heatwave hits Europe as temperatures soar above 40C in holiday hotspots

Multiple European countries are bracing for a heatwave this weekend, with highs of 44C predicted as alerts have been issued.

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5 d. ago Blow for Starmer as five EU countries oppose ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France

Italy, Greece, Spain, Malta and Cyprus raise concerns about how UK-France returns deal would impact them

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5 d. ago Europe heatwave latest: Tourist ‘dies of heatstroke’ in Spain while parts of Greece evacuated over wildfires

Multiple countries on the continent are facing temperatures of 40C or above, with warnings for extreme heat

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6 d. ago Europe heatwave latest: Wildfires rip through Greece as France, Spain and Italy brace for record temperatures

Multiple countries on the continent are facing temperatures of 40C or above, with warnings for extreme heat

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6 d. ago Extreme heatwave hits Europe as temperatures set to soar above 40C in holiday hotspots

The Met Office warns temperatures could be 10C above average across swathes of Europe as the summer holidays get underway

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6 d. ago Killer heat dome descends on Europe: Spain braces for record 47C, UK to hit 36C, roads melt in Italy and wildfires rip through Greece... while deadly storms turn roads to rivers in France and Germany

Temperatures in Spain could reach a hellish 47C this weekend, while sweltering infernos in Italy have led to roads melting as raging wildfires continue to tear through Greece. 

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9 d. ago Health warning for anyone going to Spain, Greece, Turkey, France or Italy

A pharmacist has provided all the information you need before setting off

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1 week ago EasyJet rules for visiting Spain, Portugal, Greece and France this summer

easyJet states that post-Brexit, Brits travelling to the EU will need to ensure their travel documents meet certain requirements - specifically when it comes to their passport's validity

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3 w. ago 4 key passport checks Brits need to do before Spain, France and Greece holidays

Brits heading on holidays to hotspots in Spain, France, Greece, Portugal, Italy and other European hotspots need to make 4 key checks now ahead of summer

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3 w. ago EU plans baggage rule change for anyone flying to Spain, France, or Greece

The new EU rule would cover anyone from the UK flying to and from countries like Italy and Portugal

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4 w. ago Brits warned 'check passports' blank pages or risk being turned away at airport'

Brits heading on holidays to the likes of France, Spain, Portugal and Greece need to check their passports including blank pages before heading to the airport

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4 w. ago Ryanair travel rules for Brits flying to Spain, Greece, France and Portugal this summer

Low-cost airline Ryanair has issued a new travel update for Brits jetting off to popular European holiday destinations like Spain, Greece, France, and Portugal this summer

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4 w. ago ‘Sidmouth became our summer place’: Jeremy Vine on why his family love holidaying in Devon

The broadcaster and author can’t get enough of this stretch of England’s south coast, and has even set his first murder mystery thereMy earliest memory of Devon is being lost, and my mum crying. I was at junior school. I had a friend whose mother was described as “vague” – this was the 1970s, so that could have been code for almost anything. The vague mother had given my normally quite organised mother directions to a remote house where my schoolfriend spent his summers. We were “popping in” (70s code: spending the day there). The instructions to find the place were something like, “Turn left after South Zeal, pass the dirt track and follow the direction the sheep are facing.”After an hour of pretending we were still on the right route, my mum suddenly burst into tears and uttered a rare denunciation of a fellow human being. “That SILLY woman!” she shouted. “We don’t know where we are. Nobody does.” Continue reading...

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