37 h. ago Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe

June temperature records have been broken in Portugal and Spain, as French schools close amid heatEurope live – latest updatesThirteen Italian regions have banned outdoor working during the hottest parts of the day; June temperature records have been smashed in Spain and Portugal; and schools in parts of France have been closed, as an extreme heatwave continues to grip large swathes of Europe.Tens of thousands of people have also been evacuated from their homes in Turkey due to wildfires; while the top of the Eiffel Tower was closed to tourists on Tuesday as temperatures in Paris were poised to hit 38C (100.4F). Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Can you cancel holidays in extreme heat and wildfires? Simon Calder explains

With continental Europe on high alert as it faces its first major heatwave of the summer, and wildfires break out in Turkey, Simon Calder breaks down what travellers’ rights are if they wish to cancel their holidays.

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42 h. ago Turkey wildfire hell as major blaze forces 50,000 people to be evacuated

The severity of the fires has escalated throughout the week, driving over 50,000 people from their homes across İzmir and neighbouring provinces

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42 h. ago Paris braces for 40C with top of Eiffel Tower shutting and polluting traffic banned

Record 46C for June recorded in Spain, as wildfires rage in France and Turkey and Italian cities under heat alerts

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43 h. ago Terrifying Turkey wildfires rage through holiday district as 50,000 evacuated

The intensity of the Turkey wildfires has grown as the week continues, with more than 50,000 people having to flee their homes from across İzmir and surrounding provinces

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43 h. ago How do wildfires start as Turkey evacuates 50,000 people during monster blaze

Fires have been ravaging Turkey over the weekend, causing a busy airport to completely close.

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43 h. ago Turkey wildfires mapped as 50,000 evacuated from holiday hotspot

Izmir airport was temporarily closed due to the fires caused by scorching temperatures and strong winds

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45 h. ago Foreign Office travel advice as airport evacuated amid wildfires at holiday hotspot

An airport suspended all flights on Sunday as firefighters tackled a wildfire that was raging out of control

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57 h. ago Europe heatwave: Spain set for hottest June on record as 50,000 flee Turkey wildfires

Record temperature recorded in Portugal as heat lowers water level of Germany’s Rhine

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61 h. ago Europe heat record: Spain and Portugal boil in highest temperatures as wildfires rage across continent fanned by 'suffocating' heatwave while Brit goes missing on Greek island

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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61 h. ago 390,000 Londoners in council tax arrears: Interactive map of worst London boroughs

390,000 Londoners in council tax arrears: Interactive map of worst London boroughs  London Evening Standard

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63 h. ago Europe heatwave grips Italy, Spain and France as wildfires rage in Turkey – latest updates

Second day of blazes in Izmir with strong winds fanning the flames and some areas evacuatedHow are you being affected by the heatwave in southern Europe?in BerlinGermany is bracing for its own heatwave this week, with temperatures threatening to reach 40 degrees in some areas by Wednesday. The northern region from Hanover to Brunswick could be hardest hit, forecasters said. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Urgent warning to Brit holidaymakers as 'suffocating' 46C European heatwave triggers invasion of venomous sea creatures in the Med

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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64 h. ago Turkey holidays update for Brits as devastating wildfires destroy resorts

A heatwave across Turkey and parts of Europe have seen forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes, with much of Europe also bracing for very hot weather, with temperatures expected to soar to 40C

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65 h. ago Flights to busy airport in Turkey cancelled after devastating wildfires break out

It is used by thousands of tourists every year

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3 d. ago Turkey flights grounded as airport shuts down due to raging wildfires

Adnan Menderes Airport has been forced to ground all flights this evening as forest fires across the coastal city of Izmir, Turkey, rage on.

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3 d. ago Turkey airport grounds ALL flights as out of control wildfire traps tourists

Forest fires across the coastal city of Izmir, Turkey, have forced Adnan Menderes Airport to ground all flights this evening

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6 d. ago Dozens evacuated as forest fire rages near Athens just days after blaze ripped through another Greek holiday island

A violent forest fire devastated several seaside towns east of Athens on Thursday, damaging homes and prompting dozens of evacuations in a popular destination tourists

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8 d. ago Satellite image shows wildfires ravaging holiday island as tourists evacuated

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on Monday (23 June), shows a dense smoke plume rising from the island and drifting south-west across the Aegean Sea

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9 d. ago Major Greece evacuation on holiday island after massive wildfires

More than 100 firefighters have been battling a large wildfire, with emergency services ordering the evacuation of a dozen areas

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