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Amid the worst wildfires in Spain’s history and an unrelenting heatwave in which temperatures in the country’s interior are predicted to reach 45ºC, Pedro Sánchez, prime minister, has decided to cut short his summer holiday, activate the army and request help from neighbouring nations. Wildfires in multiple regions have burned almost 120,000 acres. Four people, including a firefighter, died, after …

On Sunday, six Spanish locations reached temperatures above 45C. The national weather agency AEMET placed much of the country on red or orange alert as temperatures soared across Andalucía and beyond. The airport at Jerez de la Frontera in Cadiz recorded the highest temperature, with a reading of 45.8C. El Granado, in Huelva, was close behind with 45.4C. Montoro and …

Yellow warning issued by the Met Office. Credit: © MapTiler | © OpenStreetMap contributors Northern parts of UK brace themselves for a powerful blast unseasonal weather. Storm Floris Rolls in on Monday, 4 August with wind speeds up to 90mph in exposed area. Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. The worst …