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Woman charged with aggravated arson over moorland fire in Greater Manchester

Shania Care-Slede, 20, arrested over incident at Dovestone reservoir on Saturday in which fireworks were launched

The Guardian - UK

Fifty-nine arrested over French wildfires, as Fontainebleau blaze continues

A total of 59 people have been arrested across France over suspected deliberate or accidental arson, including two in connection with the wildfire still sweeping through the Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has said.

Radio France Internationale

More than 2,000 hectares of Fontainebleau forest near Paris destroyed by wildfires

French firefighters on Tuesday are still fighting two wildfires that have so far ravaged more than 2,000 hectares of Fontainebleau forest, a UNESCO biosphere reserve near Paris. Police on Monday arrested two people suspected of starting the blaze that has forced some 1,000 local residents to evacuate.

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Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead

The strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where the risk of wildfire is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run

The Independent UK

Nine foreign nationals, including French woman, among 13 victims of Spain's deadly wildfire

At least thirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were confirmed killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent years, authorities said Monday. The blaze in the southeastern province of Almeria near the Mediterranean coast destroyed rural settlements and forced investigators…

France 24

Spanish fire survivor fears wife and friends have died trying to walk to safety

Malcolm Timbrell, 70, told the BBC his wife, plus some friends and neighbours ‘decided the only safe way was to walk out in front of the firewall’.

Evening Standard

Two more blazes tear through London outdoor spaces amid 'extreme' wildfires warning

Gardens and area of grassland destroyed as hot weather increases risk of serious fires in London

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British couple named among 13 killed in Spanish wildfires

Pete and Fran Gillam confirmed dead as authorities use DNA samples to identify victims of blaze in Almería

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: Full scale of Walthamstow fire devastation revealed as blaze guts home and destroys gardens

Footage and images from the scene in east London show destruction caused by blaze with home, gardens and outbuildings lost

Evening Standard

Wildfire alert: Create firebreaks around gardens to protect your homes, Londoners told

Cut back long grass, shrubs and trees, fire chiefs advise as capital hit by unprecedented heatwaves and major blazes

Evening Standard

Pilot fighting Colorado wildfire dies as aircraft crashes into reservoir

Body of pilot involved in tackling Gold Mountain fire recovered by divers from Silver Jack reservoir

The Guardian - US

Are you allowed to have barbecues in London's parks?

There are strict rules around barbecuing in parks to prevent grass fires with it banned in the overwhelming majority. Here’s everything you need to know.

Evening Standard

Spanish PM urges better prevention after deadly wildfire

TURRE (SPAIN) - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history killed 13 people and razed a huge area of the nation.

Bangkok Post

Major fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris forces evacuations and closes highway

The historic Fontainebleau forest is popular with visitors from Paris and beyond

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The Guardian - UK

UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn

National Fire Chiefs Council say emergency services dealing with 19 wildfires across Britain, many near urban areas

Radio France Internationale

Massive fire burns in Fontainebleau near Paris

Firefighers are mobilised in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris to contain a major fire that started Sunday and has since forced the evacuation of residents in the area and shut down a major highway at the start of a busy summer holiday travel weekend.

The Independent UK

British woman, 93, becomes 13th person to die in devastating Spanish wildfire

On Sunday in emerged that two British hikers were found alive but badly burned

Evening Standard

British woman becomes 13th person to die in deadly Spanish fires

The Andalusian government said the woman was taken to hospital after suffering burns to around 20% of her body.

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The Guardian - UK

Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris

Officials say blaze in Fontainebleau forest is of ‘exceptional scale’, with 900 homes evacuated and road and rail links hit

France 24

Massive Fontainebleau wildfire near Paris ‘possibly intentional’, interior minister says

A fast-moving wildfire that has so far scorched about 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest southest of Paris may have been "intentionally set", French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Monday. The fire prompted France to deploy two firefighting Canadair planes from the country's south as crews battled to contain the…

Evening Standard

Huge fire damages homes and gardens in east London closing train lines and sparking evacuations

Two homes and around 30 gardens damaged by the huge blaze, which closed an Overground line

Evening Standard

Two British hikers found alive but badly burned following Spanish wildfires

A team of Civil Guard officers told Spanish national broadcaster RTVE they found the man and woman alive after calling out for survivors.

The Times of India

British hiking couple found alive in ravine with 40% burns during deadly Spain wildfires

A British couple on holiday in Spain were found alive in a ravine, badly burned and semi-conscious, after being caught in the devastating wildfire that has killed at least 12 people in the southeastern province of Almeria.

Bangkok Post

Evacuees allowed to return home after deadly wildfire in Spain stabilises

BéDAR (SPAIN) - A wildfire that killed at least 12 people as they tried to flee in southern Spain has been stabilised, allowing around 1,500 evacuees to return home, officials said Sunday.

Evening Standard

Fire service deals with 303 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires are lit

In one incident firefighters had to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown as a result of a hostile crowd.

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