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Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal on Friday, while officials in Europe issued health warnings for the heatwave in the coming days. More than 1,000 firefighters, supported by water-bomber aircraft, have battled since Tuesday to control two blazes in…

Rail firms have advised passengers against travelling.

The Labour leader also wanted to talk about his hopes of winning the next general election, and plans for Britain and Germany to work more closely.

Britain was on Friday put on a ‘national emergency’ footing by health officials after forecasters confirmed the country was set to bake in record 41C highs - by far the hottest day of the year.

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with five candidates still in the running for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

Next week could see the hottest temperatures in Britain since records began. But with the sunshine comes a health warning: extreme temperatures have severe effects on every part of the body. Jeremy Laurance explains

Met Office warns people to say inside during extreme temperatures

UK saw 15 consecutive days of temperatures above 32C as public packed beaches and plunged into pools, ponds and fountains to try to stay cool

The International Energy Agency has shared some radical new ideas in its 10-point plan for Britain to cut its reliance on oil as petrol prices have soared in the UK in recent weeks