The Latest Breaking News from Portugal

Europe burns as a heatwave causes fatalities, breaks temperature records, and feeds ferocious wildfires.

The charred bodies of an elderly couple were found inside a burned-out vehicle after they tried to escape a wildfire ripping across the Portuguese northern municipality of Murça, authorities said on Monday.

The heat wave and related wildfires have already proven deadly.

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home. Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave…

World Rugby CEO doesn’t think ‘the game needs the US in France next year’ but knows Chile’s win on Saturday underlined the need for serious work before the World Cup comes to America

Firefighters have been battling around 30 separate fires in Spain alone

Chief meteorologist says extreme temperatures ‘entirely consistent’ with human-induced climate crisis

Nicky, his wife Georgina, their twin sons Jay and Rocco, and daughter Gia are staying in the exclusive Quinta da Lago resort in The Algarve

Several other stars are currently on holiday in the area