UK heatwave to intensify again as it enters second week

BBC UK Sunday 12 July 2026, 23:56 UTC 1 min read

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After a brief drop in temperature many areas will see heat and humidity build again this week

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Wildfire quickly burnt more than 800 hectares, with villages evacuated, highway partly closed and high-speed rail disruptedFrench officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region on Sunday after a “very virulent” fire of “exceptional scale” erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60km (40 miles) south-east of the capital. The fire began late afternoon in the one-time royal hunting preserve that today is dotted with quiet villages. It raced across 800 hectares (2,000...

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Fontainebleau forest near Paris hit by 'very virulent' wildfire

Fontainebleau forest near Paris hit by 'very virulent' wildfire A fast-moving wildfire south of Paris scorched about 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest, prompting France to deploy two firefighting aircraft as crews battled to contain the blaze, officials said on Monday. The fire forced partial closures of the A6 motorway during a busy summer holiday weekend amid an intense heatwave.

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