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France and Spain race to control wildfires as Bordeaux suburbs evacuated – live

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:24:59 +0000

Meanwhile, in the UK, a blaze in the Cairngorms national park has been described as ‘very serious’ by Scotland’s first minister

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The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has requested the armed forces to deploy an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft earlier than originally planned to help tackle the major wildfires in Gironde, according to Le Monde.

Almost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures show

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:37 +0000

Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common

Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the Right to Roam campaign.

Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to the Tweed, which flows through northern England and Scotland.

Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:59:49 +0000

Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease

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‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:32 +0000

Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designation

More than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s highest mountain, he felt unalloyed awe.

“I’ve never forgotten that unique moment, that unique feeling up there on the throne of Zeus,” recalled Geroliolios, who as mayor of Dion-Olympus now spends a great deal of his time administering the area around the site.

Parts of England under heat alert with 30C temperatures possible

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:52:31 +0000

Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of Wales

Heat alerts are in place across parts of England, with possible highs of 30C (86F) and officials saying temperatures are likely to have an impact on health and wellbeing.

The yellow heat health alerts issued for the East Midlands, east of England, London, south-east, south-west and West Midlands are in place until 9am on Sunday.

The Guardian view on ponds: these freshwater havens need a law of their own | Editorial

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:48:12 +0000

Small pools don’t get the same attention as polluted rivers or seas. But they have a vital role to play in boosting nature

How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:47:43 +0000

The conditions for ferocious fires are expected to worsen as the planet heats up, putting more people at risk

Fierce wildfires after back-to-back heatwaves have forced tens of thousands of people across southern Europe to flee their homes, while powerful infernos across Canada and the US choke big cities with thick smoke.

This desert oasis is a biological wonderland. Trump’s border wall threatens to destroy it

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:13 +0000

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over plans that threaten a desert spring that’s home to rare fish and turtles and sacred to the O’odham people

Quitobaquito Springs in south-west Arizona has been called a biological wonderland with few equals.

The springs are an oasis in the vast Sonoran desert along the US-Mexico border, held sacred by the O’odham people, who call it A’al Vaipia. Here, water flows out of an aquifer at the bottom of a hill, runs along a short concrete channel and collects in a pond.

Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:10 +0000

Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis

Scientists have reacted with incredulity after Donald Trump accused Canada of “poisoning” the US’s air with smoke billowing from a slew of forest fires and threatened sanctions upon the country’s northern neighbor.

The US president has said that he raised the issue of smoke wafting into the US from nearly 1,000 Canadian wildfires with Mark Carney, the country’s prime minister, at the weekend’s World Cup final.

More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:54:14 +0000

‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency

More than 200,000 people have fled or been ordered to lock down as huge wildfires swept Spain and France on Friday, prompting Madrid to declare a national emergency and the French authorities to order the total evacuation, by land and sea, of one of the country’s best-known holiday spots.