France and Spain brace for fresh heatwave as warnings issued over risk of new wildfires – Europe live

<p>Authorities fear progress in containing the fires in the Gironde and Madrid regions may be set back by temperatures expected to hit the low 40s</p><p><strong>Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has been speaking in the last ten minutes on his visit to a command post in Navalcarnero.</strong></p><p><strong>He said the current situation remains “favourable,”</strong> but <strong>the next 12 hours will be “decisive”</strong> in consolidating and securing the progress made by the firefighters as temperatures rise and create new risks.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/29/france-spain-wildfires-heatwave-extreme-heat-europe-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>