Hazy sunshine has replaced last week's fierce heat in parts of the UK, and it's down to how smoke particles break up rays of light, but along with the lower temperatures, there could be some memorable sunsets and sunrises.

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three countries, as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes.

A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police arrested a man for allegedly starting a separate blaze as the country faced one of its worst summers for fires in 20 years.

Fire crews in Greece, Spain, and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires. Calmer winds on Thursday have helped slow the blazes.

The scale of this summer’s wildfires has prompted unprecedented requests for help from the European Union’s civil protection mechanism. Spain, for the first time, asked for firefighting aircraft from EU partners.

Firefighters have been battling to put out blazes across southern Europe in one of the worst summers for wildfires in 20 years

BRITAIN’S skies are not as bright blue today – and the Met Office has revealed the reason why, though there’s a potential bonus coming. It’s thanks to smoke from wildfires

Spiridon was one of three people to die in Spain’s wildfires this week, each of them ordinary people who saw the flames and rushed to help.