Turkey and Greece are among the countries impacted by record-breaking temperatures and widespread wildfires. | ITV National News

The NHS warns that excessive heat is potentially dangerous for children aged five and under, and older people aged 65 years and over, as well as people with underlying health conditions including heart problems, breathing problems, and diabetes.

THIS is the moment a brazen arsonist starts a terrifying wildfire by fanning the flames to help them spread faster. Hundreds of dangerous and deadly fires have plagued Europe in recent weeks with

Turkey is hit by a record high temperature of 50.5 degrees as southeastern Europe reels under a heat wave and battles wildfires.

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After extreme heat hits many parts of southern Europe in another heatwave, conditions should improve for holidaymakers.

Member of the European Parliament Andreas Schieder on Saturday urged Turkey to embrace peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and called for stronger European Union engagement across Syria and the region.

Europe and the US are recalibrating their security priorities, with renewed respect for Turkey’s strategic importance and defence industry.