Ajit Niranjan

Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impact

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent On Wednesday, Pierre Masselot received a text from his daughter's nursery – less than 50

Past and present leaders of wealthy nations such as UK and Germany have argued their actions are insignificant

Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives

Ajit Niranjan in Coschen As the afternoon heat rose to a dizzying 41.7C (107F) in eastern Brandenburg on Sunday, taking German temperatures

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent When storm after storm battered the Mediterranean at the start of the year, drowning fields

Ajit Niranjan and Damian Carrington Western Europe has been scorched by its hottest June on record, scientists have said, as the UK enters its third heatwave of the year and wildfires ravage France and Spain.

Pippa Neill and Ajit Niranjan The UK is sweltering through the peak of its third heatwave of the year as countries around Europe struggle to recover from an early onslaught of baking summer heat.

Blaze made worse by heat, strong wind and plentiful dry vegetation amid hollowing out of rural population

Ajit Niranjan As firefighters struggle to quell the flames ravaging southern Spain and doctors treat the injured, a horrific picture of the fallout is emerging.