The most striking science photos of the week: including the Perseid meteor shower and glowing underwater wonders.

Portugal suffered its first death Friday from the fires raging there, as Spain's weather agency warned of a "very high to ...

All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to ...

Angela Rayner previously called for Britons to have the right to stop working during heatwaves, it has emerged. During the ...

It was already 30C at 9:30 am as New Zealander Olivia Ansari waited with other tourists outside Rome's Catacombs of Saint ...

France issued red weather warnings for the south west of the country, with citizens told to remain “absolutely vigilant” as ...

As heatwaves force Britons to reconsider visiting Europe, is this the end for the traditional August summer holiday on the Med?

Red heat alerts have been issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans, warning of significant risks to ...

Fires in Europe are raging close to record levels with little prospect of relief in coming days. With temperatures of more ...

Three men died and thousands were forced from their homes on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern ...

A heatwave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40C in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fuelling ...

Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C yesterday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began.