Three firefighters and a child hospitalised in England as 150 million in Europe to experience temperatures above 35C – Europe live

Four people taken to hospital in Stourbridge, West Midlands as extreme heat continues to grip Europe Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires Harriet Richards Assistant environment editor On Thursday UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband posted a stark message on Instagram warning that climate breakdown is a national security threat to British people. “I feel this so deeply. We owe it to future generations to act. Our planet is sending us a warning signal and we are going to listen.” “From the first day Andy Burnham came into office, climate scientists, campaigners and some of the ordinary people surviving through this summer of extreme heat began to wonder when he would start to talk about the climate crisis. Up until this week, many held back from criticism. After all, he had only been in power for a couple weeks; it felt far too early to start to judge and call him out on it. Now people are asking aloud: why is Burnham ignoring what is in front of his face – the devastating impact of climate breakdown on the country and its citizens?” Continue reading...