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Crime & SafetyLondon Fire Brigade faces busiest day of 2026 as grass fires spread
The London Fire Brigade recorded its busiest 24 hours of 2026 on Wednesday, responding to 63 grass fires as temperatures topped 30C. Significant blazes in Hornchurch and Rainham required specialist equipment to control, while Natural England maintains a very high fire severity index.
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Two firefighters killed as Crete wildfires force mass evacuations
Two firefighters died while tackling blazes near Krya Vrysi on Crete, where winds reached 125km/h. Around 8,000 people were evacuated from their homes overnight as wildfires destroyed property and agricultural land in the Rethymno region during the peak tourism season.
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