The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Europe bakes: France on red alert for first time as wildfires rage in Spain Europeans braced Thursday for the expected peak of a sweltering heatwave that has sent temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, with parts of France palced on red alert and wildfires in Spain spinning out of control. https://www.thelocal.com/20190627/europe-bakes-france-on-red-alert-for-first-time-while-italians-told-to-eat-less Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:33:48 +0200 europe-bakes-france-on-red-alert-for-first-time-while-italians-told-to-eat-less Speed limits and health warnings: Europe responds to punishing heatwave Drivers on Germany's famously-speedy highways were ordered to slow down and attendees of the women's World Cup were showered with health warnings Tuesday as a possibly record-breaking heatwave began to hit Europe. https://www.thelocal.com/20190625/european-governments-have-started-to-step-in Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:00:50 +0200 european-governments-have-started-to-step-in