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Affected areas include Malaga and Barcelona

Scorching values also forecast for parts of Portugal, France and Italy with the hot conditions set to continue for some days

Portugal has been devastated by multiple blazes which have encroached on the exclusive neighbourhood of Quinta do Lago home to stars including Alan Shearer, John Terry, Michael Owen, and Scott Parker

Scorching temperatures in Spain, France and Portugal are caused by powerful Atlantic anticyclone which is centred close to the British Isles

Spanish weather agency AEMET issued a red warning in response to extreme conditions in the cities of Seville and Badajoz

Less than a month after the previous heat wave, mercury levels started to rise in France on Monday with the country braced for a heatwave this week that will also scorch Spain and Portugal, where the temperature exceeded 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.

Spaniards stayed in the shade in parks, headed for the beach or sipped iced drinks to tackle stifling temperatures as high as 43C (110F), as the country experiences its second heatwave this year. Warm summer sunshine combined with a hot air front from North Africa have sent temperatures soaring, state…

Spain is in the midst of an unusually early heatwave, which has seen thermostats soar across the country.

Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in Spain on Saturday and people sought relief with fans, shade and plenty of water as an unseasonable heatwave pushed temperatures close to record highs. Spain was heading towards its hottest early summer temperatures in decades, with forecasts of between 40-42 degrees…