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Jeremy Clarkson slammed for 'dangerous' heatwave tweets as he holidays in France

The Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson has sparked backlash online after posting some tweets about the extreme weather conditions in the UK while he continues to holiday in France

Daily Mirror

In a first, England women rope in performance coach ahead of Chess Olympiad

CHENNAI: Much like any sporting discipline, chess too requires its players to have physical and mental toughness. In a bid to keep the players in the best possible shape during the tournament, the England women’s team that arrives for the chess Olympiad --- starting on July 28 --- will be…

The Times of India

Jeremy Clarkson sparks anger over sarcastic heatwave comment

Jeremy Clarkson tweeted an insensitive comment about the UK heatwave causing users to respond in outrage

Evening Standard

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‘Heat apocalypse’ warning in western France as thousands flee wildfire

Nearly 25,000 escape blaze sparked by southern European heatwave that has already killed hundreds of people

The Guardian - UK

What’s the Blueprint For Turning This Into a Rugby Country? Depends Who You Ask.

Hosting a World Cup, in 2031, will help. But U.S. qualification for the coming tournament, in France, is up in the air. And the success of the domestic league is hardly more certain.

Sports Illustrated

France Invests 5.7 Billion Euros In New Semiconductor Factory

A total of 5.7 Billion Euros is being invested by two companies to open up a new semiconductor factory in France, addressing supply issues and opening up jobs.

RideApart

A heatwave ‘hotspot’: Western Europe grapples with record heat, raging fires

The punishing heatwave that has triggered deadly wildfires across southwest Europe is poised to break temperature records in France and the United Kingdom early this week, confirming scientists’ warnings that Western Europe has become a heatwave “hot spot”.

France 24

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Europe heat wave: France, U.K. brace for hottest days on record

The heat wave and related wildfires have already proven deadly.

Axios

Southern Europe battles wildfires as heatwave spreads north

Britain was heading for its highest temperatures on record and firefighters battled blazes across southern Europe as a heatwave sent people hunting for shade and compounded fears about climate change.

Reuters

French supermarkets agree on "energy saving" plan to face electricity shortage

The supermarket sector in France has agreed on an "energy saving" plan that will be implemented in autumn in France, according to a statement released on Monday. This in a bid to cope with the risk of shortages linked to the war in Ukraine, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Radio France Internationale

Lucy Bronze out to stop new Barcelona teammates in crunch Euro 2022 fixture vs Spain

Bronze previously played future Lyon teammates against France five years ago, and is in a similar situation once again this year.

Football London

Britain on Course for Hottest Day on Record

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home. Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alan Gilpin: ‘The US plan will benefit from the Eagles being in France’

World Rugby CEO doesn’t think ‘the game needs the US in France next year’ but knows Chile’s win on Saturday underlined the need for serious work before the World Cup comes to America

The Guardian - US

UAE leader in France to discuss Russian energy alternatives

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leader of the United Arab Emirates to ensure energy supplies from the oil-rich Gulf country

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The Independent UK

Where are France and Spain’s wildfires and will they affect my holiday?

Firefighters have been battling around 30 separate fires in Spain alone

Evening Standard

Thousands in France and Spain evacuated as wildfires continue

Governments give weather warnings as temperatures top 40 degrees on the continent

WEKU

Heat torches Southern Europe, killing hundreds

Ferocious wildfires are burning in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters. Officials and scientists cited climate change as a factor.

France 24

France, UAE sign strategic deal to partner on energy projects

France secured promises of new energy supplies from the United Arab Emirates on Monday after talks between President Emmanuel Macron and UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Paris.

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The Guardian - UK

Heatwaves caused by climate crisis may become regular event, says Met Office chief

Chief meteorologist says extreme temperatures ‘entirely consistent’ with human-induced climate crisis

The Independent UK

France fights spreading wildfires as heat wave fries Europe

France is scrambling more water-bombing planes and hundreds more firefighters to combat spreading wildfires being fed by hot swirling winds from a searing heat wave broiling much of Europe

Reuters

France girds for heat records as wildfires rage on

France on Monday braced for what could become one of the hottest days ever recorded with temperatures reaching and even exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) in coastal regions cherished by tourists, as wildfires intensified in the west and south.

Radio France Internationale

France on high alert as forest fires rage, heatwave temperatures soar

Thousands more people were being evacuated from their homes in southwestern France on Monday as a wildfire continued to rage in the region, local officials said. Weather forecasters have put 15 departments on the highest state of alert for extreme temperatures, with a peak expected on Tuesday.

Axios

In photos: Wildfires raging from France to Slovenia force thousands to flee

Wildfires are spreading as much of Europe faces a historic heat wave.

Zenger

Aid Sought For Elite Parachutist Severely Injured Following Horror Paragliding Incident

“Lee has survived an extremely difficult injury as he severed his aorta and underwent emergency surgery.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Braces for Record Temperatures

France was bracing Monday for the peak of the heatwave gripping the country, with crushing temperatures expected from the Mediterranean as far up as Brittany in the northwest. Forecasters have put 15 departments across the country on the highest state of alert for extreme temperatures, including Gironde in the southwest…

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