You can smell it in the air, you can see it in the skyline - and the sweat soaked shirts of the firefighters bear testament to their hard work with 18 fire engines sent to this part of Dartford alone. The ferocious heatwave that has gripped Western Europe has shifted north and temperatures have climbed towards 40C in several areas. We are providing vehicle support to transport firefighters to and from incidents to ensure fire engines can stay where they are needed most. We will continue to work closely with our partners to provide whatever further support we can. Thirty fire engines and 175 firefighters to a grass fire on Pea Lane in Upminster, where smoke billowed over the M25 motorway

Video caption: Heatwave: Surveying the damage after French fires Heatwave: Surveying the damage after French fires Osman asks us to consider the conventional English self-image: proper, well-managed, controlled, and rational. This is an image of imperial riches and hard-won technologies; it’s an image of refinement and self-regulation. But England On Fire is a visual journey through a suppressed history, from forest revelry to surreal enchantment to urban alterity. “Which Coventry Kahlo, which Plymouth Picasso should be hanging in the National Gallery?” Osman asks, following Thomas Gray’s silent rebellion centuries ago in a country churchyard. TM: Tell us about the themes running through England on Fire, Magic and Rebellion being two of them. How did you come up with them? Sagging conductors and overheating transformers caused faults with the power network in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North East These heath fires are both a symptom of the heatwave and contributing factor to these unprecedented conditions.

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In Wennington, local residents could be seen being comforted, while others were seen removing gas canisters from a nearby pub, as hundreds of firefighters were at the scene.

What does this mean for other long-term predictions, including some that suggest 40C would be happening every 3-4 years by 2100 ? The fire service is also made a desperate plea to the public not to have barbeques or bonfires on Tuesday.They were first alerted to the woodland fire at 12.07pm, while another four fire engines are also fighting a second fire in Shirley Hills slightly further south near Chapel View, MyLondon reports. At least one home could be seen completely destroyed by the fire, while others appeared to be badly damaged Riminta saw the devastation unfold on the TV, watching images shot from a helicopter. She says their neighbours' homes have burnt down, but it appears their home is saved. Firefighters in Hertfordshire are attending several incidents - a combine harvester fire, a car crash, and several field fires.

I haven't even seen the exceptional category being used in the times I've looked at the Wildfire Index before," Kathryn Brown, The Wildlife Trust's director for climate action, told PA news agency. Blazes broke out across England on Tuesday as temperatures surged to a historic high of 40.3C, capping two days of extreme heat that scientists warn is 'a wake-up call' for the climate emergency. SE: Definitely, yes. There were things that surprised me that we came across. It was serendipity with some of the images we found, many weren’t in display in galleries anywhere, so there’s nowhere else to see them. It was about looking beyond the obvious stuff people have been spoon fed and also to introduce new artists that people may not have been aware of.

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The way that modelling works is that we could have one or even several years of extreme temperatures, but they are still considered unusual in the long-term.