- yesterday
France pledges over €100 million in wildfire aid as Lecornu faces protests in Gironde
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced fast-tracked building permits and a 12 million euro immediate relief fund for southwestern departments after meeting hostile crowds in the fire-damaged village of Le Porge.
- 2d ago
712 km of traffic jams recorded across France on 15 August crossover weekend
Bison Futé recorded 712 km of cumulative traffic jams outside Île-de-France shortly before noon on Saturday 15 August 2026, with the A7 between Lyon and Marseille the worst-affected route.
- 3d ago
Girondins de Bordeaux to file last appeal at administrative tribunal after CNOSF upholds exclusion
French football club Girondins de Bordeaux will file a last emergency appeal at the administrative tribunal after the CNOSF upheld their exclusion from national championships on Friday evening.
- 3d ago
EasyJet cancels 100 French flights as cabin crew strike over schedule chaos
EasyJet canceled about 100 flights from French airports on August 15-16 as cabin crew struck over constant last-minute schedule changes, with more than half of the airline's 900 France-based crew joining the walkout.
- 3d ago
Macron jet ski photos spark political firestorm as France battles heatwaves and wildfires
Photos of President Emmanuel Macron riding a jet ski at his Mediterranean retreat, published in Paris Match, drew sharp criticism from across the political spectrum as France endures its fifth heatwave of the year and firefighters battle wildfires in the southwest.
- 4d ago
15-year-old charged after Mérignac fire killed two firefighters near Bordeaux
A 15-year-old boy was charged on 13 August with starting the fire that killed two firefighters near Bordeaux-Mérignac airport on 21 July, and placed in a closed educational center.
- 4d ago
Landes wildfire declared fixed as 250 evacuees cleared to return home
A wildfire that burned 1,700 hectares of pine forest in France's Landes since Thursday has been declared fixed, with 250 residents of Luglon cleared to return home on Monday morning.
- 6d ago
Spanish airports set record July with 34.4 million passengers, Barcelona-El Prat nears 5.9 million
Aena's Spanish airport network handled 34.4 million passengers in July 2026, up 5% year-on-year, with Barcelona-El Prat posting its best-ever July at 5.87 million and Bilbao jumping 16.8%.
- Aug 10
Western Europe records hottest June-July ever as oceans hit new temperature high
Western Europe saw its warmest June-July period on record with an average of 21.62°C, 2.79°C above the 1991-2020 norm, as global ocean surfaces also reached a record 20.96°C in July, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on 10 August.
- Aug 9
France: 28 departments on orange heatwave alert as temperatures retreat eastward
Météo-France maintained 28 French departments on orange heatwave vigilance for Sunday 16 August as temperatures retreat westward, while the southeast faces continued heat until mid-next week and severe storms threaten the southwest.
- Aug 9
Gironde back on red alert for forest fires as heat peaks near 38°C
France's Gironde department was placed on red vigilance for forest fire risk on 8 August, with Météo-France forecasting heat peaks near 38°C, days after a mega fire burned 42,000 hectares and forced over 220,000 evacuations.
- Aug 4
Wildfires across France, Spain and Greece displace 300,000, push up olive oil and wine prices
Fires in France, Spain and Greece have destroyed homes, killed nine people, and are set to raise the cost of olive oil, wine and vegetables as insurers brace for billions in claims.
- Aug 4
Oostrum wildfire explodes to 100 hectares overnight, 300 evacuated as smoke drifts into Germany
A wildfire in the Boschhuizerbergen nature reserve near Oostrum, just kilometres from the German border, spread to 100 hectares overnight, forcing the evacuation of 300 holidaymakers and sending smoke across the border into North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Aug 4
France records its hottest month ever as July 2026 hits 24.9°C average, surpassing the deadly 2003 heatwave
Météo-France confirmed July 2026 reached an average temperature of 24.9°C, edging past August 2003 and leaving surface soils as dry as they have ever been, matching the record set in August 2022.
- Aug 3
Algeria part ways with coach Vladimir Petkovic after World Cup last-32 exit
The Algerian Football Federation announced the mutual termination of Vladimir Petkovic's contract on Monday, one month after the team's round-of-32 elimination by Switzerland at the 2026 World Cup.
- Aug 1
France's prime minister says wildfires are under control as the Gironde megafire is fixed and 208,000 evacuees return home
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says wildfires across France are now generally under control, ten days after the country's largest blaze since 1949 tore through 42,000 hectares in the Gironde wine region. A separate fire in the Var remains active and has forced fresh evacuations.
- Jul 31
Girondins de Bordeaux sold to Sparta Capital for symbolic euro, James Bord names Dominique Delport future president
Gérard Lopez sells the historic French club for a symbolic euro, with 10 million euros in escrow enabling an appeal against exclusion from national competitions.
- Jul 31
17% of French smokers admit tossing cigarette butts from car windows as wildfires burn 117,000 hectares
An Ipsos BVA survey for the Vinci Autoroutes Foundation finds 17% of smokers discard butts on motorways, a habit the foundation calls 'alarming' as over 14,000 fires have scorched 117,000 hectares in France this season.
- Jul 31
Spain battles its worst wildfire year on record: 186,544 hectares burned by August as multiple fronts remain active
Fires in Ávila, Cáceres, Zamora, and Huesca continue to challenge crews as the country surpasses its annual record for burned area in just seven months, with 38 large fires recorded.
- Jul 30
Record wildfires in Spain and France fuelled by climate change, studies show, as July heat shatters records
Spain endured its hottest July on record, tied with 2022, as wildfires burned 150,000 hectares in the month alone. A rapid attribution study finds global warming made the extreme fire conditions at least 20 times more likely in central Spain.
