A number of tourist hotspots in Greece have been deemed 'high risk' as wildfires ravage several countries in Europe, while a heatwave sends temperatures soaring to 40C

Heatwave blanketing southern Europe are sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans with a major fire in Greece.

Thousands were evacuated from areas of popular holiday islands in Greece on Wednesday as firefighters battled wildfires across the country.

Greek officials have evacuated tourists and locals after an intense drought and strong winds helped the spread of massive fires in picturesque Ionian islands

Firefighters have spent days battling blazes in Greece, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere. Forecasters said temperatures could pass 111 degrees in some places on Thursday.

The current blistering heatwave throughout much of southern Europe is contributing to the spread of the wildfires in Greece

It's not quite been the hottest day of the year, but temperatures peaked at 33C in the UK today as England entered its fourth heatwave of the summer. As evening draws in, amber and yellow health alerts remain in place for all of England, lasting until 18:00 BST tomorrow.