2nd April - Today's News: UK Wildfire Warnings After Very Dry March

Met Office issues amber wildfire warning for Britain as temperatures set to soar to 22C this week whilst Welsh fire crews battle on as wildfires continue to blaze  - and after the driest March for more than 60 years in England and Wales April looks like it could be even drier in some parts.   Floods this summer?

Storms batter Greek tourist islands for second day, with Crete hardest hit as drone footage shows scale of Greek island flooding

And Uluru waterfalls flow, roads blocked as heavy rain hits Central Australia


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