A total of 54 people were treated by paramedics after West Midlands fire as blazes continue across Europe amid extreme heat
People taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires
England has received just 4mm of rain so far in August, or 6% of the long-term average for the month, the Environment Agency said on Friday, as reported by PA.
It follows the driest July on record for the country, when only 7mm of rain was measured, or 10% of the average.
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