Verge staff in the UK received the alerts warning of a “high risk of wildfires” nationally — the first actual mass notice aside from tests. PM Andy Burnham confirmed the alert, advising people to “take extra care” and not to light fires in open spaces. My friend, who is currently on a train from Amsterdam to England, notes that the train has been lit up with the alerts as they roll in for people separately. [Media: https://twitter.com/andyburnham/status/2088328660365324412?s=46]

The National Fire Chiefs Council said England and Wales had been struck by 1,017 wildfires this year

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