Three firefighters and a child hospitalised in England as 150 million in Europe to experience temperatures above 35C – Europe live

Four people taken to hospital in Stourbridge, West Midlands as extreme heat continues to grip EuropeFour taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands firesHarriet RichardsAssistant environment editorOn Thursday UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband posted a stark message on Instagram warning that climate breakdown is a national security threat to British people.“I feel this so deeply. We owe it to future generations to act. Our planet is sending us a warning signal and we are going to listen.”“From the first day Andy Burnham came into office, climate scientists, campaigners and some of the ordinary people surviving through this summer