UK at 'exceptional' risk of wildfires as two arrested over fires in France | BBC News

French firefighters are still battling two fires south of Paris.

Almost 1,500 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest have been burned after the fire began on Sunday.

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson.

Meanwhile, parts of the UK face an 'exceptional' risk for wildfires over the next few days as the latest heatwave continues, Natural England has warned.

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