Massive fires ravage many UK regions, 6 injured and thousands evacuated as PM holds COBRA meeting

Emergency fire services mostly across England were still managing the aftermath and a number of active hot spots in a series of of unprecedented wildfires triggered yesterday by the country’s hottest day of the year, with temperatures of over 38 turning many areas into fiery pockets as crews faced dozens of fronts.

Severe regional damage was reported as hundreds of families found themselves displaced after a frantic night of evacuations....