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Send us Fan Mail 2026: Europe’s Record-Breaking Fire SeasonBy 29 July 2026, France had already burned 91,000 hectares — smashing its previous full‑season record.Spain? Over 200,000 hectares, including the largest fire in its recorded history near Madrid.Firefighters in France even faced a “fire clo…

Send us Fan Mail How can immigration policy in one small Spanish territory affect relations between Spain, Morocco and the wider European Union? At first glance, Ceuta seems too small to have much influence on European politics. It has a population of roughly 85,000 and covers only a small area of …

Send us Fan Mail Food is one of the most familiar parts of our daily lives, but behind every banana, chocolate bar, or carton of orange juice lies a story of geography, climate, economics, and global interdependence. When you walk into a supermarket in Scotland, you’re not just seeing shelves of pr…

Send us Fan Mail 2026: A Record-Breaking Summer, and It’s Only Halfway Done Let’s start with the raw numbers, because they’re genuinely eye-popping. By 29 July 2026, satellite data showed that around 91,000 hectares had burned in France so far in 2026 — smashing the country’s previous full-season r…