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Fourth

Fourth heatwave set to hit France and Luxembourg starting Tuesday. 40-41°C peaks, lasting potentially through August 5-6.

Two Hundred and Seventy Thousand

Wildfires in France and Spain force 270,000 to flee. One dead in Manises. A400M military aircraft drops water for first time. Scotland burning for 10th day.

Sixty Call-Outs

Police respond to 60 overnight call-outs. Road rage in Luxembourg City, drunk man on bus in Howald, 14 drivers over the limit in northern checks.

The Security Plan

New Esch event security plan requires risk analyses, emergency plans, trained staff. Small clubs warn they may have to cancel events.

Maacher

Grevenmacher braderie: Samantha Seil, president of the local business association, on the Moselle town's charm and Sunday street fair.

Obstruction

LSAP MPs introduce delit d'entrave bill to protect abortion access, based on French 1993 law. Follows June constitutional amendment.

Forty Thousand

Luxembourg homeowner scammed of €40,000 by fraudulent contractor met through Facebook. Left with gutted apartment and mortgage he can't escape.

Kirchberg on the Euro

Luxembourg's European Court of Justice and Court of Auditors featured on proposed designs for new euro banknotes. Public vote open until September 21.