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Croatia firefighters battle blaze on outskirts of Split

Firefighters are battling flames on the outskirts of Split in Croatia, as fires rage on the Adriatic coast.

Wildfires rage across Europe

Firefighters have been tackling blazes in France, Italy and Croatia.

Do you speak Croatian?

Andy Kershaw

Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Yosip Korbar moved from Croatia to Sheffield in the 1990s to work in the city.

He recently brought his mother to the city after she was diagnosed with dementia - however she speaks no English.

Yosip is now asking for people across South Yorkshire who speak Croatian to get in touch with BBC Radio Sheffield so his mum has someone other than himself to chat with.

If you can help please email radio.sheffield@bbc.co.uk:

Stag party raises £5,000 to bring home injured friend from Croatia

A group of Oxfordshire friends has had to raise £5,000 to bring their seriously injured friend home from Croatia after his insurance refused to pay when he was hurt during a stag party.

Split, Croatia
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Scott Simpson says he was not drunk but slipped when trying to dive from a boat and impaled himself on a post.

He snapped seven ribs, broke several bones and pierced a lung but after treatment at a hospital in Split (pictured) he found he had to pay for his own repatriation.

His insurer NatWest said its policy states it is invalid if someone has drunk so much alcohol that their judgement is seriously affected.

It was wet, I slipped, I had an accident. Now I thought travel insurance was there for anyone who had an accident, but clearly if there is any alcohol in your system then it's not going to be the case.

Scott Simpson