Europe’s early heatwave continues to wreak havoc as temperatures creep to new highs and red alerts spread across the continent.

Yesterday was the hottest day ever in France, leading to power cuts and tragic deaths.

Hundreds of schools in the UK are closed due to worries that students can not be kept safe in sweltering buildings.

Italy has issued extreme heat warnings for 16 cities, while in Spain there is good news as the heatwave begins to abate.

Extreme weather is getting worse as climate change speeds up