“What we used to call a July phenomenon is now arriving in mid-May", according to one weather forecaster.

It's still spring in western Europe, but hot weather has already arrived. Forecasters say it’s only going to get worse.

Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain

Western Europe reeled under an unseasonal heatwave on Tuesday as record-breaking temperatures swept across the continent.