Record temperatures caused by heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under an area of high pressure

Climate change is causing earlier and more intense heatwaves, France’s weather agency said.

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

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

Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting events

Parts of France and Spain are on course to see 40C heat later this week

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