France broke temperature records and reached 37C before the month of May was out - so does this mean we're in for a scorching summer?

France experienced its hottest spring "since records began in 1900" marked by a scorching early season heatwave at the end of May, the country's weather service said on Tuesday.

Alors que l'Hexagone sort d'une vague de chaleur intense, l'institut a publié mardi les premières tendances pour les mois de juin, juillet et août.