France issues record red heat alert for one-third of the country as a fierce heatwave disrupts travel, schools and Fete de la Musique celebrations.

The French weather forecaster Météo France has extended its 'orange alert' heatwave warning to cover the whole of the centre and most of the south-west of the country on Friday.

Nearly two-thirds of France is now under an orange heatwave alert as people battle extreme temperatures across the country. #EuropeNews