Schools closed and recommendations for the population to avoid travel in much of Great Britain due to red-level weather alerts for heat. Today and tomorrow, temperatures could reach 40° in some areas of England and Wales, due to a 'heat dome' moving across Western Europe and

After several days of temperatures above 35C, Italian authorities issued a red alert for June 21 in eight cities

The UK is set for stifling heatwave temperatures this week which could reach 40C and, with the Met Office issuing a red warning, some schools are easing uniform rules and may close

Red weather warnings for extreme heat have been issued for parts of England and Wales