UK June heat record could be broken for the second consecutive day

Rail services, schools and sports events hit, with deaths of three elderly people in France partly blamed on intense heat

Europe faces record-breaking heatwave as temperatures soar past 40C, forcing school closures, travel disruption and urgent health warnings across the continent.

Temperatures could hit 38-40C in parts of England and Wales, smashing June record set in 1976; red alerts in France after 19 heat deaths

PARIS: Europe on Tuesday (Jun 23) braced for more extreme weather as a deadly heatwave threatened fresh temperature records in Britain, with trains disrupted and hospitals across…

Europe is battling a severe heatwave with France issuing its highest alert across over half the nation and the UK bracing for temperatures nearing 40C. Schools have closed, and…

Several European countries issued red weather alerts as a fresh bout of extreme heat pushed temperatures beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

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A heatwave in Europe is expected to break June records for the UK and France.

Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking early-summer heatwave smothered much of western Europe.

Authorities in France said Tuesday at least 40 people have drowned as residents flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes to escape the heat.

Europe faces a severe heatwave, with record temperatures expected in Britain and health alerts issued across the continent as authorities prepare for the impact on vulnerable…

France records 43.3°C in its hottest June day ever, Britain issues red heat warnings and hundreds of schools close, while Spain, Italy, Germany and Switzerland also face extreme…

Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the Netherlands

Italy declares red heatwave alert in 16 cities, including Rome, as UK prepares for highest ever June temperatures.

Italy's Ministry of Health declares red heatwave alert in 16 cities, including Milan and Rome, as schools close in UK.

Numerous red alerts have been issued in preparation for 40°C temperatures across Europe

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate…

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France has seen temperatures touch 40C across nearly half the country since the current heatwave began, while the United Kingdom has recorded its hottest June day on record, as an…

The “heat dome” has claimed dozens of lives and shut cultural landmarks, as forecasters warn the extreme temperatures could persist until the end of the week.