Authorities banned alcohol and major weekend festivities as a deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals was forecast to shift east on Friday.

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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.

A heatwave stretching across much of Europe has claimed lives, disrupted transport, closed landmarks and pushed temperatures to record levels as governments issued warnings over…

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…

Extreme weather is getting worse as climate change speeds up.

At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of…

At least 48 people have drowned in France alone while trying to cool off, as a heatwave drives temperatures as much as 18C above normal across Europe

The searing heat has scorched temperature records across Europe this week, with the continent experiencing one of the most intense and dangerous heatwaves in recent memory

At least 101 million Europeans faced temperatures above 35°C, with Paris hitting 40°C, Britain breaking its June heat record, deaths reported in Italy and France, and Germany and…

40°C temperatures are forecast to hit typically colder EU countries in the coming days, as experts warn hospitals and schools could be put under strain.

Authorities banned alcohol and major weekend festivities as a deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals was forecast to shift east on Friday.

First time red warnings issued in UK for three consecutive days; Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals reach ‘saturation point’

As hospitals buckle and warnings spread east, the heatwave is exposing how unprepared much of Europe remains for extreme temperatures. #EuropeNews

Scientists said the heatwave was the worst recorded for Europe, where the climate is changing faster than anywhere else.

Extreme London heat led to the highest ever number of life-threatening emergency calls in a day. French hospitals were also inundated.

At least 55 people have died in France as authorities warn the heatwave is far from over

BERLIN (AFP) — Authorities banned alcohol and major weekend festivities as a deadly European heatwave was forecast to shift east on Friday, choking...

Health authorities across Europe remained on high alert Friday as an unprecedented heatwave continued to sweep across the continent, forcing governments to introduce emergency…