Barcelona registered a maximum temperature of 40.5C on Wednesday, its highest figure in 112 years of records, weather agencies said as another heatwave

The Catalan capital has seen record-breaking temperatures today, with the mercury surging beyond 40C amid Spain's second heatwave of the summer.

Barcelona registered a maximum temperature of 40.5C on Wednesday, its highest figure in 112 years of records, weather agencies said as another heatwave