The UK has experienced two record heatwaves this year, with temperatures reaching 35.1C in May and 37.7C in June.

Temperatures have already rocketed past 35C this week in UK’s longest heatwave since 1976

Britain's scorching May and June heatwaves are thought to have claimed more than 2,700 lives, with almost half of those deaths fuelled by climate change.

Over 2,700 people died in England and Wales due to recent heatwaves. Experts used weather data and climate models for this mortality estimate. Two unprecedented heatwaves occurred…

The UK and most of Europe experienced two unprecedented heatwaves in May and June.