- The UK may hit a record June temperature this week, with highs above 35°C and forecasts up to around 40°C, prompting a rare Met Office red warning for parts of England and Wales.
- Overnight storms left flooding, hundreds of firefighter call-outs and rail disruption around Heathrow, adding travel headaches ahead of the heat.
- The heatwave stretches across western Europe too — for example nearly 850 schools in France were closed because of the heat.
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