Brutal temperatures this week are seeing swathes of southern Europe roast in temperatures close to or above 40C. In France, the heat was set to peak on Tuesday - reaching 41C in some areas and 36-39C ...

The heat is most intense in the south-east of England as Writtle in Essex has recorded a 33.9C (93F) high, surpassing the ...

East Malling in Kent has hit 33.5C, making it the hottest day in the UK so far this year. Forecasts suggest we could still ...

Today there are red warnings for heat in place in France - in Paris and the Val de Loire, where temperatures could reach 41C.

After temperatures reached 33.1C yesterday, making it hotter than Barbados and Jamaica, today could be even hotter in parts ...

Paris is on red alert for high temperatures, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and speed ...

Portugal like much of Europe has been experiencing a heat wave in recent days, but another rare weather phenomenon also gripped many beachgoers trying to survive the warm temperatures by the sea. On ...

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are ...

A punishing heatwave has gripped southern Europe, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings as temperatures ...

The blistering heat has prompted health authorities in the UK to issue an amber heat alert for Tuesday, covering London, the ...

Temperatures in the popular island of Karpathos have reached above 30°C today as almost all of southern Europe faces extreme ...

Extreme heat grips the continent as temperatures soar to 42C - Multiple countries on the continent are facing temperatures of ...