UK braced for hottest June night

The high reach 36.4C in Yeovilton, Somerset, breaking Wednesday's record for the hottest June day.

Electricity prices soar as Europe battles heatwave

Record June temperatures are fuelling demand for air conditioning and putting pressure on energy systems

'Impossible to sleep': A night in sweltering France, in search of a cool spot

With a heatwave bearing down, the French have taken to living after dark, chasing relief from the sun's lingering grip. From Paris to Saint-Malo, by way of Orléans, parks and pools stirred to life as soon as the day ended.

UK’s hottest June: ‘The population should have been prepared for this’

Schools are closing, public transport is slowing and cooling items are flying off shelves as Britons swelter.

Britain sees another day of record-breaking temperatures as Europe heat wave persists

Authorities in Britain and France warned people to ditch their routines on Thursday as large parts of Western Europe remained in the grip of a deadly heat wave that has claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, and shut schools and cultural landmarks.

3-year-old found dead in car during France heatwave

A three-year-old has died after finding himself trapped in a car in the Paris region in extreme heat, a prosecutor said on Thursday, the third such fatality this week. The boy had slipped into the family car while his father thought he was napping, then found himself unable to get out with the child lock in the town of Saint-Gratien, the prosecutor said, after a police source and civil defence also reported the death. France on Wednesday recorded the hottest day since measurements began in 19...

By Agence France-Presse

Europe heat wave: No respite as extreme heat continues

Some 101 million people in Europe will likely see temperatures above 35 C on Thursday, an analysis shows. And Germany is expecting things to warm up even more. DW has the latest.

France's health system under pressure as heatwave continues

As France and Europe continues to swelter under scorching temperatures, France's healthcare system has been left struggling to cope, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announcing on Thursday that the country's health alert warning system was being raised to its highest level. France 24's Olivia Bizot has the details.

By FRANCE24

‘Driven by extreme heat’: London Ambulance Service records highest number of life-threatening emergencies ever

Temperatures soared to a record high for June on Wednesday as health services struggled to cope

By Nicole Wootton-Cane

The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

As a brutal heat wave hits Europe, many Americans have the same question: Why don't you just get AC? Bloomberg/Getty Images Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, sparking an age-old question from US posters on social media. The question: Why is air conditioning so much less common in Europe than in the US? Europe's architecture and high energy costs limit the widespread adoption of AC. Europe is really, really hot right now. Across much of the continent, temperatures have surged to levels ...

Switzerland records hottest June day in history as Europe grapples with heatwave

By TOI WORLD DESK

As Europe roasts in a heat wave, Asia’s air-con makers see robust business

Air conditioning is rare in Europe and people are struggling to stay cool as ‌searing heat ‌claims lives, disrupts power supplies and shuts schools.

Spain Records 212 Deaths Due To Heatwave In 4 Days: Report

The number of heat-related deaths in Spain between May 16 and September 30 last year hit 3,832, an 87.6-per cent increase from the same period in 2024.

Europe's heatwave takes its toll as temperatures soar

At least 101 million Europeans are sweltering as scores of people are reported have been killed by the heatwave.

Relief for France as temperatures set to fall after record heatwave

Temperatures are expected to fall in France from Thursday evening after another day of extreme heat that put 72 of mainland France's 96 departments on red alert, affecting more than 50 million people.

By RFI

'Heat hazard' declared for F1's Austrian GP as Europe battles scorching weather

Heatwave health risk to 1.5 million workers in Italy in next three days - report

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 25 - The intense, deadly heatwave that has been baking much of Europe for a week could put the health of 1.5 million workers in Italy in danger over the next three days, according to a report by Greenpeace and the CGIL trade union. The estimate derives from an analysis of heat-risk forecasts from the Worklimate project of the National Research Council (CNR) and workplace-accidents-and-occupational-illness-insurance agency INAIL and employment data from national statistics a...

By ANSA

'It's rotten': Irish people across Europe are sweltering in record-breaking heat

Red alerts have been issued for cities across the continent.

Europeans told to protect themselves as deadly heatwave takes its toll

At least 48 ​people have died in France from drowning since the start of the heatwave while trying to cool off

By Reuters

Europe’s heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level

Heatwave conditions that have left Spain, France and the UK sweltering for days are set to shift to the east, with forecasters in Germany and the Czech Republic warning of extreme conditions.

By Emmanuel Tetteh