Heatwave pushes Great Britain’s grid operator to call for extra electricity from power plants
Neso issues rare summer warning for Wednesday evening, as households turn on fans and air conditioningGreat Britain’s grid operator has released a rar...
Europe heatwave live: UK braces for record-breaking temperatures; Italy issues red alert for 16 cities
Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the NetherlandsFranc...
Electricity prices jump in Europe as demands soars in the heatwave
Great Britain has paid at least six times normal for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarms’ output sagsThe heatwave has pr...
Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave
Unions say it is dangerous for schools to stay open in high temperatures Hundreds of schools across the south of England and Wales are expected to clo...
Forty drown across France in heatwave and parts of Spain above 30C at night
France has its hottest night on record, 15 Italian cities under red heat alert and UN chief says London is ‘cooking’Europe heatwave live – latest upda...
Hosepipe ban introduced by South East Water as heatwave causes surge in demand
Company urges customers in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire to use water only for essential purposes as temperatures soarEurope heatwave ...
Europe heatwave live: UK issues rare red temperature warnings; French PM to hold crisis meeting after heat deaths
Temperatures could hit 38-40C in parts of England and Wales, smashing June record set in 1976; red alerts in France after 19 heat deathsTwo children f...
Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C
Rail services, schools and sports events hit, with deaths of three elderly people in France partly blamed on intense heatWestern Europe is enduring a ...
France cancels events and restricts alcohol consumption amid brutal heatwave
Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from MondayAuthorities in France have placed more than...
‘A kind of massive rave’: Paris braces for 2m revellers as Fête de las Musique returns amid heatwave warnings
Officials expand safety measures as French capital prepares for huge annual street celebrationParis is preparing for a street party of unprecedented s...
Macron calls for vigilance as western Europe faces second heatwave of year
More than half of France’s population under severe weather warning with temperatures expected to exceed 40CMore than half of France’s population is un...
Developing heatwave across Europe to send UK temperatures above 30C
Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK with temperatures of 30C plus expected as Europe experiences a 'heat dome' as Simon King explain...
Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl, 13, dies and boy goes missing
Girl pulled from River Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire, on Sunday, with temperatures dropping down to average on MondayA 13-year-old girl has died after...
‘That’s why we work in finance – so one day we can afford air-con’: Britain’s unequal heatwave
While some found this week’s heat a breeze, many in poorer areas face health risks in furnace-like homesTravelling from his air-conditioned flat to th...
Weather tracker: deadly May heatwave shatters records across Europe
Temperatures across parts of continent around 10-15C above average for this time of year, while thunderstorms strike eastern AustraliaEurope has exper...
Bodies of two teenagers recovered by emergency workers following separate incidents in Kent and OxfordThe number of water-related deaths during the UK...
