Europe heatwave live: UK braces for record-breaking temperatures; Italy issues red alert for 16 cities

Europe is experiencing a severe heatwave, with the UK bracing for temperatures potentially reaching 40C. This extreme weather is spreading eastward, prompting warnings in Italy and the Netherlands.

MS Mark SaunokonokoThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-06-24 · 05:44 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

Europe heatwave live: UK braces for record-breaking temperatures; Italy issues red alert for 16 cities

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Europe is experiencing a severe heatwave, with the UK bracing for temperatures potentially reaching 40C. This extreme weather is spreading eastward, prompting warnings in Italy and the Netherlands. France has recorded its hottest day ever, and tragically, 40 people have drowned across the country. In western France, approximately 68,000 households lost electricity on Wednesday due to a power outage linked to the extreme temperatures. This marks the first significant power disruption in France related to the current heatwave.

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Around 68,000 households in western France lost electricity due to extreme temperatures.

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Italy has issued a red alert for 16 cities due to the extreme heatwave.

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France recorded its hottest day ever, with 40 people drowning across the country.

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UK braces for record-breaking temperatures, with highs expected to hit 40C.

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Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the Netherlands France records hottest day ever as 40 people drown across country Tell us: how is the heatwave in the UK and across Europe affecting you? Europe’s record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in western France on Wednesday, authorities said – the country’s first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather. The outage, which involved a transformer on the electricity grid, was related to extreme temperatures, the prefecture in the coastal department of Finistere said in a statement. Continue reading...

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