Britain Heatwave News Today

It was forecast since last week, when the Meteorological (Met) Office issued its first-ever red warning of danger to life from extreme heat, but nothing could have prepared for the sweltering effect as the temperatures soared to cross the 40 degrees Celsius mark across London and other parts of the

UK bakes in hottest day ever, pressure mounts on transport, medical services-

Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave with wildfires raging across tinder-dry countryside in Portugal, Spain and France.

The weather forecaster has issued its first-ever red “extreme heat” warning for parts of England on Monday and Tuesday.