This is serious heat that could end in people’s deaths, a senior health official has warned - with an amber warning for extreme heat already in force across England. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

That will be raised to a red alert for tomorrow and Tuesday, with some forecasters predicting temperatures could hit an unprecedented 41 Celsius.

Much of Europe is also struggling with searing temperatures - which have triggered wildfires across the Mediterranean.


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