Popular European destinations are facing extreme temperatures, with the hot weather expected to soar well into the forties in major holiday hotspots. Warnings are in place for cities including Paris ...

The chances of anywhere in the UK hitting 40C – a temperature not yet recorded in the country – are likely to increase rapidly in the coming decades, a new study finds. At present, the UK is only ...

Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Catherine Schelfhout said the capital was enduring an unusually prolonged run of very hot days, reaching 40.8C on Tuesday, 42.1C on Wednesday and 40.5C on ...

BRITAIN could have its first 40C day within 10 years, scientists warned. According to the Grantham Institute, this could be caused by rising carbon emissions and global warming, they said. Please ...