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France swelters, braces for heatwave sweeping Spain, Portugal

Less than a month after the previous heat wave, mercury levels started to rise in France on Monday with the country braced for a heatwave this week that will also scorch Spain and Portugal, where the temperature exceeded 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.

France 24

London set to exceed 30C for second day running amid heatwave warning

London is set for another scorcher on Tuesday as the mercury is expected to rise above 30C for a second day running.

Evening Standard

In pictures: Temperatures soar as UK basks in heatwave

It was a bright start to the week for many parts of the country, with the mercury predicted to climb all week.

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UK weather: Brits brace for 33C heatwave - how hot it will be in your area and what time

Brits are even being urged to ration water by cutting down showers to five minutes and turning off sprinklers, on what could be the hottest day of the year so far

Daily Mirror

Wildfires rage through Portugal injuring at least 29 people as mercury to reach 43C

The fires in Portugal come with temperatures expected to reach 43C in the coming week, with most of the country classed as being in a "severe" or "extreme" drought

Daily Mirror

Britain could see hottest day of year with temperatures of 33C ‘very possible’

The Met Office has said the mercury in central, southern and eastern England will soar on Monday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Look: WNBA Stars Wear Griner’s No. 42 in Second Half of ASG

The league’s top players made sure to shine a light on their peer’s ongoing detention in Russia during Sunday’s showcase.

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UK hotter than Hawaii as temperatures soar to 29.5C

Highs of 29.5C were seen in London and the South East while Scotland recorded its hottest day of the year so far.

The Independent UK

Scotland records its hottest day of year as temperatures soar

SCOTLAND has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with the mercury soaring past 27C in the Highlands.

The National (Scotland)

1,300-HP Mercury Comet Crashes Hard Due To Brake Failure

Caution: The accident was a bit graphic but it should teach us a thing or two.

Motor1

UK weather: Weekend forecast for Bristol as Brits set for blistering heatwave

An extreme heat warning has been issued by the Met Office

Bristol Post

Portugal issues deadly wildfire warning as ferocious temperatures bake country

The government in Portugal has issued a health and wildfire warning due to the temperature in the country, with the mercury expected to hit 43C in the coming week

Daily Mirror

Met Eireann forecast 27C summer scorcher as Ireland set for warmest weekend of the year

Met Eireann says the mercury could reach a scorching 27C - making Ireland as warm as Los Angeles

Irish Mirror

Liverpool weather set to get hotter with temperature hitting 30C

The mercury will be in the high 20Cs and could even make it to 30C

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Mirror

Woman shares how she earns over £700 a month by chewing gum and blowing bubbles

Julia Forat, 30, from Germany, entertained fans by popping more than 30 pieces of gum into her mouth in one session and claims the bubble-blowing fetish is overlooked

Birmingham Post

Former Leicester Mercury offices up for sale

The Mercury and website LeicestershireLive are now part of Reach PLC – publisher of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express

Evening Standard

London to bask in week-long heatwave as mercury soars

London is set to bask in a heatwave with highs of up to 30C expected next week.

The Independent UK

Mercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner

They shared laughs, smiles, memories

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Daily Mirror

UK heatwave forecast: Met Office delivers verdict on rumoured 41C scorcher next week

A supercomputer model suggested the mercury could surpass 40C next week, potentially breaking the highest UK temperature ever recorded at 38.7C in Cambridge in July 2019

Daily Mirror

UK weather forecast: Sweltering 30C highs to hit this weekend as mercury rises daily

The UK could see temperatures hitting 30C this weekend as the mercury gradually rises over the coming days with a high pressure system taking control after a chilly start to the week

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Brittney Griner pleads for freedom, but is America listening?

LOS ANGELES — From the hell of a Russian penal colony, an American basketball superstar pleads for her freedom.

The Independent UK

Parts of UK to bask in balmy temperatures – with possible heatwave on the cards

Forecasters are expecting the mercury to hit the high 20s in southern and eastern England by the end of the week and it could soar further next week.

Daily Mirror

Supermarket 'hacker' mum left with just £27 a week after bills in cost of living crisis

Stacey Victoria has to rely on the reduced section at the supermarket so she can rustle up meals for just £1.40 a head using ingredients such as 17p milk and £1.99 turkey crowns

ABC News

Brisbane hits second-coldest daily maximum temperature, gloomy conditions continue across Queensland

The 12.4C daily maximum temperature is second only to July 27, 2000, when the mercury topped out at 12C.

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