On 19 July 2022, the UK experienced its first recorded temperature above 40C, when Coningsby in Lincolnshire reached 40.3C.

A heatwave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40C in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fuelling ...

A number of tourist hotspots in Greece have been deemed 'high risk' as wildfires ravage several countries in Europe, while a ...

BLISTERING heatwaves are sweeping some of Ireland’s favourite holiday hotspots, with some declaring the weather is simply ...

TAKE a look at the sunshine spot with 40C heat, stunning beaches, luxury resorts, vibrant nightlife and €50 Ryanair flights from Dublin. Chania is a fabulous city located on the Greek island of ...

Greek officials have evacuated tourists and locals after an intense drought and strong winds helped the spread of massive fires in picturesque Ionian islands ...

Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began.

Exhaustion occurs between 40C and 41C, as our organs begin to lose the ability to function. The next stage – when the body's temperature rises above 41C – is heatstroke.

Elsewhere, 41C is forecast in Lyon (Rhône), Villefranche-sur-Saône, Valence (Drôme), Angoulême (Charente), Bourgoin-Jallieu ...