Germany braces for record temperatures as heatwave moves east

This contrast is also vividly highlighted by some scenes in media reports and online social media posts: while many Europeans reportedly rush to purchase air conditioners, some netizens in Beijing noted they had barely needed air conditioning, describing the weather as feeling more like early autumn than midsummer.

Greenpeace shares thermal camera images showing people in London walking across surfaces that are 50-60 degrees during the UK's record-breaking June heatwave.

Weather maps have turned volcanic red as they show the next date the UK is set to roast in 30C or higher.

Europe’s hottest ever June has laid bare the failures of successive governments across the continent to prepare for extreme heat.