Authorities across southern Europe battled to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.

In Britain on Monday and Tuesday in what would top a previous official record of 38.7 Celsius (102F) set in Cambridge in 2019. The national weather service has issued its first extreme heat warning for parts of England.

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