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UK and Switzerland record hottest ever June day as health emergencies surge in Europe

The Guardian UK Thursday 25 June 2026, 16:53 UTC By Damian Carrington in London and Ashifa Kassam in Madrid 1 min read
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Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country is under extreme heat alertEurope live – latest updatesThe UK and Switzerland both recorded the hottest-ever June temperatures on Thursday, while brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were linked to the death of a third toddler in France and a sharp rise in medical emergencies across Europe. The UK’s new provisional high of 36.4C (97.5F), recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset, surpassed...

Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country is under extreme heat alert

The UK and Switzerland both recorded the hottest-ever June temperatures on Thursday, while brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were linked to the death of a third toddler in France and a sharp rise in medical emergencies across Europe.

The UK’s new provisional high of 36.4C (97.5F), recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset, surpassed Wednesday’s June record of 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire, which had beaten the previous peak of 35.6C set in Southampton in 1976.

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