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Parts of England have been
sweltering in 33C (91F) heat
, with near-record June temperatures forecast in Greater London and Surrey later -
In Wimbledon, tennis fans have their
strawberries and (sun)cream
out during the
hottest opening day on record
, while zoo animals in Leicestershire are
being fed blocks of ice -
Meanwhile, blistering heat is
gripping parts of Europe
, with “unprecedented” heat alerts in France and weather warnings in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany -
In England,
heat health alerts
have been extended, but across the rest of the UK it’s a
mixed picture -
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Temperature hits 33C at Heathrow as scorching heatwave grips Europe
