French media said a man had been arrested for deliberately starting fires in one Gard village. Paris was due to experience its hottest day of the heatwave so far with a predicted high of 37C. It said the European heatwave was "absolutely consistent" with extremes linked to the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Britain saw its hottest day of the year yesterday, with temperatures reaching 35C, according to the Met Office. For a fourth consecutive day, unusually high temperatures above 43C were forecast across Spain.

Source: Irish Independent June 30, 2019 01:30 UTC