Britain has recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified. The Met Office says the provisional record, which still needs to be confirmed, was recorded at London's Heathrow Airport, surpassing the previous record of 38.7C recorded in 2019. Europe correspondent Steve Cannane reports.
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