Britain poised for record hot summer as western Europe swelters under another heat wave
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Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday (August 13, 2026), with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record.
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What happened
Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday (August 13, 2026), with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record.
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