European forecasters warn that 'hell is coming' as a record breaking heatwave is due to hit the continent tomorrow posing a threat to life. With days of temperatures climbing to 104F (40C) and above in some cities, forecasters have predicted France may experience the hottest June on record. The news has struck fear into many who recall the continent's 2003 heatwave which saw 15,000 people die as temperatures reached a peak of 111F (44.1C) in mid-august. Britain also faces a sweltering week-long heatwave that could see temperatures soar past 86F (30C) following the past two days of widespread downpours and flooding. The heatwave is being caused by a 2,000-mile wide plume of hot air dubbed the 'Saharan bubble' which is being blown from the region by an unusually strong jet stream. Sunshine and hot conditions for the next few days in Britain, starting with a muggy high of 80F today before the mercury starts to creep up to 86F by Thursday. Pictured: A woman under a cloudless sky next to the Colosseum in Rome, where temperatures could reach 100F (38C) in coming days (top left); Plage des Eaux-Vives on the shore of Lake of Geneva (bottom left); A woman escapes from heat in a fountain near the Eiffel Tower in Paris (main).
Holiday home is removed from Booking.com and Airbnb after owner goes on shocking racist tirade against British guest and refuses to apologize for calling her a 'monkey'
Monifah Brown, a 24-year-old event planner from London, had been planning to rent out Giulia Ozyesilpinar's (right) 'Ocean Five Condo Hotel' right on Ocean Drive with three of her friends when the incident occurred. Brown took to her social media to share screenshots and video of their bizarre exchange, which started pleasantly on WhatsApp on June 16 with Ozyesilpinar requesting the down payment for the listing (inset).
Revealed: Professional Watford footballer, 18, was one of 10 men involved in shocking brawl at Royal Ascot - as the Queen cheered on her horses nearby
Reece Miller (inset), 18, has been named as one of the revellers involved in the shocking 10-man brawl at Royal Ascot in Berkshire on Friday. The brazen teenager even posed for a photo while holding up a story about the fight. A Watford Football Club spokesperson said he had been suspended after it was shown footage of the brawl. They added: 'We are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness. The club will not tolerate any behaviour which tarnishes its image and a full disciplinary investigation is now in process.'
- 'Hell is coming': Europe braces for Saharan Bubble heatwave stretching from Scotland to Spain that could kill THOUSANDS as temperatures soar towards 110F
- Miami Beach vacation condo is removed from Booking.com and Airbnb after owner goes on shocking racist tirade against guest and refuses to apologize for calling them 'monkeys'
- From handbags to carrier bags: Carrie Symonds ignores her row with Boris and warns about plastic use in her first public comments since police were called to the couple's London home
- French bulldog, two, was tied to the back of a vehicle and forced to run behind until she fell and was dragged to her death
- Farms have lost their charm... and it's The Archers' fault: Show's former writer accuses BBC hit of 'backing the official agenda to modernise agriculture' for all its 70-year history
- Southern Water must pay customers £61 each as part of £126m penalty in biggest case of its kind after 'shocking' cover-up of polluting spills at sewage plants
- Lifeline for 3,000 rural post offices: Minister vows to continue £50million annual subsidy for 'vital' services
- Revealed: Professional Watford footballer, 18, was one of 10 men involved in shocking brawl at Royal Ascot - as the Queen cheered on her horses nearby
- Clarifications and corrections
- Major search is launched for Zoology graduate, 22, who vanished two days ago with no cash or phone from Isle of Wight adventure camp where she worked
- Daring thieves ABSEIL forty feet into Manchester H Samuel store in Mission Impossible-style raid stealing up to £80,000 of goods before making swift escape
- Hundreds of villages lose their GP surgeries, leaving elderly and vulnerable patients having to travel further for appointments
- Revealed: Up to seven out of ten children's meals at chain restaurants contain too much fat - with some including THREE TIMES the recommended daily amount
- Yet ANOTHER bill for Frogmore Cottage: Taxpayers are paying £750,000 for security at Harry and Meghan's new home - on top of the £3million cost of refurbishing it
- Jail sentences for animal cruelty could rise from six months to FIVE YEARS under new laws going before Parliament
- New socks please! Roger Federer's kit stop at a Uniqlo store in Wimbledon causes a mile-long tailback as police are called to control excited fans
- 'Touch me and see what happens at the next stop': Rail passenger 'stabbed IT consultant 18 times after row over him blocking aisle as victim took his son, 14, on day trip to London the day before his 52nd birthday'
- Don't forget your wellies! Hundreds of glamping yurts and tents are ready ahead of Glastonbury's first day tomorrow as early arrivals are warned it's already a mudbath - but temperatures will soar to 80F by the weekend
- PIERS MORGAN: Why should taxpayers pay millions so super-rich Prince Harry and Meghan 'Kardashian' Markle can have a mansion makeover just because they don't get on with Wills and Kate?
- 'Hell is coming': Europe braces for Saharan Bubble heatwave stretching from Scotland to Spain that could kill THOUSANDS as temperatures soar towards 110F
- Miami Beach vacation condo is removed from Booking.com and Airbnb after owner goes on shocking racist tirade against guest and refuses to apologize for calling them 'monkeys'
- Hospital tells 83-year-old pensioner who broke arm in two places she is too OLD for treatment forcing apology from health chiefs
- Mother, 41, who was depressed after a marriage break-up treated her son, five, to a McDonald's Happy Meal then tied their hands together and jumped into icy reservoir to kill them both, inquest hears
- EXCLUSIVE Shocking moment teenage girl threatens to kill a passenger on London Tube train after her friend tries to attack woman who asked the 'intimidating' group to calm down
- French bulldog, two, was tied to the back of a vehicle and forced to run behind until she fell and was dragged to her death
- Police probing mother and toddler's unsolved murder more than 40 years ago find bones and parts of pushchair after draining 100ft deep quarry
- EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson kissed me passionately and stripped naked in front of me when I played his girlfriend in Thriller- but now his estate has slashed my royalty payments, leaving me in poverty, former Playboy centerfold reveals
- Morrissey sparks controversy by claiming 'everyone prefers their own race' as he reaffirms support for far-right party For Britain
- Husband of Gretna Green bride is charged with her murder after she died from severe injuries following attack at her home
- 'I don't do exit strategies': Trump issues doomsday warning he will 'OBLITERATE' Iran if it dares to attack 'anything American' after its president calls him 'mentally retarded'
- 'Just no more rows, Boris!' Johnson promises he will not have 'any more arguments' as he is awkwardly told off by two female supporters as he FINALLY hits the campaign trail with a vengeance
- TV wildlife presenter Johnny Kingdom, 79, was crushed to death when his digger toppled over as he worked on his farm, inquest hears
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'Huge' search is launched for woman, 22, who vanished on the Isle of Wight and hasn't been seen for 48 hours
Police and volunteers are looking for Rosie Johnson (left and right) - who went missing from a Little Canada PGL Adventure in Wootton (inset). She is understood to have been gone for over 48 hours and has no phone or cash on her. Ms Johnson, from Glasgow, has mousey brown hair, is of slim build and was last seen wearing a dark blue puffa jacket and trousers.
Yet ANOTHER bill for Frogmore Cottage: Taxpayers are paying £750,000 for security at Harry and Meghan's new home - on top of the £3million cost of refurbishing it
Retired Chief Superintendent Dai Davies, a former head of royalty protection, said the Sussexes' (right with baby Archie) decision to quit Kensington Palace has resulted in a sizeable bill for new provisions. More than 20 officers from the Met Police and the Thames Valley force will be required to guard Frogmore Cottage (inset and left).
Husband of Gretna Green bride is charged with the 30-year-old's murder after she died having been found with severe injuries at her Andover home
Lucy Dyson, 30, was found with 'multiple injuries' at her home in Andover, Hampshire, at around 5.30am on Sunday and died a short time later. Her husband, Shane Dyson, 28, has been charged with her murder and will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court tomorrow. Mourners yesterday laid bunches of flowers outside the house where Lucy was found in Suffolk Road, two miles away from Dyson's address. Neighbours said they often saw 'kind' Lucy, also known as Lucy-Anne Rushton, passing by with her two children. Social media photos show her embracing her husband following their wedding in Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
ITV's Beecham House drama is slammed by animal rights groups for using captive elephants during filming that have been 'subjected to cruelty and exploitation'
The show, dubbed 'Delhi Downton', is set in India in the late 18th century, decades before the British Raj. Scenes from Sunday night's episode feature men riding the noble creatures. Dominic Dyer from the Born Free Foundation blasted the show for encouraging tourists to seek out similar experiences on their travels by broadcasting the scenes. He said: 'We can be certain the elephants used in the drama have been subject to tethering with chains, beating and other cruel training methods. The riding scenes help encourage tourists who visit India to seek out the experience, despite the cruelty and exploitation involved.'
The Netflix teen drama with blood on its hands: It's accused of glamorising suicide and linked to two British girls' deaths... but figures show it could be far more. So how can those behind '13 Reasons Why' say they're HELPING children?
Controversial Netflix Drama 13 Reasons Why received backlash for its controversial suicide scene featuring 17-year-old Hannah Baker (left). Just two months after the series was broadcast 12-year-old Jessica Scatterson (bottom right) committed suicide while she was at her father's home in Warrington, Cheshire. Her mother Rachael, who had split with Jessica's dad five years earlier, said: 'They asked me to sit down. They told me Jessica had passed away in the middle of the night. My first reaction was that she must have died in a car accident because it was so sudden. I never expected to hear the words that Jessica had hanged herself. After that, all I remember is screaming.' A month after Jessica died, in another part of Cheshire, 13-year-old Lily Mae Sharp (top right) also hanged herself in her bedroom after playing 'suicide' games and pretending to hang herself with a noose made of toilet paper in the school loos.
Revealed: Neville Chamberlain was gifted a £500,000 gîte by the French to thank him for appeasing Hitler with his 'peace in our time' speech
Neville Chamberlain returned home having forged the Munich Agreement with Hitler, he declared he had achieved 'peace for our time'. A grateful public - who could not possibly know how drastically the Prime Minister had underestimated the Fuhrer's ambitions - showered him with 20,000 congratulatory letters and gifts. But it has now emerged that the French were so delighted that they decided to buy him a gîte in the countryside.
'Touch me and see what happens at the next stop': Rail passenger 'stabbed IT consultant 18 times after row over him blocking aisle as victim took his son, 14, on day trip to London the day before his 52nd birthday'
Darren Pencille (right) is said to have knifed 51-year-old Lee Pomeroy (left) 18 times during a row on the Guildford to London Waterloo train on January 4. Mr Pomeroy, who would have celebrated his 52nd birthday the day after the attack, was on his way to the capital for a day trip with his 14-year-old son. He died on the platform at Horsley station a little over an hour later, the Old Bailey heard today. Pencille is said to have fled with the help of Chelsea Mitchell (right).
Don't forget your wellies! Hundreds of glamping yurts and tents are ready ahead of Glastonbury's first day tomorrow but it's already a mudbath
Stunning aerial photos show Glastonbury organisers putting a colourful event together (top), full of tents, stages and bars as thousands get set to make their way to one of the world's most talked about music festivals. The coveted event is set to kick off tomorrow in Somerset, lasting until Sunday, with a star-studded line-up. Pictures give an insight into how much space the event takes up as well as a sneak peek into the myriad of stages and events that attendees will be able to enjoy. Some festival-goers had started to arrive at the event earlier today and were pictured in shorts and wellies (left) as they hopped over puddles with their luggage, while others waded through the muddy waters (right), following heavy rain which has hit the whole of the UK.
Step-daughters of elderly couple who were found dead from hypothermia in their home ask judge to decide who died FIRST - so they can work out who inherits their £300,000 house
Anna Winter (top right) and Deborah Cutler (bottom right) have gone to the High Court to fight over the house and cash left by John Scarle, 79, and his wife Ann, 69, after they perished in Leigh-on-Sea in October 2016. Mr and Mrs Scarle were found dead of hypothermia in their Essex bungalow after worried neighbours called in the police having not seen them for several days. Their children from previous marriages have asked a judge to decide whose parent died first so they can secure the inheritance worth more than a quarter of a million pounds (graphic main picture). If Mr Scarle died first then his wife would have briefly inherited his share of the £300,000 inheritance - meaning Mrs Scarle's child Deborah Cutler would be next in line. But if Mrs Scarle perished first then Mr Scarle's daughter Anna Winter should receive the nest egg. The highly unusual case is the first of its kind in the UK since the 1950s - but were more common during the Second World War to settle inheritance disputes when families were all killed by the same bomb during the London Blitz.
'Boris won't answer your questions so I will. #BoJoNoShow': Hunt turns up his trolling of Tory rival by holding one-man Twitter Q&A; in place of cancelled Sky News debate - as Johnson FINALLY hits campaign trail
Boris Johnson taunted Jeremy Hunt as he finally ventured out to meet voters today after his bid for Number 10 hit the rocks over a row with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds which led to neighbours to call the police. Mr Johnson had been invited to take part in a Tory leadership TV debate this evening but he snubbed the event, prompting Jeremy Hunt to label him 'BoJoNoShow' (pictured top left). The former foreign secretary appeared happy and energised as he talked to voters in Richmond in south west London (pictured right) and later at the RHS garden at Wisley (pictured main and bottom left).
Does he have a chequered past? Mime artist in black and white bodysuit who took £1 donations from village fetegoers to guess his identity then fled with the cash
Organisers of a village fete are hunting down a mime artist who fleeced locals of charity donations before fleeing with the cash. The mystery suspect had attended the event in the Forest of Dean, wandering around the carnival in a body morph suit (right). Communicating only through mime, he handed out forms to residents to guess his identity and to pledge £1, offering a £100 prize fund to the person who could correctly unmask him. The entry form (left) said: 'Is it a bird, is it a plane. No it's Woolaston's Mystery Man' - with space for people to leave contact details and guesses.
Criminal network of Romanian lorry drivers made £3million ferrying more than 320 migrants to Britain
Howzat? Bizarre mix of rock and royalty in VIP box at Cricket World Cup as Ed Sheeran takes his seat at Lord's alongside Prince Edward, Damian Lewis, David Cameron, Michael McIntyre and Matt Bellamy
Singer Ed Sheeran, 28, (centre) had a royally good afternoon when he sat drinking beer next to Prince Edward, 55, and a host of other well-known faces at the England Vs Australia match at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lords, in London on Tuesday. Former Prime Minister David Cameron, 52, was seated in front of them (second from left, bottom row), as well as Muse rocker Matt Bellamy, 41, (bottom far right) and Homeland star Damian Lewis, 48, (middle row, far right). Also pictured on the day were footballer manager Gareth Southgate, 48, and Michael McIntyre, 43, (inset) who appeared to be in high spirits.
Suicidal mother-of-four, 44, took her own life just days after NHS clinician told her she'd have to wait nine months to see psychiatrist and should instead keep a 'mood diary' because she posed no risk to herself
Gym instructor Michelle Gerrard (right), 44, killed herself with an overdose of painkillers and alcohol after being told she faced a nine-month wait to see a psychiatrist, an inquest in Preston heard. Her mother Megan Chidley (left with her daughter) told the hearing the NHS's mental health services need a 'shake-up' and claimed it was 'no surprise' her daughter committed suicide because she had tried to before. But mental health practitioner Stacey Love said she did not believe Mrs Gerrard was a risk to herself and felt a mood diary was an appropriate way forward. The inquest recorded a verdict of suicide.
Former nurse, 42, who slipped on BATH MAT in tub is left wheelchair-bound needing round-the-clock care after life-changing brain damage
Candice Ridley (pictured), 42, fell and banged her head as she stepped into her tub at home in Nottingham. The crash was so loud she thought the wall had cracked - only to find it was her own head. The former intensive care nurse (pictured before inset) tried to carry out her own head injury assessment, but soon realised her body was going numb and she was unable to function properly. After suffering a brain bleed and being diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder (pictured in hospital right), she is now confined to a wheelchair, suffers memory loss and feels her independence has been taken from her.
'Let her come home': Jeremy Hunt urges Iran to free jailed British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and not 'punish her over disagreements with UK'
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured inset, today leaving cabinet) has issued his latest plea in support of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, (pictured right with her daughter Gabriella) a British-Iranian dual citizen, amid an ongoing hunger strike. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe stopped taking food in protest at her 'unfair imprisonment', with her husband Richard (pictured left today, outside the Iranian embassy in London) also on hunger strike outside the Iranian Embassy in London. The 40-year-old was arrested at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport in April 2016 and sentenced to five years in jail after being accused of spying - a charge she vehemently denies. Mr Hunt earlier this year granted Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in a bid to resolve her case.
Salute to the Falklands fallen: British troops recreate march made during the final days of the war almost four decades on from conflict with Argentina
In the final days of the war with Argentina, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, troops marched 50 miles through the hills from Port San Carlos to Mount Longdon on the night of June 11 (pictured inset, a paratrooper screams in agony after being shot during the treacherous march). They contended with atrocious weather and gunfire from all angles before seizing a key piece of high ground surrounding the islands' capital Stanley. Today's regiment covered the same route in remembrance to the 23 Paras who lost their lives on the desperate and treacherous march (pictured main).
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Tesco roof collapses causing water to pour through as flash flood hits Stirling
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'From first to last bell': Mobile phones are BANNED in public schools across Victoria in a bid to clamp down on cyberbullying
Victorian public school students will be banned from using their phones from next year. Students will have to switch off their phones and store them in lockers until the final bell, Education Minister James Merlino has announced. "This will remove a major distraction from our classrooms, so that teachers can teach, and students can learn in a more focused, positive and supported environment," he said in a statement.
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Seaweed-like algae has invaded the beaches along 600 miles of Mexico's Caribbean coast turning the waters brown and producing an 'acid gas with a rotten egg smell'
An infestation of seaweed along large stretches of Mexico's Caribbean coast, home to many of the country's top beach destinations, is causing concerns for tourists. Volunteer workers (inset), including cab drivers that depend on transporting visitors, as well as the local government in Cancun, have taken measures to clean up the problem which leftist Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador downplayed. Attributed to climate change by many researchers, growing volumes of the brown seaweed have blanketed many beaches in recent years, alarming tourists as well as investors over the potential consequences for one of Mexico's major growth drivers. Pictured in the main image are visitors at a beach in Cancun.
The Central Park Five receive an emotional standing ovation and uproarious applause from Cardi B, John Legend and Tyler Perry as they take the stage at the 2019 BET Awards
Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise shared a message on the injustice they suffered and their mission of truth. Wise took to the mic first and shut his eyes closed, overcome with emotion. Luminaries like Cardi B (inset), John Legend and Tyler Perry were seen applauding and welcoming the five to the stage for the presentation. The five were wrongly convicted of raping a female jogger in New York's Central Park in 1989 and spent years behind bars before being exonerated in 2002. Their case has come back to light following the Netflix mini series When They See Us directed by Ava DuVernay.