Red warning for south-east England after record June heat; 55 people have drowned in France – Europe heatwave live

First time red warnings issued in UK for three consecutive days; Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals reach ‘saturation point’European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists sayParis to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking pointElectronic music festival Defqon.1 in the Netherlands has been cancelled for the rest of the weekend due to the red extreme heat alert issued in the country.The organisers said in a statement:“This is the first time the Netherlands has ever issued a code red warning because of high temperatures. Together with the authorities, we are