Western Europe is facing an early-season heatwave expected to intensify through the weekend and into early next week, with France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Britain issuing elevated weather alerts. Forecasters said Paris could exceed 40C for the first time on a June day, while Spain could see 40C to 45C in its hottest regions as a ridge of warm, dry air pushes north from Africa. In France, about 41 million of its 69 million residents are under an orange heat alert, and Météo-France warn...

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