Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat – as it happened

Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record Large parts of western Europe are experiencing another extreme heatwave this summer with temperatures in high 30s across Spain and France. High temperatures up to mid-30s are also expected across the south and south-west of England today and tomorrow, with a public health alert in place (10:18). A high temperature warning has also been issued for a dozen counties in the Republic of Ireland (12:00). The heatwave is expected to continue into the next week (13:37), with authorities telling residents to look after vulnerable family and friend members, avoid prolonged heat exposure, and look out for wildfires (10:29, 11:45). The extreme weather is also testing the continent’s infrastructure with a reactor at the Golfech nuclear power plant near Toulouse temporarily shut down due to the ongoing heatwave (13:40). Stay cool, everyone, and remember: keep drinking fresh water. If you have any tips, comments or suggestions, email me at jakub.krupa@theguardian.com. I am also on Bluesky at @jakubkrupa.bsky.social and on X at @jakubkrupa. Over in France, prime minister Sébasti