France puts 53 departments on orange alert as heat wave intensifies

Temperatures set to reach 40C in western and central France.

Heat causes more than 5,000 deaths annually in France, Oxfam warns

NGO says increasingly frequent heatwaves becoming major public health threat, exposing social inequalities.

Heat returns to UK as health warnings issued across London, south-east

UK Health Security Agency warns of growing pressure on health services as temperatures rise across London and southern England, with heatwave conditions likely into next week.

France places 81 departments under heatwave, storm alerts

Temperatures expected to approach 104F as authorities issue widespread weather warnings.

UN chief candidate Bachelet: Climate action 'not an option' as world faces growing crisis

'No country by itself will solve the problem. We need international cooperation,' UN chief candidate Michelle Bachelet tells Anadolu.