The UK Met Office said 29,074 lightning strikes were recorded in the UK in the 24 hours before 9am on Tuesday as a storm swept across southern England.
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The thunderstorm came as Europe sweltered through a record-breaking June heatwave. The Met Office warned temperatures could reach 39C on Thursday, most likely in London or the south-east of England
Europe weather ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/23/europe-heatwave-live-news-updates-uk-red-temperature-warnings-40-degrees-france-heat-deaths-crisis-meeting?page=with%3Ablock-6a3a5c6f8f08ac02caa6b4c0#top-of-blog
Forty drown across France in heatwave and parts of Spain above 30C at night ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/23/heatwave-france-spain-italy-europe
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