Germany's Drewitz station logged 41.5°C on June 27, a new national record breaking the previous day's mark; Washington Post and CNN cite researchers calling the event the worst European heatwave ever recorded; heat moved into Poland and the Czech Republic

The third day of the worst European June heatwave on record sees nuclear plants throttled, the Eiffel Tower close early, and a grid stress warning in France

Santé publique France puts excess deaths since June 24 near 1,000, with 85% over age 65, as Spain counts 327 and the UK hits 37.3°C in Suffolk