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How is Europe coping with the heat?

Red alerts are in place in France, the UK, Italy and Spain, and across England and Wales.

Much of western Europe is grappling with an unprecedented heatwave with over 90 million people facing temperatures exceeding 35C. We speak to our environment correspondent and hear reports and messages from around the world.

Our North America Correspondent Anthony Zurcher joins from Washington to explain the Senate resolution calling on President Trump to halt the war on Iran or seek congressional approval to continue it.

The head of the World Health Organization has warned of a humanitarian disaster in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid unless aid can reach people in need. Our global affairs reporter gives more information.

Conjoined twin sisters have been successfully separated by a team of surgeons after a series of groundbreaking operations using AI. We hear what it is like to live as a conjoined twin and to care for one.

Our sports reporter has the summary of today's headlines.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Joana cools her dog Oli in a fountain as temperatures rise, during a heatwave affecting a large part of Spain, in Barcelona, Spain, 21 June, 2026. Credit: Nacho Doce/Reuters)

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