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Campaigners say the heatwave gripping Europe is a reminder that climate change is an existential threat

Britain on course for hottest day on record

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home.
Thousands of Australians were ordered to evacuate their homes in Sydney as torrential rains battered the city

Thousands ordered to evacuate from Sydney Floods

Australia has been at the sharp end of climate change, with droughts, deadly bushfires, bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and floods becoming more common and intense as global weather patterns change.