From cool-down spots to chalk on windows - how Europeans are coping with the heat

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From cool-down spots to chalk on windows - how Europeans are coping with the heat BBC Europe heatwave live: Forty people drown in France; Met Office warns UK temperatures could reach 39C The Guardian Heatwave latest: Scotland and Northern Ireland hit highest temperatures of year so far - as UN warns world closer to 'catastrophe' news.sky.com France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave Al Jazeera At least 18 dead in France, including two children in hot car, as Europe bakes Reuters