NO USE UK

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00:02 Report by / Craig Crowther
00:59 Neil Maxwell / University of Brighton

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Tens of thousands of homes in France are without power, as the country, once again, records its hottest day ever.  

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Here in France's northwest, some roads have been closed after the asphalt melted causing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of damage. 

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In the UK, over 1,000 schools either closed or shut early on Wednesday as the hottest June temperature on record was recorded - with the mercury reaching over 35 degrees celsius. 

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And while tourists are basking in the unseasonably hot June sunshine..other have to work through the sweltering conditions. 

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+++ VOX POP +++
"Awful. To be honest, it's horrible this heat."

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Health professionals are warning the public of the need to adapt their behavior to cope with the extreme heat. 

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+++ Dr Neil Maxwell, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton +++

We can take clothes off, we can go into the shade, we can move to areas in different parts of our house that are cooler. And that's the key thing, is trying to click into the, you know, behavioural thermoregulation

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Temperatures are expected to peak in the Netherlands and Belgium on Friday... 

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While the mercury in Germany is set to rise to 40C in the coming weekend.

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