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By Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) \u2014 Temperature records have toppled as a spring heatwave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. London recorded a rare \u201ctropical night,\u201d defined as one in which the temperature does not fall below 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit), and Britain\u2019s Met Office weather service said the temperature in southern England could reach 35 C (95 F) on Tuesday. Monday was the U.K.\u2019s hottest May day on record, with the temperature hitting 34.8 C (94.6 F) at Kew Gardens in London, smashing the previous record of 32.8 C (91.4 F) set in 1922 and 1944. Records also fell in France, where temperatures reached 36… <\/p>\n

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By Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) \u2014 Temperature records have toppled as a spring heatwave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. London recorded a rare \u201ctropical night,\u201d defined as one in which the temperature does not fall below 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit), and Britain\u2019s Met Office weather service said the temperature in southern England could reach 35 C (95 F) on Tuesday. Monday was the U.K.\u2019s hottest May day on record, with the temperature hitting 34.8 C (94.6 F) at Kew Gardens in London, smashing the previous record of 32.8 C (91.4 F) set in 1922 and 1944. Records also fell in France, where temperatures reached 36... <\/p>\n

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