Continental Europe

Some 650 lorries are currently stuck on the M20, and a further 873 moved to an airfield, as the government scrambles to reopen travel in and out of the UK.

A heatwave is about to hit mainland Europe, with temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius expected in late June / early July. Hot winds blowing from the Sahara desert are said to be the cause. The high temperatures are expected to last into next week.

In fact it could be even hotter.