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Dozens of tourists were trapped at a popular sunrise viewpoint in Rio de Janeiro as a gun battle broke out between police and drug traffickers in the neighbourhood below them, the second such incident affecting visitors this year.

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Last month, Kew Gardens, which was founded in 1759, recorded the hottest May temperatures on record in the UK.

Britain, France, Italy and Spain have issued red alerts and health warnings for much of their territory this week as the region endures its second heat episode since May.

France's current heatwave is taking a toll on farmers, who are seeing livestock die and are racing against time to harvest cereals without sparking fires in the tinder-dry crops.