Dramatic lightning illuminates London skies during heatwave thunderstorm

The UK Met Office said 29,074 lightning strikes were recorded in the UK in the 24 hours leading up to 9am on Tuesday as a storm swept across southern England. The thunderstorm came as Europe sweltered through a record-breaking June heatwave. The Met Office warned temperatures could reach 39C on Thursday, most likely in London or the south-east of England Europe weather Forty drown across France in heatwave and parts of Spain above 30C at night