UK shatters May heat record at 33.5°C amid Europe-wide heatwave

The UK has broken its all-time May temperature record with 33.5°C recorded at Heathrow, according to the UK Met Office, as an exceptional heatwave grips Western Europe. France is simultaneously experiencing what meteorologists describe as a 'hallucinating anomaly' with unprecedented nighttime temperatures, triggering mass medical emergencies during running events with dozens of participants collapsing.