Zelenskyy asks Trump for help with air defences as Russia continues attacks – as it happened

<p>This blog is now closed</p><p><strong>In recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer.</strong></p><p>Météo France, the French national weather service, <strong>has attributed this to a “heat dome”,</strong> with warmth held in place by a high-pressure weather front that has produced temperatures more than 10C above what used to be usual for this time of year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/27/spain-pedro-sanchez-pope-leo-heatwave-ukraine-latest-updates-europe-live-news">Continue reading...</a>