Health authorities across Europe were on high alert on Friday as the heatwave intensified across the continent, prompting France to ban alcohol and cracking road surfaces in Germany. France and Britain temperatures were probably past their peak in, as records for June have been broken. In Italy, the heat was expected to intensify to 40°C over the weekend.

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