across the continent, countries are sweltering. these are the temperatures are expected this week, but forecasters believe next week, just as many brits land on holiday, it could reach as high as 45 degrees in parts of italy and greece. on the streets of athens, people are already feeling the effects of temperatures in the high 30s, prompting the greek government to unveil emergency measures to shield the public from the effects. italy, which recorded the highest temperatures of 38.8 degrees in august 2021 in sicily, is expecting that record to be breached in the coming weeks. in france, 21 regions are under an orange heatwave alert. in the city of lyon, temperatures have already hit 39 celsius and there are now both storm warnings and drought warnings in place for large parts of the country. meanwhile, in spain, temperatures are expected to hit 43 celsius in the week.