New all-time highs were also recorded in Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and often-gloomy Britain, where bookmakers were forced to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds after the mercury topped 1000 F Fahrenheit (37.80 C) at the weekend.
Thu, Aug 14, 2003 - Page 6 News List
France gets relief from killer heatwave
MERCURY DESCENDING Summer's not over yet, but cooler temperatures and light breezes should bring an end to the heat-related illnesses that have plagued the land
REUTERS , PARIS
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