A mother-of-three has said her "life is gone" after a major fire which broke out during the scorching heatwave earlier this week destroyed her house and all of her belongings.
While Ireland hit 33C in Dublin, the UK suffered in even worse conditions, with temperatures in London reaching a record-breaking high of 40C at times.
It caused numerous fires, the most noteworthy in London, where hundreds of firefighters tackled fires across the city, including in Wennington, where a grass fire spread to properties.
