A city at the Meuse, capital of Liège Province, Belgium
Meteorological services have confirmed that summer 2026 has recorded the highest mean temperatures on record across the UK and much of western Europe, driven by five widespread heatwaves, prolonged drought and repeated 30°C+ days. Health services, farmers and transport networks have been disrupted and provisional estimates link thousands of excess deaths to the heat.
Turkish authorities have remanded Ferhat Gundogdu, head of the Central Referees Committee, and several officials on charges including forgery, breach of trust and illegal data handling. The investigations follow last year’s betting scandal that sparked a broad crackdown on refereeing in Turkish football.