The Bulletin (BE) • June 18, 2026 16:57

Swimming on the roof: Open air pool finally on the horizon for Brussels

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As the capital braces itself for a heatwave this weekend, there is a glimmer of good news on the open air swimming pool front. The ambitious project for an outdoor pool on top of La Manufakture at the former abattoir site in Anderlecht, is finally moving forward. It was initially given the green...

Story Timeline

Wed 09:55 - France 24

Paris's largest outside swimming pool opens early ahead of massive heatwave

Wed 13:16 - France 24

Iconic Paris canal opens to swimmers as residents seek ways to cope with heatwave

Wed 14:59 - BBC Europe

Record-breaking heatwave develops across Europe

Wed 16:21 - NYT Europe

Western Europe Braces For Another Round of Heat

Thu 12:17 - Sky News (UK)

Amber heat alert issued as new heatwave nears

Thu 12:33 - France 24

Keeping cool: How French cities are adapting to extreme heat

Thu 14:02 - France 24

French school forced to adapt to early heatwave driven by climate change

Thu 16:57 - The Bulletin (BE)

Swimming on the roof: Open air pool finally on the horizon for Brussels

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BBC Europe

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14:59

Record-breaking heatwave develops across Europe

An intense heatwave is building across the continent, with Paris possibly seeing 40C by Sunday. Simon King reports.

France 24

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14:02

French school forced to adapt to early heatwave driven by climate change

France has entered a heatwave, as the mercury climbs into the high thirties across parts of the country - up to ten degrees higher than normal for the time of …

12:33

Keeping cool: How French cities are adapting to extreme heat

If you've spent any time in France recently, you'll have noticed it has got warmer, especially in French cities. How is climate change impacting France? Why do cities suffer more …

13:16

Iconic Paris canal opens to swimmers as residents seek ways to cope with heatwave

As France is bracing for another heatwave, Paris is allowing swimming in one of its canals so residents could cope with the heat. It will be the second spell of …

09:55

Paris's largest outside swimming pool opens early ahead of massive heatwave

France is bracing for another heatwave this week after enduring its hottest spring on record. In Paris, a city not made to withstand heatwaves, the urgent demand for a place …

NYT Europe

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16:21

Western Europe Braces For Another Round of Heat

After an early heat wave in May, travelers and residents in France, Germany, Italy and other countries are again looking for respite.

Sky News (UK)

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12:17

Amber heat alert issued as new heatwave nears

An amber heat health alert has been issued for parts of England from this afternoon, the UK Health Security Agency has said.