Top Updates - Europe

Boris Johnson takes over as UK's new prime minister, promises to leave EU on 31 October with 'no ifs, no buts' on Wednesday - https://buff.ly/2YndP1B

Toxic caterpillars spark health scare across Germany. Marauding caterpillars with toxic hairs have brought parts of Germany to a standstill, leading to closures of swimming pools, restaurants, public parks and sections of the motorway. https://buff.ly/2y6GHN5

France's Flyboard hero Franky Zapata failed in his attempt to cross English Channel. Zapata, a former jet ski racing champion, took to the skies Thursday on his Flyboard Air vehicle but missed a platform mounted on a boat as he tried to land midway for refueling. The 40-year-old was uninjured in the fall into the sea.-https://buff.ly/2SBrPQ8

Western Europe suffers from record temperatures.Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded their highest ever temperatures as the second extreme heatwave in as many months to be linked by scientists to the climate emergency grips the continent. - https://buff.ly/2Ojd99Y