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The mercury could go over 30 degrees in parts of the country during the day with forecasters warning of "incredibly warm" nights on the way

The mercury is expected to soar into the mid-30s through the weekend before peaking next Tuesday and climbing to 37C in London, with the Met Office issuing a danger to life warning

Essential services have been hit by the Met Office's "danger to life" amber warning, given out due to the sweltering heat the UK is likely to face over the next week

Temperatures are expected to soar over the weekend and into next week, with forecasters saying there is a 30% chance the mercury could surpass the current UK record of 38.7C set in Cambridge in 2019

The mercury will stick to the low 20s before it begins to skyrocket towards the mid 20s to high 20s over the weekend