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NHS trusts’ 'heatwave' plans prepare hospitals to take action if areas get too hot

Travelers in Britain were warned to stay home rather than risk a ride on rails that could buckle under record temperatures as brutal conditions swept through Europe.

The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40℃ for the first time. But you can’t deny it had fair warning. The Met Office issued an amber weather warning six days before the heatwave and upgraded it to red three days later, enough time to trade cooling-down tips with…

The record breaking temperatures will soon come to an end

The Met Office warned temperatures were still climbing early on Tuesday afternoon

Welcome to Tropic-hell Tuesday. London is sizzling in the big 4-oh, the Met Office has issued its first-ever red weather warning for extreme heat and, what do you know, Londoners from Hackney to Hounslow are acting like the world is going to end. Again.

The Met Office forecasting temperatures in the low 20s in Penzance.

London Heathrow has provisionally recorded 40.2C this afternoon as Britain remains in the grips of an unprecedented heatwave with the country in a state of "national emergency"

And still the hottest part of the day is to come