The Latest Breaking News from Met Office

LONDON — After strikes, transport disruption, soaring inflation, a jump in COVID-19 infections and even the resignation of its prime minister, now the sweltering summer is about to add to the havoc in the U.K.

The UK is set for baking temperatures next week and some experts have advised brits to avoid alcohol in the scorching heat instead sticking to drinking plenty of water

Motorists could be penalised for their footwear as the UK it hit by a heatwave

Sufferers report worse allergy symptoms as temperatures get warmer

Budweiser workers are going on strike in a dispute over their pay

Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse will chair a meeting of the Government's Cobra civil contingencies committee to discuss the heatwave with his fellow ministers

Dr Claire Bronze, 38, who is an A&E consultant in London, said she is worried about the effect the hot weather will have on patients and staff

BORIS Johnson has been branded “missing in action” after reports that he will skip emergency Cobra meetings as the UK braces for an…

Temperatures are predicted to climb over the weekend and into next week, the Met Office has said.