What is set to be a record-breaking heatwave has already caused disruption across the UK, with school closures, disrupted travel and stretched emergency services.
Met Office chief executive Penelope Endersby says there is a 60% chance that temperatures could climb to over 40C in the next 48 hours which, she says, is "unheard of".
Report by Lewisl.
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