Britain was on course for its hottest day on record with temperatures forecast to hit 40 degrees Celsius for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home
Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40s Celsius in some regions, with wildfires raging across tinder-dry countryside in Portugal, Spain and France.
London's metro network imposed temporary speed restrictions, meaning it would run a reduced service with journeys taking longer than normal. Some factories also brought their opening hours forward, to prevent workers on the hottest jobs, such as welding, from falling ill. The Health Security Agency raised the heat health warning to Level 4 for England for Monday and Tuesday for the first time ever, while the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat 'Red warning'.
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