Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Met Office has issued a new amber warning for extreme heat across eastern and central England for Friday. This follows a rare red weather warning already in force for large parts of the UK, which is set to last until 9pm on Thursday. Record-breaking temperatures of 40C are anticipated on Wednesday, affecting areas from London to Somerset and Swansea, and up to Birmingham. The extreme heat is expected to cause widespread disruption, including travel chaos and school closures, with thousands of children staying home. The Met Office indicated that further updates on the evolving extreme weather conditions may be issued. In fullUK heatwave live: Extreme red weather warning comes into force as Britain hit by school closures and travel chaosThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Met Office issues new extreme heat warning as UK temperatures soar – when and where
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Met Office has issued a new amber warning for extreme heat across eastern and central England for Friday. This follows a rare red weather warning already in force for large parts of the UK, which is set to last until 9pm on Thursday. Record-breaking temperatures of 40C are anticipated on Wednesday, affecting areas from London to Somerset and Swansea, and up to Birmingham. The extreme heat is expected to cause widespread disruption, including travel chaos and school closures, with thousands of children staying home. The Met Office indicated that further updates on the evolving extreme weather conditions may be issued. In fullUK heatwave live: Extreme red weather warning comes into force as Britain hit by school closures and travel chaosThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
