A "heat-dome" settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday, with this latest UK heatwave expected to surpass the June record set in Hampshire in 1976

The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning for extreme heat ahead of an expected heatwave

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Swathes of the UK are to see record-breaking temperatures of up to 38C