The Met Office has issued a rare ‘red warning’ for temperatures which are expected to reach 39C

An extreme heat warning has been expanded as the UK braces for a heatwave that could send temperatures soaring to a record-breaking 38C

Health alerts are in place as very high humidity adds to danger of heat stress for the most vulnerable

Highs of 38C have been forecast for Wednesday and Thursday in London by the national weather service - breaking June's highest ever recorded temperature.

An extreme amber heat warning has been issued by the Met Office until Thursday, June 25 with the mercury projected to swelter to a maximum of 38C in the coming days

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The Met Office red warning for 'significant disruption to daily life' means the UK could endure major delays to road, train and air travel as surfaces melt and rails buckle.

Britons have been warned to stay out of the sun and to avoid exercising between 11am and 3pm

The UK is preparing for one of its most intense June heatwaves on record after the Met Office extended its amber extreme heat warning to four days, with temperatures expected to…

The Met Office has issued a rarely-seen red weather warning as the heatwave could push temperatures to 40C

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There is an increased risk of serious injury, ill health and even death

Swathes of the UK are to see record-breaking temperatures of up to 40C

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Soaring temperatures should be seen as a public health threat, expert warns as temperatures expected to smash records set in June 1976 by several degrees

The Met Office today issued a rare red 'danger to life' extreme heat warning for 'significant disruption to daily life' as the UK faces road, rail and air travel chaos.

For only the second time ever, the Met Office has issued a 'red extreme heat warning'.

Soaring temperatures should be seen as public health threat, expert warns as temperatures expected to smash records set in June 1976

The record for the hottest June temperature of 35.6C was set in 1976 in Southampton

Weather forecasting models suggest the UK could see a new all-time record temperature this week after the scorching heatwave forced the Met Office to issue a rare red warning

It is 50 years since the summer of 1976, and as the record for the hottest ever June day looks set to be broken, the Met Office has issued a chilling prediction for 2056