The UK is sweltering under a heatwave with record temperatures and red alert warnings in place — and the Met Office says conditions feel worse than previous heatwaves due to high humidity and elevated overnight temperatures

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

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