Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Met Office’s chief meteorologist has said that parts of the UK will continue to experience the heatwave “for a little longer”. A red warning for extreme heat in London and parts of south eastern England has been extended until 9pm on Friday. Andy Page warned of daytime temperatures potentially exceeding 36C, possibly reaching 37C in some locations. He said: “Significant disruption to daily life is likely and the public should take every effort to adapt their daily routines to cope with these levels of heat, which up to now have been extremely rare for the UK.”There should be a climbdown in temperatures by Saturday, with potential highs of around 32C, followed by a return to more average temperatures next week. In fullUK heatwave live: Met Office extends ‘extreme heat’ red weather warning as emergency hosepipe ban imposedThank 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

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Extreme heat is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday with red warnings issued across parts of England and Wales

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The Met Office has issued a rare red heat warning for parts of the UK as temperatures are expected to reach 40C on Thursday, with the heatwave forecast to end as temperatures drop…

The exceptional hot and humid weather will continue across London, South East England and East of England as temperatures could rise to 38C

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Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK recorded its hottest June day on…