🌡 A COBRA meeting will be held later to discuss the heatwave as forecasts suggest a new record UK temperature could be set early next week
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said:"If people have vulnerable relatives or neighbours, now is the time to make sure they're putting suitable measures in place to be able to cope with the heat because if the forecast is as we think it will be in the red warning area, then people's lives are at risk.Train operators warn passengers to avoid anything but 'necessary' travel
Jake Kelly, of Network Rail, warned journeys will take"significantly longer and delays are likely as speed restrictions are introduced to keep passengers and railway staff safe". Motorists have been advised to make their journeys out of the hottest periods of the day, particularly if they have older cars.Some schools in the south of the country may close on Monday and Tuesday due to the extreme weather, and the NEU teaching union has said it will support headteachers taking this decision.
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