The Met Office has issued a rare Red 'danger to life' warning after heatwave temperatures were forecast to hit 40C in some places next week:
Temperatures have already hit 40C in parts of Spain - these exhausted travellers took shelter in Santiago De Compostela
"We only broke the temperature record three years ago, temperature records are not there to be broken so regularly and so there are concerns that a warming planet will see this sort of thing happen more often." Network Rail said it was preparing the railway to keep passengers safe "ahead of next week's very high temperatures".
Some schools across England are responding to the heat with plans to close early next week, allowing pupils to wear PE kit or rescheduling sports days.
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