Attractions and train services have been shut due to extreme heat - and now the RAF has seen a runway melt at one of its main bases Latest on the UK heatwave here:
Children across Britain have the opportunity to stay at home amid fears for their health in schools that were never meant to deal with such sweltering heat.It comes after eight people were confirmed to have died during the heatwave. A 16-year-old boy was found dead after getting into difficult at Bray Lake near Maidenhead in Berkshire.
Meanwhile, Dr Challonher’s High School in Buckinghamshire told parents on Friday that they were closing for health and safety reasons. Frustrated travellers reported delays in the morning - with several London Underground lines experiencing severe delays while some hospitals have cancelled appointments and schools closed.And emergency services have asked people to be cautious when cooling off after the death toll from the heatwave rose to seven including three people who drowned.
Earlier the Met Office has issued its first ever red alert for extreme weather for Monday and Tuesday, with London expected to reach temperatures upwards of 40C.
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