While it is predicted to hit 31c in parts of the country today, the scorching conditions are set to be short-lived as cooler weather is in store from Thursday.
Temperatures are set to hit scorching 31C peaks in parts of the UK today as thousands of festival-goers descend upon Glastonbury.
That made it hotter than Torremolinos on the Spain's Costa Blanca where temperatures reached 29C or Kos in Greece with the same temperature. Campers were pictured arriving at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset this morning in a bid to secure a prime camping spot. Meanwhile, NHS bosses said the current heatwave has already put strain on the service and that a junior doctors' strike taking place tomorrow would make the situation worse.
'As ever, we are working to ensure urgent and emergency care is prioritised for patients, but there is no doubt that it becomes harder each time to bring routine services back on track following strikes, and the cumulative effect for patients, staff and the NHS as a whole is enormous. 'If any finds that there is a cluster of incidents that need doctors to go back into work, then the junior doctors will go back into work.
Older people are more susceptible to heat-related health issues as their bodies are less able to cope with the rising temperatures.
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