Soaring temperatures across the UK triggered the MET Office's highest hot-weather warning for the first time ever, as records are set to be broken. 9News
UK beaches were packed on Saturday as the weather heats up ahead of a forecast 40C in some parts early next week.
The first-ever "red warning" from weather officials prompted the British government to hold an emergency response meeting on Saturday, to plan for the extreme heat.People enjoy the hot weather at Margate beach on July 16, 2022 as a heatwave hit the UK this week.Hollie Adams/Getty Images Layla Gouveia, 3, from Greenwich in London has found a way to keep cool, being buried in sand at Margate beach in Margate.Temperatures in some parts of the country are expected to reach between 37C and 40C on Monday and Tuesday, which could break records.Hollie Adams/Getty ImagesAttribution:Passengers queue for ferries over to Europe at the Port of Dover in Kent, England on Saturday July 16, 2022.
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