UK-wide disruption as record-breaking heatwave hits

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Published on July 18, 2022 - Duration: 02:15s

UK-wide disruption as record-breaking heatwave hits

What is set to be a record-breaking heatwave has already caused disruption across the UK, with school closures, disrupted travel and stretched emergency services.

Met Office chief executive Penelope Endersby says there is a 60% chance that temperatures could climb to over 40C in the next 48 hours which, she says, is "unheard of".

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