Cases disrupted as courts become ‘unusable’ in blistering heatwave

The sun rises over a lobster fishing boat near Whitley Bay, Northumberland as temperatures are set to continue to rise across the UK throughout the week - (Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Legal cases in the UK have been disrupted as courts have become ‘unusable’ in the third heatwave of the summer.

The UK entered its third heatwave in as many months on Monday, with warning of disruption to many walks of life. South-east England officially met the heatwave criteria on Monday evening, after three days of temperatures above 28C, the Met Office said.