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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Clara Margotin

Schools set to close amid impending rare red warnings for extreme heat

A woman holds an umbrella in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Schools across the country are closing and transport bosses have warned people against all but essential travel amid rare red warnings over extreme temperatures that are expected to hit record highs for June.

A “heat-dome” settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C in some parts of England and Wales in the middle part of the week, the Met Office has said.

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