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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

Red heat warning extended as UK braced for more record-breaking temperatures

People in large parts of Britain are struggling to keep cool (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

A rare red warning for extreme heat has been extended into Friday, as parts of the UK brace for more record-breaking temperatures.

The Met Office has extended its red warning, currently in place for a swathe of England and Wales, until 9pm on Friday for London and parts of east and south-east England, stretching across Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire, Hampshire and Kent, because of the exceptional heat and humidity.

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