UK health agency issues new heat alert warning for England

With little to no rain green spaces across the country have become tinder-dry. The Met Office identified 10 locations that experienced less than 250mm of rain since November 2021. Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty Images

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a second warning of the summer as England has been placed on a level 3 heat health alert.

The alert comes as south-east England goes 144 days with little to no rain, the longest in half a century, according to Met Office statistics. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-30s C for the duration of the warning, from midday Tuesday to 6pm on Saturday 13 August.