The Latest Breaking News from Met Office

Britain Erupts as Over 1,000 Schools Close in the Heatwave and Leave Working Parents in Chaos: 'We Are Breeding a Nation of Melts'

Over 1,000 UK schools closed or reduced hours due to a heatwave, causing parental outrage over childcare disruptions. The closures follow a red extreme heat warning from the Met Office.

International Business Times UK · Jun 25

Forecasters warn of even higher temperatures amid sweltering heatwave

Red warnings for extreme heat have been issued for an area from London and the south coast to Swansea, Somerset and Birmingham until late on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jun 24

Temperature could continue to rise as heatwave brings record-breaking figures

Red warnings for extreme heat remain in place

The Independent UK · Jun 24

London’s hottest Tube lines revealed as capital bakes in record-breaking heatwave

‘There are limits, and this is pushing it,’ one Londoner told The Independent

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Europe reels under historic heat: France records hottest day ever; UK shatters 50-year record

The new British record surpasses the previous June high of 35.6C, which was first recorded in London's Camden Square in 1957 and matched in Southampton in 1976. The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK remains 40.3C, registered in Lincolnshire in July 2022. Britain's Met Office has issued a rare…

The Times of India · Jun 24

Woman fighting for life after ‘clothes catch fire’ on street in Edinburgh

A video online appeared to show the woman trying to escape the flames on the pavement as passers-by helped her

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Hottest June day ever as UK heatwave smashes temperature records

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The Independent UK · Jun 24

June temperature record broken for fourth time as UK swelters in heat

The record set in the summer of 1976 has been broken as climate change drives more intense heatwaves.

Evening Standard · Jun 24

UK records its hottest June day and France its hottest day ever as heatwave sweeps Europe

Temperature of 36.1C recorded in Hampshire, while two-thirds of Europe’s population experience temperatures above 30C

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

Scotland records hottest day of year as travel disruption warnings issued

A temperature of 29C was recorded at Dyce on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Jun 24