Temperatures in the UK topped 40C today for the first time since records began. As the intense European heatwave pushes northwards, wildfires continue to rage across the continent | Read more:
A temperature of 40.3C was provisionally recorded in Coningsby in Lincolnshire this afternoon, beating the previous record for the UK of 38.7C in Cambridge three years ago, by 1.6C.
As temperatures soared, interim deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Miriam Deakin, said the heatwave was forcing hospitals to scale back the number of planned surgeries.An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said the service had seen above-average call numbers since Monday afternoon and it expected to still be seeing an impact from heat-related illness into the weekend.
Heatwaves are being made more intense, frequent and longer by climate change, and scientists said it would be"virtually impossible" for the UK to have experienced temperatures reaching 40C without human-driven global warming. For parts of the UK, the searing temperatures come on top of months of below average rainfall, leaving conditions tinder-dry and putting most of England at"exceptional" risk of wildfires, with fire crews battling hundreds of blazes around the country.
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