UK heatwave LIVE updates as extreme heat warning in place for Greater Manhcester

A warning for extreme heat is in place from today with the UK set to be baked in a heatwave. A Met Office amber warning is in place for much of England including Greater Manchester with temperatures in the region today expected to hit 29C.

However it is expected to get even hotter tomorrow with a rare red warning in place from the early hours of Monday until midnight on Tuesday. It is forecast that temperatures could go over 40C down south - with highs of 35C forecast in Greater Manchester.

A red warning is the most serious of all, meaning "dangerous weather is expected" and is likely to bring "a risk to life". The Met Office explains: "If you haven’t already done so, you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the severe weather.

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The UK Health Security Agency has also increased its heat health warning from level three to level four – a “national emergency”. Level four is reached “when a heatwave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend outside the health and social care system… At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups,” it said.

We will have the latest weather and heatwaves news and updates throughout the day in our live blog below.

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The summer holidays might just be around the corner, but most children will still be in school as the temperatures soar next week. A number of schools have chosen to close their premises on Monday and Tuesday, instead teaching lessons remotely, while others have given parents the option to send their children into school or not.

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