Impressive spatial extent to “strong” heat on Thursday most major English cities look to hit 35C.
I would say most likely we will fall shy of 38C but I would say 37C is quite probable.
Not far from August record of 38.5C set on this day 23 years ago.
Labour have confirmed they will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
This is beyond crazy.
British carmaking is at a 70 year low.
We need cheaper energy, flexible employment and lower taxes
to reindustrialise Britain and bring industry home.
They will have to pry my diesel car out of my cold dead hands 😡
⚠️ An Amber Heat-Health Alert has been issued across a majority of England, while the North East is under a Yellow Alert. These alerts are in place from 9am on Tuesday 11 August until 9am on Friday 14 August.
'The British railway network was never designed for temperatures above 35C'
Simon Calder discusses expected travel disruption during this summer's fifth heatwave.
🚨 Labour have confirmed they will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
Idiotic.
British carmaking is at a 70-year low.
We need cheaper energy, flexible employment and lower taxes to reindustrialise Britain and bring industry home.
Illegal working enforcement has reached the highest level in British history.
More than 17,000 illegal working arrests have been made since July 2024, a 122% increase on the two years prior.