The Met Office has updated its extreme heat amber alert to cover 47 areas, warning that "adverse health effects are likely to be experienced" in the coming hours. The alert also highlights the "potential for some power cuts and the loss of other services to some homes and businesses" as heat-sensitive systems and equipment could fail.
Affected Regions and Local Authorities
The alert covers regions including the East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber.
Local authorities affected include Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland in the East Midlands. In the East of England, Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Suffolk, and Thurrock are covered.
Wider Coverage and Impact
In London and South East England, the alert includes Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. In the North West, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Greater Manchester are listed, while the South West covers Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, and Wiltshire.
West Midlands areas include Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, and Worcestershire. Yorkshire and Humber includes North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.
This is a breaking news story, and further updates are expected as the situation develops.
