Amber heat warnings issued for parts of southern England

Amber heat warnings have been issued for parts of southern England as a second heatwave in the space of three weeks approaches. Temperatures are expected to climb to 30C on Friday, remain high over the weekend, and reach 33C on Monday. In May the UK’s temperature record for that month was broken with highs of 35C. Amber heat health warnings, which mean there is risk to the wider population not just vulnerable people, have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency for eastern England, London , the south-east and the south-west from Thursday morning until Tuesday evening. Yellow alerts are also in place for the East and West Midlands. The Met Office said some areas in southern England are likely to see heatwave criteria met by Saturday and more widely on Sunday. Hot weather is deemed a heatwave when a temperature threshold is met three days in a row, which ranges from 25C to 28C across different parts of England. People shade themselves from the sun near the Bank of England in central London on 28 May. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA However, the rest of the UK is expected to experience cooler temperatures with the maximum in Glasgow expected to be eight or nine degrees lower than in London. The hottest temperatures are expected to be 32C on Friday in East Anglia, 32C in the south and south-east of England on Sunday, with the potential for 33C in the same areas on Monday. …