The Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning for parts of southern and eastern England and south Wales.

The warning is valid for Monday and Tuesday and warns of temperatures peaking at 35C (95F).

The nights will also be hot, remaining above 20C in some locations.

It brings the risk of impacts to health, especially for vulnerable people, and the danger of sunburn and heat exhaustion in the wider population.

This is only the sixth amber extreme heat warning that has been issued by the Met Office since they were introduced in 2021 – and the first since August 2022.

Heat has also been building across Europe this week and will continue to intensify over the next few days.

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From Makerfield to London – how far does Andy Burnham’s support go?

The former Greater Manchester mayor has been sworn in as an MP, and says he will stand for Labour leadership after Keir Starmer announced his resignation.

The BBC’s UK Editor Ed Thomas has travelled by train from Burnham’s constituency down to the capital.

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