UK HEATWAVE TO INTENSIFY IN SECOND WEEK AS WILDFIRES BURN ACROSS UK

1. WHAT HAPPENED

Verified details available in the live RSS coverage:

• BBC News: After a brief drop in temperature many areas will see heat and humidity build again this week
• BBC News: Most deaths will have occurred in the June heatwave, experts say, when a rare red heat alert was issued.
• The Guardian: Extreme temperatures in May and June led to about 2,700 lost lives in total with climate crisis adding 3C to 4C The heatwave that affected England and Wales in June killed about 440 people a day during its three-day…
• The Guardian: Across the whole of the June heatwave, plus the one in May, about 2,700 people lost their lives prematurely.
• BBC News: Michelle Campbell is one of many residents who have been forced to evacuate their home.

4. RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• MORE THAN 2,700 PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED IN EXCEPTIONAL MAY AND JUNE HEATWAVES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
  BBC News • 1 hr ago • UK
• JUNE HEATWAVE KILLED UP TO 440 PEOPLE A DAY IN ENGLAND AND WALES, DATA SUGGESTS
  The Guardian • 3 hrs ago • UK
• WILDFIRE EXPECTED TO SPREAD DUE TO HEATWAVE AS 36 HOMES EVACUATED
  BBC News • 21 mins ago • UK