Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://bcad.org/video/?vid=71NDFrd40yb Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How people across Britain are dealing with scorching heatwave [uuKsq4QB2Ds] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Hundreds of schools are expected to close in the coming days and rail passengers are being advised to travel only if necessary, as the UK braces for record-breaking June heat. A “heat-dome” settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday, with this latest heatwave expected to surpass the record for June set in Hampshire in 1976. A red weather warning for extreme heat covering an area from London to Swansea and Somerset to Birmingham was issued by the Met Office from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday. The temperature could come close to the UK’s all-time high of 40.3C recorded in July 2022. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: • Get breaking news and more stories at Follow ITV News on TikTok Follow ITV News on Instagram: Follow ITV News on Facebook: Follow ITV News on X: s5s4oMzYc5J SDhz5PeUr8X y674AE7NghV rW3rXlusGQR DGaqeLEloOi
Hundreds of schools are expected to close in the coming days and rail passengers are being advised to travel only if necessary, as the UK braces for record-breaking June heat. A “heat-dome” settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday, with this latest heatwave expected to surpass the record for June set in Hampshire in 1976. A red weather warning for extreme heat covering an area from London to Swansea and Somerset to Birmingham was issued by the Met Office from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday. The temperature could come close to the UK’s all-time high of 40.3C recorded in July 2022. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: • Get breaking news and more stories at Follow ITV News on TikTok Follow ITV News on Instagram: Follow ITV News on Facebook: Follow ITV News on X: s5s4oMzYc5J SDhz5PeUr8X y674AE7NghV rW3rXlusGQR DGaqeLEloOi