An amber alert means there is likely to be a significant impact on health and social care services due to high temperatures.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “The current heatwave is more widespread than previous heatwaves this ...

The UK heatwave has officially begun today, and the weather is set to get even hotter in most of the country from today until Saturday, when temperatures are expected to peak, according to the latest ...

The Met Office definition of a heatwave is three consecutive days of temperatures exceeding the "heatwave threshold" for that ...

The UK is experiencing a heatwave with one of the hottest days of the year so far on Friday and the North East is among the ...

While that’s plenty hot enough, it’s not the hottest city. Cardiff, the Welsh capital, will be even hotter - 31C on Friday, ...

BRITS are set to bask in highs of 28C today as revellers hail the return of sunshine – with scorching temperatures of 31C set ...

Piping temperatures of 27C are expected in central parts of Scotland on Friday, July 11, with almost the entire country ...

The Met Office has declared a heatwave will hit the UK later this week and last longer than the previous scorching period ...

A wet start to the week is due to make way for plenty of sunshine across the UK by the weekend as temperatures are expected ...

A hosepipe ban is now in force while heat-health alerts are in place across the country due to the hot weather ...

A MET Office heatwave map has pinpointed the areas of Scotland braced for 28C. The chart shows that Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands will reach the high temperature. Elsewhere, Craig and ...