While ministers urged the public to stay at home, the heatwave forced train companies to cancel services and some schools to close. Temporary speed restrictions were imposed on London's metro system, resulting in a reduced service and longer than usual co

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While ministers urged the public to stay at home, the heatwave forced train companies to cancel services and some schools to close. Temporary speed restrictions were imposed on London's metro system, resulting in a reduced service and longer than usual commutes. According to Reuters, it advised commuters to remain at home.

Digital Desk: During the current heatwave, which has caused some areas of Britain to experience temperatures as high as the mid-40s Celsius, a picture of a member of Queen Elizabeth II's guard getting water to drink on Monday outside Buckingham Palace in London has gone viral.

As much of Europe bakes in a heatwave, wildfires are raging across the tinder-dry countryside in Portugal, Spain, and France.

For parts of England on Monday and Tuesday, the weather service has issued the first-ever red "extreme heat" warning, and a national emergency has been declared. The highest temperature ever recorded in Britain was 38.7 degrees Celsius on July 25, 2019.

Authorities in southern Europe fought to contain massive wildfires on Sunday; hundreds of fatalities were attributed to the region's soaring temperatures, which scientists say are consistent with climate change.

The British Health Security Agency (UKHSA), according to news agency Reuters, has also raised the level of the heat health warning for England for Monday and Tuesday to Level 4. A Level 4 red alert is issued in the event of a heatwave, which is regarded as a national emergency "has consequences that go beyond what the health and social care system can handle because it is so severe and/or long-lasting. Now, not only are high-risk groups susceptible to illness and death, but also fit and healthy individuals."