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National emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave

A national emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave which is now expected to break temperature records in the British Isles.

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NewsNational emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave

A national emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave which is now expected to break temperature records in the British Isles.

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