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Wednesday 1 July 2015

Millions Melt on 'Pizza Oven' Trains and Buses as Britain Wilts in Sweltering Heat

UK weather sees hottest July 1 as heat nudging 97F already claims one life
Temperatures could hit 36C (97F) in Britain today making it the hottest July 1 on record, but health officials fear the conditions could be 'dangerous' to young children, pregnant women and the elderly. The Met Office confirmed temperatures had already hit 33.5C (87F) in Northolt, west London, by 11.30am - putting Britain on course to smash records for the hottest day of the decade. 

However, people up and down the country are struggling in the unbearable heat and officials are urging people to stay out of the sun as temperatures continue to rise. Commuters are facing suffocating conditions on London's transport system (pictured trying to cool down, centre) with thermometers recording temperatures of 38C on buses in the capital and 34C (93F) on the Central Tube line last night - above the 30C (86F) legal limit for transporting cattle. One commuter, Cipriali Zsraga, 23, a cocktail bartender from Italy, described London buses as 'hotter than a pizza oven' and said passengers were 'melting'. A level 2 health alert is in place for much of the country as forecasters warn the warm air from the Continent (inset right) could put lives at risk. 


There are also concerns the scorching sunshine could cause bush fires, after one blaze broke out on hedgerows and grassland in Kempston, Bedfordshire last night, while a burst pipe is believed to have been caused by the extreme heat in Merton, south London this morning (right). Pictured left: People enjoying the sunshine at Portishead Open Air Pool near Bristol.
Britons up and down the country are struggling in unbearable heat and officials are urging people to stay out of the sun as temperatures continue to head towards a stifling 36C (97F).
The mercury barely dropped in England and Wales overnight making sleeping a misery for thousands after the UK sizzled in scorching 30C (86F) temperatures yesterday – the hottest day of the year so far.
But temperatures are set to rise even further today - making Britain hotter than Barcelona and Athens - causing concern among health officials who fear the lives of young children, pregnant women and the elderly are at risk from the tropical heatwave.
The Met Office said temperatures had already hit 34.5C (87F) in Northolt, west London, by midday - making today the hottest day in nine years.
Commuters are facing suffocating conditions on London's transport system with thermometers recording temperatures of 38C on buses in the capital and 34C (93F) on the Central Tube line last night - above the 30C (86F) legal limit for transporting cattle.
One commuter, Cipriali Zsraga, 23, a bartender from Italy, described London buses as 'hotter than a pizza oven' and said passengers were 'melting'.
It came as research revealed more than one on four workers are likely to pull a sickie during the hot weather, costing the economy £8.6billion.
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Trying to cool down? Commuters are facing suffocating conditions on London's transport system with thermometers recording temperatures of 38C on buses in the capital and 34C (93F) on the Central Tube line last night - above the  legal limit for transporting cattle
Trying to cool down? Commuters are facing suffocating conditions on London's transport system with thermometers recording temperatures of 38C on buses in the capital and 34C (93F) on the Central Tube line last night - above the legal limit for transporting cattle
Too hot: Cipriali Zsraga, 23, a bartender from Italy, described London buses as 'hotter than a pizza oven' and said she was 'melting'
Too hot: Cipriali Zsraga, 23, a bartender from Italy, described London buses as 'hotter than a pizza oven' and said she was 'melting'
Congested: The mercury barely dropped in England and Wales overnight making sleeping a misery for thousands and forecasters said temperatures would continue to rise even further today - bringing further misery to commuters who are struggling in the hot conditions
Congested: The mercury barely dropped in England and Wales overnight making sleeping a misery for thousands and forecasters said temperatures would continue to rise even further today - bringing further misery to commuters who are struggling in the hot conditions
Sweaty: Commuters appeared hot and bothered as they made their way to work in London this morning as temperatures hit 29C by 9am
Sweaty: Commuters appeared hot and bothered as they made their way to work in London this morning as temperatures hit 29C by 9am


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