18 Jul 2022

BBC World

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 18 July 2022

We talk to Rich Preston from BBC World in London where they're waking up to what the tabloids are calling Meltdown Monday and Blowtorch Britain as a red alert heatwave is set to send temperatures beyond 40C 

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 18: A woman, using a fan, is seen as heatwave hits London, United Kingdom on July 18, 2022. The UK Meteorological Service (Met Office) issued an extreme temperature warning that temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius, posing a serious risk on health. The "red" alert for extreme temperatures that affect adversely travel, health services and education will last until July 19th. Rasid Necati Aslim / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

Photo: RASID NECATI ASLIM

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