Heat health alerts come into force as fifth heatwave hits UK

By Mathilde Grandjean, Pol Allingham, Catherine Wylie and Ian Jones, Press AssociationHeat health alerts have come into force as the fifth heatwave of the year hits the UK, with parts of the country to see scorching highs of 36C next week.The yellow heat health alerts became active at 9am on Saturday and will run until

Heat health alerts have come into force as the fifth heatwave of the year hits the UK, with parts of the country to see scorching highs of 36C next week.The yellow heat health alerts became active at 9am on Saturday and will run until 9pm on Tuesday.They warn the hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of the pop

The health alerts run 9am Saturday to 9pm Tuesday and warn that the hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of the population.

The UK is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the year, as new heat alerts come into force with possible highs of 36C (97F) on the way.

The Met Office has warned temperatures will soar to 36C as the UK braces for its fifth heatwave of the year, with yellow heat health alerts in force across parts of England until Tuesday.

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for the region

Drought-starved Danube water can no longer cool the reactors, forcing Hungary to ration power as Italy puts all 27 major cities on red alert.

The current heatwave has exposed vulnerabilities in public health systems, power generation, transportation networks and tourism infrastructure, forcing governments to adapt to more frequent periods of extreme weather.

There have been at least 19 deaths related to the heatwave which has brought the country's hottest day since records began.