Heat health warnings come into force as Britain faces fifth heatwave of the year with 36C highs next week

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency from Saturday and will remain in place until 9pm on Tuesday, covering the East Midlands, West Midlands and South East.

A UKHSA yellow weather warning for heat is in place until 9pm on August 11

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

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 approaches 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

The UK is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the year, with new heat alerts coming into force as highs of 36C (97F) are forecast.