Yellow health alerts in place ahead of fifth heatwave and 36°C highs scorching UK again

Sightseers shield themselves from the scorching sun outside Buckingham Palace (Picture: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) The UK is set to bake under a fifth heatwave, with new heat health alerts in place and highs of 36°C forecast. The yellow heat health alerts run from 9am on Saturday to 9pm on Tuesday and war

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

Heat 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 until 9pm on Tuesday.They warn the hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of t

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.

In much of Germany, night time temperatures had only finally dipped below 20C on Thursday night. But another heatwave is set to move in over most of the country.

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

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