to give you an idea of how hot it was heathrow, guernsey and east midlands airports recorded temperatures of 29 degrees celsius at 11pm. normally it doesn t get that high during the day at this time of year but it was 29 degrees as we approached midnight. that might explain why you are feeling a bit groggy. surgery has been cancelled at some hospitals. operating theatres have got far too hot to be able to safely carry out work. there is a heat exhaustion service. the number of referrals they have received a 525% higher than a week ago. this time last week was quite warm. that increase is quite something. fire services are also warning there will be more wildfires
return to the railways. we can speak to louise from an organisation who represents passengers. how bad is the disruption and what should people do if they are affected by it? fits people do if they are affected by it? , , ., people do if they are affected by it? a , ,, ., it? as you say, it is widespread disruption it? as you say, it is widespread disruption because it? as you say, it is widespread disruption because of it? as you say, it is widespread disruption because of the - it? as you say, it is widespread disruption because of the heat. it? as you say, it is widespread i disruption because of the heat. it is changing through the day. last night is changing through the day. last night here is changing through the day. last night here we were expecting trains would night here we were expecting trains would be night here we were expecting trains would be running in the morning, albeit would be running in the morning, albeit at would be running in the morning, albe
need to talk to carol with prospects of temperatures in the 405. it is interesting. yesterday we did not quite get to the record although some breakfast viewers said they had their monitors in the shade and they were peeking above a0 where they were. all the data has not been collected yet. we think the hottest yesterday was 38.2 celsius in suffolk yesterday. when you have a thermometer and you hold it up, for example, in the sun, you find the thermometer warms up and it does not record the air temperature around it because it is in direct sunlight. the way we measure temperatures is on a uniform unit everywhere. it is at a certain height, in the shade.