The extreme weather has caused a range of events and responses across the country:
– Volunteers delivered food parcels to those too vulnerable to face the heat.
– A fire broke out in Lickey Hills, Worcestershire and spread half a square kilometre.
– Health Secretary Steve Barclay said "additional resources have been put in place" using existing contingency plans as the UK faces what the UK Health Security Agency described as a "national emergency".
Day one of the heatwave saw highs of 38°C, causing a large scale fire in Lickey Hills in Worcestershire, a prompt emergency response from paramedics and
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