A combination of factors is making this heatwave more uncomfortable than some we have had in the past, as Simon King explains

A child is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following the incident in Hoghton.

Full emergency cover remains in place and patients have been told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.

In the Borders, gritters have been deployed to spread sand over roads to try and reflect heat and cool the surface

Cardiff broke the record for the UK's hottest June temperature overnight, as schools across Wales close.