The UK's national grid has called for more power to be made available today because the extreme heatwave has put supplies under strain.
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Temperatures in parts of southern England could hit 34C today, with the high temperatures set to last several more days.
June was the hottest ever recorded across western Europe and health officials are blaming the soaring temperatures for thousands of excess deaths.
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