Amber heat health alerts to kick in across England ahead of fifth summer heatwave – latest news

The alerts come a day after it was officially declared that there are now 11 regions in the country in droughtThe Met Office has shared two images taken from space that reveal the stark contrast in much of the UK’s landscape between 23 May and yesterday. They capture how an exceptionally dry and hot period turned lots of once green land brown.Amber heat health alerts are now in effect across all regions of England, aside from the north east, which has been given a yellow alert, up until Friday evening. You can keep up to date with the latest weather