UK weather: Urgent health warning in five regions as heatwave hits

High-levels warnings have come into force for five areas as the UK melts amid a 36c heatwave with Brits warned of the "significant impact" from the searing temperatures.

London, West Midlands, East Midlands, the South East and East of England are now under a heat health alert as of 9am this morning . It will remain in place until 6pm on Wednesday 13, with a yellow alert now issued for the North West and North East for the same period.

The new warning from the UK Health Security Agency says impacts are "likely" across health and social care services as a result, including a potential "rise in deaths". T emperatures are expected to soar into the mid-30s in parts of the UK over the next 24 hours. It comes after a woman, 20, was found dead on bus with 26 iPhones glued to her body.