A serial domestic abuser who threatened to kill his partner and held a knife to her throat was one of the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
18.07.2022 - 23:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A melting road, buckling railways and a new record temperature that might not even last 24 hours. Greater Manchester has sweltered in the sun as the region lives through the extreme heat warning that was issued by the Met Office.
Temperatures have climbed to 35C locally, according to official figures from the Met Office. The forecaster's two weather stations nearest to Manchester saw record-busting temperatures this afternoon (July 18).
In Rochdale, a high temperature of 34.3C was recorded, beating the previous Greater Manchester record of 33.9C set at the same weather station back on July 25, 2019. Meanwhile in Rostherne, a stone's throw from the Trafford border in Cheshire, the mercury hit even higher levels at 35C.
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The University of Manchester also recorded temperatures in the region of 35C at its Whitworth Observatory near the city centre at around 5pm. Yet even in the baking sun, Manchester had to go its own way, as residents in some areas reported a brief period of rain in the late afternoon.
As the night draws in, there will be little break from the warmth, before temperatures climb again tomorrow. The Met Office's extreme heat warning continuing, and temperatures as high as 38C are predicted in Manchester on Tuesday.
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A serial domestic abuser who threatened to kill his partner and held a knife to her throat was one of the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
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