Warning 'extreme' UK heatwave could cause car crashes and train delays

EXCLUSIVE: Production on the fourth and final season of Snowpiercer has been suspended after soaring temperatures Thursday led to multiple cases of heat exhaustion. One crew member told Deadline as many as 14 people, including background actors and crew members, were transported via ambulance to local hospitals.

Alicia Vikander has opened up about the pain she went through after suffering a miscarriage. The 33-year-old actress has a son with her husband Michael Fassbender who was born in 2021, but Alicia has now shared her pain over her struggle to become a mother - admitting it was a long journey for the couple. She told The Times: "We have a child now, but it took us time.

Elliott Wright and his wife Sadie have reflected on “the hardest year” which saw the couple go through a miscarriage, along with dealing with the death of Elliott’s dad in March 2021 and the former TOWIE star’s restaurant being burnt down just weeks later.The pair wed in 2017, and went on to welcome son Billy in January 2019. Elliott, 41, also shares two children from his previous marriage: Elliott Jr, 15, and daughter Olivia, 13. In light of the difficult times they’ve faced of late, Elliott and Sadie spoke to OK! Online about how they’ve been doing, and credited their families – their kids in particular – for getting them through.

The UK looks set to once again blister under scorching temperatures as forecasters predict the return of a second heatwave just weeks after the country recorded its hottest ever day with a high of 40.3°C last Tuesday 19 July. The latest predictions, which come from forecasters at the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), suggest that August will once again see the return of skyrocketing temperatures, with highs of upwards of 40°C expected for a second time.

A warning has been issued that the price of chips is set to soar after the heatwave. Potato growers warned of a rise in prices today after the scorching temperatures ravaged crops.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for severe thunderstorms across the UK which is set to bring an end to the scorching heatwave.Temperatures have already hit 40 degrees in parts of the UK for the first time ever, and is set to reach as high as 41 degrees today - with a red weather warning in place until 11.59pm on Tuesday. But from 1pm on Wednesday, a yellow weather warning will be put in place across most of the Midlands and down to London, stretching as far as the east coast, and will remain in place until 9pm.The Met Office has said that the thunderstorms are most likely expected between 4pm and 6pm - but there is some chance of delays and cancellations to train and bus services, as well as sudden flooding.

The Job Centre in Wythenshawe has been temporarily closed due to the ongoing heatwave.

As temperatures heat up this week, people who own an iPhone are being urged to look out for signs their device is overheating.

First Bus will allow drivers to ditch their uniforms in the coming days as a heatwave brings sweltering temperatures to the UK.

Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse has warned transport services face “significant disruption” due to the heatwave as he urged people to avoid travelling on Monday and Tuesday. After chairing a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee, Mr Malthouse told the BBC: “Obviously the transport providers are messaging people that they should only travel if they really need to on Monday and Tuesday.