'Commuting can be arduous in hot weather, so allowing people to stagger their start and finish times to avoid travelling at peak rush hour could help. We'll see anything between 1,000 to 2,000 excess deaths due to the heat over heatwaves and the vast majority of those are in the elderly.'Īnd HR expert Rachel Suff, wellbeing adviser for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development professional body, told MailOnline: 'Where possible, employers should be flexible with working arrangements and allow people to work from home in very hot weather if they will be more comfortable and productive at home. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, he said: 'You get an increased likelihood of blood clotting and cardiac problems because of the extra strain heat puts on the body. Professor Mike Tipton, an extreme environments expert at Portsmouth University, warned of the health issues that can arise from high temperatures and claimed Britain could see nearly 2,000 extra deaths due to the heatwave. The Met Office said there is a 30 per cent chance of the UK experiencing its hottest day ever day this Sunday - with the current forecast for 36C (97F) highs in London, although this could be upgraded in the coming days.Ī Level Three heat-health alert from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) began this morning, advising Britons to stay inside during the middle of the day, drink extra fluids and take extra care of young children. This will be followed by 28C (82F) this Thursday, 27C (81F) on Friday and 31C (88F) on Saturday. Parts of the UK will be hotter than some of the world's top beach destinations such as Hawaii, Jamaica, the Maldives and the Bahamas this week - with 33C (91F) highs expected today and tomorrow, and 29C (84F) on Wednesday. The UK's hottest day of 2022 so far was June 17 when Santon Downham in Norfolk got up to 32.7C (90.8F) - while the country's highest temperature ever recorded was the 38.7C (101.6F) in Cambridge on July 15, 2019.
One said: 'It's too hot to sleep. I'm not bitter at all if you have air con this week.' Another added: 'Can't sleep in this heat even with my fan on full, it's not helping.'
The mercury in central, southern and eastern England will soar again this afternoon amid a heatwave blasting the nation - with the hot weather set to last until at least the weekend when temperatures could get up to 36C (97F).īut it comes after a tropical night during which temperatures were still at 20C (68F) at midnight in London - with Twitter users posting memes about having trouble getting to sleep. Sunbathers were already hitting Bournemouth beach early this morning, while human resources experts called on employers to allow staff to work from home in the heat to avoid an 'arduous' commute in the stifling conditions.
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