A heat-health alert and a yellow weather warning have been issued for various areas of the UK, following a warning of thunderstorms.
The UK Health Security Agency issued the first yellow heat-health alert for 2025, with temperatures potentially exceeding 30C.
The alert covers areas of the East Midlands, Eastern England, London and the South East.
It is due to begin from 9pm on Thursday and will run until 8am on Sunday morning.
Yellow weather warnings have been issued across the country
Met Office
On Thursday, an area stretching from the South West of England to the North of Wales, as well as Northern Ireland, could see heavy rain and thunderstorms.
The wet weather comes after last spring was the sixth driest spring since records began in 1836, with just 128.2mm of rainfall.
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