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| Heatwave warnings extended in England | |
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| The heatwave warning has been raised to "level three" by the Met Office for south-west England and the West Midlands. | |
| The move brings those regions in line with the South East and London, where level three warnings remain in place. | |
| The warning alerts healthcare services to help those in high-risk groups such as the elderly and young children. | |
| Wednesday was the hottest day of the year, with 32.2C recorded at Hampton Water Works in south-west London. | |
| South-west England was issued a similar warning last week, alongside Yorkshire and the Humber - where temperatures have eased to a level two warning. | |
| Alerts are triggered when threshold temperatures have been reached for one day and the following night, and the forecast for the next day has a greater than 90% confidence level that the day threshold temperature will be met. | |
| The threshold temperature for south-west England and the West Midlands is 30C, while for the South East and London it rises to 31C and 32C respectively. | |
| Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included in the alert system. | |
| It is the UK's first prolonged heatwave since 2006. |