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The heat wave has caused hundreds of deaths and more than a thousand fires so far as temperatures are set to rise even higher over the weekend temperature reach.
Sun seekers enjoy the hot weather at the Serpentine Lake in London Photo: EPA
By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent:PPM BEST 18 Jul 201385 Comments
The Met Office recorded highs of B.C. in the South East this week and predicted the mercury could rise above B.C. next week temperature reach.
The last time the country basked in temperatures above B.C. was during the heat wave of 2006, when the Met Office weather recording station at Harwood in Surrey, reached 36.3C temperature reach. It broke a century-old record.
A warm weekend will give a boost to seaside resorts and further sales of ice creams and barbecues temperature reach.
But health experts warned that the heat has already caused up to 760 premature deaths, with more elderly and vulnerable people in danger as it gets hotter temperature reach.
The fire services said there are around 20 grass fires a day, up from just five in normal summer temperatures temperature reach.
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The UK is currently on a heat wave warning level 3, set to last into the weekend, meaning that hospitals, care workers and schools are on the alert for dehydration and overheating of vulnerable patients.
Public Health England (PE) the heat wave has lead to 650 deaths in England between July 6 and 14 as weak patients struggle to cool their bodies down
People who have chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular, respiratory, renal conditions, diabetes or Parkinson's disease, are especially at risk temperature reach.
Ben Armstrong, professor in epidemiological statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said that the hot weather could have led to the premature deaths of between 540 and 760 people over the last couple of weeks temperature reach.
A postman, 29, died after he collapsed in the heat while doing his regular post round in Lincoln on Monday.
Sunburn is also a risk. A four-week-old baby has been among 10 children admitted to one hospital in the South East with sunburn since the period of hot weather began temperature reach.
The oldest patient was aged 14, according to the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grin stead, West Sussex.
The London Fire Brigade said there have been 21 grass fires a day this July and 1,010 incidents so far this summer.
A fire on Mitch Common in South London was stopped before it spread to the roads.
A spokesman said the number of fires is expected to go up further.
The fires are mostly caused by cigarette butts, barbecues or glass bottles.
Police and fire chiefs have also reiterated warnings about escaping the heat by swimming in open water after four people died in separate incidents on Tuesday temperature reach.
A 16-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man, from King's Lynn, were found dead in unrelated incidents in lakes at Basely Pits, Norfolk.
A man, believed to be a 21-year-old from Hampshire, died after getting into difficulties near the confluence of the Dee and Cairo rivers on the Hampshire-North Wales border.
A 40-year-old woman temperature reach from Salts died following what police called a "medical episode" while swimming in the sea at Seton, near Toronto in eastern Cornwall.
Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, said people in offices should also take care in the heat.
Responding to reports that the temperature on London's tube trains had topped B.C. (S.F.), Mr Clegg said that was "unbelievably high" temperature reach.
He called for a "pragmatic" approach to working conditions but said no one could be reasonably expected to work in an office at B.C..
Water companies have been struggling to meet demand, with many issuing advice to customers to only water plants at night and "use water wisely".
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