UK counts cost of historic heatwave

By Kate Holton and William James
Updated July 21 2022 - 8:26am, first published 8:20am
Britain registered a record temperature of 40.3C in central England on Tuesday.
Britain registered a record temperature of 40.3C in central England on Tuesday.

At least 13 people have died in Britain while swimming during a spell of record-breaking hot weather that sparked wildfires, damaged train tracks and triggered warnings that efforts to tackle climate change needed to be stepped up.

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