LIVE: Roads melt and trains axed on UK's hottest ever day in July

LIVE: Roads melt and trains axed on UK's hottest ever day in July

Rail operators have urged customers not to travel and to expect cancellations in the scorching temperatures today.



Commuters on the Victoria line
Image: The heat was too much for one Tube passenger on the Victoria Line

Key points:
  • UK set for record-breaking heat as temperatures forecast to hit 39C (102.2F)
  • Britain's hottest ever day in July after temperature reaches 36.9C at Heathrow Airport
  • Heat may spark thunderstorms triggering flash flooding
  • Rail operators urge customers not to travel and to expect cancellations
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