The Luton Airport Runway Was Closed For Two Hours Because Of A surface Defect In The Heat Today As Wales Recorded Its Hottest Day On Record With England Having Its Hottest Day Of The Year After Fires Broke Out Trains Were Cancelled And Schools Closed

The Luton Airport runway was closed for two hours because of a 'surface defect' in the heat today as Wales recorded its hottest day on record with England having its hottest day of the year after fires broke out, trains were cancelled and schools closed.
Wales has already recorded its hottest day on record, with the temperature reaching 37.1C Hawarden in Flintshire, beating the previous record for the country which has been in place since 1990 by almost 2C.

On Tuesday, pinfaves.com Scotland and England could see their hottest day on record. 
The Met Office said temperatures could hit 43C tomorrow, the hottest ever recorded, and bring 'thousands' of deaths amid the country's first ever Red Extreme Heat warning.
In Santon Downham, Suffolk the mercury hit 38.1C today, making it the hottest day of the year and the third hottest day on record.   was at 37.5C (99.5F) today and the mercury rose to 31.3C in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, and Leuchars in Fife.
Meanwhile, flying activity was also halted at RAF Brize Norton, with Sky News reporting that part of the runway had melted.
Wildfires continued to burn today after weeks of very dry conditions - including across fields near Chesterfield in Derbyshire and Lickey Hills Country Park, Birmingham - while a vehicle dramatically set on fire in a car park near the beauty spot of Durdle Door in Dorset and an oil tanker went on fire on the M25. 
Experts also major wildfires will tear through the countryside tomorrow.

While the National Grid has issued an alert calling for more power plants tonight, the Times has said, and predicted very high demand tonight as the country has turned on their fans and aircon on to try and stay cool. 
Health chiefs told patients to stay away unless it is an emergency amid fears hospitals will be overwhelmed, while emergency services urged swimmers to stay away from lakes and rivers in case they face difficulties.
Following a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, health secretary Steve Barclay said emergency services are experiencing a rise in 999 calls - as London Ambulance said it was anticipating up to 8,000 calls by the end of today - with the worst yet to come. 
Some schools in Nottinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire have shut while others will close early - and water providers have also warned of shortages, while a burst water main caused chaos in Kingston upon Thames.
The Luton Airport runway was closed because of a 'surface defect' in the heat today as Wales recorded its hottest day on record with England set to follow later after fires broke out, trains were cancelled and schools closed
Fire crews fight grass and field fires near Chesterfield in Derbyshire today as temperatures soar across Britain
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A vehicle dramatically set on fire in a car park near the beauty spot of Durdle Door in Dorset this afternoon
Emergency services rushed to a fuel tanker carrying 40,000 litres of fuel after it went up in flames this afternoon on the hard shoulder of the M25 near Sevenoaks
Thousands of people pack onto Brighton beach in East Sussex this afternoon as the very hot weather continue
An easyJet plan sits on the tarmac as it waits to take off after Luton was shut due to the tarmac on the runway melting and maintenance crews were seen with water trucks cooling down the surface of the airport
People jump into the tidal pool and swim during hot weather at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall today
A Luton Airport staff member radios a colleague as passengers are seen crouched down and pack out the terminal as the flights are now beginning to operate again but face a lengthy delay due to the closure effecting flights
Lee Hudson decided to take the day off in Kidderminster and jump into his homemade plunge pool while enjoying a drink and keeping a bottle of sunscreen nearby 
Wizz Air and easyJet passengers are seen queuing as flights start to resume while the Terminal looks packed out this evening 
A man carries his suitcase with his shirt off as the sweltering heat prevented flights from flying at Luton Airport for two hours today 
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