Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse has warned transport services face “significant disruption” due to the heatwave as he urged people to avoid travelling on Monday and Tuesday.
After chairing a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee, Mr Malthouse told the BBC: “Obviously the transport providers are messaging people that they should only travel if they really need to on Monday and Tuesday. “Services are going to be significantly affected.
The heat will affect rails, for example, so the trains have to run slower. There may be fewer services. People need to be on their guard for disruption. “If they don’t have to travel, this may be a moment to work from home.” READ MORE: Man, 36, dies and Mercedes van driver arrested after horror M62 crash Mr Malthouse said steps have been taken to ensure hospitals and ambulances that may come under pressure were prepared, while schools were being issued with guidance to enable them to remain open.
Meteorologists have given an 80 per cent chance of the mercury topping the UK’s record temperature of 38.7C set in Cambridge in 2019, with the current heatwave set to peak on Tuesday.
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