Parts of England to hit 30C as fire crews travel across country to battle blaze
Parts of England will swelter through temperatures of up to 30C on Friday as firefighters grapple with a lack of resources amid the heatwave.
The Met Office forecast patchy cloud across the north with scattered showers in parts of eastern Scotland.
Despite this, temperatures will remain warm, particularly across England and Wales.
In London, highs of 30C are predicted, while Cardiff will only be slightly cooler at 29C.
Further north, Belfast and Edinburgh are expected to be a little milder, with temperatures reaching 22C and 24C respectively.
Similar temperatures are expected in Manchester, which will hit a top of 24C, and Newcastle which will reach 22C.
As the heat concentrates across southern and southwestern England, temperatures will climb to 30C in Salisbury and 29C in Cambridge, while central areas like Nottingham are also expected to see highs of 28C.
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