The UK-based outlet, The Mirror, took to X (formerly Twitter) to report, 'UK to be blasted by 48-hour 26C heatwave with five cities in England the hottest,' sharing a link to the full report.
A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires in western Europe pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on July 19 and regional heat records tumbled elsewhere.