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Blistering Britain broke down on its hottest-ever day – and there is worse to come today

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READ MORE: Missing boy, 14, thought to have drowned in River Thames - as 5 others die in heatwave Met Office forecaster Paul Davies said he had “never seen the charts I’ve seen today” in his 30-year career.Luton Airport had to be shut for two hours when the runway melted but later reopened.At Buckingham Palace a parched guardsman was given water as he stood watch in his bearskin and full uniform.And the Changing of the Guard was scaled down to protect the soldiers.Hawarden in Flintshire reached 37.1C – beating the previous all-time high recorded in Wales of 35.2C in the same spot in August 1990.And it was Cornwall’s hottest day on record, with Bude hitting 34.2C – beating the previous high of 33.9C in June 1976.

Wildfires broke out in Chesterfield, Derbys, while a vehicle burst into flames in a car park near Dur-dle Door in Dorset.The sweltering heat had tragic consequences when a 14-year-old boy went missing and was believed to have drowned after getting into difficulty in the River Thames in Richmond, west London.There have been around 10 heat-related deaths so far.Weathermen warned that today (July 19) will be even hotter, with temperatures soaring to 43C.Mr Davies added yesterday: “To see the brutality of the heat we’re expecting is astounding.”Met Office boss Professor Penelope Endersby said: “People do need to take care and follow advice about keeping in the shade, keeping cool and keeping hydrated.”READ NEXT: Plane nosedives through sky before dramatically crash landing onto busy motorway Deadly air disaster saw plane explode mid-air as passengers sucked out at 14,000ft Missing plane that vanished after 1950s crash and killed 40 finally rediscovered Spirit Airlines passengers panic as plane brakes catch.

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