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| UK weather: heatwave returns to London and south-east | UK weather: heatwave returns to London and south-east |
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| Some parts of England will be hit with a second heatwave this weekend, with temperatures predicted to hit 31C in London and the south-east as sunshine returns to most of the country. | Some parts of England will be hit with a second heatwave this weekend, with temperatures predicted to hit 31C in London and the south-east as sunshine returns to most of the country. |
| The north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to have temperatures in the mid-20s with scatterings of rain. | The north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to have temperatures in the mid-20s with scatterings of rain. |
| UK farmers allowed to take more water from rivers as heatwave continues | UK farmers allowed to take more water from rivers as heatwave continues |
| “Essentially at the end of the week we’re looking at a bit of a north-west, south-east split in the weather,” said a spokesman for the Met Office. | “Essentially at the end of the week we’re looking at a bit of a north-west, south-east split in the weather,” said a spokesman for the Met Office. |
| “Northern and some western areas will often be cooler with some outbreaks of rain – particularly in Northern Ireland and that could spread in to the south and western Scotland.” | “Northern and some western areas will often be cooler with some outbreaks of rain – particularly in Northern Ireland and that could spread in to the south and western Scotland.” |
| On Friday temperatures were likely to hit at least 29C and possibly 30C in southern parts of the UK he said, with temperatures elsewhere sitting at around 24C to 25C. | On Friday temperatures were likely to hit at least 29C and possibly 30C in southern parts of the UK he said, with temperatures elsewhere sitting at around 24C to 25C. |
| “Temperatures will continue to build but nothing quite as hot as what we saw towards the end of last week,” said the spokesman. | “Temperatures will continue to build but nothing quite as hot as what we saw towards the end of last week,” said the spokesman. |
| “This weekend is much more promising than last weekend – plenty of sunshine around although the north of England could see a few showers on Saturday. | “This weekend is much more promising than last weekend – plenty of sunshine around although the north of England could see a few showers on Saturday. |
| The heat is likely to continue into next week. | The heat is likely to continue into next week. |
| “Temperatures will remain pretty hot across at least the south of England but potentially more widely across the UK – we could see some wet weather coming across the north west, but still pretty hot.” | “Temperatures will remain pretty hot across at least the south of England but potentially more widely across the UK – we could see some wet weather coming across the north west, but still pretty hot.” |
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