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- Scientists say the heatwave underscores the climate crisis from fossil-fuel emissions.
- Met Office predicts up to 35 °C in London and the southeast on Monday, breaking the record.
- Amber heat-health alerts cover the Midlands, eastern England, London and the South East, warning strain.
- Temperatures hit an overnight record of 19.4 °C at Kenley, London.
- The European State of the Climate report notes Europe’s rapid warming makes heatwaves increasingly common in the UK.
