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Britain is bracing for another week of sweltering temperatures as experts announce a Level 3 Heat Health Alert will come into effect from midday today - with little rain expected to help relieve the threat of drought which has prompted hosepipe bans and fire warnings.
Families enjoying the summer holidays are set for sizzling heat on Tuesday as temperatures are expected to reach 27C (81F) in the capital, while forecasters predict the mercury will reach 28C (82F) in Southampton and a balmy 26C (79F) in Exeter.
The Met Office said temperatures are likely to rise into the low to mid-30s in central and southern parts of the UK later by Thursday - but will not be as extreme as the record-breaking heat in July when the thermometer climbed above 40C.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Level 3 Heat Health Alert for southern and central England from midday today until Saturday 13 August - and warns Britons to 'look out for others, especially older people, young children and babies and those with underlying health conditions'.
It also urges people to 'close curtains on rooms that face the sun to keep indoor spaces cooler and remember it may be cooler outdoors than indoors', and 'drink plenty of fluids and avoid excess alcohol, dress appropriately for the weather and slow down when it is hot'.
Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss, meanwhile, has weighed in after two water companies announced hosepipe bans and others warned they may need to follow suit, following the driest eight months from November to June since 1976 as well as the driest July on record for parts of southern and eastern England.
A dried up lake in Wanstead Park, north east London was pictured on Monday, as Britain braces itself for another heatwave
Pictured: Families enjoying their summer holiday enjoy the warm climes at Porthmeor Beach in St Ives, Cornwall
Pictured: Sunbseekers make the most of sunny weather at Porthgwidden Beach in St Ives, Cornwall yesterday morning
Ms Truss said: 'My view is that we should be tougher on the water companies and that there hasn't been
