A yellow heat health warning has been issued across London for the remainder of the week as temperatures in the capital soar. The UK Health Security Agency (HSA) announced the weather health warning today (June 17),

Europe is increasingly grappling with illness and deaths from extreme weather and the arrival of tropical diseases, but it has no plan to prevent and cope with rising climate-related health problems, experts have warned.

A Yellow heat health alert has been issued for Essex as the sweltering spell continues this week, with temperatures expected to peak this Sunday. A YELLOW heat health alert has been issued as temperatures in Herefordshire are set to soar to 30 degrees this week.

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England with temperatures set to soar across the country later this week.

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued by the UKHSA for swathes of England, such as London, the South East and the East Midlands

A yellow heat health alert has been issued for Suffolk as warmer temperatures are set to return. The alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency and Met Office will be in place from 12pm on Wednesday until 6pm on Sunday.

As the body gets hotter, blood vessels open up. This leads to lower blood pressure, and makes the heart work harder to push the blood around the body. This can cause mild symptoms such as an itchy heat rash or swollen feet, as blood vessels become leaky.