UK heatwave news live: Hottest day on record as temperature hits 39.1C, schools shut and trains stop

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UK heatwave live: Hottest day on RECORD as temperature hits 39.1C, schools close and National Rail warns Brits NOT to travel

By James Robinson for MailOnline

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Here, follow MailOnline’s liveblog for all the updates on the weather today as a new UK record temperature of 39.1C is recorded, and as Britain braces for a possible 43C heatwave: