London major travel disruption live as extreme heat means passengers urged ‘only travel if essential’

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for extreme heat on Friday, covering eastern and central England as hot and humid conditions continue.

The warning is in place from 12am to 11.59pm on Friday 26 June and covers London and South East England, East Midlands, East of England, North West England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber.

Temperatures are expected to widely exceed 30C, with some areas potentially reaching around 38C. The Met Office warns the heat could cause health impacts across the population, disruption to daily routines, failures of heat-sensitive equipment and possible delays to road, rail and air travel.

Overnight temperatures are also expected to remain high, with some areas staying in the low 20s Celsius.

As we’ve reported, a red extreme heat weather warning is in place until 9pm tomorrow for the following regions:

• East Midlands
• East of England
• London and South East England
• South West England
• Wales
• West Midlands

Meanwhile, an amber warning is already in place until 11:59pm tomorrow for the following regions:

• East Midlands
• East of England
• London and South East England
• North West England
• South West England
• Wales
• West Midlands
• Yorkshire and Humber