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Hundreds of schools are expected to close in the coming days and rail passengers are being advised to travel only if necessary, as the UK braces for record-breaking June heat. A “heat-dome” settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday, with this latest heatwave expected to surpass the record for June set in Hampshire in 1976. A red weather warning for extreme heat covering an area from London to Swansea and Somerset to Birmingham was issued by the Met Office from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday. Also on the programme: - , England's World Cup hopefuls are tonight playing their second group stage game against Ghana. - Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison, after he admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party. - Sir Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham met in person on Tuesday, marking the first time the pair have spoken since Burnham was selected as a candidate in the Makerf

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