Sunrise today in London as temperatures are set to rise to 40 degrees
(Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)London on Monday baked in a potentially record-breaking heatwave as “really ferocious” temperatures took their toll on the transport network, offices, schools and hospitals.
About half of Tube lines were shut or suffering severe restrictions, rail companies advised against travel and the London Ambulance Service (LAS) pleaded with Londoners to only call 999 in a “genuine emergency”.
