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The Guardian says HUNDREDS of firefighters battled blazes across England on Tuesday as temperatures surged to a historic high of 40.3C, capping two days of extreme heat.

The Independent says RESIDENTS in Wennington have described the blaze which has destroyed homes as their “worst nightmare”.

BBC News says FIRE CREWS have worked through the night tackling wildfires which broke out following Tuesday’s record-breaking temperatures in the UK.

The Guardian says AIRPORT RUNWAYS have been closed and 999 calls have surged as Britain endured some of the hottest temperatures on record.

The Independent says Temperature records were broken twice in one day in Wales on Monday, after temperatures spikes at 37.1C in Flintshire surpassing a record set just hours earlier.

The Guardian says Exceptionally high temperatures expected across the UK on Monday and Tuesday are “entirely consistent” with climate change, the chief meteorologist at the Met Office has said.

The Independent says THE UK is set to have the hottest day on record this week, with temperatures set to skyrocket to 42C as a heatwave grips the nation.

The Metro says PEOPLE trying to travel on London Underground were hit with disruption even before 8am this morning as the capital prepares for a potentially unprecedented heatwave.

BBC News says THE UK could have its hottest day on record on Monday, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C.

The Guardian says The former Brexit minister David Frost has urged Kemi Badenoch to pull out of the Tory leadership contest to bolster Liz Truss’s position in the race.

The Independent says Former Brexit minister David Frost has shared his “grave reservations” about Tory leadership contest favourite Penny Mordaunt becoming prime minister in a brutal attack on her credibility.

The Metro says As far as campaign gaffes go, it could have been worse.

BBC News says Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s chances of becoming the next Tory leader have been boosted after she was endorsed by eliminated contender Suella Braverman.

The Metro says The Met Office has extended its extreme weather across much of England and Wales for another day.

The Guardian says The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has triggered a severe weather emergency response in the capital – a move typically activated in winter.

BBC News says The Met Office has extended an extreme heat weather warning for England and Wales until Tuesday, with temperatures expected to build across the UK.

The Metro says Sajid Javid has dropped out the leadership race to become the new leader of the Conservative party.

The Independent says Rishi Sunak has been accused of setting the UK on course for “a recession” and of “dirty tricks” after cementing his status as the frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson.

The Guardian says Conservative divisions were laid bare on Tuesday as a wide-open field of eight MPs made it through to the first round of the fractious contest to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.

BBC News says Tory MPs are to cast their first votes in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as party leader – and prime minister.

The Independent says Sir Mo Farah says he is “really proud” of a new BBC documentary in which he has revealed he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child.

The Guardian says SIR MO FARAH has revealed that he was illegally trafficked into Britain under the name of another child as a nine-year-old and forced into domestic servitude.

Sir Mo Farah is ready to tell his real story – ‘whatever the cost’. The Olympic hero has bravely confessed he arrived in Britain as an illegal immigrant, after being smuggled into the country by traffickers as a young child

BBC Sport says Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant, he has revealed.

The Independent says PARTS OF BRITAIN are set to sizzle next weekend with a heatwave forecast to bring scorching temperatures reaching into the mid-30s.