TRAVEL CANCELLED ACROSS UK AFTER HEATWAVE FIRES AND RECORD TEMPERATURES

The extreme weather resulted in fires across the South East, with key rail infracture damaged in the blazes.

The East Coast main line, which links King’s Cross station in London with Yorkshire and Scotland, was still closed south of Peterborough on this morning.

LNER, the leading train operator on the line, said: “Due to urgent repairs to the railway between King’s Cross and Peterborough, all lines are blocked.