- NHS web pages experienced a significant surge in traffic as the public sought advice on navigating record-breaking hot weather across England and Wales.
- Tuesday marked the hottest May day on record for both England and Wales, with Kew Gardens provisionally registering 35.1C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9C.
- Visits to NHS heatstroke advice pages dramatically increased, with 20,092 hits on bank holiday Monday, while parents seeking baby safety advice saw a 3,500 per cent rise.
- Health officials extended amber heat health alerts for several regions until Thursday, emphasising the vulnerability of older individuals, babies, and those with long-term conditions to heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
- Multiple fatalities occurred in open water across various locations during the heatwave, prompting the RNLI to warn of the dangers of cold water shock despite high air temperatures.
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