Britain is witnessing the hottest day in its history

  The temperature in Britain reaches 40 and an emergency in the government

  The British government treats the state of emergency as a public emergency

  Some schools will also be closed next week

  Unprecedented numbers hit Europe, with temperatures described as "fiery" and a state of emergency was imposed in the event of an emergency.

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  Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees Celsius across the country, rose to 33 degrees Celsius in north-east Wales, making it the hottest day of the year in Britain so far.

  Temperature 38.7 degrees Celsius.

This is the first time that a red heat warning has been issued in Britain.

 The British government said it was treating the heat wave as a public national emergency and urged people to exercise caution when approaching water while trying to cool themselves off.