Met Office issues extreme heat warnings for Somerset and North Somerset, appointing a spokesperson on the severity of the heatwave.

The entities involved

• Met Office →

  United Kingdom's national weather service

  • Met Office forecasts a heatwave for Worcestershire.Mon 12:58
  • The Met Office provided a weather outlook for England, predicting high warmth and temperatures climbing into the 30s for several regions.Mon 10:33
• Somerset →

  unitary authority area in Somerset, England (doesn't include Bath and North-East Somerset or North Somerset)

  • Somerset Council is managing county-wide flood defence issues.Mon 16:35
  • A heat health alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency for the East of England and East Midlands.Mon 05:47
• North Somerset →

  unitary authority area in Somerset, England

  • GWR is developing and improving rail services to connect North Somerset and Bristol, unlocking economic potential.Mon 10:34
  • Tessa Munt will meet Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook to change flood policy in North Somerset.Sun 12:32

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