Contractors raise possibility of closing sites in face of record-breaking temperatures

By Dave Rogers2022-07-18T09:39:00

Highs of 41 degrees forecast for today, with outside chance of 43 degrees tomorrow

Sir Robert McAlpine has admitted it may be forced to close some sites because of the extreme heat forecast for today and tomorrow.

Record-breaking temperatures of 41 degrees have been predicted for later today with Tuesday’s high possibly getting up to 43 degrees, the Met Office’s chief executive told the BBC this morning. At 10AM the mercury was already close to 30 degrees in London and the South-east.

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