Yellow heat health alert issued for Yorkshire and the Humber with temperatures set to reach 27C

A yellow heat health alert has been issued for Yorkshire and the Humber and other parts of the UK, with high temperatures forecast early next week.

The warning, issued by the UK Health Security Agency, will be in place from 12 noon on Monday until 6pm next Wednesday.

The alert for Yorkshire and the Humber means there could be significant impacts across health and social care services as a result of the soaring temperatures.

In East and North Yorkshire, highs of 27C are predicted on Wednesday