🟠 Amber warning for extreme heat comes into force in Scotland

Jul 18, 2022

Ginny Sanderson

Engagement journalist

Good morning Voornaam,

Welcome to your daily update from The Scotsman.

5 key stories this morning

Amber warning: Records set to be smashed in Scotland
Tory leadership race: Battle for second place heats up
Medical supplies by drone in Scotland set to take off
Rwanda: No evidence plan deters migrant crossings
70 new species found at Royal Botanic Garden

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	Records set to be smashed as amber warning for extreme heat comes into force in Scotland

	An amber ‘extreme heat’ weather warning has been extended to cover further parts of Scotland as temperatures continue to build across the UK in a heatwave that is tipped to break record highs for the country.

Records set to be smashed as amber warning for extreme heat comes into force in Scotland

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