Airport runways close and 999 calls surge while PM enjoys loop the loop in jet at Farnborough airshow
Airport runways have been closed and 999 calls have surged as Britain endured some of the hottest temperatures on record, with Boris Johnson accused of being “checked out” after he missed emergency Cobra meetings about the searing heat.
With the Met Office forecasting temperatures to rise again on Tuesday to a record-breaking 41C (106F) in southern and central England, the prime minister attended Farnborough airshow, where he gave a whimsical speech about completing a loop the loop and a barrel roll in a Typhoon fighter jet.
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