Temperatures are set to rise by another 10C in much of England over the coming days, increasing the strain on hospital and train services.
Tuesday is likely to be the hottest day, with the potential to top the UK record temperature of 38.7C set in Cambridge in 2019, forecasters said.
Friday will begin with outbreaks of showery rain moving south-east across northern and central areas of the UK.Meanwhile, people in the South and South West can expect warm sunshine. Saturday is also set to start with overcast skies and scattered showers in northern areas, before turning dry across the nation as the extreme heat moves in.
After chairing a meeting of the Cobra civil contingencies committee in Whitehall, Mr Malthouse urged the public to look out for people who were particularly vulnerable in the heat.
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