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Guardsmen faint under blazing sun The Met Office had been expecting up to 100mm of rain on last night - the equivalent of one month's worth - but the most recorded was 21.8mm in Billinge Hill, Merseyside. Amy Bokota, senior operational meteorologist, said the lower recording could have been due to where the gauges fell - and said areas in the North West would still have seen torrential rain and hail, even if other areas close by enjoyed clear skies. How to survive when 'hotter then Ibiza' Read more: The UK Health Security Agency has also issued an amber alert for hot weather until 9am on Tuesday in the West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, South East and South West. It means the impact of the heat is "likely to be felt across the whole health service ... and the wider population, not just the most vulnerable". A further yellow alert, which is less serious and warns that there may be some disruption to services due to weather conditions, is in place for the North East, North West and across Yorkshire and Humber, as well as London.

11.10 EDT Two students among those killed Two of the three people killed were students at the University of Nottingham, the institution says. It is with great sadness that we confirm the sudden and unexpected death of two of our students following a major incident in Nottingham city centre overnight. We are shocked and devastated by the news and our thoughts are with those affected, their families and friends. We know this is likely to cause distress for staff and students in our community. • • 3d ago 18.49 EDT A summary of today's developments • • One of these people is in a critical condition in hospital, while the other two suffered minor injuries. • Two of the victims were university students and were named locally as Barnaby Webber, a cricketer from Taunton, and his friend Grace Kumar. • A 31-year-old man is in custody and police are not currently looking for any further suspects. • Chief constable Kate Meynell said officers believe the suspect stole the man’s van and used it to drive into members of the public on Milton Street. • • 3d ago 18.14 EDT The tennis player Andy Murray said he did not know whether play would go ahead at the Nottingham Open after the “heartbreaking” incident in the city centre overnight. He said: “It was obviously shocking when I woke up this morning and when I was going down to breakfast a few messages on our team chat came up. We are staying in the city centre and had been out for dinner last night and walking around those areas. You never ...

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