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Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

SRI LANKA was last week included in the ‘red list’ of Britain, along with seven other countries.

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sudan, and Trinidad & Tobago are the other six countries added to the red list last Thursday (3).


The UK government also announced that as part of a limited trial, from Tuesday (8), direct flights will be permitted to England from countries on the ‘red list’ that were previously subject to flight bans, so long as they arrive at dedicated terminals at Heathrow and Birmingham airports, The Sun reported.

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Temperatures reached 35C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London

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UK recorded its highest-ever May temperature for a second consecutive day

  • Record-breaking May temperatures pushed large parts of the UK into heatwave conditions.
  • Temperatures reached 35C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London.
  • Amber heat-health alerts remain in place across several regions of England until Thursday evening.

The UK has recorded its hottest May temperature on record for the second day running, as an intense early summer heatwave pushed temperatures to 35C in parts of London and triggered fresh weather and health warnings across England.

According to the Met Office, temperatures reached 35C at both Heathrow and Kew Gardens on May 27, surpassing the previous provisional May record of 34.8C set a day earlier at Kew Gardens.

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