Vets and dog safety experts have issued a list of symptoms dog owners need to be aware of to know when their pet is experiencing heatstroke.
Temperatures are expected to soar this week – ahead of a further blast of hot weather over the weekend.
The warm weather is expected to continue through the week in the high 20s for most until the weekend, when the mercury may rise again to 31C in places.
This means parts of the country will be hotter than some of the world’s top beach destinations, including the Maldives and Marbella in Spain.
A Level Three Heat Health Alert has been issued by the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) from 9am on Monday to 9am on Friday in the east and south-east of England, with the rest of the nation having a level 2 alert in place.
The four-level system highlights the potential health impacts of these high temperatures.
Experts have warned that the UK needs to urgently adapt to a future with more heatwaves, adding that hot spells have a greater potential impact than other climate extremes such as…
