00:00The London Ambulance Service says it experienced its busiest day on record last week as extreme
00:06heat continued across the capital. A critical incident was declared due to pressure on the
00:12service. Call handlers took over 8,000 emergency calls in a single day, with more than 500 an hour
00:18at peak times. 688 were Category 1 emergencies, the most serious incidents including cardiac
00:26arrests. The Met Office has confirmed that the UK's hottest June day on record was last
00:32week, with 37.3 degrees recorded in Santon Downham in Suffolk, as heat records were broken on
00:38consecutive days. The critical incident was finally stood down, with NHS services remaining
00:44busy.
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