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PARTS of Britain face scorching 30C heat this weekend, with health chiefs warning of “serious” health risks.
It comes as the first yellow heat health alert has been issued for 2025 by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
“Even moderate heat can result in serious health outcomes,” Dr Agostinho Sousa, from the health body said,
“[This is] especially for older adults, and it is therefore important that everyone takes sensible precautions while enjoying the sun.”
The heat alert comes into force from 9pm on Thursday and runs until 8am on Sunday, covering the East of England, East Midlands, London and South East regions.
“The forecasted high temperatures are expected to be short-lived but could primarily impact those over the age of 65 or those with pre-existing health conditions,” Dr Agostinho added.
“If you have friends, family or neighbours who are more vulnerable, it is important to check in on them and ensure they are aware of the forecasts and are following the necessary advice.’’
Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it's too hot, there are health risks. Here are three ways to keep cool according to the NHS...
Keep out of the heat if you can.
If you have to go outside, stay in the shade especially between 11am and 3pm, wear sunscreen, a hat and light clothes, and avoid exercise or activity that makes you hotter.
Cool yourself down.
Have cold food and drinks, avoid alcohol, caffeine and hot drinks, and have a cool shower or put cool water on your skin or clothes.
Keep your living space cool.
Close windows during the day and open them at night when the temperature outside has gone down. Electric fans can help if the temperature is below 35 degrees. Check the temperature of rooms, especially where people at higher risk live and sleep.
SAM Thompson has given a health update ahead of his Soccer Aid clash with ex Zara McDermott’s new man.
The I’m A Celeb king, 34, raised more than £1.5m for Unicef by running and biking 260 miles from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, to Old Trafford, Manchester, where the game will be played at the weekend.
But Sam has since revealed tat his Soccer Aid appearance is hanging in the balance as he continues to recover from his gruelling charity run.
Now, in a new health update, Sam said: “ ‘Trying to get those legs right for soccer aid!! I WILL play a part [laughing face emoji].”
He could be seen standing in an ice bath in his post shared to fans, and held onto the sides while grimacing.
The star seemed to suggest that he will be doing all he can from now until Soccer Aid, to make sure he can be a part of the day.
The former Made In Chelsea star is set to come face-to-face with ex girlfriend Zara’s new man, One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, if he takes part.
Both Sam and Louis will be playing for England, which they have done in previous years.
It follows another recent update from the star, while speaking on Hits Radio.
He said his body is still suffering, and explained: “I am so tired but elated. I’m so glad we got it done…
“Never again [am I getting on a bike] I think I’m prone to saddle issues! After day one I still to this point can’t feel bits of my privates. I’m being deadly serious!
“The bike is a wild thing, Tracey who was with me going up these hills when we were skirting round the edge of Wales, that was mad and you’re just going so slowly and you feel like your bike is going to topple over! I did think to myself this is the first time I’ve ridden a bike in so long…”
Detailing how adapting for one leg issue has aggravated others, Sam continued: “Because I was running in a different way my shin was really inflamed so I couldn’t even run on my tiptoes so I was running side to side.
“I describe it as plugging holes, so like the calf tears so that’s one hole you’ve got to plug so then I run on my tiptoes with my leg straight.
“OK well that then messes up my ankle ligaments because everything is running through your ankle; then your ankle ligament explodes so then you can’t do that… you’re trying to play chess against yourself, whilst trying not to panic because I can’t move my leg and it’s still pretty bad.“
Though it’s up in the air if he’ll be fit in time to step onto the pitch at the weekend, Sam is still going to be a presence at training sessions in the build up under the care of Gary the physio.
He said: “I’m just going to go lie on his bed every single day and get a rub down…!”
Sam cuddled his sister Louise after finishing the challenge but his girlfriend Samie Elishi wasn’t in attendance.
He also received a phone call from Orlando Bloom in the This Morning studio who congratulated him on the superhuman effort.
Chris Hughes, Ryan Libbey and Josh Patterson were all on hand at various points of the challenge to offer support.
ALDI Ireland fans are scrambling to get their hands on a new dog pool for summer.
The retailer is set to launch new middle aisle pet bargains in stores across the country on Thursday.
Pet lovers will be able to get their hands on some essentials for their furry friends for a fraction of the price.
The discount store’s middle aisle will be packed full of goodies for our four-legged pals, with everything from a water fountain to a pet pool.
Dog owners will be able to get their hands on the Pet Water Fountain for €5.99.
Their description reads: “Keep your dog cool, hydrated and entertained on warm summer days with this fun dog water fountain.
“It provides fresh drinking water at the push of a paw.
“And features a big, wide pedal on the front that your pooch presses to activate the water stream.”
Give your four-legged friends a fun way to cool off this summer with the Collapsible Pet Pool for €9.99.
It is available in three colours: tropical, blue or stripes.
The Collapsible Pet Pool has a capacity of 20 gallons and comes with heat-sealed edges to prevent sharpness.
It also comes with a repair kit, PP water watcher tag and a manual.
The pool is also washable, collapsible and waterproof.
Treat your furry friend to a Small Plush Pet Bed, available in four colours – and it is currently retailing at €14.99.
Aldi bosses said: “Keep your furry friends’ tails wagging while they relax in comfort.
“Dimensions: 47.5 x 42 x 21cm (approx.). Removable Plush Cushion.
“PU leather, pet collection logo on front middle of the bed.”
The Small Plush Pet Bed comes with a bottom cushion that has stitches to prevent stuffing moving around.
Pet owners can choose from two tone plush, faux suede, corduroy or quilted.
The new pet essentials are set to be in Aldi Ireland stores across the country on Thursday, June 12.
RESIDENTS are preparing to move into Toyota’s futuristic robot city, where everything is connected with driverless cars and AI-powered homes.
While just the seed of an idea a decade ago, the £8billion ‘Woven City’ project has flourished into something real and liveable.
And it is set to welcome its first 100 residents this autumn.
Residents will have a few months of tranquility before the city opens to tourists – dubbed ‘Weavers’ – from 2026 “or later”, according to Toyota.
These individuals will mostly be Toyota staff and their families, before branching out to include “external inventors” and their loved ones.
The total population is expected to reach around 2,000.
At the base of the Mount Fuji volcano in Japan, the development will host a range of top-secret tests for new technologies, according to reports.
While normal civilians will also call this robot city home, so shall Toyota’s employees – who will be conducting experiments for some of the company’s more hushed ideas.
Toyota, which builds robots as well as cars, has been building up the 175-acre site for the past five years.
The self-contained metropolis aims to be a beacon for future mobility, smart infrastructure and sustainable living.
First announced at CES 2020, the Woven City is now just months away from accepting its first residents.
The futuristic city will act as a “living laboratory” for the company to test its renewable and energy-efficient self-driving cars dubbed ‘E-palettes’.
Toyota’s E-palettes, an autonomous electric vehicle platform initially developed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will be at the core of the project.
Self-driving cars will be the main form of transport inside the Woven City, according to Toyota, supported by an underground network for autonomous logistics and goods delivery vehicles.
The autonomous vehicles feed into a wider network led by artificial intelligence (AI).
“We are building a city where everything, people, buildings, vehicles, is connected through sensors and AI,” Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota’s Board of Directors, has said previously.
“It’s a unique opportunity to create a living digital operating system for urban life.”
Streets will be split into three types, pedestrian-only areas, roads for fast-moving traffic and streets for a mix of lower-speed vehicles.
Only zero-emissions motors will be allowed with special vehicles for the elderly and support for wheelchair users.
Smart homes will be designed to incorporate robotics and AI to monitor health and manage energy use.
It echoes what futurist Stephen Oram envisions for future British cities, where wearable health tech alerts of a condition, prompting a robot delivery system to turn up “with some medication you didn’t know you needed”.
The stunning new “smart homes” will run almost entirely on hydrogen, making the city as eco-friendly as possible.
Houses, made mostly from wood, will include in-home robotics to “assist with daily living” helping residents to be more independent, according to the company.
AMATEUR boxing sensation Tiah Ayton had her message to Eddie Hearn IGNORED – until one sparring session changed everything.
Ayton – still just 18 years old – was a standout amateur winning ALL of her bouts as a four-time national champion.
She had an outstanding 21-0 record in the unpaid ranks and over 300 bouts altogether in kickboxing and Muay Thai too.
But she had her heart set on the pros – even turning down a Team GB contract – to follow in the footsteps of boxing great Katie Taylor.
And like 2012 Olympic champion Taylor – Ayton reached out personally to get herself of Hearn’s radar – but to no avail.
She told SunSport with a laugh: “I messaged him saying like, ‘Hopefully one day you can sign me.’
“But he never messaged me back! So hopefully he can message me back now.”
Despite the aired message, soon Hearn would know who Ayton was.
The teenage talent was recruited as a sparring partner by former WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson earlier in the year.
Watching on at trainer Eddie Lam’s iBox Gym in Bromley was Hearn – so impressed by Ayton he cut a deal to sign her there and then.
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Ayton knew it was going to be no regular sparring session – sensing it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
She said: “I had to put my everything into it, like, it wasn’t a normal spar. I looked at it as like it was a fight.
“And it all paid off, so I’m happy with it. He said I was great, he said I looked good, interesting to watch and everything.”
Ayton is also managed by Brian Peters, who has helped take Taylor to undisputed titles in TWO weight divisions.
And Ayton – dubbed “the next Katie Taylor” – has received words of wisdom from the Irish icon herself.
Ayton revealed: “I spoke to her on the phone and stuff. She was saying she’s excited to watch my debut and everything, she’s seen footage of me.
“So it’s exciting. She’s very inspirational for young women to look up to and want to go into boxing.”
Ayton makes her pro debut on June 21 in Birmingham on Galal Yafai’s undercard at super-batamweight.
MICKY VAN DE VEN has branded Tottenham’s brutal axing of Ange Postecoglou as a “strange decision”.
Postecoglou was shown the door just 16 days after ending the club’s 17-year trophy drought with Europa League glory in Bilbao.
The North Londoners are very close to appointing Brentford boss Thomas Frank as his successor.
Yet the decision to axe the Aussie is understood to have left many of the players disappointed given the success they enjoyed in Europe.
And while on international duty with the Netherlands, centre-back Van de Ven, 24, said: “As players, we don’t have much to say about that.
“Of course, he was the first coach in a long time to win a trophy and have success at Spurs.
“So, if you look at it that way, it’s definitely a strange decision.
“But it’s a decision made by the club, and we don’t have much say in that, so we’ll see what happens next.
“We’re of course seeing some rumpus about the Brentford manager likely becoming the next one.
“So yes, it’s a decision by the club that we don’t have much influence over.”
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Daniel Levy decided to wield the axe after an awful Premier League campaign which saw Spurs finish 17th.
They lost a club-record 22 league games, which was the first time ever a Prem team has managed that and NOT been relegated.
And yet Postecoglou ended the club’s silverware curse with their Europa win, which also got them back into the Champions League.
Most of the Spurs squad have been effusive in their praise of Postecoglou on social media following his sacking and what he did for them as players and as people.
Van de Ven, who missed much of the league campaign through injury, added: “I think a lot of players had a good relationship with him.
ANGE Postecoglou issued a statement just moments after being axed.
It read: “When I reflect on my time as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, my overriding emotion is one of pride.
“The opportunity to lead one of England’s historic football clubs and bring back the glory it deserves will live with me for a lifetime.
“Sharing that experience with all those who truly love this club and seeing the impact it had on them is something I will never forget.
“That night in Bilbao was the culmination of two years of hard work, dedication and unwavering belief in a dream.
“There were many challenges to overcome and plenty of noise that comes with trying to accomplish what many said was not possible.
“We have also laid the foundations that means this club should not have to wait 17 more years for their next success.
“I have enormous faith in this group of players and know there is much more potential and growth in them. I sincerely want to thank those who are the lifeblood of the club, the supporters.
“I know there were some difficult times, but I always felt that they wanted me to succeed and that gave me all the motivation I needed to push on.
“It’s important to acknowledge the hard working people at Spurs who gave me encouragement on a daily basis.
“And finally, I want to thank those who were with me every day for the last two years.
“A fantastic group of young men who are now legends of this football club and the brilliant coaches who never once doubted we could do something special.
“We are forever connected. Audere est Facere.”
“And of course, like I said, he was the first coach in a long time to bring success to Spurs.
“That also shows he has a certain quality. It also means he has a winning mentality – one hundred per cent.
“So from that point of view, you’d naturally say it’s strange that he was sacked.
“But of course, what we showed in the league was unacceptable.
“That, however, could have been due to several factors… it wouldn’t have just been the coach.”