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Tulsi Gabbard says Iran could produce nuclear weapons "within weeks", months after she testified before Congress that the country was not building them.

The US Director of National Intelligence said her March testimony – in which she said Iran had a stock of materials but was not building these weapons – had been taken out of context by "dishonest media".

Her change of position came after Donald Trump said she was "wrong" and that intelligence showed Iran had a "tremendous amount of material" and could have a nuclear weapon "within months".

Iran has always said that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and that it has never sought to develop a nuclear weapon.

On Thursday Trump said he was giving Tehran the "maximum" of two weeks to reach a deal on its nuclear activities with Washington. He said he would soon decide whether the US should join Israel's strikes on Iran.

Disagreement has been building within Trump's "America First" movement over whether the US should enter the conflict.

On Saturday morning, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country was "absolutely ready for a negotiated solution" on their nuclear programme but that Iran "cannot go through negotiations with the US when our people are under bombardment".

In her post on social media, Gabbard said US intelligence showed Iran is "at the point that it can produce a nuclear weapon within weeks to months".

"President Trump has been clear that can't happen, and I agree," she added.

Gabbard shared a video of her full testimony before Congress in March, where she said US intelligence agencies had concluded Iran was not building nuclear weapons.

Experts also determined Iran had not resumed its suspended 2003 nuclear weapons programme, she added in the clip, even as the nation's stockpile of enriched uranium – a component of such weapons – was at an all-time high.

In her testimony, she said Iran's stock was "unprecedented for a state without nuclear weapons".

Earlier this month,the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – the global nuclear watchdog – expressed concernabout Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, which can be used to make reactor fuel but also nuclear weapons.

Gabbard's March testimony has been previously criticised by Trump, who earlier told reporters he did not "care what she said".

The US president said he believes Iran were "very close to having a weapon" and his country would not allow that to happen.

In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with a group of world powers after years of tension over the country's alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.

Iran had been engaging in talks with the US this year over its nuclear programme and was scheduled to hold a further round when Israel launched strikes on Iran on 13 June, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said targeted "the heart" of Iran's nuclear programme.

"If not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time," Netanyahu claimed.

Israeli air strikes have destroyed Iranian military facilities and weapons, and killed senior military commanders and nuclear scientists.

Iran's health ministry said on Saturday that at least 430 people had been killed, while a human rights group, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, put the unofficial death toll at 657 on Friday.

Iran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes against Israel, killing 25 people including one who suffered a heart attack.

Israel says it has killed a senior Iranian commander who helped plan Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, in a strike on Saturday on the city of Qom.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the killing of Saeed Izadi marked a key point in the conflict. He was "one of the orchestrators" of the attack, which killed about 1,200 people and saw many others taken to Gaza as hostages, said IDF chief Eyal Zamir.

"The blood of thousands of Israelis is on his hands," he said on Saturday, calling it a "tremendous intelligence and operational achievement."

Iran is yet to confirm Izadi's killing and has previously denied involvement in Hamas's attack.

The IDF said it had killed Izadi in a strike on an apartment in Qom, south of Tehran, in the early hours of Saturday. He had been in charge of the Palestine Corps of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps's (IRGC) Quds Force, responsible for handling ties with the Palestinian armed groups.

He was reportedly instrumental in arming and financing Hamas, and had been responsible for military co-ordination between senior IRGC commanders and Hamas leaders, the IDF said.

In April 2024, Izadi narrowly survived an Israeli air strike targeting the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria – an attack that killed several high-ranking Quds Force commanders.

Israel later on Saturday also claimed to have killed another Quds Force commander, Behnam Shahriyari in a drone strike as he was travelling in a car through western Iran.

Shahriyari had been responsible for transporting missiles and rockets to Iran's proxy groups across the region, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, said the IDF.

If Israeli claims are confirmed, the assassinations of Izadi and Shahryari represent a major blow to the IRGC.

The attacks come as the conflict between the two countries entered its ninth day, with both launching new attacks on Saturday.

Iran said Israel had targeted a nuclear facility near the city of Isfahan. Israel said it was targeting military infrastructure in south-west Iran and reported at least one impact from Iranian drones that entered its airspace.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meanwhile told reporters in Istanbul that any US involvement in the conflict would be "very very dangerous". On Friday he told European envoys in Geneva on Friday that Iran would not resume talks over its nuclear programme until Israel's strikes stopped.

Donald Trump has suggested US involvement in Israel's strikes on Iran, saying Tehran had a "maximum" of two weeks to avoid possible American air strikes if they did not negotiate on their nuclear programme.

Iranian officials say least 430 people, including military commanders, have been killed and 3,500 injured in Iran since the conflict began on 13 June. A human rights group tracking Iran, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, put the unofficial death toll at 657 on Friday.

In Israel, officials say 25 people have been killed including one of a heart attack.

Iran has said it will not resume talks over its nuclear programme while under attack, hours after Israel's defence minister warned of a "prolonged" conflict with the Islamic Republic.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday met European diplomats in Geneva who urged him to revive diplomatic efforts with the US over his country's nuclear programme.

The Israeli army's chief of staff Eyal Zamir said in a video address that his country should be ready for a "prolonged campaign".

Fighting has raged into the night with the Israeli military announcing a new wave of attacks against Iranian missile storage and launch sites after Iran launched missiles towards central Israel.

Explosions were heard close to Tel Aviv, with missile interceptions visible over Israel's second-largest city. Reports say a building was set on fire in central Israel by falling shrapnel.

Meanwhile, a 16-year-old was killed and two others were injured in a Israeli strike on the city of Qom, south of Tehran, Iranian state media reported early on Saturday.

They reported Israeli strikes also again targeted a nuclear facility in the city of Isfahan.

On Friday, Araghchi said Iran was ready to consider diplomacy only once Israel's "aggression is stopped".

Iran's nuclear programme was peaceful, he insisted, and Israel's attacks violated international law. Iran, he added, would continue to "exercise its legitimate right of self-defence".

"I make it crystal clear that Iran's defence capabilities are non-negotiable," he said.

Araghchi is set to attend another round of talks on Saturday, in Istanbul, with representatives of the Arab League over the weekend.

Israel's ambassador to the UN accused Iran of having a "genocidal agenda" and posing an ongoing threat, adding that Israel would not stop targeting nuclear facilities until they were "dismantled".

Inan interview with German newspaper Bildpublished on Saturday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said his country had set back Iran's nuclear capabilities by at least two years.

He added that strikes would continue.

US President Donald Trump said Iran had a "maximum" of two weeks to avoid possible American air strikes, suggesting that he could take a decision before the 14-day deadline he set on Thursday.

"I'm giving them a period of time, and I would say two weeks would be the maximum," Trump told reporters.

The aim, he said, was to "see whether or not people come to their senses".

The US president was also dismissive of the Geneva talks between Araghchi and foreign ministers from the UK, France, Germany and the EU.

"Iran doesn't want to speak to Europe," Trump said. "They want to speak to us. Europe is not going to be able to help in this."

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that the US had provided a "short window of time" to resolve the crisis in the Middle East which was "perilous and deadly serious".

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the ministers had invited the Iranian minister to "consider negotiations with all sides, including the United States, without awaiting the cessation of strikes".

Barrot added that there could be "no definitive solution through military means to the Iran nuclear problem" and warned that it was "dangerous to want to impose a regime change" in Iran.

Israel was also hit by a new round of Iranian strikes on Friday with the Israeli military reporting an attack of 20 missiles targeting Haifa.

One Israeli woman died of a heart attack, bringing the Israeli death toll since the conflict began to 25.

The Israel Defense Forces said they had attacked ballistic missile storage and launch sites in western Iran.

Over the past week, Israeli air strikes have destroyed Iranian military facilities and weapons, and killed senior military commanders and nuclear scientists.

Iran's health ministry said on Sunday that at least 224 people had been killed, while a human rights group, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, put the unofficial death toll at 657 on Friday.

Israel launched strikes in Iran on 13 June, leading to several rounds of Iranian missile and drone attacks on Israel.

Hundreds of people died after an Air India flight plummeted on 12 June, marking the world's deadliest air disaster in a decade. But what are investigators looking at now – and how long could the investigation take?

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The devastating Air India plane crash which killed 229 passengers and 12 crew has been labelled a "mystery" by experts.

The Gatwick-bound flight, which was carrying 53 Britons,came down just after take-offfrom Ahmedabad airport in westernIndiaon Thursday 12 June, leaving only one survivor and also killing people on the ground.

CCTV footage was captured of the crash, but experts say it has led to more questions than answers.

An ongoing investigation will be reviewing the footage and other key evidence left in the crash's wake.

But what are investigators looking at – and how long could it take?

What is unusual about the crash?

Air India Flight 171 took off from Ahmedabad Airport at 1.38pm local time on Thursday, and was only in the air for around half a minute.

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CCTV footage shows the plane struggling to gain altitude and it quickly begins to descend towards buildings, with its wheels still out and its nose raised.

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It crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in Ahmedabad, killing at least 29 other people on the ground.

According to flight-tracking website Flightradar, the aircraft reached a height of just 625ft before crashing.

The plane was a 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner, of which there are currently around 1,200 in operation worldwide.

While other Boeing planes like the787 Maxhave been plagued by high-profile safety incidents, this was the first deadly crash in 16 years of the Dreamliner model's operation, according to experts.

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Several experts have told Sky News that they spotted potential anomalies in the footage.

One of them was the landing gear, which appears to remain open throughout the clip.

Former British Airways pilot Alastair Rosenschein and Paul Edwards, an aviation security analyst and fellow at the Royal Aeronautical Society, have told Sky News the landing gear should have been up and that this remains a mystery.

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Mr Rosenschein is also among the experts who have called into question the aircraft's flaps, which need to be set correctly as they extend the shape of each wing and create vital extra lift at lower speeds to enable the plane to take-off and climb effectively.

Some have also suggested a bird strike could be linked to the crash, but experts have pointed out that the aircraft has two engines and is designed to be able to fly on one, making this unlikely.

What are investigators looking at?

The investigation is being carried out by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) with assistance from the UK, the US and officials from Boeing. Anti-terror squads have also been part of the investigation teams, according to Reuters.

Aurobindo Handa, former director general of AAIB, told Sky News that any theories about what may have caused the incident are at this point purely speculative.

He says the most crucial thing for investigators was to retrieve the black boxes – or Digital Flight Data Recorders (DFDR) – from the crash site.

Black boxes have two components – the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder – and provide crucial insights for crash investigators.

They include altitude, airspeed, the status of controls and pilot conversations which help determine probable causes of crashes.

They also store essential information about the configuration of the aircraft, including the flaps and landing gear.

Mr Handa said that when there is a crash, the retrieval of the black boxes becomes the "primary focus" straight after first responders have carried out their rescue mission.

It took investigators more than a day to recover the black boxes, longer than it took in many of the investigations Mr Handa oversaw, and he said this would have been because the aircraft was badly charred from fire.

Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported that they were due to be sent to the US so the data could be extracted, as they had suffered fire damage and could not be analysed in India.

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The government said in a statement that the AAIB would decide where the recorders would be examined after making a "due assessment" of all technical, safety and security considerations.

Mr Handa said analysing the boxes' raw data will take some time.

"There are hundreds of components and instruments giving feedback to the DFDRs," he explained. "All the control services, all the engine parameters – everything goes into this."

Investigators are also looking at the plane's remnants from the crash site, which they compare with the flight data when coming to conclusions.

But Mr Handa said the investigators will likely be particularly reliant on the black box data in this instance because so much of the plane will be unrecoverable due to the fires.

They will also be scanning CCTV footage of the nearby area and speak with witnesses to get to the root cause of the crash, according to Amit Singh, a former pilot and an aviation expert.

Reuters has reported that investigators are assessing why the landing gear was open, citing a source "with direct knowledge", and that they are also looking at any possible operational issues with flaps.

A possible bird strike is not a focus of the investigation, Reuters has reported.

How long could the investigation take?

Investigators across the world follow a standard UN-prescribed Manual of Accident Investigation, also called DOC 9756, which outlines detailed procedures to arrive at the most probable cause of a crash.

In the case of a high-profile investigation of a major accident, countries are encouraged by the manual to publish a preliminary report within 30 days of the incident, but this is not mandatory.

The guidance says the state should aim to release its final report "in the shortest possible time and, if possible, within twelve months of the date of the occurrence".

It adds that if this is not possible, the state should release an interim statement on each anniversary of the incident detailing the progress of the investigation and any safety issues raised.

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Mr Handa told Sky News the findings will likely not be published anytime soon, even if the investigators believe they have found the probable cause of the crash early on, because they must examine and analyse every possibility and every piece of data available to them.

He added that it is not just a case of finding the cause of the crash, but also uncovering the chain of events that led to that failure.

The malicious software targeting gamers was described as a "digital verruca" that "buries itself into the machine" by the team that discovered it.

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Minecraft users are being targeted by criminals posing as game coders online.

Analysts tracked two pieces of malware spread by what appears to be Russian gangs on the code-sharing site GitHub, , according to cybersecurity firm Check Point.

Its researchers said: "The malware is developed by a Russian-speaking threat actor and contains several artefacts written in the Russian language."

Thousands of Minecraft users have already been tricked into using the malware, which is designed to steal from bank accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, browsers and other computer applications.

Graeme Stewart, head of public sector at Check Point, said it was similar to the way "gangs operate to take down retail… they create this and then they flood it out to people and people then use it".

He described them as "modern-day bank heist guys".

"They're just in it for the money," he said. "They're scraping these details from Minecraft to get into people's crypto wallets, trying to steal bank details, trying to commit bank fraud."

The hacking software is hidden within the code of Minecraft modifications, which are pieces of code that allow users to change the game.

Minecraft allows users to modify thegameas they play – players can do anything from fixing bugs to changing how the game looks.

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But when players download the malicious code and place it into their Minecraft application, they don't get the ability to create "funny maps" or modify the game as promised.

Instead, the next time they load Minecraft, the malware will trigger, and soon, "it will start actively stealing data", according to Mr Stewart.

"Most people have got their cards saved onto their browser and things like that, it'll start stealing that, names, addresses, emails, bank details, anything.

"If anyone's got a crypto wallet that they use through the browser, then it'll steal that as well."

"It's like a digital verruca, it buries itself into the machine and then starts sucking the information out," said Mr Stewart.

Of the 200 million people thought to play Minecraft every month, around one million modify the game, and a lot of the code they use to do that is posted on GitHub.

According to Ofcom, around 1.7 million gamers play Minecraft in the UK.

A Minecraft spokesperson told Sky News that player safety is a "top priority for us" and the company is "committed to investigating reported security violations".

"When we receive reports of content that does not comply with our usage guidelines, we take action as appropriate," they said.

"We encourage players to report any suspicious content through our official website and leverage our resources to make informed choices."

Hackers are increasingly targeting gamers in this way, with the UK's National Cyber Security Centre warning families to stay alert to dangerous downloads like this.

"There were some of us who thought it was only a matter of time before this particular vulnerability starts getting exposed en masse," said Dr Harjinder Lallie, a cyberattack academic at the University of Warwick.

"That's where we're going now."

Although children may fall prey to this kind of attack, the group Dr Lallie and his colleagues worry about more are "young adults who have admin [rights] on their own computer".

"They're just a bit more savvy. They really want that mod; they want those extra features. And if it means [they] have to turn off the Microsoft Defender system for two minutes while [they] install it, then [they'll] turn it off, install that mod, and then turn it back on afterwards. By that time, the damage has been done," said Dr Lallie.

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The users mentioned in the report had already had their accounts disabled and GitHub told Sky News it is "committed to investigating reported security issues".

"We disabled user accounts in accordance with GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies, which prohibit posting content that directly supports unlawful active attack or malware campaigns that are causing technical harms," said a spokesperson.

The company also has teams dedicated to finding and removing malicious content as well as using AI and humans to monitor the site at scale, according to the spokesperson.

Russia has deepened its ties with Iran since invading Ukraine, and the two countries signed a strategic partnership in January.

Moscow correspondent@IvorBennett

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Regime change in Iran is "unacceptable" and the assassination of the country's supreme leader would "open the Pandora's box", the Kremlin has said.

In a rare interview with a foreign media organisation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sky News thatRussiawould react "very negatively" if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

The comments came as US President Donald Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether America will joinIsrael's military campaignagainst Tehran, after earlier speculating on social media about killing the Iranian leader.

"The situation is extremely tense and is dangerous not only for the region but globally," Mr Peskov said in an interview at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg.

"An enlargement of the composition of the participants of the conflict is potentially even more dangerous.

"It will lead only to another circle of confrontation and escalation of tension in the region."

They are the Kremlin's strongest comments yet regarding the Israel-Iran conflict, which has stoked fears in Moscow that it could be on the verge of losing its closest ally in the Middle East.

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Russia has deepened its ties with Iran since invading Ukraine, and the two countries signed a strategic partnership in January.

"[Regime change in Iran] is unimaginable. It should be unacceptable, even talking about that should be unacceptable for everyone," Mr Peskov said, in a thinly veiled reference to Washington.

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But Mr Peskov refused to be drawn on what action Russia would take if Khamenei was killed, saying instead it would trigger action "from inside Iran".

"It would lead to the birth of extremist moods inside Iran and those who are speaking about [killing Khamenei], they should keep it in mind. They will open the Pandora's box."

Vladimir Putin's offers to mediate an end to the conflict have so far been rejected by Mr Trump, who said on Wednesday that he told the Russian president to "mediate your own [conflict]", in reference to Russia's war against Ukraine.

Mr Peskov denied the American president's words were insulting, adding: "Everyone has a different language.

"President Trump has his own unique way of speaking and his unique language. We are quite tolerant and expect everyone to be tolerant of us."

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The Trump administration's own mediation efforts to end the war in Ukraine have failed to yield any major breakthroughs, despite two rounds of direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

Moscow hasstepped up its aerial bombardmentof Ukraine in recent weeks and continues to reject Volodymyr Zelenskyy's calls for a 30-day ceasefire.

"Now we have a strategic advantage. Why should we lose it? We are not going to lose it. We are going further. We're advancing and we'll continue to advance," Mr Peskov said.

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Russia has previously said it would only commit to a ceasefire if Kyiv stops receiving foreign military support, fearing that a pause in the fighting would offer Ukraine a chance to rearm and regroup its forces.

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Asked if Moscow could commit to not using a ceasefire in the same way, Mr Peskov said: "A ceasefire is a ceasefire, and you stop.

"But America is not saying that 'we'll quit any supplies'. Britain is not saying that as well. France is not saying that as well. This is the problem."

Keaton Muldoon pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving but is acquitted of murder after 25-year-old mother Alana Armstrong died at the scene of the crash in Derbyshire. Her boyfriend, who was riding the electric motorbike, had his leg amputated.

A driver has been acquitted of murdering a 25-year-old mother who was knocked off the back of an electric motorbike.

Alana Armstrong, who had a six-year-old son, died at the scene on a country lane in Pleasley,Derbyshire.

Her boyfriend Jordan Newton-Kay, who was riding the electric motorbike, had his right leg amputated 15cm above the knee after the crash.

Prosecutors alleged that Keaton Muldoon had "pursued" the couple on 26 November 2024 but he was found not guilty of murder following a trial at Derby Crown Court.

The 23-year-old told the jury he "did not know" he had hit anyone while driving his Land Rover Discovery and thought he had overtaken the pair.

Muldoon said he feared he was going to be robbed but did not "chase" the Sur-Ron off-road bike after it had stopped by his 4×4 at a lay-by.

He had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and serious injury by dangerous driving before the trial began in May.

The jury also cleared Muldoon of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Mr Newton-Kay.

Muldoon – who the court heard was a drug dealer – was the father to a newborn baby at the time of the collision.

He said he lied to police that his uncle had possession of the Land Rover when the crash happened because he was "scared" about the murder investigation.

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Earlier this week, he told the jury: "My head was all over I didn't know what to think.

"I knew I wasn't going to see my children for a bit. I just had a newborn baby. I promised I would always be there."

His sentencing date is yet to be fixed by the court.

The city's fire department told Sky News that 37 children were affected by the gas, with one taken to hospital. In total, 400 pupils were evacuated from the premises.

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A Berlin primary school had to be evacuated after children began suffering side effects of an "irritant gas".

Germanpolice said they were called to the school at around 9am on Friday, with reports that several pupils were complaining of breathing difficulties.

It reported that the gas may have been released in a hallway of Miriam Makeba Elementary School in Moabit.

The city's fire department told Sky News that 37 children were affected. Of those seven required treatment, with one child taken to hospital.

In total, 400 pupils were evacuated from the premises as emergency services investigated.

"The building has been evacuated and ventilated,"Berlinpolice wrote in a post on social media.

"Currently there is no longer any danger."

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A spokesperson for the force said they could not currently confirm the type of gas or the cause of the incident.

It comes as high temperatures dominate, with the UK on track to break records for the warmest day of the year so far for the second day in a row.

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A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office – as a nationwide heatwave intensifies.

The Met Office alert is in force from 3pm on Saturday until 4am on Sunday.

Forecasters said: "The most intense thunderstorms could produce frequent lightning, large hail and gusty winds, along with some heavy downpours for a time."

The warning covers parts of the East and West Midlands, North East and North West of England, Wales and Yorkshire.

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Travel disruption is possible – with a "small chance" of power cuts and some communities being cut off by flooded roads.

It comes as high temperatures continue to dominate, with the UK potentially on track to break records for the warmest day of the year so far for the second day in a row.

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An amber heat health alert is currently in force across England, and highs of 32.2C (90F) were recorded in Kew Gardens, west London, on Thursday.

Temperatures are forecast to widely reach the low 30s today – with 33C (91F) possible in places.

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Sky News weather producer Jo Wheeler said: "Temperatures will peak on Saturday with the potential for 34C (93F) somewhere in the Midlands or South East, but fresher conditions will already be moving into the West."

She added that some places will miss this weekend's thunderstorms altogether – but where they hit, driving conditions will be "challenging" because of surface water.

"As we go into the coming week, it'll be cooler, fresher and more unsettled."

The record for the highest-ever June temperature is 35.6C (96F) and was set all the way back in 1976.

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Meanwhile, firefighters are warning that the dry and hot conditions have resulted in them responding to 564 wildfires across England and Wales so far this year – a 717% increase compared with the same period a year ago.

This is also more than double the number seen in 2022, which went on to be the worst year in history for wildfires.

The National Fire Chiefs Council is urging Britons to be cautious when enjoying the outdoors.

Chairman Phil Garrigan said: "We are deeply concerned about the escalating threat of wildfires this summer, which have the potential to become more frequent, intense, and dangerous – particularly in areas where communities border the countryside."