STORY: As temperatures continue to rise on Wednesday (June 24), morning commuters expressed trepidation over the heat across the UK.

As rail companies advised against travel unless 'essential', people said they were well-prepared for the heatwave and would continue their day as normal.

"It is too hot you know. But you've just got to get on with it," said refuse collector Andrew.

In Britain, on course for its hottest June day ever, the Met Office weather service issued only the second extreme-heat weather warning in history.

During past heatwaves people have been advised to stay at home instead of travelling, although some commuters were happier to be in office air-conditioning.

A rare weather pattern known as an Omega block was causing the record-breaking temperatures across Europe, as high as 18 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal, according to the Reuters Climate Monitor.

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UK travellers battle heat as temperatures climb

VIDEO SHOWS: UK COMMUTERS COMMENT ON HEATWAVE / VIEWS OF PEOPLE ON BEACH, PARKS, TRAIN STATION

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SHOWS: READING, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 24, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

1. READING TRAIN STATION

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING: (When asked what precautions he is taking due to the heat)

"Nothing really special, just wearing linen and wearing a hat."

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING: (When asked what her reaction is to rail companies advisory on not travelling due to weather)

"Luckily there's AC's in the trains so it's all good whilst in the train. It's once you get outside that it's actually hot outside. It's all good while you're travelling but other than that I would recommend inside if you can."

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING: (When asked what precautions he is taking due to the weather)

"Well I've definitely got sun tan lotion on. I've got a couple of bottles of cold water in my bag. I've also got a mini fan as well."

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING: : (When asked what precautions she is taking due to the weather)

"Well I'm stacked with water. And that's it really. But I probably should have been better prepared."

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING: (When asked what his reaction is to rail companies advisory on not travelling due to weather)

"Bit too hot for me. I'm coming from Italy, I'm not so used to have this weather."

CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 23, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

7. REFUSE COLLECTOR ANDREW WALKING

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REFUSE COLLECTOR, ANDREW, SAYING: (OVERLAID BY SHOT OF HIS LEGS)

"It is too hot you know. But you've just got to get on with it. We're lucky really because the council, they provide hats and sun cream as well. They really do look after us you know."

UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 23, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

9. PEOPLE SITTING ON BENCH

10. WOMEN EATING ICE CREAM

RICHMOND, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 24, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHAIR OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HEAT RISK COMMISSION, EMMA HOWARD BOYD, SAYING:

"Well, we set up the commission to move our response to heat from being an emergency response. It's so important that people heed the warnings that we're hearing today and the next day, in terms of their own health and safety during this heat event, but to shift it from an emergency response to a systemic national resilience, because it's very clear from the way our services aren't working today, our transport networks or schools closing down that we're not prepared. But we need to get prepared for the heat that we know is coming in the years, months and years to come."

UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 23, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

12. TRAIN STATION

13. TRAIN TIMETABLES

14. VARIOUS OF TRAINS ON PLATFORM

RICHMOND, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 24, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHAIR OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HEAT RISK COMMISSION, EMMA HOWARD BOYD, SAYING:

"And we need to make sure that as we're upgrading, refurbishing, rebuilding our schools, that we have heat at the top of the agenda. And it's the same for our transport networks. Just last year, during July to September, there were 15 days of severe disruption. This came from the Office of Road and Rail. Six of those were associated with heat. So as we move to Great British Railways as an opportunity to again make sure that we are preparing for the heat, the floods of the future."

CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 23, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING:

"I just want to go home."

17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER (NAME NOT GIVEN) SAYING:

"It's wonderful. No, we can't get enough of it."

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 24, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) WOMAN AND MAN (NAMES NOT GIVEN) SAYING:

"Stay inside, stay inside. Curtains closed. Fan on, cold water bottle."

UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 23, 2026) (BBC - No use UK)

19. ICECREAM VAN

20. PEOPLE LYING ON GRASS