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However what is notable about this summer is how long-lasting and widespread the heat has been - with temperatures widely meeting heatwave criteria on four separate occasions.

"The pandemic has had long-lasting consequences and the grades our young people are using to apply for the most competitive university or apprenticeship places remain lower than those in regions such as London," he said.

She has since had a second knee replacement, but the problems caused by the initial failed implant have caused long-lasting health problems, she says.

That was a family tradition that morphed into a long-lasting profession because my cousin Brian and I got together and wrote some songs that people still love to this day.

It allowed long-lasting areas of high pressure to sit over the UK keeping rain clouds away and helping heat to build.