Daily Mirror - 27.08.2019

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a reminder of the devastating conse-

quences of entering open water. Open

water can have hidden dangers.”

The extreme weather also prompted

vets to warn dog owners about over-

exercising their pets in the heat. Experts

said flat-faced breeds like French bull-

dogs and pugs are particularly at risk.

But things will change today, with a

cold front moving in from the Atlantic

set to hit the west coast of the UK.

Thunder and lightning is expected by

tonight. By tomorrow, temperatures will

be around 20C, with a high of 22C in

London. Moving into next weekend, a

jet stream will bring windy weather and

showers with the odd sunny interval.

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and Monday. Meanwhile, a man has

drowned while swimming in a river.

Emergency crews rushed

to the River Trent in

Nottingham yesterday.

Victoria Embankment was

closed to traffic while

underwater teams carried

out a search. His body was

found two hours later.

Sgt Pete Shaw, of Notting-

hamshire Police, said:

“Emergency services have

sadly recovered the body of

a man from the River Trent

today, despite the best

efforts of rescue teams and

members of the public who helped.

“I would like to highlight this case as

we go through the week, with the chance

of some thunder and showers across the

country from Tuesday.

“The south-east of

England will hold on to

the sun for an extra day,

and we could see temper-

atures in the low 30s.”

The mercury hit an

August bank holiday

weekend high of 33.3C at

Heathrow on Sunday.

The heat is the result of

warm air being dragged

over the UK from France.

Hundreds of thousands

of people enjoyed what is

thought to be the hottest ever Notting

Hill Carnival in West London on Sunday

FLIGHT Jet2 pilot became ill

Emergency

landing after

pilot ‘fainted’

A FLIGHT from Manches-
ter to Portugal was forced
to make an emergency
landing yesterday after the
pilot became unwell.
The Jet2 plane was taken
over by the co-pilot and
another pilot from the
same airline, who was on
board going on holiday.
It was just over half way
through the four-hour
flight to Funchal, Madeira.
It is thought the pilot
fainted in the cockpit.
The 40-year-old was
taken to hospital on arrival
in Porto “as a precaution”.
Passenger Nick Banks
said the pilot was “wheeled
off in a wheelchair with an
oxygen mask”.
Jet2 said: “A standby
aircraft and replacement
crew were flown to Porto
so we could get customers
on their way to Funchal as
soon as possible.”

BY AMY COLES

PR GURU Lord Tim Bell

Thatcher spin

king Tim Bell

dies aged 77

MARGARET Thatcher’s
spin doctor Tim Bell has
died after a long illness.
Lord Bell was behind the
“Labour isn’t working”
posters, which showed a
snaking dole queue.
They are credited with
sealing Thatcher’s general
election win in 1979.
The father of two went
on to found the PR firm
Bell Pottinger.
His friend and business
partner, Piers Pottinger,
called him “a pioneer in
political communication”.
Mr Pottinger added: “He
was a devoted family man.”
Lord Bell, who also
worked on Tory campaigns
in 1983 and 1987, was
knighted by Thatcher and
made a peer by Tony Blair.
He died at his home in
Belgravia, Central London,
on Sunday.

BY NICOLA BARTLETT
Political Correspondent

TANTASTIC 33.2C

people to speak in court – and

lawyer Gloria Allred has said she

plans to attend with an unspecified

number of new accusers.

They all reportedly intend to file

lawsuits against the depraved

financier’s estate.

at Buckingham Palace say he will

now speak to police “if asked” – but

the palace did not comment.

Meanwhile, Manhattan Judge

Richard Berman is expected to

dismiss the criminal case against

Epstein today. But he will first allow

the billionaire financier – who died

aged 66 in a New York jail earlier

this month in an apparent suicide.

Epstein was awaiting trial on sex

trafficking charges and lawyers for

his alleged victims had urged the

CO-OPERATION Andrew Duke to tell what he knows. Sources

Prince Andrew ‘ready to talk to Epstein police’

ROYAL sources say Prince Andrew

is willing to co-operate with police

probing the alleged sex crimes of

his paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein.

The Duke of York insists he

neither saw nor suspected criminal

behaviour while spending time with

GLORIOUS sunshine and scorching

temperatures yesterday sent

another weather record tumbling.

It was the hottest August bank holiday

Monday of all time with 33.2C recorded

at Heathrow airport, West London.

Falling only slightly behind was

Northolt, also in West London, which

reached a baking 33C yesterday.

Trawsgoed near Aberystwyth was the

warmest place in Wales, with a temper-

ature of 24.3C, while there were highs of

24C at Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.

But this could be the end of the hot

weather. The Met Office says parts of the

country could be hit by storms later this

week. Senior meteorologist Greg

Dewhurst said: “We will see changes as

Record August bank

holiday Monday high

but it’ll turn this week

BY STEPHEN WHITE

We will see

change this

week, with

thunder &

showers

likely today

GREG DEWHURST ON THE

WEATHER AFTER HEATWAVE

NEW FRIEND

Dolphin plays

in Lyme Regis,

west Dorset

ICE DAY Pals at

Brighton beach

SPLASH Blyth,

Northumberland

COOLING DOWN

Beach goers in

Tynemouth,

North Tyneside