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It comes after a number of centres were temporarily shut due to suspicious or dangerous items.

Sheep farmer Tom Trueman says "people don't seem to understand what a farmer actually does".

Chloe Parkman - South West Warm temperatures in June "are potentially going to be record-breaking", according to a Met Office meteorologist.

Alex Deakin from the Met Office says the length of the warm spell is 'very unusual'.

Train passengers are also urged to only travel if necessary as temperatures rise.

The heatwave sees education and transport affected in Devon and Cornwall and the Channel Islands.

Chloe Parkman - South West; Kirk England - South West environment and tourism correspondent Some schools are set to partially close to pupils and staff due to "extreme heat".

Chloe Parkman - Channel Islands A number of stray tortoises have been handed into an animal shelter after they escaped during hot weather.

GSPCA manager Steve Byrne says four of the reptiles were taken to the shelter in 24 hours.

Chloe Parkman - Channel Islands The King's baton relay has made its penultimate stop before heading to Scotland for this year's Commonwealth Games.