Summary

Live updates as schools shut across Norfolk due to heatwave

Our live feed has now finished.

  • Four schools have been forced to close as temperatures that feel like 40C hit Norfolk.
  • A Met Office amber weather warning for "extreme heat", originally in place until Thursday, has now been extended until 9pm on Saturday.
  • Government health chiefs have also issued a rare red health alert for the region, with extremely hot weather forecast for today.

Get involved
with the news

Send your news & photos