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Birmingham closures live as school and businesses shut over danger to life warning
The Met Office has issued a Red Extreme Heat Warning for Wednesday and Thursday
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Latest list of Birmingham and Black Country school closures due to extreme heat
Councils have left it up to individual head teachers to decide if they are closing
Met Office issues stark '45C warning' as heatwave could become 'more intense'
Scientists say that similar events to those seen this week could become 'significantly more intense in the future'
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