The Daily Brief: Heatwave due to peak as weekend approaches

Good morning,

Here is your daily brief for Worcester on Thursday, July 9:

Weather

*The Met Office is predicting a high of 33C today

*A rise to 34C by Friday is predicted

*Maximum gust 19mph

*It will feel like 33C

*Very high pollen

READ MORE: Extreme heat becoming ‘new normal’ as record highs predicted

Petrol

*The cheapest unleaded is 146.9p at Murco Worcester Road (Powick Service Station). Address: WR2 4QS

*The cheapest diesel is 159.7p at each of Sainsbury’s Blackpole in Windermere Drive, WR4 9JN, Tesco in St Peter’s Drive, WR5 3SW, Tesco in Mill Wood Drive, WR4 OUJ, and Gulf Worcester (Bransford Fuel Express Automat) on the A4103, WR6 5JB.

(Source: petrolprices.com)

What’s on

*Garden tours at Croome

*Find out more about Croome’s history, design, plants and statues on an hour’s stroll in the garden with one of their knowledgeable volunteers

*Tours are held every Wednesday at 11am and every Thursday at 2pm from March to October

*More at www.nationatrust.org.uk