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  "path": "/2026/05/28/open-water-deaths-rise-to-11-during-record-may-heat-in-the-uk/",
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  "textContent": "Eleven people have died after getting into difficulty in open water across the UK during a record late-May heat episode. The fatalities include nine children and two adults. The Met Office said 35.1°C (95.2°F) at Kew Gardens on May 26 provisionally broke the UK May and spring temperature record for the second consecutive day.\n\nSource",
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