Two people were taken to hospital after 18 stowaways were found in the back of a lorry on the hottest day of the year in the UK so far.

Two men were taken to hospital after 16 people, all believed to be Iraqi nationals, were found in the back of a lorry in sweltering heat in England.

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STRESS — shrugged the doctor who really believes I am a hypochondriac.

Frozen Britain will endure another Arctic blast of snow and ice today as sub-zero temperatures bring more chaos to public transport, motorways and commuters.