{"subTitle":"","backgroundImage":{"url":null,"caption":null,"type":null,"size":0,"width":0,"height":0,"altText":null},"backgroundColour":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFS120343 \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E(Published November 2024, Replacing July 2018)\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlthough the UK is not known for its high temperatures we do experience heat waves from time to time. 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